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
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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.
So helpful, I've been trying to find a replacement for gboard for so long that has the gliding functionality, plus clipboard and easily accessible microphone for speach to text typing (using Futo).
Can finally really consider replacing Gboard for good.
Than you!
Do you know where we can get the apk?
Oh neat, I had no idea someone was upgrading Openboard. I thought it was abandoned.
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
Holy crap, I didn't know about this fork before now. I kinda thought that OpenBoard was sorta... abandoned at this point, but seeing the improvements from this fork just made me go and try it again. Normally I just use GBoard with it's connections disabled (CalyxOS, so that is possible to do in a secure way), but trying this out now to see if I can dump Gboard entirely.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Futo, I didn't find on fdroid or github, where can I looking for it? Thanx
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.
On GrapheneOS ironically you can just use whatever keyboard and disable network permissions. Android is great
I use AnySoftKeyboard
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.
Does it have a predictive function? Based on what?
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
Gboard and blocked network
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.
Best keyboard I ever used and need - Hacker's Keyboard: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.pocketworkstation.pckeyboard
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 )
No update in over a year. Is the project still maintained?
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
Go to F-droid and get your keyboard from there. (If you don't have F-droid installed you should)
I haven't installed something outside of it for ages. I used the foxy client for a long time, and recently droid-ify
https://github.com/dessalines/thumb-key/
The best, on F-Droid.
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.
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.
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.
I use OpenBoard and is very happy with it.
I use Typewise. A swiss company, by far the best keyboard layout and they don't use any data from what you type.