Fleksy Keyboard wins Guiness World Record for fastest texting
A long time Fleksy user, Marcel Fernandes, took part in a speed texting test at an official Guinness event and broke the record for “fastest texting on a touch-screen mobile phone.”
Fernandes was able to hammer out the 160 character phrase in just 18.19 seconds using the Fleksy keyboard. While we are very impressed with this feat, we are not surprised given how this keyboard seems to understand what you want to type even if you are tapping out complete gibberish.
What is even more telling however is that Fleksy has taken the throne from what many thought would be the fastest method of typing on a smartphone for some time, Swyping, or Swype-like style typing. The previous record time of 18.44 seconds was held by Gaurav Sharma, who used Word Flow on Windows Phone 8.1.
That is what makes the Fleksy keyboard so unique. Since winning awards at CES 2013, the team at Fleksy has been beefing up the keyboard’s amazing text prediction and correction engine and introducing other features as well, such as an invisible keyboard. Who needs a keyboard to look at when Fleksy can figure out what you mean anyway?
Originally built for the iPhone, Fleksy has since been introduced on Android, and the company released an SDK for developers on iOS. In March, Fleksy for Android hit version 2.0, adding personalization and gamification to the mix.
“We’ve been passionate about building the most comfortable, beautiful, and fastest smartphone keyboard ever since we started” says Ioannis Verdelis, Founder and COO of Fleksy. “The Guinness World Record is a great testament to our progress, and we are pleased that our latest improvements make Fleksy the world’s fastest keyboard for smartphones.”
To celebrate this latest milestone, the team at Fleksy has updated the app for iOS and Android and is offering extended trials and app discounts. In iOS, the update adds support for 6 more languages. For Android, the app has been updated with a new World Records Challenge, which will allow you to try and beat the new world record set on a Fleksy keyboard.
Furthermore, Fleksy is offering its keyboard for 50% off in Google Play until May 29th and the free trial has added two-weeks on top of the initial 30-day period.
In the meantime, if you want to test yourself, here is the phrase used by Guinness to measure texting prowess and speed:
source: Fleksy
Fernandes was able to hammer out the 160 character phrase in just 18.19 seconds using the Fleksy keyboard. While we are very impressed with this feat, we are not surprised given how this keyboard seems to understand what you want to type even if you are tapping out complete gibberish.
That is what makes the Fleksy keyboard so unique. Since winning awards at CES 2013, the team at Fleksy has been beefing up the keyboard’s amazing text prediction and correction engine and introducing other features as well, such as an invisible keyboard. Who needs a keyboard to look at when Fleksy can figure out what you mean anyway?
“We’ve been passionate about building the most comfortable, beautiful, and fastest smartphone keyboard ever since we started” says Ioannis Verdelis, Founder and COO of Fleksy. “The Guinness World Record is a great testament to our progress, and we are pleased that our latest improvements make Fleksy the world’s fastest keyboard for smartphones.”
Furthermore, Fleksy is offering its keyboard for 50% off in Google Play until May 29th and the free trial has added two-weeks on top of the initial 30-day period.
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source: Fleksy
Fleksy Keyboard Breaks the Guinness World Record for Fastest Texting
Celebrates World Record with Major Android and iOS Updates Featuring Fleksy’s Most Accurate Performance yet.
Now Available in Google Play with 2 More Weeks Added to the 30-day Free Trial.
Fleksy, the award-winning touchscreen keyboard company, today announced that it just broke the Guinness World Record for fastest texting on a touch-screen mobile phone. Marcel Fernandes, a longtime Fleksy user, broke the record in New York City with a time of 18.19 seconds at an official Guinness event, making Fleksy the fastest smartphone keyboard in the world.
Fleksy takes the coveted title while introducing its much anticipated next-generation accuracy engine on both mobile platforms. The new Fleksy engine features improved correction accuracy, including space error corrections and an improved language engine for its award winning keyboard. The previous record holders were Microsoft and Swype.
