With all the technological advancements, you would think that the auto-correct feature on smartphones would be, well, smart or at least a bit more intuitive. And this comes from experience – after all, we’ve all sent a text that we didn’t proofread first and which caused some misunderstandings.

Fleksy is a new iOS app that solves this major flaw. Developed by Syntellia, the app is based on the idea that when typing on a physical keyboard, you don’t spend much time looking at the keys, if at all. More time is spent looking at the screen to see what you typed. Syntellia thought that by developing a keyboard that is primarily intended for the blind or visually impaired, then anyone would be able to use it.

Fleksy is a minimalist keyboard – just letters, no symbols – and uses swipe gestures for spaces and punctuation. It allows users to type text on the familiar keyboard layout by tapping on the screen – then Fleksy will automatically detect the text you meant to enter, even if you have missed every single key. To view a demo, visit http://fleksy.com/ .

Currently, Fleksy is only available for iOS, but Syntellia is working to have it in-built in future devices. For now, Android and Windows phone users will have to wait.

Jesmond Darmanin is a technology enthusiast who has his own blog at www.itnewsblog.com.