Hello, could someone recommended a keyboard for android that is a bit smart in predictive typing? I used to like swiftkeybefore it was bought by microsoft. Not that swiftkey itself was much better but I was not so privy conscious at that time.
I recall swiftkey would require access to your texts and emails to train itself to your predictions.
Is there some similar foss keyboard where all the data then remains local?
I know swiftkey has an incognito mode, but then it stops learning from your typing.
The developer has hit a bit of a roadblock reworking a back-end system and is requesting help, but it has a great feature set already and is super customisable.
I just had the time with it, honestly. So many things are broken, like spelling and dictionary integration. I know the dev is reworking some things, but even the last release doesn’t work very well. Respects privacy, sure. Works well, naw.
Just installed last week, and the dictionary integration with two different languages works fine for me. Autocorrect is not yet supported, if I remember correctly.
Prediction on dictionary, and prediction in general is broken. You essentially can’t type out anything aside from the base diction without getting crazy suggestions. Kind of a deal breaker.
I haven’t tried it yet and indeed I just read his post from 3 weeks ago on how to get back on better tracks. I will give it a try but I couldn’t see from its description that it would go beyond its focus on privacy, at least for the moment
florisboard not perfect, but a good choice.
I use a openboard + native library for flow typing. I was long time gboard user but open board is now best for me. https://github.com/Helium314/openboard
Oh neat, I had no idea someone was upgrading Openboard. I thought it was abandoned.
Last update was 3.Nov.2023 but use OpenBoard debug from Helium 314 from github and use Optanium for upgrade on android. https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Futo, I didn’t find on fdroid or github, where can I looking for it? Thanx
I’m sorry, I’m not familiar with the word “futo”. Do you mean the swipelib file?
Not sure I trust a random repo here. I dont have the skill to look through the code. In this regard I prefer - after all - gboard. The changes me login credentials get stolen by google are smaller than the chanches I am duped into installing a random keyboard from github. Just based on my threat model and my skillz.
Do you know where we can get the apk?
Where I can get native library?
Read the first entry under Features on the GitHub page.
I ctrl+fed “native” and “features” and got nothing. What am I missing?
I did not found it because it is needed to switch to “new” branch. The installation of the library is not trivial (adb and such), so I ended installing AnySoftKeyboard. Thanks for your help.
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Openboard is my go-to as well. I like how customizable it is as well. I need bigger keys otherwise i fat finger everything lol.
Best keyboard I ever used and need - Hacker’s Keyboard: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.pocketworkstation.pckeyboard
KryptEY is pretty secure
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Florisboard
I use Typewise. A swiss company, by far the best keyboard layout and they don’t use any data from what you type.
Is it open source?
I’m guessing that it isn’t. So don’t use it.
Its not open source, but if you really want to you can use an offline version. In this case no data gets shared at all.
If your phone is rooted you can use any standalone keyboard app you like as long as you block it’s internet access
you dont need to be rooted to block app’s internet access though
This is depending on the OS one is using so I did not mention that it is possible on some operating systems
that was about android
exactly
Not rooted for once in a long time, but I’ll think about it. How do you restrict an app’s access?
If you do not have an LSposed framework or similar (formerly knows as Xposed Framework) you can either use Adaway for blocking the phone from reaching websites (keep in mind that this is globally, though) or e.g. AFWall+ for preventing single Apps to connect to the internet (Apps that don’t try to get internet access are not shown is the list provided by AFWall+).
If you have LSposed or similar I believe it is possible to install XprivacyLua. This was/is(?) a very powerful tool to manage every single access an app is trying to get. Why would a sketchy chinese calculator app need access to the contacts and the internet even though this was never allowed in the system settings?
OP can’t use adaway or AFWall+ without root.
I’m in the same boat as OP (I have a device without root for the first time in a long time) and I miss both apps. I do use a pihole+VPN for what adaway does. But there’s no real replacement for AFWall/iptables without root. As pointed out, though, you can block individual apps in some modern versions of android. Fortunately, I have that.
Yes but they asked anyway, so I posted a few options
You don’t need root for it, it’s in the app info page
I don’t see the same thing on android 12.? Only restrict background data.
Not there on 14 with pixel, but it shows only 1mb used with is likely even I search for gifs
Same on Android 13
I’m on Android 13 and I have it. Your ROM probably has it disabled.
Seems like it’s not available in Samsung’s OneUI.
Samsung doesn’t want you blocking their
spywarepointless apps.
Sadly not a whole lot of good options, other than the other one already mentioned here.
However I’ve got my hopes up for the upcoming keyboard app by FUTO. (Louis Rossman announced it on his YT channel a few vids back )
I use the last Swype apk with network access blocked in NetGuard, because I can’t go without swipe typing. The personal dictionary still works.
I found with gboard and swiftkey the dictionary didn’t save words without network connectivity.
Can you tell the last version number?
Gboard and blocked network
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