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Attribution
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This tip is a syndicated copy of part of KemoNine's blog post about tuning Android.
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What?
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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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Good Android Keyboards, A List
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- Unexpected Keyboard
- full blown qwerty keeb implementation
- if you use termux/juicessh/connectbot/other terms you want this keeb
- has a lot of good features and tunables
- can have custom layouts (there are docs and a web based layout editor)
- kemonine implemented a messagease layout for unexpected here
- if you use this keeb and are considering thumb key or flickboard, consider using kemo's messagease layout for this keeb instead
- HeliBoard
- basically a std android keep with the usual features
- qwerty / bog std for what youd expect these days
- Florisboard
- boring qwerty with spell check/auto-correct/etc 'under development'
- qwerty / ultra boring
- what kemonine uses for a 'standard / normie using their phone keeb'
- Thumb Key
- a novel one handed layout with speed in mind
- one handed and fast once you learn the layout
- is a spiritual successor to messagease
- includes messagease layouts (use the messagease ones, not thumb-key ones)
- has good blend of features but not 'all' ive seen asked for
- this or flickboard will be a win for most
- Flickboard
- novel one handed layout with speed in mind
- uses std messagease layouts
- was created because messagease moved to a subscription model to use
- has good blend of features but not 'all' ive seen asked for
- this or thumb-key will be a win for most
- 8VIM
- if youre into swiping to type, this is the keeb for you
- has a novel approach thats faster than the qwerty swiping keebs
- highly regarded as 'good' and definitely worth investigating if swiping is your thing
- Grafitti
- literal palm grafitti on android
- works with s pen and adonit styluses and others
- install on any device where pen may be used
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