Package
com.touchtype.swiftkey
Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard
17device profiles
28observations
4user-facing hits
25 May 2026last seen
Package intelligence
Observed signing, permission, version and size signals from contributing devices - descriptive of that sample, not a verdict. These come from the v2 Package Search sync, which not every device has contributed to yet, so for some packages this detail is partial or not present at all.
Third-party
preinstall provenance
1
signing cert
consistent across devices
25
permissions
largest set observed
24.0 MB – 44.0 MB
APK size
34 – 36
target SDK
9.10.47.19 → 9.12.29.12
versions observed
6
device profiles
- Signed by a third-party certificate (carrier or partner), not stock AOSP or Google - Microsoft, and that single certificate is consistent across all 6 device profiles.
- Its largest observed manifest declares 25 permissions: 8 runtime (user-granted), 1 signature or system-level, 10 install-time and 6 vendor or uncatalogued.
- APK size ranges from 24.0 MB to 44.0 MB across the reporting device profiles, so the build differs substantially between them.
- Reported as an updated system app on 7 of 6 profiles - a newer build is installed over the one in the system image there.
Declared permissions (25)
Largest permission set observed for this package. Text is Android's own published description where one exists; platform permissions Android does not document show their granted protection level (in grey) instead; vendor or unknown constants show the name only.
| Permission | Description |
|---|---|
ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION |
This app can get your approximate location from location services while the app is in use. Location services for your device must be turned on for the app to get location. |
ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION |
This app can get your precise location from location services while the app is in use. Location services for your device must be turned on for the app to get location. This may increase battery usage. |
ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE |
Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected. |
ACCESS_WIFI_STATE |
Allows the app to view information about Wi-Fi networking, such as whether Wi-Fi is enabled and name of connected Wi-Fi devices. |
CAMERA |
This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use. |
FOREGROUND_SERVICE |
Allows the app to make use of foreground services. |
FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC |
Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "dataSync" |
GET_ACCOUNTS |
Allows the app to get the list of accounts known by the phone. This may include any accounts created by applications you have installed. |
HIGH_SAMPLING_RATE_SENSORS |
Allows the app to sample sensor data at a rate greater than 200 Hz |
INTERACT_ACROSS_PROFILES |
Signature-level system permission, for platform-signed apps. |
INTERNET |
Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet. |
MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS |
Allows the app to modify global audio settings such as volume and which speaker is used for output. |
POST_NOTIFICATIONS |
Allows the app to show notifications |
READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE |
Allows the app to read the contents of your shared storage. |
RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED |
Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running. |
RECORD_AUDIO |
This app can record audio using the microphone while the app is in use. |
VIBRATE |
Allows the app to control the vibrator. |
WAKE_LOCK |
Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep. |
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE |
Allows the app to write the contents of your shared storage. |
com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE |
- |
com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE |
- |
com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID |
- |
com.swiftkey.languageprovider.READLANG |
- |
com.swiftkey.swiftkeyconfigurator.READCONFIG |
- |
com.touchtype.swiftkey.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION |
- |
Manage on devices
ADB commands for this package (the inverse of each is included so you can undo). Run from an authorised shell or wire the equivalent into your DPC. Verify on a test device first - this database doesn’t yet classify which packages are safe to change. --user 0 targets the current user; drop it (and use a privileged shell) to act device-wide.
Disable for the current user
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.touchtype.swiftkey
Remove for the current user - a per-user uninstall; the APK stays on
/system, so Restore re-adds it (-k keeps app data)adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.touchtype.swiftkey
Re-enable
adb shell pm enable com.touchtype.swiftkey
Restore (re-install for the current user)
adb shell pm install-existing com.touchtype.swiftkey
Seen on
Each record is a device profile (make + model + Android version). Each unique handset that syncs against a matching profile will increase the observations of a package, thereby increasing confidence that a package is expected to be on a device.
| OEM | Model | Android | Provenance | Observations | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HONOR | HEY-W09 | Android 12 | - | 3 3 user-facing | 26 Aug 2025 |
| HONOR | LLY-LX3 | Android 14 | - | 1 1 user-facing | 28 Jun 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-F721B | Android 15 | - | 1 | 9 Jul 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-F766B | Android 16 | - | 1 | 11 Nov 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-N986B | Android 13 | - | 9 | 17 Jul 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-S906B | Android 15 | - | 1 | 2 Jun 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-S921B | Android 15 | Third-party Microsoft | 1 | 14 Jul 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-S921B | Android 16 | Third-party Microsoft | 1 | 13 May 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-S926B | Android 16 | Third-party Microsoft | 1 | 14 Apr 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-S931B | Android 15 | - | 1 | 20 Sep 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-S931B | Android 16 | - | 1 | 23 Nov 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-S936B | Android 16 | - | 1 | 18 Dec 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-S937B | Android 15 | - | 1 | 25 Aug 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-S938B | Android 15 | - | 2 | 25 Aug 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-S942B | Android 17 | Third-party Microsoft | 1 | 25 May 2026 |
| Sony | I3312 | Android 8.1 | - | 1 | 17 Jun 2025 |
| TCL | 9566X | Android 15 | Third-party Microsoft | 1 | 13 Mar 2026 |
Known labels
Locale-aware display names seen in the wild.
| Label | Locale | Seen |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard | en-gb | 14 |
| Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard | en | 5 |
| Tastiera Microsoft SwiftKey | it-IT | 5 |
| Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard | en-us | 3 |
| Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard | 2 | |
| Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard | en-nl | 2 |
| Microsoft SwiftKey-Tastatur | de-de | 2 |
| Microsoft SwiftKey-toetsenbord | nl-nl | 2 |
| Tastiera Microsoft SwiftKey | it-it | 2 |
| Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard | en-GB | 1 |
| Teclado Microsoft SwiftKey | es-es | 1 |