Sony Mobile has released their official Xperia Keyboard on Google Play Store. Google released their stock Google Keyboard on Google Play last year, but it is still not available globally. The Xperia Keyboard is available widely, but it is limited only to Xperia devices running on Android 4.4 (KitKat), says Xperiablog.net. The version of the Xperia Keyboard on Google Play is 6.4.A.0.6, compared to 6.3.A.0.18 available on other Xperia devices running on KitKat. Releasing stock apps on Google Play would definitely be easier to push updates, instead of rolling out an OTA update every time. Motorola has most of their apps such as Boot Services, Camera and Gallery and more on Google Play and also updates them periodically. Google released the stock camera app on Google Play earlier this week that works on most devices.
Here is the official changelog for Xperia Keyboard after the latest update
- Backup and sync – Connect your keyboard to the new Backup and sync service using your Sony Entertainment Network account, to ensure the same keyboard experience across all your Xperia devices, present and future.
- New improved keyboard layout for Thai.