On average people type 20 to 30 messages a day on their phones that’s over 10,000 a year.
As one of the program managers for the feature, I wanted to tell you about improvements in the new release, and also explain some of the science behind our prediction technology, something we get a lot of questions about. In Windows Phone 8, we set out to make our critically-acclaimed keyboard even more intuitive, accurate, and personal. Engadget called it “one of the best and most accurate virtual keyboards we’ve used on any platform.” Gizmodo declared: “The keyboard is boss.” Even the New York Times loved the “smart auto-suggestions.” From the day Windows Phone 7 made its debut, we’ve gotten lots of kudos for its on-screen keyboard and intelligent suggestions and corrections.
