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If you use the privacy respecting Gboard alternative called FUTO keyboard, you've probably noticed that the built in swipe typing is HOT GARBAGE. (Typing this currently with two thumbs for this exact reason.)

Most keyboards improve their swipe algorithms by simply spying on you and logging your typing data. FUTO isn't about that, so they have built a simple webpage based typing game that you can use to improve their system in an ethical and voluntary manner! Just swipe the website's keyboard to type a provided sentence.

I love this, they can crowdsource the improvement without invading privacy!

Share with any relevant communities you're a part of. The more data, the better this gets.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'm trying really hard to not revert back to Swiftkey (again, as I do every time I run out of patience with a new privacy respecting keyboard), and I don't even use swipe typing. I'm still hoping that the more I type the better the predictions will get but after using it for a few months I feel like I'm just adapting to bad predictions rather than the predictions getting better.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I'm using this one. https://github.com/Helium314/HeliBoard Once I downloaded dictionary for my native language+ English that came preinstalled, and granted permission to learn from my typing, it's pretty good.

Not as good as swift key, but enough for my needs. I don't use swipe typing but someone I know said it is alright.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

I tried it a while ago but found the predictions were bad. Maybe I'll give it another shot

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

I was skeptical first but after a day or two or became good and now after a month I can't explain why I didn't make the switch earlier it's perfect for my use and I feel more in line with my values

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

Does not have swipe except when using a Google library

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

The Google library is fully offline as far as everyone knows. Sure it's a binary blob and projects such as this linked here aim to finally break free from that dependency. But for the time being, I'll be Ok with that offline blob until this futo becomes a viable alternative.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Do you have the LLM fine tuning enabled? Mine is pretty good after a few months of training it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Wait you can train the Futo keyboard? I tried it a while ago and noticed the poor accuracy and decided to shelve it for a while.

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

Yeah, it's been on and to answer questions below, no it doesn't affect my battery.

I'm having small problems like suggesting capitalized words in the middle of a sentence and suggesting capitalized words as a different word than the non capitalized ones. Like it'll suggest "That" in the middle of a sentence and also "that" at the same time, so two of the three slots are taken up.

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

Does that affect your battery much? The warning pushed me away from trying it.

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

No noticeable difference.

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

Does it eat a lot of battery for you?