Ephera@lemmy.ml to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 13 hours agoWhat's up with FUTO?drewdevault.comexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down13cross-posted to: opensource@programming.dev
arrow-up1136arrow-down1external-linkWhat's up with FUTO?drewdevault.comEphera@lemmy.ml to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 13 hours agomessage-square44fedilinkcross-posted to: opensource@programming.dev
minus-squaredustyData@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up45arrow-down1·edit-213 hours agoWhy does every mobile keyboard developer have some controversial shit? I just want to text in peace.
minus-squareKami@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·13 hours agoAnything on HeliBoard too?
minus-squaredustyData@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·12 hours 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-up7·12 hours 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-up8·12 hours agoDoes FlorisBoard have controversial shit too?
minus-squaredustyData@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·12 hours agoNo, but they are forever beta. They still lack a ton of features I use.
minus-squaresga@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 hours agofossify keyboard? extremely basic, but works
minus-squarekrolden@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down8·13 hours agoJust use Gboard and block any google telemetry
minus-squareMotoAsh@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·9 hours agoGood luck with that on anything that has a locked boot loader or stock OS.
minus-squarekrolden@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·edit-29 hours 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-up5arrow-down1·edit-27 hours 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-up1arrow-down3·7 hours agoVPN to your box somewhere else with proper filtering. I figured that was obvious
minus-squareMotoAsh@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 hours agoThat’s literally not how VPNs work nor are you aware of what you’re talking about.
Why does every mobile keyboard developer have some controversial shit? I just want to text in peace.
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?
No, but they are forever beta. They still lack a ton of features I use.
True
fossify keyboard? extremely basic, but works
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.
What