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Root825085yMy bluetooth keyboard.
I can switch between my phone, personal computer, and work laptop with a button. It's wonderful.
In all seriousness, I really love swiping, and most keyboard apps don't support that. I don't trust the ones I've found that do. Why the fuck does a keyboard app make http requests? Especially that many!? No. I'll stick with bluetooth.
Yes, BT is sniffable.
No, I'm not paranoid.
Yes, some keyboard apps are keyloggers, because of course they are. Why wouldn't they be?
Having read their respective privacy policies, no, I don't trust Google nor Samsung.
Yes, I know about predictive typing/spelling dictionaries. One http request a month would be enough for that, not many a day.
>tfw @Root doesn't trust anything.
>tfw @Root investigates and finds things she doesn't trust doing things she shouldn't trust them doing.
>tfw @Root is disappointed, but not surprised. Again.
Anyway.
Sorry for the tirade.
Have you found any open source swipable keyboards that aren't terrible? -
LuxARTS16635y@Root I have a Bluetooth keyboard too (Logitech K480) but I want a hardware-less solution for those moments in the bus, for example.
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@Root I get where your coming from there. I wouldnt touch gboard with a 39 and a half foot pole
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Root825085y@LuxARTS Agreed. Sadly I have no answers nor suggestions ☹
@moedemonic Definitely not! I'm kind of angry that I can't remove it from my phone. Thanks, Samsung.
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