Ephera@lemmy.ml to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 18 hours agoWhat's up with FUTO?drewdevault.comexternal-linkmessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1170arrow-down12
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minus-squaredustyData@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up49arrow-down1·edit-218 hours agoWhy does every mobile keyboard developer have some controversial shit? I just want to text in peace.
minus-squarePortNull@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 hours agoFor the sadist in you there’s always https://f-droid.org/packages/se.nullable.flickboard
minus-squarediffaldo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 hours agoMay I recommend Thumbkey its awesome and a bit different from other keyboards. Its concept is interesting ✨
minus-squareKami@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·18 hours agoAnything on HeliBoard too?
minus-squaredustyData@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·18 hours agoThe only thing I dislike of heliboard is their swipe function requires Google binaries. Most FOSS keyboards either lack some feature I use or are immersed in wild controversies.
minus-squareuninvitedguest@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·17 hours agoAnd the implementation is nowhere as good as gboard. Futo’s keyboard isn’t much better for slide to type. I find myself switching keyboards back to gboard when I’m not using voice to text or two thumbs.
minus-squareKami@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoI mean, I can’t complain about HeliBoard’s swiping feature, especially considering the alternatives.
minus-squareamearb@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·17 hours agoDoes FlorisBoard have controversial shit too?
minus-squaredustyData@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·17 hours agoNo, but they are forever beta. They still lack a ton of features I use.
minus-squaresga@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·17 hours agofossify keyboard? extremely basic, but works
minus-squarekrolden@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down10·18 hours agoJust use Gboard and block any google telemetry
minus-squareMotoAsh@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·14 hours agoGood luck with that on anything that has a locked boot loader or stock OS.
minus-squarekrolden@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·edit-214 hours agoJust use wireguard and block all connections that aren’t going over VPN. Ezpz Also if you’re on a stock device then you’re already feeding them plenty of data
minus-squareMotoAsh@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·edit-212 hours agoUsing a VPN does absolutely nothing to protect from their apps scraping up and phoning home telemetry. It’s still YOUR phone. It’s still YOUR GPS location. It’s still YOUR data connection. A VPN is not a catch-all solution to privacy.
minus-squarekrolden@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·12 hours agoVPN to your box somewhere else with proper filtering. I figured that was obvious
minus-squareMotoAsh@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·8 hours agoThat’s literally not how VPNs work nor are you aware of what you’re talking about.
Why does every mobile keyboard developer have some controversial shit? I just want to text in peace.
For the sadist in you there’s always https://f-droid.org/packages/se.nullable.flickboard
May I recommend Thumbkey its awesome and a bit different from other keyboards. Its concept is interesting ✨
Anything on HeliBoard too?
The only thing I dislike of heliboard is their swipe function requires Google binaries. Most FOSS keyboards either lack some feature I use or are immersed in wild controversies.
And the implementation is nowhere as good as gboard.
Futo’s keyboard isn’t much better for slide to type. I find myself switching keyboards back to gboard when I’m not using voice to text or two thumbs.
I mean, I can’t complain about HeliBoard’s swiping feature, especially considering the alternatives.
Does FlorisBoard have controversial shit too?
No, but they are forever beta. They still lack a ton of features I use.
True
fossify keyboard? extremely basic, but works
Just use Gboard and block any google telemetry
Good luck with that on anything that has a locked boot loader or stock OS.
Just use wireguard and block all connections that aren’t going over VPN. Ezpz
Also if you’re on a stock device then you’re already feeding them plenty of data
Using a VPN does absolutely nothing to protect from their apps scraping up and phoning home telemetry.
It’s still YOUR phone. It’s still YOUR GPS location. It’s still YOUR data connection. A VPN is not a catch-all solution to privacy.
VPN to your box somewhere else with proper filtering.
I figured that was obvious
That’s literally not how VPNs work nor are you aware of what you’re talking about.
What