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Phil’s Ramblings

One interesting feature is SwiftKey. This predictive
keyboard software was developed for Android and
Apple tablets and phones; it saves users time by em-
ploying artificial intelligence to predict the next word
they intend to type. Microsoft acquired SwiftKey in
2016 and is expected to incorporate this software
into Windows 10 in the fall update.

A “Your Phone” app will be featured in this update,
including a shortcut on the default desktop. This app
will provide improved syncing and file transfer capa-
Phil Bock bility between your Windows 10 PC and your An-
droid / Apple phones and tablets. (Because of Ap-
ple’s platform restrictions, fewer features will be
available to iPhone users, but those in the Android
universe should get the full benefit.) Those of you
who would like to learn more about how Windows 10
ope everyone had an enjoyable
H Labor Day weekend – despite works with Android or Apple phones should check
the rain! Hard to believe that out this How-To Geek
summer is coming to an end, but the local apple or-
chards are beginning to advertise so it must be
true…

As we look ahead to the fall foliage, witches and
trick or treat, we have yet another semi-annual up-
date to Windows 10 anticipated to arrive in October.
The current nickname is “Redstone 5” while under
development; we’ll have to wait and see what the
final version is named.
How-To Geek has published their interpretation of
the new features and other changes we can expect
in this update based on their review of the latest Mi-
crosoft Windows Insider Preview build (17751), re- Windows Screen Sketch
st
leased on August 31 . The How-To Geek analysis
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