Microsoft’s SwiftKey for Android Updated with Skype Animated Emoticons

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New update now available on Android, no word on iOS

Microsoft has released a new update for SwiftKey on Android, this time with some special goodies that you won’t find in a different third-party keyboard app.

Microsoft says the SwiftKey team worked together with other groups within the company to bring some exclusive content to its users, and today’s update includes a Halo sticker pack. This is the first time Halo stickers land on Android and they come in handy after the introduction of a new toolbar a few weeks back that introduced support for downloadable stickers and add-ons.

“The new Halo stickers make it easy to bring your passion for the game from your Xbox to your phone, giving you a new way to engage with your friends and opponents right from your device,” Microsoft explains.

Enter Skype emoticons
And the second, and likely more exciting improvement for people who aren’t the biggest fans of Halo, there’s the addition of Skype’s animated emoticons, which are now available on SwiftKey for the first time outside of the famous instant messaging platform.

This way, Microsoft is bringing together some of the most praised features of its messaging apps, though it remains to be seen how many people will actually use these new emoticons. There are 24 of them, and you can find the pack in the most recent version of the keyboard app.

Somewhat odd is that these improvements are only available for the Android version of SwiftKey, and Microsoft hasn’t said a single thing about any potential release planned for the iOS sibling. Most likely, Halo stickers and Skype emoticons will also land on iPhones at some point in the future, but for the time being, there’s no ETA on the table just yet.

You can download SwiftKey for Android APK from Softpedia right now to try out the new stickers and emoticons. The version that brings this content is 7.0.2.16.

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