SwiftKey finally supports Android 7.0 Nougat emojis

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Published 6 Sep 2016

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If you’re a fan of SwiftKey, you won’t have to forgo all of those slick new emojis that are now a part of Android Nougat.

In an update, SwiftKey has added the Nougat emojis into the predictive keyboard, along with a fix for the nagging syncing issues that have plagued the service in recent weeks. ong with the additional choices for spicing up your texts, you can also modify the skin tone of the various emojis.

SwiftKey was kind enough to post an official changelog as to what’s new:

  • Sync service fixed
  • Number, email other predictions containing ‘@’ are turned back on. l previously learned number, email @ predictions have been deleted but can now be relearned
  • Android N emoji are now supported
  • Diverse emoji now available. ng press select emoji to modify their skin tone

The changes are hitting the stable channel of SwiftKey, which you can grab from the ay Store. If you want to live on the wild side, SwiftKey also offers a beta  an alpha keyboard that uses neural networks to try get smarter about predictions.

y this matters: Emojis are a big deal for those who use them regularly in conversation. Even though Nougat is only on Nexus phones for now, those users tend to be the most particular about making sure they have access to everything offered in the latest OS.