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title: Android Keyboards
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author:
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- KemoNine
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publishDate: 2024-09-02
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lastMod: 2024-09-02
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toc: true
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draft: false
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categories:
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- tips
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- tech
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tags:
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- android
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changelog:
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- date: 2024-09-02
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text: "Initial creation"
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---
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## Attribution
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{{< back_to_top >}}
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This tip is a syndicated copy of part of KemoNine's [blog post](https://blog.kemonine.info/blog/2024-09-01-android-tuning/) about tuning Android.
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{{< end_section >}}
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## What?
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{{< back_to_top >}}
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This page outlines a number of different keyboards that can make using an Android device less frustrating. It's a simple list and it's assumed you can sort which keyboard you prefer based trying the options that look most compelling (or all of them).
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{{< end_section >}}
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## Good Android Keyboards, A List
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{{< back_to_top >}}
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- [Unexpected Keyboard](https://github.com/Julow/Unexpected-Keyboard)
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- full blown qwerty keeb implementation
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- if you use termux/juicessh/connectbot/other terms you want this keeb
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- has a lot of good features and tunables
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- can have custom layouts (there are docs and a web based layout editor)
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- kemonine implemented a messagease layout for unexpected [here](https://gist.github.com/mcrosson/15cad13789e0ec83c3373a4baba04d7a)
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- if you use this keeb and are considering thumb key or flickboard, consider using kemo's messagease layout for this keeb instead
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- [HeliBoard](https://github.com/Helium314/HeliBoard)
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- basically a std android keep with the usual features
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- qwerty / bog std for what youd expect these days
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- [Florisboard](https://github.com/florisboard/florisboard)
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- boring qwerty with spell check/auto-correct/etc 'under development'
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- qwerty / ultra boring
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- what kemonine uses for a 'standard / normie using their phone keeb'
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- [Thumb Key](https://github.com/dessalines/thumb-key)
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- a novel one handed layout with speed in mind
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- one handed and fast once you learn the layout
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- is a spiritual successor to messagease
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- includes messagease layouts (use the messagease ones, not thumb-key ones)
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- has good blend of features but not 'all' ive seen asked for
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- this or flickboard will be a win for most
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- [Flickboard](https://github.com/nightkr/flickboard)
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- novel one handed layout with speed in mind
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- uses std messagease layouts
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- was created because messagease moved to a subscription model to use
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- has good blend of features but not 'all' ive seen asked for
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- this or thumb-key will be a win for most
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- [8VIM](https://github.com/8VIM/8VIM)
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- if youre into swiping to type, this is the keeb for you
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- has a novel approach thats faster than the qwerty swiping keebs
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- highly regarded as 'good' and definitely worth investigating if swiping is your thing
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- [Grafitti](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.access_company.graffiti_pro)
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- literal palm grafitti on android
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- works with s pen and adonit styluses and others
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- install on any device where pen may be used
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{{< back_to_top >}}
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