Fleksy gets a major update with completely new settings, GIF keyboard, and more
There’s no denying that Fleksy is one of the better Android keyboards on the market today. What started out as a beta project, the keyboard has slowly become more polished with every passing update. Now that they’ve got the layout and auto-correct down pat (it’s arguably the best out there), they can now focus on adding additional features.
Today’s 5.0 update in the Google Play Store is just that. The biggest update Fleksy has seen yet, users can now look forward to completely new settings UI and more features than you can shake a stick at. The settings for the app now features a much more Material design, complete with slide out menu and tabs separating its most commonly used features: themes, extensions, and size.
While there’s more themes available than ever — Material design, Chameleon (changes color based on app), Frozen, Hunger Games — extensions are the real news here. Fleksy’s new extensions allow users to pick from 3 of 7 currently available extensions: GIF keyboard, Android launcher, Editor, Number row, Keyboard shortcuts, Invisible keyboard, and Rainbow key pop ups.
They’re all pretty self explanatory with Fleksy saying their new GIF keyboard is the first of its kind, allowing users to browse GIFs (in the emoji menu) by category, then share them like they would a picture to any app (works best with Hangouts). Our favorite? The keyboard shortcuts for adding acronyms to commonly used phrases and having them expanded when typed.
The quick launcher is also pretty cool and although it allows users to add frequently used app icons above the keyboard for quick switching, it’s probably suited for frequent texters who use a variety of messaging apps.
We’re not sure why you can only choose 3 extensions at a time, but if there was ever a time to give Fleksy a download — this would be it. You can find Fleksy available in the Google Play Store in both free or paid varieties.