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Which keyboard app do you use on your phones? Do you enable clipboard history in it? (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by Achyu@lemmy.sdf.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I use Gboard, as I'm on Android.

Do you use Gboard or the clipboard feature? Or use a similar feature of an other keyboard app?
Do you use apps like NetGuard or TrackerControl to restrict net access to the keyboard apps?

Have tried some FOSS apps some years ago, but didn't stay on them because, Malayalam(my mother tongue) and the handwriting mode(which is quite good), is not available in most other apps.

I had thought about turning on the clipboard history option and am thinking about the privacy/security aspect behind it. As per Gboard, it remembers history for 1 hour and there seems to be no sync option. So it seems sort-of safe. Thinking about such things since I do copy-paste OTP's.

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[–] Wistful@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I only use FOSS ones. I hop between florisboard and unexpected keyboard, and I gave heliboard a shot again recently because it has the swipe/glide typing but I couldn't stick with it because I was missing other features, so I'm back on floris.

Since I only use open source keyboards, I'm not really concerned about privacy...so no blocking of internet access.

I also thought about trying out the clipboard history, and also am wondering if it's safe...

If you want to try FOSS keyboard again, HeliBoard is your best bet.

[–] Achyu@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Thank you.
Will look into Heliboard. Does it have a Handwriting mode?

[–] Wistful@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 weeks ago

Unfortunately no.
I don't think there is a FOSS one that supports it.

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

I have Heliboard and it works great.

Not sure if it's different but I use swipe on it and I love it.

[–] illi@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

Florisboard looks nice - I'm using Unexpected myself due to customizability but Floris seems plenty customizable while being a little nicer and simpler. Will have to test it a bit