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I use Gboard, as I'm on Android.

Do you use Gboard or the clipboard feature? Or use a similar feature of an other keyboard app?
Do you use apps like NetGuard or TrackerControl to restrict net access to the keyboard apps?

Have tried some FOSS apps some years ago, but didn't stay on them because, Malayalam(my mother tongue) and the handwriting mode(which is quite good), is not available in most other apps.

I had thought about turning on the clipboard history option and am thinking about the privacy/security aspect behind it. As per Gboard, it remembers history for 1 hour and there seems to be no sync option. So it seems sort-of safe. Thinking about such things since I do copy-paste OTP's.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

I use futo board. I like that it had the ability to process speech to text locally. I personally also disable the clipboard

[–] [email protected] 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Heliboard I believe, installed the google swiping .so, I believe you can set it to ignore saving inputs or forget them after a time. I like the customization options, I can have solarized dark everywhere including my phone.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 19 hours ago

since I do copy OTP's

OTPs*

[–] [email protected] 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

I laugh that the app from my bank throws an error saying all third-party keyboards are malware & unsafe.

I use AnySoftKeyboard still since it has a ton of keyboards & features (tho autocorrect needs improvements).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Still using Swype, never liked how the other swiping keyboards felt. No clipboard history

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

Thumbkey, Samsung built in when I need a gif.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 19 hours ago

Yay, glad someone uses it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Nintype, although technically it’s the half baked community revival β€œKeyboard 71”

It has a lot of minor issues but it’s the only keyboard that does simultaneous two finger swiping. the learning dictionary is really good too. i can consistently type around 100wpm accurately with it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I just tried the FUTO keyboard and it's almost perfect, but it doesn't detect swipe language automatically. Still, it's a nice option.

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

Also using this, but the swipe prediction is garbage sometimes.

In the sentence above, it didn't predict 3x words, nor give me the correct one as an option, and I had to type it manually.

If I swipe really slow, it performs a little better. But who wants to do that?

Maybe in doing something wrong in the settings.

What I like about it: it isn't google, and I can use a QWERTY layout, with number row, and the shift+number matches that of a standard keyboard. Couldn't get that to work with other FOSS keyboards,

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

It gets beggar! I've been using it for a few months now and I'm only having to sop and root wiz a few times per sentence

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

for quite some time I am using Florisboard, a FOSS and privacy-respecting keyboard that has a ton of features. clipboard, undo/redo and copy/paste buttons etc. very useful when writing longer texts.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Apple keyboard and I hate it. Gboard for Apple is lame, and most of the others available are paid but I also suspect could be lame, so I don’t want to take the risk.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I use swiftkey. I type in 3 different languages daily (even in individual conversations) . Swiftkey does this very simply and automatically. Almost no fucking around with changing languages. It just does it by itself.

Would love to use other keyboards, but none of them comes even close if you need multiple languages all the time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

SwiftKey on Android I'm guessing? iOS version only allows two concurrent languages sadly.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

I use futo keyboard because it's got great voice and swipe typing.

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

Heliboard,, sourced from F Droid with the clipboard enabled.

I used to use Openbaord fom F Droid

[–] [email protected] 1 points 20 hours ago

Heliboard was the closest to Gboard imo. It would be better though if it supports Japanese input.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Same here. I use Heliboard.

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

I simply use the default iOS keyboard.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Just installed it today. Significantly improved voice typing over Google and its processed locally on your device, not server side like everything Google.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

You can upgrade your voice typing model anytime over their website.

https://keyboard.futo.org/voice-input-models?locale

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

Inkwell , it's a florisboard fork , gonna install Heliboard instead... yes I enable clipboard history and even pin items

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

Fossify Keyboard

Enough for my needs. No autocorrect function, which helps me practice my written English. The clipboard function is interesting, as it allows for instant copied text or fixed text, but I seldom use it.

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

I use FlorisBoard for pure functionality.

  • I've been working with an odd app where you type at length but the message gets eaten sometimes. So I follow up everything with instant hits of the select-all + copy buttons
  • I find the < and > arrows to navigate text much more ergonomic than holding on space to edge around, especially for long strings (webpage forms lol)
  • Private clipboard is a measurable peace of mind. Had a heart attack when a private SSH key got autosuggested on the stock keyboard. Not sure if it ever gets TLS transferred anywhere though, e.g. for autocorrect training.

I do switch back to the stock keyboard for emoji search though.

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

Also a florisboard user! Just patiently awaiting them to re-add glide typing

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

I still use Gboard but I feel like it's got a lot worse in recent years

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

any app is prob fine as long as you turn its internet access off. they literally have access to everything you type.

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