How to Add Bing Chat to Your Android Keyboard

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Microsoft's commitment to incorporating generative AI into its platforms remains steadfast as the company announces the addition of Bing, powered by ChatGPT, to its SwiftKey beta app for Android. SwiftKey is a popular virtual keyboard for mobile devices that adapts to users' writing styles, providing accurate autocorrect and text predictions. With this new integration, users can now access the Bing chatbot directly from their keyboard and choose from various "conversation styles," just like the browser version.

Moreover, the integration offers an exclusive feature called "Tone," which analyzes the user's text and rewrites it to match a specific voice. To try out the Bing integration on SwiftKey, users can download the beta app from the Google Play Store, but note that the update may not be available to all users. According to Pedram Rezaei, Microsoft's CTO for its Mobile and Commerce Division, the update is slowly rolling out to users. If the update is not yet available on a user's SwiftKey Beta version, they can check back at a later time.

We were fortunate enough to test the Bing feature on SwiftKey and give it a spin. Once installed, users need to follow the on-screen instructions to enable the app. Bing is easily accessible on the keyboard and offers three main functions: the chatbot, a built-in Search function, and the Tone feature, which is the main highlight.

Establishing the Appropriate Tone

The tone is a fascinating feature that offers four different rewrites based on specific voices, namely Professional, Casual, Polite, and Social Posts. Professional and Polite are similar as they tone down emotionally charged texts. Casual gives a more laid-back attitude, often beginning with "Dude" while Social Post turns messages into tweets, complete with hashtags and emojis. However, Tone has a slight limitation in that SwiftKey requires the text to be between three and 200 characters for it to work. Moreover, it does not work with swear words, so users need to keep it clean.

At present, it is unknown whether there will be an iOS version of this feature. SwiftKey had a troubled history on iOS as it was discontinued on Apple devices in October 2022, only to have Microsoft restore support a month later. We have reached out to the company to inquire about any plans to provide Bing AI support to SwiftKey on iOS and will update this story once we hear back.

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