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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

g what? I only know Heliboard

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago (17 children)

Don't use gboard, rather download a keyboard from F-Droid and avoid the keylogging :-)

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

What if google hired a translator so that they don't need to re-invent the wheel, they already perfected the design: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G3DWHf1xX0

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Circles are the worst possible shape in terms of making efficient use of the limited screen space available on a phone. The screen is rectangular and nearly everything we display falls into rectangular arrangements. Using circles just means there is less room on each key to show useful information, like the long-hold functions.

I'm not opposed to change, but change entirely for the sake of change usually produces bad results.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm right there with you. I hate the current trend of rounded corners on everything. I know designers say it is more aesthetically pleasing, but to me it just looks like wasted space.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Depending on what you're looking at, the goal is rarely to have stuff crammed into every pixel of the screen, at least on products that are well designed

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Try giving us back a fucking physical keyboard. Touchscreens fucking suck.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'd really love a modern smartphone with a t9 keypad. I used to be able to type almost as fast on t9 as on a real keyboard. I miss it so much.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

There's an app for that

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.github.sspanak.tt9

It's not as good as a physical numpad, but it gets the job done

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

I disagree, but to each their own. You do have a potential option here:

https://www.clicks.tech/

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago

Late-stage tech bros, devoid of innovation and flailing at their precious cup game.

I'm so over this garbage. RIP smartphones.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (8 children)

FUTO keyboard. Try it. Say bye to gboard.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I periodically try FUTO. It's a great keyboard, except for its swiping support. That seems to be gradually improving, but it isn't quite there yet. Unfortunately that is how I do all my typing, so I keep going back to GBoard. I look forward to leaving it for good.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Ahh. I only use it occasionally. I'm bad at spelling and need the word predictions too much.

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm using Yandex Keyboard #FuckGoogle

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Using a Yandex product is hardly better than using something from Google.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm aware, but I like how Yandex Keyboard looks. FOSS alternatives aren't that pretty, at least for me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Futo with amoled dark purple theme is actually slick as hell imo

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

Looks awful

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Heliboard is the best right now

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I hadn't heard of this one before; but a search of the play store is giving zero results. This one require side-loading?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

You can install it with fdroid.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

I wish there were a different gesture typing library to use... It makes so many annoying incorrect predictions.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

idk I prefer florisboard more in general

but currently they don't have any autocorrect or swipe typing

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