diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardActionListener.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardActionListener.java
index b612f09..14da9eb 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardActionListener.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardActionListener.java
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@
      */
     public void onEndBatchInput(InputPointers batchPointers);
 
+    public void onCancelBatchInput();
+
     /**
      * Called when user released a finger outside any key.
      */
@@ -107,6 +109,8 @@
         @Override
         public void onEndBatchInput(InputPointers batchPointers) {}
         @Override
+        public void onCancelBatchInput() {}
+        @Override
         public void onCancelInput() {}
         @Override
         public boolean onCustomRequest(int requestCode) {
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/PointerTracker.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/PointerTracker.java
index c868052..c8052af 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/PointerTracker.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/PointerTracker.java
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@
     // true if keyboard layout has been changed.
     private boolean mKeyboardLayoutHasBeenChanged;
 
-    // true if event is already translated to a key action.
-    private boolean mKeyAlreadyProcessed;
+    // true if this pointer is no longer tracking touch event.
+    private boolean mIsTrackingCanceled;
 
     // true if this pointer has been long-pressed and is showing a more keys panel.
     private boolean mIsShowingMoreKeysPanel;
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@
         mKeyboard = keyDetector.getKeyboard();
         final int keyWidth = mKeyboard.mMostCommonKeyWidth;
         final int keyHeight = mKeyboard.mMostCommonKeyHeight;
-        mGestureStrokeWithPreviewPoints.setKeyboardGeometry(keyWidth);
+        mGestureStrokeWithPreviewPoints.setKeyboardGeometry(keyWidth, mKeyboard.mOccupiedHeight);
         final Key newKey = mKeyDetector.detectHitKey(mKeyX, mKeyY);
         if (newKey != mCurrentKey) {
             if (mDrawingProxy != null) {
@@ -730,13 +730,15 @@
         synchronized (sAggregratedPointers) {
             mGestureStrokeWithPreviewPoints.appendAllBatchPoints(sAggregratedPointers);
             if (getActivePointerTrackerCount() == 1) {
-                if (DEBUG_LISTENER) {
-                    Log.d(TAG, String.format("[%d] onEndBatchInput   : batchPoints=%d",
-                            mPointerId, sAggregratedPointers.getPointerSize()));
-                }
                 sInGesture = false;
                 sTimeRecorder.onEndBatchInput(eventTime);
-                mListener.onEndBatchInput(sAggregratedPointers);
+                if (!mIsTrackingCanceled) {
+                    if (DEBUG_LISTENER) {
+                        Log.d(TAG, String.format("[%d] onEndBatchInput   : batchPoints=%d",
+                                mPointerId, sAggregratedPointers.getPointerSize()));
+                    }
+                    mListener.onEndBatchInput(sAggregratedPointers);
+                }
             }
         }
         mDrawingProxy.showGesturePreviewTrail(this, isOldestTrackerInQueue(this));
@@ -784,7 +786,7 @@
                 if (ProductionFlag.IS_EXPERIMENTAL) {
                     ResearchLogger.pointerTracker_onDownEvent(deltaT, distance * distance);
                 }
-                mKeyAlreadyProcessed = true;
+                cancelTracking();
                 return;
             }
         }
@@ -821,7 +823,7 @@
                 || (key != null && key.isModifier())
                 || mKeyDetector.alwaysAllowsSlidingInput();
         mKeyboardLayoutHasBeenChanged = false;
-        mKeyAlreadyProcessed = false;
+        mIsTrackingCanceled = false;
         resetSlidingKeyInput();
         if (key != null) {
             // This onPress call may have changed keyboard layout. Those cases are detected at
@@ -853,7 +855,17 @@
             final boolean isMajorEvent, final Key key) {
         final int gestureTime = (int)(eventTime - sGestureFirstDownTime);
         if (mIsDetectingGesture) {
-            mGestureStrokeWithPreviewPoints.addPoint(x, y, gestureTime, isMajorEvent);
+            final boolean onValidArea = mGestureStrokeWithPreviewPoints.addPointOnKeyboard(
+                    x, y, gestureTime, isMajorEvent);
+            if (!onValidArea) {
+                sPointerTrackerQueue.cancelAllPointerTracker();
+                if (DEBUG_LISTENER) {
+                    Log.d(TAG, String.format("[%d] onCancelBatchInput: batchPoints=%d",
+                            mPointerId, sAggregratedPointers.getPointerSize()));
+                }
+                mListener.onCancelBatchInput();
+                return;
+            }
             mayStartBatchInput(key);
             if (sInGesture) {
                 mayUpdateBatchInput(eventTime, key);
@@ -865,7 +877,7 @@
         if (DEBUG_MOVE_EVENT) {
             printTouchEvent("onMoveEvent:", x, y, eventTime);
         }
-        if (mKeyAlreadyProcessed) {
+        if (mIsTrackingCanceled) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -979,11 +991,11 @@
                         + " detected sliding finger while multi touching", mPointerId));
             }
             onUpEvent(x, y, eventTime);
-            mKeyAlreadyProcessed = true;
+            cancelTracking();
             setReleasedKeyGraphics(oldKey);
         } else {
             if (!mIsDetectingGesture) {
-                mKeyAlreadyProcessed = true;
+                cancelTracking();
             }
             setReleasedKeyGraphics(oldKey);
         }
@@ -997,7 +1009,7 @@
             onMoveToNewKey(null, x, y);
         } else {
             if (!mIsDetectingGesture) {
-                mKeyAlreadyProcessed = true;
+                cancelTracking();
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1060,7 +1072,7 @@
             printTouchEvent("onPhntEvent:", getLastX(), getLastY(), eventTime);
         }
         onUpEventInternal(eventTime);
-        mKeyAlreadyProcessed = true;
+        cancelTracking();
     }
 
