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Smart android keyboard respecting privacy? (lemmy.world)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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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[-] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Unexpected keyboard, was meant for termux but can be used for daily use. It’s difficult to get the habit of key positions though.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I tried it, but couldn't find basic stuff like how to type áàâ from the letter a... Also no predictions

[-] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Here, its with the secondary functions of letter D, J and N. Yeah no predictions is not a feature but I like to scroll trough text with the space bar and delete backwards. Plus if you hold a key it keeps going like a regular keyboard which I like. Overall I think its a good option for composing emails if you get the hang of it.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

The first two features mentioned are also available with OpenBoard (the Helium-Something fork) afaik

[-] FreshLight 2 points 8 months ago

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

[-] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Not rooted for once in a long time, but I'll think about it. How do you restrict an app's access?

[-] FreshLight 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

If you do not have an LSposed framework or similar (formerly knows as Xposed Framework) you can either use Adaway for blocking the phone from reaching websites (keep in mind that this is globally, though) or e.g. AFWall+ for preventing single Apps to connect to the internet (Apps that don't try to get internet access are not shown is the list provided by AFWall+).

If you have LSposed or similar I believe it is possible to install XprivacyLua. This was/is(?) a very powerful tool to manage every single access an app is trying to get. Why would a sketchy chinese calculator app need access to the contacts and the internet even though this was never allowed in the system settings?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

OP can't use adaway or AFWall+ without root.

I'm in the same boat as OP (I have a device without root for the first time in a long time) and I miss both apps. I do use a pihole+VPN for what adaway does. But there's no real replacement for AFWall/iptables without root. As pointed out, though, you can block individual apps in some modern versions of android. Fortunately, I have that.

[-] FreshLight 1 points 8 months ago

Yes but they asked anyway, so I posted a few options

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