Fleksy is a third-party, proprietary virtual keyboard app for Android and iOS devices. It attempts to improve traditional typing speed and accuracy through enhanced auto-correction and gesture controls. Fleksy uses error-correcting algorithms that analyze the region where the user touches the keyboard and feeds this through a language model, which calculates and identifies the intended word. Swiping gestures are used to control common functions, such as space, delete, and word correction.
Fleksy has introduced Fleksyapps,[1] which are mini-programs and Fleksynext,[2] its Smart Assistant that utilizes artificial intelligence capable of understanding intent, sentiment and context while typing.[3]
In addition, Fleksy has released various Software Development Kits, including their Virtual Keyboard SDK and Predictive Text SDK, and In-App Keyboard SDK. This is in line with the app's stated mission to "democratize access to language input technologies."[4]
History
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In July 2012, Fleksy became commercially available on the iPhone as a download from Apple's iOS App Store.[6] On June 15, 2016, the company moved on to Pinterest.[7] As of 2018, Fleksy was acquired by Spain-based digital marketing company ThingThing Ltd.[8]
In the summer of 2018, Fleksy opened a seed crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube.[9] Later, in October of the same year, Fleksy partnered with Palm and was preinstalled as the default keyboard on all Palm devices.[10]
Fleksy introduced Fleksyapps "mini app programs" in early 2019.[11] Two months later, Fleksy released its smart assistant, Fleksynext.[2] In October 2019, Fleksy's PEGI rating was changed to PEGI12 on Google Play. The app's PEGI 3 rating was later restored after the company contacted the International Age Rating Coalition.[12]
In October 2021, Fleksy announced it had raised a Series A from Inveready, and, in August 2022, the company launched its Developer Platform and Integration Documentation.[13]
As of February 2024, the company has begun to expand into Field Mobility (Logistics) and Cybersecurity, following a grant from Innovate UK to Combat Financial Fraud on Mobile.[14]
Software
Fleksy’s auto-correct algorithm functions through a combination of analysis of user typing patterns and linguistic context. Analysis of tap locations (rather than letters selected) affords it the ability to remain tolerant of drifting errors and allows the user to type on an invisible keyboard or even off the keyboard in some instances.[15] As a result, Fleksy has been embraced by the visually-impaired community.[16][17][18][19] The software has been considered for the "Story of the Year" of the Technology Year in Review for 2012 by the American Foundation for the Blind.[5]
Fleksy allows sighted people to blind-type on a touchscreen.[20]Quentin Stafford-Fraser said on his website: "I found I could type whole sentences immediately, without looking at the keyboard".[20]
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