Pal ▁v 3 ▁English ▁version ▁is ▁released ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁together ▁with ▁extra ▁European ▁input ▁languages . ▁Touch Pal ▁v 3 ▁Chinese ▁input ▁version ▁comes ▁out ▁one ▁month ▁later . ▁ ▁Comp ared ▁with ▁the ▁previous ▁two ▁versions , ▁Touch Pal ▁v 3 ▁has ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁new ▁features . ▁It ▁supports ▁three ▁layout s ▁on ▁one ▁virtual ▁keyboard : ▁the ▁T + ▁layout , ▁the ▁full ▁Q W ER TY ▁layout , ▁and ▁the ▁ 9 - key ▁Phone Pad ▁layout . ▁Users ▁can ▁switch ▁keyboard ▁layout s ▁by ▁finger ▁swe eping . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁animation ▁effect ▁when ▁turning ▁the ▁pages ▁or ▁switching ▁the ▁layout s . ▁Touch Pal ▁v 3 ▁significantly ▁impro ves ▁the ▁predict ive ▁algorithm ▁by ▁incorpor ating ▁its ▁pat ent ▁pending ▁context - based ▁word ▁prediction ▁and ▁mist yp ing ▁auto - cor re ction ▁algorithm . ▁Besides , ▁it ▁is ▁much ▁more ▁extens ible ▁than ▁the ▁previous ▁two ▁versions . ▁With ▁its ▁SDK , ▁users ▁can ▁self ▁develop ▁the ▁supported ▁input ▁languages , ▁the ▁sk ins , ▁and ▁change ▁the ▁keyboard ▁layout . ▁It ▁also ▁provides ▁change able ▁key press ▁sounds . ▁ ▁Touch Pal ▁v 4 ▁& ▁v 5 ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Co o T ek ▁starts ▁to ▁release ▁Touch Pal ▁for ▁Android ▁devices ▁with ▁its ▁initial ▁version ▁( v 4 ) ▁mainly ▁sh ipped ▁for ▁manufact urer . ▁Five ▁months ▁later , ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Co o T