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Hello, could someone recommended a keyboard for android that is a bit smart in predictive typing? I used to like swiftkeybefore it was bought by microsoft. Not that swiftkey itself was much better but I was not so privy conscious at that time.

I recall swiftkey would require access to your texts and emails to train itself to your predictions.

Is there some similar foss keyboard where all the data then remains local?

I know swiftkey has an incognito mode, but then it stops learning from your typing.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You don't need root for it, it's in the app info page

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I don't see the same thing on android 12.? Only restrict background data.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Same on android 13. There's not even a "Mobile data & Wi-Fi" category, just "Mobile data."

You could use an app like NetGuard to block internet access, but I've not found that to be a very practical solution, especially for VPN users.

Edit: Looks like it's a Samsung thing.

I really wish I didn't have a Samsung. What a horrible way to treat consumers, removing a basic function of the OS.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm on 13 and I have it. Your ROM probably disables it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

What can be done about that, besides rooting my phone?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Not there on 14 with pixel, but it shows only 1mb used with is likely even I search for gifs

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It may depends on your rom/os brand. On my device (oxygen os 13.x), I can restrict access somewhere deep into mobile network settings (the translation may not be good as I have it in French) :

Settings > mobile network > data consumption > network access.

And here I see all apps. I can restrict mobile network, WiFi or both.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm on Android 13 and I have it. Your ROM probably has it disabled.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Seems like it's not available in Samsung's OneUI.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Samsung doesn't want you blocking their ~~spyware~~ pointless apps.