Comment on The most popular Chinese keyboard app which is used by more than 450 million monthly users sends every key typed to Tencent in China.

• nomadjoanne@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I use OpenBoard (it’s available on fDroid. Maybe the play store too).

  I don’t know if it’s the best but I like it. If you type in multiple languages you do need to hit a “language switcher” key on the keyboard to switch to the autocorrect for that language. A very minor complaint. Otherwise it’s great.

  And it will learn swear words. No more ducking ducks.

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  • reverendsteveii@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    OpenBoard - every other keyboard app is ducking shirt

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  • out@lemmynsfw.com ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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    • nomadjoanne@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I only dislike it for German. My other languages are Spanish and English, which have the same layout minus one extra key not even used in English. But in German Z and Y change places, so that always trips me up.

      Having to remember to switch to the different language when writing a bilingual email is also annoying and does happen somewhat more often than you’d imagine.

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• sic_1@feddit.de ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Seconded. I use Gboard because it has the same functionality but I have to sandbox it and restrict all internet access via firewall. I still don’t trust it and would prefer a FOSS alternative with the same functionality.

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  • assa123@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    How to you do that?

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    • Exocet@sopuli.xyz ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Not OP, but this can be managed with Datura firewall on CalyxOs

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      • PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        wants to do something

        needs to be an IT major

        Welp, guess I’ll choose between China and Microsoft, then.

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    • sic_1@feddit.de ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You can sandbox an app using Shelter. You can block the internet access of that app using NetGuard. Both apps are available on F-Droid and easy to setup. No special OS needed but I strongly recommend GrapheneOS to avoid backdoors.

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      • assa123@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Thank you vm! NetGuard is awesome. I will test Shelter.

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• KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Using FlorisBoard right now, no auto correct but you’ll adapt

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• CCatMan@lemmy.one ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  OpenBoard with Gesture

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