     private void onUpEventInternal(final long eventTime) {
@@ -1084,7 +1096,7 @@
             return;
         }
 
-        if (mKeyAlreadyProcessed) {
+        if (mIsTrackingCanceled) {
             return;
         }
         if (currentKey != null && !currentKey.isRepeatable()) {
@@ -1098,8 +1110,13 @@
         onDownEvent(x, y, SystemClock.uptimeMillis(), handler);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void cancelTracking() {
+        mIsTrackingCanceled = true;
+    }
+
     public void onLongPressed() {
-        mKeyAlreadyProcessed = true;
+        cancelTracking();
         setReleasedKeyGraphics(mCurrentKey);
         sPointerTrackerQueue.remove(this);
     }
@@ -1202,6 +1219,6 @@
         final Key key = mKeyDetector.detectHitKey(x, y);
         final String code = KeyDetector.printableCode(key);
         Log.d(TAG, String.format("[%d]%s%s %4d %4d %5d %s", mPointerId,
-                (mKeyAlreadyProcessed ? "-" : " "), title, x, y, eventTime, code));
+                (mIsTrackingCanceled ? "-" : " "), title, x, y, eventTime, code));
     }
 }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/GestureStroke.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/GestureStroke.java
index f8244dd..aab14e9 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/GestureStroke.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/GestureStroke.java
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
     private static final boolean DEBUG = false;
     private static final boolean DEBUG_SPEED = false;
 
+    // The height of extra area above the keyboard to draw gesture trails.
+    // Proportional to the keyboard height.
+    public static final float EXTRA_GESTURE_TRAIL_AREA_ABOVE_KEYBOARD_RATIO = 0.25f;
+
     public static final int DEFAULT_CAPACITY = 128;
 
     private final int mPointerId;
@@ -37,6 +41,8 @@
     private final GestureStrokeParams mParams;
 
     private int mKeyWidth; // pixel
+    private int mMinYCoordinate; // pixel
+    private int mMaxYCoordinate; // pixel
     // Static threshold for starting gesture detection
     private int mDetectFastMoveSpeedThreshold; // pixel /sec
     private int mDetectFastMoveTime;
@@ -135,8 +141,10 @@
         mParams = params;
     }
 
