GitHub - florisboard/florisboard: An open-source keyboard for Android which respects your privacy. Currently in early-beta.
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I could not recommend AnySoftKeyboard to my mum. I could recommend Florisboard, tho.

Openboard is virtually dead from what I can see. So that leaves Florisboard as the only open source alternative (that I know of) that could really be used by the masses. And the world would actually be a way better place if we all opensource freaks could install Florisboard on our family/friends phones and them barely noticing anything weird.

The problem is… no word suggestions yet. It’s been years and we are still lacking what is almost an essential feature of a phone’s keyboard.

I wish I could really work on it, but I lack the knowledge to do so; so I hope I am bringing some attention to the project.

Is there any other alternative I am unaware of?

  •  JustEnoughDucks   ( @JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl ) 
    1•11 months ago

    What features does it have that aren’t present in AnySoftKeyboard?

    By word suggestions do you mean autocorrect? That is really a dealbreaker for me with touchscreen keyboards and switching languages 😅

    Trying it out now though.

    Is there some way to get rid of the massive utility row? Or customize long press length? Or have only punctuatiom symbols on the period and numbers in the qwerty row? Doesn’t work for the dutch keyboard for some reason.

    •  InstallGentoo   ( @InstallGentoo@lemmy.zip ) 
      1•11 months ago

      What features does it have that aren’t present in AnySoftKeyboard?

      I wrote a long reply to another comment in this thread. You can check it.

      By word suggestions do you mean autocorrect?

      Word suggestions when you type a few letters. But yes it’s autocorrect is severely lacking.

      Is there some way to get rid of the massive utility row?

      I believe it’s called “smart bar”. It can be disabled.

      Or customize long press length?

      Yes

      Or have only punctuatiom symbols on the period and numbers in the qwerty row?

      I don’t know about this.