What open source keyboard alternative you suggest instead of gBoard on Android? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by ladnopivo@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

6 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I'm trying to build my own degoogled ROM for me, so what are you suggesting? For now I'm on OpenBoard.

top 6 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[-] 7eter@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

I am using OpenBoard as well. There even is a fork with gesture typing for the adventurous.

[-] shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

AnySoftKeyboard

[-] cambionn@feddit.nl 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Used OpenBoard, but switched to Florisboard because OpenBoard seems abandoned and the developer of FlorisBoard came back with an update of what he's working on. So far I'm not mad, the lack of autocorrect did make my typing much better. But as a dyslectic person I can't wait for proper autocorrect to be implemented.

Using FCITX5 for Asian languages.

[-] Tomkoid@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Definitely Florisboard as it has the most features and best theming support but I was using AnySoftKeyboard in the past and it's okay too.

[-] CalcProgrammer1@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

Hacker's Keyboard. The only keyboard I'll ever use on Android.

[-] underscores@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

It hasn't had a real release in about 5 years though. It uses a very old API so it's slightly buggy.

I've been using Unexpected Keyboard lately instead. It's the only modern keyboard I've found that has stuff like control and function keys. It uses swiping on keys to get more characters though, so it takes some getting used to. I had to set the swipe distance higher so I don't have as many typos.

this post was submitted on 27 Jun 2023

2 points (100.0% liked)

Asklemmy

44272 readers

728 users here now

A loosely moderated place to ask open-ended questions

Search asklemmy 🔍

If your post meets the following criteria, it's welcome here!

Open-ended question
Not offensive: at this point, we do not have the bandwidth to moderate overtly political discussions. Assume best intent and be excellent to each other.
Not regarding using or support for Lemmy: context, see the list of support communities and tools for finding communities below
Not ad nauseam inducing: please make sure it is a question that would be new to most members
An actual topic of discussion

Looking for support?

Looking for a community?

Lemmyverse: community search
sub.rehab: maps old subreddits to fediverse options, marks official as such
!lemmy411@lemmy.ca: a community for finding communities

~Icon~ ~by~ ~@Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de~

founded 5 years ago

MODERATORS