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Re:Graphene OS: a security-enhanced Android build by BLKNSLVR on Friday July 25, 2025 @03:13AM (#44680484)
The article mentions the lack of a swipe keyboard, which is an issue for me.

There is an option though: Heliboard with a custom swipe configuration applied (which is apparently sourced from Google, I'm not sure how "grey" that is).

It definitely works as a swipe keyboard, but it's just not as good as GBoard. I will persist, however. I hope that it's learning at least...

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Re:Graphene OS: a security-enhanced Android build by pdesi on Friday July 25, 2025 @03:42AM (#44680646)
Check out FUTO keyboard (it's only ok). Or install GBoard, download the language of interest, and then disable network access to it
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Re:Graphene OS: a security-enhanced Android build by JayWS on Friday July 25, 2025 @11:01AM (#44683940)
I'm using Ginger, which works well. Once I used it once, it downloaded the dictionaries, and I could revoke network access.
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