This popped up today on my phone when casually tapped on a text field. As a long ass time MessagEase user this makes me sad. Even though it has its issues, it’s also been pretty much unbeatable when you need to type text on Android without looking using only one thumb. Looks like MessagEase Pro subscription fee is 1,09€/month. Not that much but no thanks. Enshittification spreads. As a FLOSS enthusiast I’ve always dreaded this sort of thing when using “free” proprietary products.
Anyhow, do I have to go back to Gboard or are there any free/oss alternatives around to replace MessagEase with?
Actually I just found out about thumb-key that seems to fit the bill perfectly. In theory at least.
So it’s the same thing but with a different layout? Can you set it up to use the same layout? I’m already very deeply used to it.
It has the MessagEase layout supported as well.
i somehownever learned about these keyboards, and losing what speed i did have to relearn is kind of a pain.
BUT I AM TRYING
Give it time. You get used to it. Eventually, you will probably type more accurately than you did before. A qwerty or any full keyboard like that does not belong on a small screen. :-)