Replying to Avatar Anthony Accioly

GM Nostr. If you're an Android user, chances are you're using a virtual keyboard like Gboard, Samsung Keyboard, SwiftKey, etc... and they’re all collecting telemetry data and calling home.

So, how do you fix this? Use a privacy-respecting keyboard like https://keyboard.futo.org/

Is it good enough? Yes

Even for voice input? Yes (and it's improving)

Should I pay for it? Again, yes

Don’t like it or not happy with the licence? Try HeliBoard or Inkwell Keyboard instead.

#GM #Android #Keyboard #Privacy #Telemetry

i use ThumbKey, which is different from almost any keyboard i've used in the past

also check out Whisper for voice input, FUTO voice might be convinient, but it's still proprietary software

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Thanks for the suggestions. Haven't heard of Thumbkey before, it looks promising once you get used to it. https://github.com/dessalines/thumb-key

Yeah, FUTO "Source Available" license isn't great. I mean, I get it but it would be much better if they used GPLv3 or something of the sorts.