Ginger666Apr 4, 2024

What is a good keyboard for android?

https://lemmy.world/post/13908483

What is a good keyboard for android? - Lemmy.World

I’ve been using SwiftKey for waaaaaaay too long. I shoulda switched when Microsoft bought them out. But old habits die hard. And I love the skin I use. Help they know everything I’ve typed on a phone. That can’t be good for anyone.

Show threadDoctorsnorky
I love the Samsung keyboard. It has a delete key
Apr 4, 2024 at 8:27pmWeb
Show threadLemongrabApr 4, 2024
Samsung and Privacy don’t mix. Not worth it IMO to use a closed source keyboard if you care about privacy.
Show threadeco_gameApr 4, 2024

While I do agree and have stopped using the Samsung keyboard, it does have many unique features that I still miss almost daily.

A few that come to mind:

  • a special text editing mode (select all to the left, right; turn select mode on and then move around with arrowkeys while selecting, …)
  • visual resizing of the keyboard
  • "2D" cursor control (move cursor diagonally)
  • swipe spacebar left/right to change input method (while having spacebar cursor control enabled!)