Coming from Gboard, HeliBoard + Futo voice input is a pretty great. Outside of lacking emoji search and having an always visible voice key, it checks nearly all the boxes. However, it doesn't check them all. Is there any reason why I would use this combo over Gboard with network connectivity disabled?

[–] SniffDoctor@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago

That's what I'm wondering too... Gboard with no network permission seems pretty ideal.

[–] beyond@linkage.ds8.zone 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

If you want software that gives you the four freedoms (to use, share, modify, and share modified copies) then blocking network access is orthogonal to that.

The free software movement is often misunderstood as being about privacy or internet access but it's really about control over your computing, being able to make your computer do what you want, and sharing your improvements with the community.

Although, the FUTO app itself is already proprietary and the Heliboard uses a proprietary blob for swipe typing.