-    public void setKeyboardGeometry(final int keyWidth) {
+    public void setKeyboardGeometry(final int keyWidth, final int keyboardHeight) {
         mKeyWidth = keyWidth;
+        mMinYCoordinate = -(int)(keyboardHeight * EXTRA_GESTURE_TRAIL_AREA_ABOVE_KEYBOARD_RATIO);
+        mMaxYCoordinate = keyboardHeight - 1;
         // TODO: Find an appropriate base metric for these length. Maybe diagonal length of the key?
         mDetectFastMoveSpeedThreshold = (int)(keyWidth * mParams.mDetectFastMoveSpeedThreshold);
         mGestureDynamicDistanceThresholdFrom =
@@ -167,7 +175,7 @@
                     elapsedTimeAfterTyping, mAfterFastTyping ? " afterFastTyping" : ""));
         }
         final int elapsedTimeFromFirstDown = (int)(downTime - gestureFirstDownTime);
-        addPoint(x, y, elapsedTimeFromFirstDown, true /* isMajorEvent */);
+        addPointOnKeyboard(x, y, elapsedTimeFromFirstDown, true /* isMajorEvent */);
     }
 
     private int getGestureDynamicDistanceThreshold(final int deltaTime) {
@@ -277,7 +285,17 @@
         return dist;
     }
 
-    public void addPoint(final int x, final int y, final int time, final boolean isMajorEvent) {
+    /**
+     * Add a touch event as a gesture point. Returns true if the touch event is on the valid
+     * gesture area.
+     * @param x the x-coordinate of the touch event
+     * @param y the y-coordinate of the touch event
+     * @param time the elapsed time in millisecond from the first gesture down
+     * @param isMajorEvent false if this is a historical move event
+     * @return true if the touch event is on the valid gesture area
+     */
+    public boolean addPointOnKeyboard(final int x, final int y, final int time,
+            final boolean isMajorEvent) {
         final int size = mEventTimes.getLength();
         if (size <= 0) {
             // Down event
@@ -293,6 +311,7 @@
             updateIncrementalRecognitionSize(x, y, time);
             updateMajorEvent(x, y, time);
         }
+        return y >= mMinYCoordinate && y < mMaxYCoordinate;
     }
 
     private void updateIncrementalRecognitionSize(final int x, final int y, final int time) {
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/GestureStrokeWithPreviewPoints.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/GestureStrokeWithPreviewPoints.java
index 8192c90..7ab7e9a 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/GestureStrokeWithPreviewPoints.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/GestureStrokeWithPreviewPoints.java
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void setKeyboardGeometry(final int keyWidth) {
-        super.setKeyboardGeometry(keyWidth);
+    public void setKeyboardGeometry(final int keyWidth, final int keyboardHeight) {
+        super.setKeyboardGeometry(keyWidth, keyboardHeight);
         final float sampleLength = keyWidth * MIN_PREVIEW_SAMPLE_LENGTH_RATIO_TO_KEY_WIDTH;
         mMinPreviewSampleLengthSquare = (int)(sampleLength * sampleLength);
     }
@@ -69,8 +69,9 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void addPoint(final int x, final int y, final int time, final boolean isMajorEvent) {
-        super.addPoint(x, y, time, isMajorEvent);
+    public boolean addPointOnKeyboard(final int x, final int y, final int time,
+            final boolean isMajorEvent) {
+        final boolean onValidArea = super.addPointOnKeyboard(x, y, time, isMajorEvent);
         if (isMajorEvent || needsSampling(x, y)) {
             mPreviewEventTimes.add(time);
             mPreviewXCoordinates.add(x);
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@
             mLastX = x;
             mLastY = y;
         }
+        return onValidArea;
     }
 
     public void appendPreviewStroke(final ResizableIntArray eventTimes,
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/PointerTrackerQueue.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/PointerTrackerQueue.java
index a52f202..00fc885 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/PointerTrackerQueue.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/PointerTrackerQueue.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
         public boolean isModifier();
         public boolean isInSlidingKeyInput();
         public void onPhantomUpEvent(long eventTime);
+        public void cancelTracking();
     }
 
     private static final int INITIAL_CAPACITY = 10;
@@ -182,6 +183,15 @@
         return false;
     }
 
