What's new

v4.0 - 2026 Sep 28

• 8 new languages (Bhojpuri, Ho, Konkani, Rohingya, Saurashtra, Sindhi, Sylheti, Tulu), 7 new scripts (Hanifi Rohingya, Kaithi, Meetei Mayek, Saurashtra, Sharada, Syloti Nagri, Warang Citi), new layouts for Assamese, Hindi, Kashmiri, Maithili, Manipuri, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Sinhala, Telugu and Urdu
• Gesture typing, built in; works on transliteration layouts too
• Companion typing: suggestions in a second language while typing English, no switching needed.
• Predictive transliteration (Varnam) for 13 languages, inline typing
• Language packs: dictionaries download per language and script, smaller app
• Next-word prediction for 20 languages, spell check, words from Wikipedia, Olam and Alar
• Transliteration: backspace edits a word key by key, option to show the typed Latin word
• Clipboard history with images, recent copy in the suggestion strip, configurable auto-clear
• Password manager autofill in the suggestion strip
• Physical keyboard support
• Themes: Material You (dynamic colours), Material 3 light and dark. Live previews, follows system dark mode
• Emoji overhaul: better search, default skin tone, ZWJ emoji, bigger recents, optional emoji key
• Language switching: layouts grouped by language, native language name on the space bar, globe key stays in the keyboard, option to hide it
• Redesigned settings, setup wizard and About page, layout previews, per-language settings, prompt to switch back when another keyboard takes over
• Privacy page: browse and delete learned words, toggle for learning, dim suggestions in incognito
• Per-language numerals, auto space after danda and other full stops
• Dedicated number pad, rearranged symbols, Inscript function key and symbols layer
• Tablets: phone layouts, two-pane settings, sizing fixes
• Offline build: all language packs bundled, no internet permission
• Android 17, direct boot, 16 KB page size devices; now needs Android 5.0 or newer

v3.6.1 - 2024 Oct 8

• Fix app crash when switching to certain layouts

v3.6 - 2024 Aug 30

• Updated emojis (contributed by @Vivekkj)
• Support for newer versions of android (contributed by @mujeebcpy)
• Varnam integration (WIP for newer Android versions) (contributed by @subins2000)

v3.5 - 2023 Feb 5

• Fix Bengali Inscript layout (contributed by @MayuraVerma)
• Add Poorna layout (contributed by @mujeebcpy)
• Support newer versions of Android

v3.4 - 2021 Aug 8

• Updates to Arabic Layout
• Fixed default theme bug
• New Mobile Inscript layout for Malayalam
• Updates to native numerals in several languages and layouts

v3.3 - 2021 Jun 13

• Language Support
  • Add Urdu Navees
  • Improve Malayalam Swanalekha
  • Add Gujarati Numbers
  • Add long press hits to English layouts
  • Next word prediction for English
• Support Incognito Mode
• Support Secure boot devices
• Use keyboard theme for System navigation
• Option to toggle longpress hits on all layouts
• Emojis
  • Experimental emoji search
  • Long press to remove emoji from recents
  • Vertical pagination on emoji list
• Input should feel faster
• Turn off vibration by default - it can be enabled from settings
• Use Material Bordered as default theme
• Option to always show emoji button will work independent of the language switch key
• Show suggestion bar everywhere
• Bugfixes
  • Fix tablet UI
  • Fix crash on num pad layout

v3.2 - 2020 Aug 23

• Swipe backspace to select and delete
• Swipe space bar for navigation
• 3 new themes
• Fix overflow of Malayalam characters

v3.1 - 2020 Jul 28

• New icon
• Fix setup wizard - now this will work in all text and display sizes
• Removed hint from qwerty layout's top row.
• Fixes for Bengali Avro layout (PR from Akshy)

v3.0 - 2020 Jul 19

• Separate versions for armv7 and armv8
• Support run-time permissions
• Updated set of emojis
• Option to set permanent emoji key
• Option to turn on number row
• Option to resize keyboard
• Several bugfixes
• New dictionaries for Kashmiri, Marathi, Maithili, Odia, Sanskrit, Santali, Assamese

v2.1 - 2018 Jul 22

• Support for Santali Ol Chiki
• Add missing characters in Bengali layouts
• Make Devanagari Danda easily accessible in Hindi and Punjabi layouts
• Add missing characters in Assamese layouts
• Add ḥarakāt in Arabic keyboard
• Add nukta in all Odiya layouts
• Add ZWNJ to all Tamil and Malayalam layouts