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Anyone got a FOSS keyboard that doesn't suck AND can type in Japanese? I was using Gboard with wifi off for almost a year, but switched recently to Fctix + Anthy (didn't even know Fctix had Android keyboards!) but the typing kinda sucks (click suggestion and doesn't add a space after the word, accidentally slide on space so I start typing within a word) and it doesn't do autocorrect.
Mozc is so old it literally doesn't work on newer Android versions.
I checked Floris and Heliboard, and neither support it ๐
I was too looking for a Japanese keyboard as a new Japanese learner. None of them seem to support it yet.
Fctix has been kind of a blessing to me, since I don't own a PC sadly. I agree the typing kinda sucks, it has less functionality. But as for space after a selected suggestion word you can configure that behavior in the settings.
Anyways I do hope the Japanese keyboard input will be supported on the more optimized keyboards eventually, if you find anything better before I do please let me know!
Felt that. I definitely miss having a kana flick keyboard on my phone, I prefer it to qwerty conversion. I especially needed a good keyboard cause I was using FOSS apps to do my Wanikani reviews on my phone (Smouldering Durtles).
If someone does make something good, I'll try to notify you, or make a notice in the Japanese learning communities on Lemmy ๐
kana flick was non-negotiable for me so, while im not proud of it, for now I'm using ms swiftkey in incognito, no Google play, network permission revoked (capability of Graphene OS).
another reason i chose it is handwriting input for Chinese.
anyway this is just until fcitx implements kana flick, per below issues.
other kana flick options: