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.

  • Undearius@lemmy.ca
    42·
    1 年前

    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.

    • BeatTakeshi@lemmy.worldOP
      2·
      1 年前

      I haven’t tried it yet and indeed I just read his post from 3 weeks ago on how to get back on better tracks. I will give it a try but I couldn’t see from its description that it would go beyond its focus on privacy, at least for the moment

      • Tibert
        7·
        1 年前

        Currently florisboard doesn’t have prediction nor autocorrect prediction.

        Due to complications in the development of that feature (either too heavy to run or not smart enough for prediction…) and the development of the app got stuck, until maybe recently where it seems to get some dev attraction on some topics.

        Tho the prediction is still stuck. So you won’t have yet prediction or smart things in this keyboard.

        • Tibert
          2·
          1 年前

          Florisboard git > discussions (in the menu should be after pull requests)

      • RogueBanana@lemmy.zip
        11·
        1 年前

        Well what else do you need tho, it has glide typing, incognito move and auto correct is in development although would take a while. It’s not perfect but it’s already very much a fully decked out keyboard or it will be once suggestions are added.

        • BeatTakeshi@lemmy.worldOP
          2·
          1 年前

          Well my question was specifically about smart prediction (beyond autocorrect). I have found scores of privacy friendly keyboards. The one I have been using for a year is from simplemobiletools (they have a full suite of apps and I use most of them ie contacts, gallery, notes…) but I miss the prediction feature. As you say even autocorrect is not yet supported in florisboard…but that wouldn’t be enough for me. Personalised dictionary based on typing would be a start, but swiftkey goes beyond, it proposes the next words before you type them

          • RogueBanana@lemmy.zip
            12·
            1 年前

            It is also in the works along with auto correct… You really should try the keyboard first before coming to that conclusion. I am not saying it has everything now but don’t assume the developer isn’t planning to add more, that’s not a good assumption.

    • just_another_person@lemmy.world
      75·
      1 年前

      I just had the time with it, honestly. So many things are broken, like spelling and dictionary integration. I know the dev is reworking some things, but even the last release doesn’t work very well. Respects privacy, sure. Works well, naw.

      • GabberPiet@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 年前

        Just installed last week, and the dictionary integration with two different languages works fine for me. Autocorrect is not yet supported, if I remember correctly.

        • just_another_person@lemmy.world
          2·
          1 年前

          Prediction on dictionary, and prediction in general is broken. You essentially can’t type out anything aside from the base diction without getting crazy suggestions. Kind of a deal breaker.

  • Pantherina@feddit.de
    265·
    1 年前

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

      • Pantherina@feddit.de
        1·
        1 年前

        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)

      • Pantherina@feddit.de
        61·
        1 年前

        Yes of course, but for example people that dont know the language yet and need suggestions. What do you mean by that?

        • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
          57·
          1 年前

          The problem with graphene is that is shamelessly promotes proprietary software. They have build tools to try to make it safe to run non-free programs (proprietary software) but that entirely misses the point.

          When you run non-free software you do not control the program, it controls you. There is no way to know what it really is doing and you can’t make changes to it or even see what it is doing.

          • Pantherina@feddit.de
            8·
            1 年前

            I agree and also avoid using their Sandboxed Play Services. Their values are security and “making sense”. Its great to have the play services and store just working but as user apps. You can isolate them in a work profile without a problem.

            There is no alternative, their point is that microG is not FOSS but a hacked together version of the proprietary play services parts, it may be verrry insecure as it needs to run as system app and often doesnt get updates. And it still talks to Google and actually sends lots of data.

            Their approach is very economic. They ship regular play services, framework and store, but with a compatibility layer. This saves efford a lot and avoids breakages or blocking services (Aurora) over time.

            Literally everyone can run GrapheneOS, thats the point. You dont need to use the sandboxed Play, but if you need it, it works.

            It annoys me too that their preinstalled apps all suck.

            • AOSP filemanager is needed for portals ans USB, but it sucks
            • that gallery??
            • clock is old and damn blue
            • sms app uses very old runtime, showing a warning
            • aosp contacts

            They promote Vanadium and literally installing binaries from some random Github release.

            F-Droid basic uses the new libraries and should be preinstalled as user app. They have reproducible builds now.

            And I wont use Vanadium, as it doesnt support Firefox Addons. It may be hardened in some way but without Noscript and Ublock in my eyes no browser is really hardened if it can run every Javascript or block all, breaking 90% of websites.

            • LoveSausage@lemmygrad.ml
              1·
              1 年前

              I like that they don’t foce apps on me , I’d rather install what I need myself. F-droid is not the best app as I see it. I use neo store so do not want extra bloat.

              Regarding Firefox , you are either running chrome/vanadium or chrome/vanadium plus Firefox. Since webview. So what you have with Firefox is at best the in use browser features. Open a link in an app and you still use the webview. Firefox on android has it issues as well (sandboxing) . So 1+1 = 2 issues. Using a VPN / DNS with adblock makes ublock unnecessary.

          • Skimmer@lemmy.zip
            72·
            1 年前

            The problem with graphene is that is shamelessly promotes proprietary software.

            How does GrapheneOS “shamelessly promote” proprietary software? I don’t think I’ve ever seen them do this. Maybe you’re referring to Sandboxed Play Services? But that isn’t “shamelessly promoted” or recommended, it isn’t even included in the OS, its just an optional app that can be installed for those who need it.

            They have build tools to try to make it safe to run non-free programs (proprietary software) but that entirely misses the point.

            I assume you mean Sandboxed Play Services again? That’s far from the only feature or benefit that GrapheneOS gives. They do much more work than just Sandboxed Play Services or making it safe to run “non-free” programs. They make it safe to run ANY program, regardless of license.

            • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
              12·
              1 年前

              You just proved that they promote proprietary software though. Like it or not they encourage users to not seek freedom which is something I can not promote

                • Good_Idea_Poorly_Realized@sh.itjust.works
                  2·
                  1 年前

                  Agreed with Mr random. Graphene gives users options, it’s literally the cleanest phone install I’ve ever seen, there is no extra fluff installed. The users have to choose what they install. Full agency . We should celebrate more options for users.

    • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      1 年前

      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.

      • TeaEarlGrayHot@lemmy.caEnglish
        3·
        1 年前

        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

  • Lunch@lemmy.world
    8·
    1 年前

    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 )

    • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
      6·
      1 年前

      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·
        1 年前

        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.

  • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
    71·
    1 年前

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

    • BeatTakeshi@lemmy.worldOP
      3·
      1 年前

      I haven’t installed something outside of it for ages. I used the foxy client for a long time, and recently droid-ify

    • Zerush@lemmy.ml
      41·
      1 年前

      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)
  • volleyballcrocodile@lemmy.world
    5·
    1 年前

    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.