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Which keyboard app do you use on your phones? Do you enable clipboard history in it? (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by Achyu@lemmy.sdf.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I use Gboard, as I'm on Android.

Do you use Gboard or the clipboard feature? Or use a similar feature of an other keyboard app?
Do you use apps like NetGuard or TrackerControl to restrict net access to the keyboard apps?

Have tried some FOSS apps some years ago, but didn't stay on them because, Malayalam(my mother tongue) and the handwriting mode(which is quite good), is not available in most other apps.

I had thought about turning on the clipboard history option and am thinking about the privacy/security aspect behind it. As per Gboard, it remembers history for 1 hour and there seems to be no sync option. So it seems sort-of safe. Thinking about such things since I do copy-paste OTP's.

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[–] HoneyMustardGas@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I use Gboard because of it's customizability. I like adding words to the dictionary to make it easier to type usernames. Gboard lets you pin things so you can save for more than one hour. Never copy OTPs, always type them manually.

[–] Shape4985@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

I use futo board. I like that it had the ability to process speech to text locally. I personally also disable the clipboard

[–] potentiallynotfelix@lemmy.fish 1 points 2 weeks ago

I use futo keyboard because it's got great voice and swipe typing.

[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I just use defaults.

Because the idea is, if my phone's manfacturer wanted to spy on me, they could do so regardless of what keyboard I use.

I use a samsung phone so its just the samsung default keyboard. I do go to settjngs and turn off any telemetry stuff and just have to hope they aren't lying when I turn off telemetry stuff.

I do use clipboard history, but if I ever copy a password or some sensitive data, I have an app that I can use afterwards that overwrites the clipboard data with random data.

But most of the time, never really need to copy passwords since I use bitwarden and it directly inputs passwords, bypassing the clipboard history completely.

Also OTPs are one time only so doesn't really matter if they get leaked.

[–] Achyu@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Thank you.

Because the idea is, if my phone's manfacturer wanted to spy on me, they could do so regardless of what keyboard I use

I use a Chinese smartphone. And use GBoard on it.
I turn off the telemetry stuff too.

My concern was me enabling clipboard history maybe taken as consent to send it to some online server for sync/backup or later use.
Wanted to know what other people were doing about such risks.

App to overwrite clipboard

Cool. What is that?

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[–] golden_zealot@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Heliboard I believe, installed the google swiping .so, I believe you can set it to ignore saving inputs or forget them after a time. I like the customization options, I can have solarized dark everywhere including my phone.

[–] apostrofail@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

since I do copy OTP's

OTPs*

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[–] pineapple@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

At the moment I don't use any keyboard app. I haven't found any that I really like. I used to use gboard which was nice before I became privacy concious and realised gboard could be tracking every key press I make.

If I am going to use a keyboard app I wouldn't use anything unless it is FOSS software.

[–] orsetto@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Try heliboard. It's FOSS, and it's based off the keyboard in AOSP, which should basically be gboard.

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