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So, as a proud European, I enjoy my ability to speak multiple languages, and there are two thing GBoard does well:

  • Word suggestions in multiple languages - it is common for me to switch between my native language, Portuguese, and English, so when writing, GBoard fetches words to fill what I'm currently writing from both dictionaries, not just the one that is active.
  • Japanese in a QWERTY layout - when I need to write in Japanese, I can switch the language to Japanese with QWERTY, so that when I write "ka", it shows "か"

I've tried a bunch of keyboards, but they either miss one or the other feature. Do you guys know of an alternative? Thanks in advance!

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

I didn't come across good Japanese Foss keyboard. There is Mozc for android that I switch between if I want to type in Japanese and use one that has easy switching between keyboards. (Helibord and unexpected keyboard.)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Aber.. ich bin Amerikaner.. Wieso kann ich auf Deutsch schreiben, während ich kein Europäischer bin.. verdammt nochmal 🤦🏼‍♂️

All jokes aside I agree it is great being able to easily swipe to another language based keyboard. Unfortunatly I don't have a solution for you, but I will keep an eye open.

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

I know it's been a hot minute, but finally got around to test the different suggestions and ended up choosing with Heliboard, after a day of use, it works pretty well I feel.