156

Smart android keyboard respecting privacy? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

104 comments fedilink hide all child comments

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.

top 50 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[-] markkdark@lemmy.ml 51 points 2 years ago

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

[-] Bluefruit@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

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.

[-] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[-] markkdark@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Futo, I didn't find on fdroid or github, where can I looking for it? Thanx

load more comments (3 replies)

[-] Tramdan@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

Do you know where we can get the apk?

[-] 22rw@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago

On the releases tab of the project ;D

load more comments (2 replies)

[-] simple@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Oh neat, I had no idea someone was upgrading Openboard. I thought it was abandoned.

[-] markkdark@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 years ago

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

load more comments (7 replies)

[-] Undearius@lemmy.ca 42 points 2 years ago

Florisboard

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.

load more comments (11 replies)

[-] Pantherina@feddit.de 21 points 2 years ago

On GrapheneOS ironically you can just use whatever keyboard and disable network permissions. Android is great

load more comments (18 replies)

[-] Rustmilian@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

florisboard not perfect, but a good choice.

[-] Chamber7576@lemmings.world 11 points 2 years ago

I use AnySoftKeyboard

[-] grue@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I also use AnySoftKeyboard (installed from F-Droid, BTW) but IMO it kinda sucks. In particular, it often tries to autocorrect things to capitalized proper nouns, which is almost always exactly the wrong thing to do.

Frankly, I'm reading this thread in hopes of finding something else to replace it.

load more comments (2 replies)

[-] BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Does it have a predictive function? Based on what?

[-] TeaEarlGrayHot@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

I use AnySoft as well--it has a predictive word function that seems to work just as well as GBoard's (albeit I haven't used GBoard since 2017)

The interface is different (e.g. swype left on the entire keyboard for numbers), but give yourself a week or two to adjust--most things can also be fine-tuned from the settings app

load more comments (1 replies)

[-] LoveSausage@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 2 years ago

Gboard and blocked network

[-] YIj54yALOJxEsY20eU@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Make sure to click the voice to text icon (and maybe enable in settings?) before disabling network permissions. It will download the model and do voice to text off line. It works alarmingly well.

load more comments (7 replies)

[-] partizan@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago

Best keyboard I ever used and need - Hacker's Keyboard: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.pocketworkstation.pckeyboard

[-] LunchEnjoyer@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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 )

[-] SomeBoyo@feddit.de 7 points 2 years ago

openboard

[-] glowie@infosec.pub 6 points 2 years ago

No update in over a year. Is the project still maintained?

[-] neme@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago

There's fork that gets updates

https://github.com/Helium314/openboard

load more comments (1 replies)

[-] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Does it have the option to have a separate number row? I didn't see it in the preview images.

Nevermind, I'm blind.

Added number row support to more languages

[-] tasankovasara@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 years ago

https://github.com/dessalines/thumb-key/

The best, on F-Droid.

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 years ago

I tried thumb key and it just took too much effort to get used to. Not to mention it basically requires using one thumb instead of two, so it's possibly slower.

[-] aesopjah@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago

and also has no predictions, which really slows it way down since you have to type out each long word the whole way through instead of just getting it to the point of uniqueness and clicking the suggestion.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 years ago

Go to F-droid and get your keyboard from there. (If you don't have F-droid installed you should)

[-] BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I haven't installed something outside of it for ages. I used the foxy client for a long time, and recently droid-ify

load more comments (1 replies)

[-] Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago

KryptEY is pretty secure

https://github.com/amnesica/KryptEY

[-] volleyballcrocodile@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

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.

load more comments (1 replies)

[-] LollerCorleone@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

I use OpenBoard and is very happy with it.

[-] GenEcon@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I use Typewise. A swiss company, by far the best keyboard layout and they don't use any data from what you type.

[-] robsuto@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Is it open source?

load more comments (2 replies)

[-] nfsu2@feddit.cl 3 points 2 years ago

Unexpected keyboard, was meant for termux but can be used for daily use. It’s difficult to get the habit of key positions though.

load more comments (3 replies)

load more comments

this post was submitted on 15 Nov 2023

156 points (95.3% liked)

Privacy

39053 readers

487 users here now

A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.

Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

In this community everyone is welcome to post links and discuss topics related to privacy.

Some Rules

Posting a link to a website containing tracking isn't great, if contents of the website are behind a paywall maybe copy them into the post
Don't promote proprietary software
Try to keep things on topic
If you have a question, please try searching for previous discussions, maybe it has already been answered
Reposts are fine, but should have at least a couple of weeks in between so that the post can reach a new audience
Be nice :)

Related communities

much thanks to @gary_host_laptop for the logo design :)

founded 5 years ago

MODERATORS