+    public synchronized void cancelAllPointerTracker() {
+        final ArrayList<Element> expandableArray = mExpandableArrayOfActivePointers;
+        final int arraySize = mArraySize;
+        for (int index = 0; index < arraySize; index++) {
+            final Element element = expandableArray.get(index);
+            element.cancelTracking();
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public synchronized String toString() {
         final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/PreviewPlacerView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/PreviewPlacerView.java
index 776ac02..0d44ecd 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/PreviewPlacerView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/PreviewPlacerView.java
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.StaticInnerHandlerWrapper;
 
 public final class PreviewPlacerView extends RelativeLayout {
-    // The height of extra area above the keyboard to draw gesture trails.
-    // Proportional to the keyboard height.
-    private static final float EXTRA_GESTURE_TRAIL_AREA_ABOVE_KEYBOARD_RATIO = 0.25f;
-
     private final int mGestureFloatingPreviewTextColor;
     private final int mGestureFloatingPreviewTextOffset;
     private final int mGestureFloatingPreviewColor;
@@ -175,7 +171,7 @@
     public void setKeyboardViewGeometry(final int x, final int y, final int w, final int h) {
         mKeyboardViewOriginX = x;
         mKeyboardViewOriginY = y;
-        mOffscreenOffsetY = (int)(h * EXTRA_GESTURE_TRAIL_AREA_ABOVE_KEYBOARD_RATIO);
+        mOffscreenOffsetY = (int)(h * GestureStroke.EXTRA_GESTURE_TRAIL_AREA_ABOVE_KEYBOARD_RATIO);
         mOffscreenWidth = w;
         mOffscreenHeight = mOffscreenOffsetY + h;
     }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
index e3508ac..dc3ad4f 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
@@ -1528,6 +1528,12 @@
                     .sendToTarget();
         }
 
+        public void onCancelBatchInput(final LatinIME latinIme) {
+            mInBatchInput = false;
+            latinIme.mHandler.showGesturePreviewAndSuggestionStrip(
+                    SuggestedWords.EMPTY, true /* dismissGestureFloatingPreviewText */);
+        }
+
         // Run in the UI thread.
         public synchronized SuggestedWords onEndBatchInput(final InputPointers batchPointers,
                 final LatinIME latinIme) {
@@ -1613,6 +1619,11 @@
         mKeyboardSwitcher.onCancelInput();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void onCancelBatchInput() {
+        BatchInputUpdater.getInstance().onCancelBatchInput(this);
+    }
+
     private void handleBackspace(final int spaceState) {
         // In many cases, we may have to put the keyboard in auto-shift state again. However
         // we want to wait a few milliseconds before doing it to avoid the keyboard flashing
diff --git a/native/jni/src/defines.h b/native/jni/src/defines.h
index bbef732..894e5f1 100644
--- a/native/jni/src/defines.h
+++ b/native/jni/src/defines.h
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@
 #define DEBUG_WORDS_PRIORITY_QUEUE false
 #define DEBUG_SAMPLING_POINTS true
 #define DEBUG_POINTS_PROBABILITY true
+#define DEBUG_DOUBLE_LETTER true
 
 #ifdef FLAG_FULL_DBG
 #define DEBUG_GEO_FULL true
@@ -232,6 +233,7 @@
 #define DEBUG_WORDS_PRIORITY_QUEUE false
 #define DEBUG_SAMPLING_POINTS false
 #define DEBUG_POINTS_PROBABILITY false
+#define DEBUG_DOUBLE_LETTER false
 
 #define DEBUG_GEO_FULL false
 
diff --git a/native/jni/src/proximity_info_state.cpp b/native/jni/src/proximity_info_state.cpp
index e64d46d..740e1a2 100644
--- a/native/jni/src/proximity_info_state.cpp
+++ b/native/jni/src/proximity_info_state.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #define LOG_TAG "LatinIME: proximity_info_state.cpp"
 
 #include "defines.h"
-#include "geometry_utils.h"
 #include "proximity_info.h"
 #include "proximity_info_state.h"
 
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@
         const ProximityInfo *proximityInfo, const int *const inputCodes, const int inputSize,
         const int *const xCoordinates, const int *const yCoordinates, const int *const times,
         const int *const pointerIds, const bool isGeometric) {
-
     if (isGeometric) {
         mIsContinuationPossible = checkAndReturnIsContinuationPossible(
                 inputSize, xCoordinates, yCoordinates, times);
@@ -106,7 +104,8 @@
         mDistanceCache.clear();
         mNearKeysVector.clear();
         mSearchKeysVector.clear();
-        mRelativeSpeeds.clear();
+        mSpeedRates.clear();
+        mBeelineSpeedRates.clear();
         mCharProbabilities.clear();
         mDirections.clear();
     }
@@ -117,6 +116,14 @@
     mSampledInputSize = 0;
 
     if (xCoordinates && yCoordinates) {
+        if (DEBUG_SAMPLING_POINTS) {
+            if (isGeometric) {
+                for (int i = 0; i < inputSize; ++i) {
+                    AKLOGI("(%d) x %d, y %d, time %d",
+                            i, xCoordinates[i], yCoordinates[i], times[i]);
+                }
+            }
+        }
         const bool proximityOnly = !isGeometric && (xCoordinates[0] < 0 || yCoordinates[0] < 0);
         int lastInputIndex = pushTouchPointStartIndex;
         for (int i = lastInputIndex; i < inputSize; ++i) {
@@ -179,7 +186,8 @@
     }
 
     if (mSampledInputSize > 0 && isGeometric) {
-        refreshRelativeSpeed(inputSize, xCoordinates, yCoordinates, times, lastSavedInputSize);
+        refreshSpeedRates(inputSize, xCoordinates, yCoordinates, times, lastSavedInputSize);
+        refreshBeelineSpeedRates(inputSize, xCoordinates, yCoordinates, times);
     }
 
     if (DEBUG_GEO_FULL) {
@@ -242,7 +250,13 @@
                 originalY << ";";
             }
         }
+        AKLOGI("===== sampled points =====");
         for (int i = 0; i < mSampledInputSize; ++i) {
+            if (isGeometric) {
+                AKLOGI("%d: x = %d, y = %d, time = %d, relative speed = %.4f, beeline speed = %.4f",
+                        i, mSampledInputXs[i], mSampledInputYs[i], mTimes[i], mSpeedRates[i],
+                        getBeelineSpeedRate(i));
+            }
             sampledX << mSampledInputXs[i];
             sampledY << mSampledInputYs[i];
             if (i != mSampledInputSize - 1) {
@@ -303,13 +317,13 @@
     }
 }
 
-void ProximityInfoState::refreshRelativeSpeed(const int inputSize, const int *const xCoordinates,
+void ProximityInfoState::refreshSpeedRates(const int inputSize, const int *const xCoordinates,
         const int *const yCoordinates, const int *const times, const int lastSavedInputSize) {
     // Relative speed calculation.
     const int sumDuration = mTimes.back() - mTimes.front();
     const int sumLength = mLengthCache.back() - mLengthCache.front();
-    const float averageSpeed = static_cast<float>(sumLength) / static_cast<float>(sumDuration);
-    mRelativeSpeeds.resize(mSampledInputSize);
+    mAverageSpeed = static_cast<float>(sumLength) / static_cast<float>(sumDuration);
+    mSpeedRates.resize(mSampledInputSize);
     for (int i = lastSavedInputSize; i < mSampledInputSize; ++i) {
         const int index = mInputIndice[i];
         int length = 0;
@@ -331,16 +345,17 @@
             if (i > 0 && j < mInputIndice[i - 1]) {
                 break;
             }
+            // TODO: use mLengthCache instead?
             length += getDistanceInt(xCoordinates[j], yCoordinates[j],
                     xCoordinates[j + 1], yCoordinates[j + 1]);
             duration += times[j + 1] - times[j];
         }
         if (duration == 0 || sumDuration == 0) {
             // Cannot calculate speed; thus, it gives an average value (1.0);
-            mRelativeSpeeds[i] = 1.0f;
+            mSpeedRates[i] = 1.0f;
         } else {
             const float speed = static_cast<float>(length) / static_cast<float>(duration);
-            mRelativeSpeeds[i] = speed / averageSpeed;
+            mSpeedRates[i] = speed / mAverageSpeed;
         }
     }
 
