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I'm looking for a privacy-respecting open-source android keyboard, and so far I've found:

Does anyone have any experience with these (or other alternative keyboards)? Which one would you recommend?

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

Here's my lazy and unpopular solution

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Privacy respecting, but not open source:

Typewise

(Also a lot less typos and faster writing once you get used to it.)

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

I use openboard but it gets me mad sometimes when I start deleting characters and it removes the space between the last word..sometimes it's really annoying!

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

I use FlorisBoard. It's not perfect, but it has a fully featured clipboard and undo-redo functionality. Missing the swipe tho.

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

I use thumb-key, made by dessalines. I downloaded it from fdroid

If you check out screenshots, you'll see that its a very non traditional type of keyboard that requires time and effort to get the hang of.

Once you do, you will be able to type roughly as fast as you would with predictive swipe

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I use Gboard but with internet access disabled for it. I haven't found a comparable open source keyboard yet.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Anyone know if it's actually open source or if it has blobs?

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

Gboard isn't open source, which is why I disable internet access for it.