Ephera@lemmy.ml to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agoWhat's up with FUTO?drewdevault.comexternal-linkmessage-square85linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
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minus-squaredustyData@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoWhy does every mobile keyboard developer have some controversial shit? I just want to text in peace.
minus-squarePortNull@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoFor the sadist in you there’s always https://f-droid.org/packages/se.nullable.flickboard
minus-squarenublug@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agounexpected keyboard is great and i don’t know shit about the dev and i hope it stays that way
minus-squaredustyData@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoThe only thing I dislike of heliboard is their swipe function requires Google binaries. Most FOSS keyboards either lack some feature I use or are immersed in wild controversies.
minus-squareuninvitedguest@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoAnd the implementation is nowhere as good as gboard. Futo’s keyboard isn’t much better for slide to type. I find myself switching keyboards back to gboard when I’m not using voice to text or two thumbs.
minus-squareamearb@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoDoes FlorisBoard have controversial shit too?
minus-squarekrolden@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·3 months agoJust use Gboard and block any google telemetry
minus-squareMotoAsh@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoGood luck with that on anything that has a locked boot loader or stock OS.
minus-squarekrolden@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoJust use wireguard and block all connections that aren’t going over VPN. Ezpz Also if you’re on a stock device then you’re already feeding them plenty of data
minus-squareMotoAsh@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoUsing a VPN does absolutely nothing to protect from their apps scraping up and phoning home telemetry. It’s still YOUR phone. It’s still YOUR GPS location. It’s still YOUR data connection. A VPN is not a catch-all solution to privacy.
minus-squarekrolden@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoVPN to your box somewhere else with proper filtering. I figured that was obvious
minus-squareMotoAsh@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoThat’s literally not how VPNs work nor are you aware of what you’re talking about.
minus-squareCaptain Beyond@linkage.ds8.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoBlocking internet access doesn’t magically turn proprietary software into free software.
Why does every mobile keyboard developer have some controversial shit? I just want to text in peace.
For the sadist in you there’s always https://f-droid.org/packages/se.nullable.flickboard
unexpected keyboard is great and i don’t know shit about the dev and i hope it stays that way
Anything on HeliBoard too?
The only thing I dislike of heliboard is their swipe function requires Google binaries. Most FOSS keyboards either lack some feature I use or are immersed in wild controversies.
And the implementation is nowhere as good as gboard.
Futo’s keyboard isn’t much better for slide to type. I find myself switching keyboards back to gboard when I’m not using voice to text or two thumbs.
Does FlorisBoard have controversial shit too?
Just use Gboard and block any google telemetry
Good luck with that on anything that has a locked boot loader or stock OS.
Just use wireguard and block all connections that aren’t going over VPN. Ezpz
Also if you’re on a stock device then you’re already feeding them plenty of data
Using a VPN does absolutely nothing to protect from their apps scraping up and phoning home telemetry.
It’s still YOUR phone. It’s still YOUR GPS location. It’s still YOUR data connection. A VPN is not a catch-all solution to privacy.
VPN to your box somewhere else with proper filtering.
I figured that was obvious
That’s literally not how VPNs work nor are you aware of what you’re talking about.
Blocking internet access doesn’t magically turn proprietary software into free software.