Apple’s Armenian keyboard becomes free for all

YEREVAN, September 29. / ARKA /. Armenian education and science minister Armen Ashotyan reported today through his Facebook page that Armenian-language keyboard on Apple devices has become free.

Back in early 2013 Ashotyan used Facebook to ask Apple CEO Tim Cook to develop Armenian keyboard for the iPad. 

Ashotyan wrote that  Apple's mobile devices were becoming very widespread in Armenia both among Armenians in Armenia proper and those living in other countries, however, the iPad, used by teachers and students did not enable them  to work and communicate in the Armenian language, because the operating system lacked Armenian keyboard. 

According to Ashotyan, the ministry of education and science held talks with the developers of the Apple’s first Armenian keyboard to make it free. 

“I want to announce that HayTar (Armenian letters) application is now free for all users, "Ashotyan wrote in his page. 

The minister said that from now on Armenian users may enjoy communication in the network in their language.  He also stressed that not a penny was used to advance this initiative.

HayTar application was created specifically by  Armenian developers for Apple’s operating systems. 

As for Android operating system it provides a free ability to write texts in the Armenian language. -0—