“We’ve been passionate about building the most comfortable, beautiful, and fastest smartphone keyboard ever since we started” says Ioannis Verdelis, Founder and COO of Fleksy. “The Guinness World Record is a great testament to our progress, and we are pleased that our latest improvements make Fleksy the world’s fastest keyboard for smartphones.”
To support Fleksy’s Guinness World Record-breaking speed, the team has released updates to Fleksy for both Android and iOS. Both apps feature the most accurate Fleksy Engine yet. The iOS update features 6 new languages, and the Android app includes a new World Record Challenge, allowing Fleksy users to beat Fleksy’s own record and win badges and prizes.
Fleksy for Android will be 50% off in the Google Play Store until May 29 and all previous free trials will be extended until May 29. “We’ve made a lot of improvements to our product in the last months, and we want to give everyone the chance to try the world class technology we’ve been building” said Kosta Eleftheriou, Founder and CEO of Fleksy.
About Fleksy:
Fleksy is a revolutionary keyboard powered by patent-pending technology that makes typing on any device fast, accurate and so easy you can type without looking. Its unique language algorithm founded on Geometric Intelligence moves beyond text prediction and autocorrect to give a much more accurate and easier typing experience than other keyboards.
Winner of the 2013 CES Innovations Design and Engineering Award, Fleksy is the first keyboard app to be demonstrated on a 3D gesture system (Leap Motion); the first to be demonstrated on a smartwatch (Omate) and the first to arrive on iOS. Fleksy’s award-winning design and technology is backed by venture capital firms including Highland Capital Partners and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. To learn more about Fleksy, visit http://www.fleksy.com.
Celebrates World Record with Major Android and iOS Updates Featuring Fleksy’s Most Accurate Performance yet.
Now Available in Google Play with 2 More Weeks Added to the 30-day Free Trial.
Fleksy, the award-winning touchscreen keyboard company, today announced that it just broke the Guinness World Record for fastest texting on a touch-screen mobile phone. Marcel Fernandes, a longtime Fleksy user, broke the record in New York City with a time of 18.19 seconds at an official Guinness event, making Fleksy the fastest smartphone keyboard in the world.
Fleksy takes the coveted title while introducing its much anticipated next-generation accuracy engine on both mobile platforms. The new Fleksy engine features improved correction accuracy, including space error corrections and an improved language engine for its award winning keyboard. The previous record holders were Microsoft and Swype.
“We’ve been passionate about building the most comfortable, beautiful, and fastest smartphone keyboard ever since we started” says Ioannis Verdelis, Founder and COO of Fleksy. “The Guinness World Record is a great testament to our progress, and we are pleased that our latest improvements make Fleksy the world’s fastest keyboard for smartphones.”
To support Fleksy’s Guinness World Record-breaking speed, the team has released updates to Fleksy for both Android and iOS. Both apps feature the most accurate Fleksy Engine yet. The iOS update features 6 new languages, and the Android app includes a new World Record Challenge, allowing Fleksy users to beat Fleksy’s own record and win badges and prizes.
Fleksy for Android will be 50% off in the Google Play Store until May 29 and all previous free trials will be extended until May 29. “We’ve made a lot of improvements to our product in the last months, and we want to give everyone the chance to try the world class technology we’ve been building” said Kosta Eleftheriou, Founder and CEO of Fleksy.
About Fleksy:
Fleksy is a revolutionary keyboard powered by patent-pending technology that makes typing on any device fast, accurate and so easy you can type without looking. Its unique language algorithm founded on Geometric Intelligence moves beyond text prediction and autocorrect to give a much more accurate and easier typing experience than other keyboards.
Winner of the 2013 CES Innovations Design and Engineering Award, Fleksy is the first keyboard app to be demonstrated on a 3D gesture system (Leap Motion); the first to be demonstrated on a smartwatch (Omate) and the first to arrive on iOS. Fleksy’s award-winning design and technology is backed by venture capital firms including Highland Capital Partners and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. To learn more about Fleksy, visit http://www.fleksy.com.
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