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===Mobile phone technology=== In 2006 the [[Welsh Language Board]] launched a free software pack which enabled the use of [[SMS]] predictive text in Welsh.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cellular-news.com/story/18781.php |title=Cellular News webpage |publisher=Cellular-news.com |date=11 August 2006 |access-date=27 February 2014}}</ref> At the [[National Eisteddfod of Wales]] 2009, a further announcement was made by the Welsh Language Board that the mobile phone company [[Samsung]] was to work with the network provider [[Orange (UK)|Orange]] to provide the first mobile phone in the Welsh language,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120309115121/http://www.byig-wlb.org.uk/cymraeg/newyddion/Pages/Lansio%27rff%C3%B4nsymudolCymraegcyntafybyd.aspx World's first Welsh language mobile phone launched] (publish date: 25 August 2009)</ref> with the interface and the T9 dictionary on the Samsung S5600 available in the Welsh language. The model, available with the Welsh language interface, has been available since 1 September 2009, with plans to introduce it on other networks.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/8183247.stm |title=Mobile phone for Welsh-speakers |date=4 August 2009 |access-date=23 May 2010 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> On [[Android (operating system)|Android]] devices, both the built-in [[Google Keyboard]] and user-created keyboards can be used.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://troi.org/en/literatim.html |title=LiterIM external keyboard for Android |publisher=Troi.org |access-date=27 February 2014 |archive-date=23 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223112635/http://troi.org/en/literatim.html }}</ref> [[iOS]] devices have fully supported the Welsh language since the release of iOS 8 in September 2014. Users can switch their device to Welsh to access apps that are available in Welsh. Date and time on iOS is also localised, as shown by the built-in Calendar application, as well as certain third-party apps that have been localised.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://applingua.com/free-welsh-localization-for-ios-developers/ |title=Free Welsh Localization for iOS Developers |publisher=Applingua |date=6 March 2015 |access-date=23 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521133222/https://applingua.com/free-welsh-localization-for-ios-developers/ |archive-date=21 May 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.appsinwelsh.com/ |title=Apps in Welsh Directory |publisher=Apps in Welsh |date=29 October 2015 |access-date=23 May 2010}}</ref>
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