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Mobile Software Keyboards

Discussions focus on features, limitations, and compatibility of touchscreen and third-party software keyboards on iOS and Android devices, especially in web browsers and apps, with comparisons and recommendations like GBoard and SwiftKey.

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Sample Comments

chadlavi • Jul 16, 2021 • View on HN

Wish you could use an iOS device's software keyboard for this!

visarga • May 21, 2016 • View on HN

Even the Swiftkey keyboard does that.

legulere • Jul 1, 2017 • View on HN

He/she is talking about the standard iOS keyboard. Please be more civil.

Schiendelman • Oct 29, 2024 • View on HN

Apple's keyboard for the ipad does this.

the_gipsy • Jul 18, 2019 • View on HN

This could be a thing for custom keyboards.

chris_mahan • Sep 28, 2013 • View on HN

That's won't work with the touchscreen keyboard.

PhilippGille • Jul 24, 2024 • View on HN

I'm on Android and my keyboard does that too

CrimsonRain • May 3, 2023 • View on HN

yet, 20% of times, apple loads their own keyboard instead of my default GBoard :)

The-loan-wolf • Feb 23, 2023 • View on HN

Try unexpected keyboard https://www.f-droid.org/en/packages/juloo.keyboard2/

jamespo • Mar 10, 2017 • View on HN

The software keyboards are recommended for all masochists