@@ -351,6 +366,69 @@
     }
 }
 
+void ProximityInfoState::refreshBeelineSpeedRates(const int inputSize,
+        const int *const xCoordinates, const int *const yCoordinates, const int * times) {
+    mBeelineSpeedRates.resize(mSampledInputSize);
+    for (int i = 0; i < mSampledInputSize; ++i) {
+        mBeelineSpeedRates[i] = calculateBeelineSpeedRate(
+                i, inputSize, xCoordinates, yCoordinates, times);
+    }
+}
+
+float ProximityInfoState::calculateBeelineSpeedRate(
+        const int id, const int inputSize, const int *const xCoordinates,
+        const int *const yCoordinates, const int * times) const {
+    static const int MAX_PERCENTILE = 100;
+    static const int LOOKUP_TIME_PERCENTILE = 30;
+    static const int LOOKUP_RADIUS_PERCENTILE = 50;
+    if (mSampledInputSize <= 0 || mAverageSpeed < 0.1f) {
+        return 1.0f;
+    }
+    const int lookupRadius =
+            mProximityInfo->getMostCommonKeyWidth() * LOOKUP_RADIUS_PERCENTILE / MAX_PERCENTILE;
+    const int x0 = mSampledInputXs[id];
+    const int y0 = mSampledInputYs[id];
+    const int lookupTime =
+            (mTimes.back() - mTimes.front()) * LOOKUP_TIME_PERCENTILE / MAX_PERCENTILE;
+    if (lookupTime <= 0) {
+        return 1.0f;
+    }
+    int tempTime = 0;
+    int tempBeelineDistance = 0;
+    int start = mInputIndice[id];
+    // lookup forward
+    while (start > 0 && tempTime < lookupTime && tempBeelineDistance < lookupRadius) {
+        tempTime += times[start] - times[start - 1];
+        --start;
+        tempBeelineDistance = getDistanceInt(x0, y0, xCoordinates[start], yCoordinates[start]);
+    }
+    tempTime= 0;
+    tempBeelineDistance = 0;
+    int end = mInputIndice[id];
+    // lookup backward
+    while (end < static_cast<int>(inputSize - 1) && tempTime < lookupTime
+            && tempBeelineDistance < lookupRadius) {
+        tempTime += times[end + 1] - times[end];
+        ++end;
+        tempBeelineDistance = getDistanceInt(x0, y0, xCoordinates[start], yCoordinates[start]);
+    }
+
+    if (start == end) {
+        return 1.0f;
+    }
+
+    const int x2 = xCoordinates[start];
+    const int y2 = yCoordinates[start];
+    const int x3 = xCoordinates[end];
+    const int y3 = yCoordinates[end];
+    const int beelineDistance = getDistanceInt(x2, y2, x3, y3);
+    const int time = times[end] - times[start];
+    if (time <= 0) {
+        return 1.0f;
+    }
+    return (static_cast<float>(beelineDistance) / static_cast<float>(time)) / mAverageSpeed;
+}
+
 bool ProximityInfoState::checkAndReturnIsContinuationPossible(const int inputSize,
         const int *const xCoordinates, const int *const yCoordinates, const int *const times) {
     for (int i = 0; i < mSampledInputSize; ++i) {
@@ -777,7 +855,7 @@
         float skipProbability = MAX_SKIP_PROBABILITY;
 
         const float currentAngle = getPointAngle(i);
-        const float relativeSpeed = getRelativeSpeed(i);
+        const float speedRate = getSpeedRate(i);
 
