One of the great features of Apple’s iOS 8 update is the relaxing of the ecosystem allowing third parties to flourish. The keyboard, which has been a pet peeve of iOS users for seven years now, will finally be swappable, and a number of famed Android developers including SwiftKey, Swype and Fleksy have already jumped on board.
But while those aforementioned will no doubt enhance functionality, one group is focusing its efforts on customization, and the upcoming Ginger Keyboard for iOS 8 hopes to dazzle users with a seemingly endless inventory of skins and themes.
Unlike most other keyboard solutions, Ginger lets you create your own theme from scratch, offering a wholly customizable experience, and although this does give folks a license to come up with some rather grotesque finishes, it does mean that users don’t need to settle with a look that they’re not entirely happy with.