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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.

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Smart android keyboard respecting privacy? (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Same on android 13. There's not even a "Mobile data & Wi-Fi" category, just "Mobile data."

You could use an app like NetGuard to block internet access, but I've not found that to be a very practical solution, especially for VPN users.

Edit: Looks like it's a Samsung thing.

I really wish I didn't have a Samsung. What a horrible way to treat consumers, removing a basic function of the OS.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm on 13 and I have it. Your ROM probably disables it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

What can be done about that, besides rooting my phone?