         float nearestKeyDistance = static_cast<float>(MAX_POINT_TO_KEY_LENGTH);
         for (int j = 0; j < keyCount; ++j) {
@@ -801,19 +879,19 @@
             skipProbability *= SKIP_LAST_POINT_PROBABILITY;
         } else {
             // If the current speed is relatively slower than adjacent keys, we promote this point.
-            if (getRelativeSpeed(i - 1) - SPEED_MARGIN > relativeSpeed
-                    && relativeSpeed < getRelativeSpeed(i + 1) - SPEED_MARGIN) {
+            if (getSpeedRate(i - 1) - SPEED_MARGIN > speedRate
+                    && speedRate < getSpeedRate(i + 1) - SPEED_MARGIN) {
                 if (currentAngle < CORNER_ANGLE_THRESHOLD) {
-                    skipProbability *= min(1.0f, relativeSpeed
+                    skipProbability *= min(1.0f, speedRate
                             * SLOW_STRAIGHT_WEIGHT_FOR_SKIP_PROBABILITY);
                 } else {
                     // If the angle is small enough, we promote this point more. (e.g. pit vs put)
-                    skipProbability *= min(1.0f, relativeSpeed * SPEED_WEIGHT_FOR_SKIP_PROBABILITY
+                    skipProbability *= min(1.0f, speedRate * SPEED_WEIGHT_FOR_SKIP_PROBABILITY
                             + MIN_SPEED_RATE_FOR_SKIP_PROBABILITY);
                 }
             }
 
-            skipProbability *= min(1.0f, relativeSpeed * nearestKeyDistance *
+            skipProbability *= min(1.0f, speedRate * nearestKeyDistance *
                     NEAREST_DISTANCE_WEIGHT + NEAREST_DISTANCE_BIAS);
 
             // Adjusts skip probability by a rate depending on angle.
@@ -850,10 +928,10 @@
         static const float MAX_SPEEDxNEAREST_RATE_FOR_STANDERD_DIVIATION = 0.15f;
         static const float MIN_STANDERD_DIVIATION = 0.37f;
 
-        const float speedxAngleRate = min(relativeSpeed * currentAngle / M_PI_F
+        const float speedxAngleRate = min(speedRate * currentAngle / M_PI_F
                 * SPEEDxANGLE_WEIGHT_FOR_STANDARD_DIVIATION,
                         MAX_SPEEDxANGLE_RATE_FOR_STANDERD_DIVIATION);
-        const float speedxNearestKeyDistanceRate = min(relativeSpeed * nearestKeyDistance
+        const float speedxNearestKeyDistanceRate = min(speedRate * nearestKeyDistance
                 * SPEEDxNEAREST_WEIGHT_FOR_STANDARD_DIVIATION,
                         MAX_SPEEDxNEAREST_RATE_FOR_STANDERD_DIVIATION);
         const float sigma = speedxAngleRate + speedxNearestKeyDistanceRate + MIN_STANDERD_DIVIATION;
@@ -932,7 +1010,7 @@
             std::stringstream sstream;
             sstream << i << ", ";
             sstream << "(" << mSampledInputXs[i] << ", " << mSampledInputYs[i] << "), ";
-            sstream << "Speed: "<< getRelativeSpeed(i) << ", ";
+            sstream << "Speed: "<< getSpeedRate(i) << ", ";
             sstream << "Angle: "<< getPointAngle(i) << ", \n";
 
             for (hash_map_compat<int, float>::iterator it = mCharProbabilities[i].begin();
@@ -1066,5 +1144,4 @@
     }
     return static_cast<float>(MAX_POINT_TO_KEY_LENGTH);
 }
-
 } // namespace latinime
diff --git a/native/jni/src/proximity_info_state.h b/native/jni/src/proximity_info_state.h
index 79dd5be..97281af 100644
--- a/native/jni/src/proximity_info_state.h
+++ b/native/jni/src/proximity_info_state.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "char_utils.h"
 #include "defines.h"
+#include "geometry_utils.h"
 #include "hash_map_compat.h"
 
 namespace latinime {
@@ -51,13 +52,13 @@
     // Defined here                        //
     /////////////////////////////////////////
     AK_FORCE_INLINE ProximityInfoState()
-            : mProximityInfo(0), mMaxPointToKeyLength(0),
+            : mProximityInfo(0), mMaxPointToKeyLength(0.0f), mAverageSpeed(0.0f),
               mHasTouchPositionCorrectionData(false), mMostCommonKeyWidthSquare(0), mLocaleStr(),
               mKeyCount(0), mCellHeight(0), mCellWidth(0), mGridHeight(0), mGridWidth(0),
               mIsContinuationPossible(false), mSampledInputXs(), mSampledInputYs(), mTimes(),
-              mInputIndice(), mDistanceCache(), mLengthCache(), mRelativeSpeeds(), mDirections(),
-              mCharProbabilities(), mNearKeysVector(), mSearchKeysVector(),
-              mTouchPositionCorrectionEnabled(false), mSampledInputSize(0) {
+              mInputIndice(), mLengthCache(), mDistanceCache(), mSpeedRates(),
+              mDirections(), mBeelineSpeedRates(), mCharProbabilities(), mNearKeysVector(),
+              mSearchKeysVector(), mTouchPositionCorrectionEnabled(false), mSampledInputSize(0) {
         memset(mInputCodes, 0, sizeof(mInputCodes));
         memset(mNormalizedSquaredDistances, 0, sizeof(mNormalizedSquaredDistances));
         memset(mPrimaryInputWord, 0, sizeof(mPrimaryInputWord));
@@ -162,8 +163,12 @@
     int32_t getAllPossibleChars(
             const size_t startIndex, int32_t *const filter, const int32_t filterSize) const;
 
-    float getRelativeSpeed(const int index) const {
-        return mRelativeSpeeds[index];
+    float getSpeedRate(const int index) const {
+        return mSpeedRates[index];
+    }
+
+    AK_FORCE_INLINE float getBeelineSpeedRate(const int id) const {
+        return mBeelineSpeedRates[id];
     }
 
     float getDirection(const int index) const {
@@ -228,12 +233,17 @@
     void popInputData();
     void updateAlignPointProbabilities(const int start);
     bool suppressCharProbabilities(const int index1, const int index2);
-    void refreshRelativeSpeed(const int inputSize, const int *const xCoordinates,
+    void refreshSpeedRates(const int inputSize, const int *const xCoordinates,
             const int *const yCoordinates, const int *const times, const int lastSavedInputSize);
+    void refreshBeelineSpeedRates(const int inputSize,
+            const int *const xCoordinates, const int *const yCoordinates, const int * times);
+    float calculateBeelineSpeedRate(const int id, const int inputSize,
+            const int *const xCoordinates, const int *const yCoordinates, const int * times) const;
 
     // const
     const ProximityInfo *mProximityInfo;
     float mMaxPointToKeyLength;
+    float mAverageSpeed;
     bool mHasTouchPositionCorrectionData;
     int mMostCommonKeyWidthSquare;
     std::string mLocaleStr;
@@ -248,10 +258,11 @@
     std::vector<int> mSampledInputYs;
     std::vector<int> mTimes;
     std::vector<int> mInputIndice;
+    std::vector<int> mLengthCache;
     std::vector<float> mDistanceCache;
-    std::vector<int>  mLengthCache;
-    std::vector<float> mRelativeSpeeds;
+    std::vector<float> mSpeedRates;
     std::vector<float> mDirections;
+    std::vector<float> mBeelineSpeedRates;
     // probabilities of skipping or mapping to a key for each point.
     std::vector<hash_map_compat<int, float> > mCharProbabilities;
     // The vector for the key code set which holds nearby keys for each sampled input point
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/PointerTrackerQueueTests.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/PointerTrackerQueueTests.java
index 8fed28f..2c3e3a5 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/PointerTrackerQueueTests.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/PointerTrackerQueueTests.java
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
         }
 
         @Override
+        public void cancelTracking() {}
+
+        @Override
         public String toString() {
             return Integer.toString(mId);
         }