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The most popular Chinese keyboard app which is used by more than 450 million monthly users sends every key typed to Tencent in China. (citizenlab.ca)
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Vulnerabilities in Sogou Keyboard encryption expose keypresses to network eavesdropping.

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[–] 21 points 3 years ago (6 children)

What are the best FOSS options for Android keyboard apps? I've been struggling with this lately.

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  • [–] 18 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I use OpenBoard (it's available on fDroid. Maybe the play store too).

    I don't know if it's the best but I like it. If you type in multiple languages you do need to hit a "language switcher" key on the keyboard to switch to the autocorrect for that language. A very minor complaint. Otherwise it's great.

    And it will learn swear words. No more ducking ducks.

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  • [+] 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)
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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I only dislike it for German. My other languages are Spanish and English, which have the same layout minus one extra key not even used in English. But in German Z and Y change places, so that always trips me up.

    Having to remember to switch to the different language when writing a bilingual email is also annoying and does happen somewhat more often than you'd imagine.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    FlorishBoard

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Seconded. I use Gboard because it has the same functionality but I have to sandbox it and restrict all internet access via firewall. I still don't trust it and would prefer a FOSS alternative with the same functionality.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    How do you do that?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    You can sandbox an app using Shelter. You can block the internet access of that app using NetGuard. Both apps are available on F-Droid and easy to setup. No special OS needed but I strongly recommend GrapheneOS to avoid backdoors.

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