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.

  • Miss MillieEnglish
    2·
    2 hours ago

    Inkwell , it’s a florisboard fork , gonna install Heliboard instead… yes I enable clipboard history and even pin items

  • fool@programming.dev
    3·
    4 hours ago

    I use FlorisBoard for pure functionality.

    • I’ve been working with an odd app where you type at length but the message gets eaten sometimes. So I follow up everything with instant hits of the select-all + copy buttons
    • I find the < and > arrows to navigate text much more ergonomic than holding on space to edge around, especially for long strings (webpage forms lol)
    • Private clipboard is a measurable peace of mind. Had a heart attack when a private SSH key got autosuggested on the stock keyboard. Not sure if it ever gets TLS transferred anywhere though, e.g. for autocorrect training.

    I do switch back to the stock keyboard for emoji search though.

  • qyron@sopuli.xyz
    1·
    4 hours ago

    Fossify Keyboard

    Enough for my needs. No autocorrect function, which helps me practice my written English. The clipboard function is interesting, as it allows for instant copied text or fixed text, but I seldom use it.

  • aliser@lemmy.world
    1·
    4 hours ago

    any app is prob fine as long as you turn its internet access off. they literally have access to everything you type.

  • slazer2au@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    9 hours ago

    3 that I use for different purposes. Gboard is my default.
    Then I have Keepass2android for when dealing with passwords.
    Finally I have Irregular Expressions for DoInG👏🅂🅃🅄🄿🄸🄳 ̶k̶̶e̶̶y̶̶b̶̶o̶̶a̶̶r̶̶d̶̶ 𝖘𝖙𝖚𝖋𝖋
    .ɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀ uᴉ ʞɔɐq ʎlᴉɯɐɟ ʎɯ oʇ ƃuᴉʞlɐʇ uǝɥʍ ɹo

  • Wistful@discuss.tchncs.de
    13·
    13 hours ago

    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.