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Smart android keyboard respecting privacy? (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago by BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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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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[–] markkdark@lemmy.ml 9 points 11 months ago (6 children)

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

[–] southernwolf@pawb.social 3 points 11 months ago

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.

[–] SE_DeepFried@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 months ago

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!

[–] Ohh@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

Not sure I trust a random repo here. I dont have the skill to look through the code. In this regard I prefer - after all - gboard. The changes me login credentials get stolen by google are smaller than the chanches I am duped into installing a random keyboard from github. Just based on my threat model and my skillz.

[–] simple@lemm.ee 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] markkdark@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months 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

[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[–] markkdark@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] reboot6675@sopuli.xyz 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

You need to add the repository to fdroid

[–] markkdark@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

Thanx. Best regards

[–] Tramdan@sh.itjust.works 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Do you know where we can get the apk?

[–] 22rw@feddit.de 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

On the releases tab of the project ;D

[–] Tramdan@sh.itjust.works 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Thanks. I don't know how I missed that.

[–] Pantherina@feddit.de 5 points 11 months ago (16 children)

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

[–] tomo@reddit.azumanga.gay 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

i just run afwall+ on my aosp rom to block network perms from apps

[–] Pantherina@feddit.de 1 points 11 months ago

Isnt that a root-only app?

Because if it uses the internal VPN feature, EVERY system app can bypass it, and the Captive Portal app and others certainly do.

Only GrapheneOS fixes that afaik, providing their own Servers for captive portal, connectivity check, SUPL proxy server (strips off data and Google still has to manage because monopoly)

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[–] partizan@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago

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

[–] Undearius@lemmy.ca 5 points 11 months 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.

[–] tasankovasara@sopuli.xyz 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

The best, on F-Droid.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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 11 months 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.

[–] Chamber7576@lemmings.world 2 points 11 months ago

I use AnySoftKeyboard

[–] LoveSausage@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Gboard and blocked network

[–] YIj54yALOJxEsY20eU@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] izstranger@freeradical.zone 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

@YIj54yALOJxEsY20eU @LoveSausage

I'd have to root?

[–] LoveSausage@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I use GOS so built in firewall for just denying network permission, but there is also fake-VPN based ones that don't require root.

https://f-droid.org/packages/eu.faircode.netguard/

[–] izstranger@freeradical.zone 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

@LoveSausage

Thanks for the link! I already use blokada, so only one vpn-like service at a time I think?

[–] LoveSausage@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Np, Yea , unfortunately only one VPN at a time.

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[–] GenEcon@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

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

[–] Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

KryptEY is pretty secure

https://github.com/amnesica/KryptEY

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

There are good and save keyboards in F-Droid, but, well, the problem is Android itself. F-Droid is essential to obtain apps which respect privacy, but this only patch some holes when Google itself control the entire OS.

Mobile phones and privacy is an oximoron, because of this, I never use my phone for important data.

  • Review apps on Exodus Privacy
  • Desactivate GPS/Localisation service, at least if you dont use it
  • Review permissions of all installed apps and set them to desactivate after use in the app settings
  • Disconnect WiFi when you go offline
  • Don't use public WiFi, at least without VPN, even if it is only a free one (eg. like Calyx, FOSS, trustworthy, no account, encrypted, without datalimit, but only 1 server from the Calyx institute, anyway save enough for an occasional use, Techradar review).
  • Common sense (the user is the biggest privacy hole)
[–] FreshLight@sh.itjust.works 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If your phone is rooted you can use any standalone keyboard app you like as long as you block it's internet access

[–] authed@lemmy.ml 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

you dont need to be rooted to block app's internet access though

[–] FreshLight@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This is depending on the OS one is using so I did not mention that it is possible on some operating systems

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