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As we’ve reported, the Octopus Keyboard
is a custom input method based on the BlackBerry 10 platform’s
innovative predictive keyboard model, has been available for purchase
from the developer’s custom repository since the beginning of the month.
The developers said that their custom keyboard would be released on a
default repository. As promised, the Octopus Keyboard (updated to
version 1.04-11) is now available on the BigBoss repository.
Swipe up on a letter to automatically type the predicted word
Along with the keyboard are 18 optional dictionary plugins. These
Octopus Dictionaries are available so users can quickly use the
predictive typing features, instead of waiting for Octopus Keyboard to
gradually pick up your most-used words. Even without the dictionary
packs, Octopus Dictionary supports “all major languages”, except
Japanese, Korean, and Chinese. There are over a billion speakers of
Mandarin Chinese, so I would think it would qualify as a “major
language”, although linguistically it may be challenging to implement.
One quirk with Octopus keyboard is that it disables iOS’ default
autocorrection scheme. Currently the two predictive typing features are
incompatible, but the developers are working on a fix for future
versions.
Unfortunately there is no demo included in Octopus Keyboard as of
yet. If you want to activate the plugin, you will need to fork over
$4.99 for an account. The account is limited to registering two new
devices each month, which should give you enough flexibility to cover
any iOS
devices your household has accumulated. The Octopus Dictionary packages
are free, and can be set up through the tweak’s Settings page.
If you find that you type slowly on the iPhone’s glass screen,
Octopus Keyboard might be just the thing to give you a boost. What’s
your favorite text entry method? Default keyboard, Swype, or Octopus
is a custom input method based on the BlackBerry 10 platform’s
innovative predictive keyboard model, has been available for purchase
from the developer’s custom repository since the beginning of the month.
The developers said that their custom keyboard would be released on a
default repository. As promised, the Octopus Keyboard (updated to
version 1.04-11) is now available on the BigBoss repository.
Swipe up on a letter to automatically type the predicted wordAlong with the keyboard are 18 optional dictionary plugins. These
Octopus Dictionaries are available so users can quickly use the
predictive typing features, instead of waiting for Octopus Keyboard to
gradually pick up your most-used words. Even without the dictionary
packs, Octopus Dictionary supports “all major languages”, except
Japanese, Korean, and Chinese. There are over a billion speakers of
Mandarin Chinese, so I would think it would qualify as a “major
language”, although linguistically it may be challenging to implement.
One quirk with Octopus keyboard is that it disables iOS’ default
autocorrection scheme. Currently the two predictive typing features are
incompatible, but the developers are working on a fix for future
versions.
Unfortunately there is no demo included in Octopus Keyboard as of
yet. If you want to activate the plugin, you will need to fork over
$4.99 for an account. The account is limited to registering two new
devices each month, which should give you enough flexibility to cover
any iOS
devices your household has accumulated. The Octopus Dictionary packages
are free, and can be set up through the tweak’s Settings page.
If you find that you type slowly on the iPhone’s glass screen,
Octopus Keyboard might be just the thing to give you a boost. What’s
your favorite text entry method? Default keyboard, Swype, or Octopus