Any good keyboard recommations? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 9 months ago by akilou@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Every year or so I try one or more privacy focused keyboards. I always end up right back on SwiftKey after a couple of weeks because most of the keyboards I try have the same problem: the predictions suck.

Ok, I get that surveillance is good for predictions. Put another way, predictions are tough without collecting everything everyone types. Is there a best-of-both-worlds keyboard out there? I'd be patient enough to give it some time to learn how I type and get better.

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[-] totallynotarobot@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I end up back on SwiftKey because ios stock keyboard doesn't have an option for a persistent number row. That's literally all I want.

Open to suggestions. Would LOVE to not have to have a fucking bing button and be letting Microsoft creep my shit.

[-] akilou@sh.itjust.works 8 points 9 months ago

Dude I'm surprised that iOS even lets you pick a different keyboard than the default

[-] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

They actually didn't for many years.

[-] sik0fewl@kbin.social 4 points 9 months ago

It annoys me that I can't long press for punctuation on iPhone SwiftKey, like I could with Android. Also, no comma button.

[-] totallynotarobot@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

You can long press the period beside the enter button for some punctuation, though the swipe through that pop up after the long press is a little janky.

You can also long press letter keys for variations on that letter.

I'm typing this on an iPhone and I just tested both those things to make sure I wasn't lying to you lol. What feature is missing? Its been a few years since I used android regularly so I seem to have forgotten.

[-] sik0fewl@kbin.social 3 points 9 months ago

Android had a dedicated comma button... I think where the mic button is by the space bar. And on Android you could press and hold letters for punctuation, not just accented characters.

[-] totallynotarobot@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Aha fair enough. I had forgotten about that comma button, but it does sound handy.

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