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Does anyone know of a FOSS version of this (android keyboard with hexagonal keys?) (mashable.com)
submitted 5 months ago by hedge@beehaw.org to c/opensource@lemmy.ml
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Contacted typewise, asked if I could purchase apk from them (the pro version or whatever) since I don't use GPlay store and they said no.

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[-] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 15 points 5 months ago

Unless there is an open source app, the next stop will be the piracy sub. It may be able to work if you obtain an apk and patch it to think it's paid. While there, it would also be worth defusing data mining components.

[-] sag@lemm.ee 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Took me 10 second to find LOL. And it's a offline version so It will not connect to android.

[-] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 4 points 5 months ago

And it's a offline version so It will not connect to android.

Not sure I follow, but are you sure about that? However, some things to check for:

  • does it have the network permission?
    AndroidManifest.xml inside it contains if it does, but also app manager or plenty other apps can tell if so because it's relatively straightforward to tell
  • does it to interprocess communication with other apps? through Intents or some more convoluted way, there's plenty. That's hard to tell.
[-] sag@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

Most modder nowdays not just provide paid version of app but also cut down most of telementry and tracking stuff. Also I check AndroidManifest it doesn't have any unnecessary permission but still I am not gonna use a close sourced keyboard.

[-] hedge@beehaw.org 1 points 3 months ago

Revisiting this, may I ask where you got the Typewise Pro apk, and also is it safe?

[-] sag@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

Straight from Popular Modded Apps Forum: Mobilism

[-] hedge@beehaw.org 1 points 3 months ago

Thanks! And, uh, you're confident that this is safe? Sorry to ask again, just need reassurance I guess.

[-] sag@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

It's a offline version.

[-] lemann@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 months ago

Fully agree, patching it is pretty much the only next option available unless OP is fine going back to a regular keyboard

I never even knew you could get a keyboard with this kind of layout ๐Ÿ˜…

[-] neshura@bookwormstory.social 6 points 5 months ago

I'm trying it out and it feels oddly comfortable. Obviously muscle memory from the regular layout is getting in the way but I can feel that the devs are onto something.

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