Privacy with Google's Gboard

The only app I can’t live without. Except for gboard, all of my applications are Foss. There is no competition for gboard’s swipe typing, not to mention its many capabilities like as searching for gifs, stickers, being able to paste copied images, translating, and so on. I’d like to know how I can use gboard while maintaining my privacy. According to what I’ve heard, it sends all typing data to Google’s server. If you ask me, that’s a massive no-no. Do you have any suggestions?

Sucuk,
@Sucuk@kbin.social avatar

OpenBoard, Florisboard, AnySoftKeyboard

THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES, PEOPLE!

razieltakato,

I dropped gboard and started using FlorisBoard. It’s a lot more crude and don’t have the same features, but I’m very happy with it and will not go back.

I preffer my privacy over features, and using the software and reporting feedback helps it betting better.

We really need to ditch Google.

Tramdan,

There’s a fork of OpenBoard with swipe typing at github.com/erkserkserks/openboard

I’ve found this to be better than any of the alternatives.

samsy,

I use the same, it’s just openboard + the propetary swipe lib

pineapplelover,

If you’re on calyxos, grapheneos, or lineageos you can disable network permisions for that app. If not, use netguard as a firewall and block it.

f-droid.org/packages/eu.faircode.netguard/

avds2,

FOSS is not just about privacy! Freedom is that important reason you should care about. FlorisBoard is my suggestion for you.

genoxidedev1,
@genoxidedev1@kbin.social avatar

Used FlorisBoard for a good while, it's the perfect replacement imo. I don't remember exactly but there was a certain feature missing for me so I uninstalled it but it may have been implemented by now.

avds2,

I checked every keyboard on F-Droid, Floris is the best keyboard you can find now.

WhoRoger,
@WhoRoger@lemmy.world avatar

Well outside of F-droid (for some reason) is OpenBoard with gesture typing

avds2,

I only trust F-Droid and I don’t install any apps from outside of it!

ForeverClueless,
@ForeverClueless@kbin.social avatar

Yesterday I installed Grapheneos so I've swapped to florisboard. Not bad but it's very specific on where you swipe using gestures. I'm slowly getting used to it but gboard was a lot more forgiving.

avds2,

Why Gboard is better at gestures? That’s because it tracks you.

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