Microsoft-owned SwiftKey is getting web search built into its keyboard on Android. The company is hoping that users will find the feature makes looking up information faster within a conversation.
To access the feature, simply open the toolbar on the keyboard through the + symbol and select the Search icon to type in any search terms. Given the Microsoft connection, it makes sense, but is still unfortunate that the search bar is powered by Bing, and there doesn’t seem to be any way to change this to Google search.
Through the feature, you can access search results that appear in a browser tab overlay. You can then tap to screenshot, crop, and share with contacts. When you send a screenshot, it also comes with a small hyperlink to the…
Written by Shannon Liao
This news first appeared on https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/29/18115104/swiftkey-android-keyboard-search-bing under the title “SwiftKey for Android is getting search built into the keyboard”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
