Nuance says its Swype+Dragon application for Android and iOS has reached end of development.
“Nuance will no longer be updating the Swype+Dragon keyboard for Android. We’re sorry to leave the direct-to-consumer keyboard business, but this change is necessary to allow us to concentrate on developing our AI solutions for sale directly to businesses,” confirmed Nuance to XDA Developers.
Swype was an early leader in the swiping-keyboard space. It started as an independent app, but was later acquired by Nuance. Nuance continued to develop the app and eventually integrated the swiping keyboard with its own Dragon voice dictation technology. The space is competitive, however, and Google’s own GBoard application has garnered quick adoption on many Android devices.
Swype+Dragon is still available from the Play Store for the time being, but it will no longer receive updates.
