HTC currently uses Swype as its input engine for its default keyboard, which has been a great engine so far. However, it looks like HTC is trying to find some greener pastures with another company, as TouchPal will be used for the input engine in the future, not Swype.
TouchPal has actually already worked with HTC for its keyboard engine in other parts of the world, including on the M8 in China, but now it’ll be the backbone for all of HTC’s current devices. Some employees of TouchPal speculate that HTC wanted to switch because of TouchPal’s better contextual predictions and wider language support, but we’ll know never for sure what causes some of these partnerships to happen.
If you’re excited to try out the new keyboard engine, the HTC One M9 will likely be the first official device to sport the change.
source: Engadget
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