Check out the HoloLens 2's 'swipe to type' keyboard in action

Microsoft recently started rolling out an Insider build for the HoloLens 2 that includes several new features. While the new version of Microsoft Edge made headlines, the update also includes a slap-up new typing feature. We mentioned the feature when we initially covered the Insider build, just we've since spotted a video of it in action.

Microsoft regional director René Schulte shared some of the new features, including the swipe to type keyboard in a recent video on Twitter.

— René Schulte (@rschu) January 15, 2022

Swiping to type is a pop characteristic on digital keyboards. Many smartphone keyboards support it, including Microsoft'south SwiftKey, and the native Windows 10 keyboard supports it besides. The ability to swipe to enter text is arguably more useful on the HoloLens two than on a phone or tablet.

Considering you lot don't have annihilation physical to push button against on the keyboard of the HoloLens 2, it can be difficult to blazon quickly. Swiping around might feel more than natural as information technology has yous flow between spots on a virtual keyboard. If the new swipe to type keyboard is accurate, it could be a much faster manner to type in augmented reality.

The new keyboard is currently in preview, and both Schulte and Microsoft highlight that Microsoft is looking for feedback on the new feature.

WindowsUnited recently spotted a patent for a swiping keyboard for virtual reality. The patent shows off very similar technology to what we see in action in the latest build for the HoloLens 2.

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HoloLens, but amend

HoloLens 2 takes everything that made the original great and turns it up to 11. With a new carbon-fiber body, extra padding, eye tracking, and a wider field of view, the headset should accept no problem finding success among developers and showtime-line workers.

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