GitHub - florisboard/florisboard: An open-source keyboard for Android which respects your privacy. Currently in early-beta.
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An open-source keyboard for Android which respects your privacy. Currently in early-beta. - florisboard/florisboard

I could not recommend AnySoftKeyboard to my mum. I could recommend Florisboard, tho.

Openboard is virtually dead from what I can see. So that leaves Florisboard as the only open source alternative (that I know of) that could really be used by the masses. And the world would actually be a way better place if we all opensource freaks could install Florisboard on our family/friends phones and them barely noticing anything weird.

The problem is… no word suggestions yet. It’s been years and we are still lacking what is almost an essential feature of a phone’s keyboard.

I wish I could really work on it, but I lack the knowledge to do so; so I hope I am bringing some attention to the project.

Is there any other alternative I am unaware of?

  • Pantherina@feddit.de
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    11 months ago

    They permanently store critical PWs in the clipboard? Hell no. Not even Florisboards internal one I would trust, even though assuring that is secure would be great

    • noodlejetski@lemm.ee
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      11 months ago

      They permanently store critical PWs in the clipboard?

      well, that sure would be an idiotic way of managing one’s credentials.

      • Pantherina@feddit.de
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        11 months ago

        Even on latest Android, every foreground app can read “your clipboard”. That is the (like everything in Android) very basic 1-entry one. Florisboard is great if you preset the right stuff, as the internal clipboard can replace it (sync from system) but you can disable “sync to system”

        Just make sure to always copy with the Keyboars and not the system popup, which UX-wise is absurd