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Pat Rubis · 2023-10-16T06:13:56.988Z

This article builds on the excellent overview from Gil Portnoy over on Medium about what needs to be done to the Keymonk Android app to get it working on Android 13. There's a minor but annoying bug where text predictions won't show on your screen. ...

Anyone else having an issue with the dictionary part of the keyboard showing up on the bottom of the screen at times even when the keyboard isn't in use? I am on an up-to-date OnePlus Open.

I have kept checking for years to see whether one day this amazing app was somehow restored. I checked again a few days ago and found Gil's post. I really appreciate you, not only making this more thorough guide, but also posting the comment on Gil's post. It would have taken me significantly more hours to understand what Gil did, thank you!

I started two-thumb typing once I got it installed and it's amazing how intuitive it instantly felt. Can't believe other apps haven't matched it yet.

Oh, that's probably why others haven't: Patent#: US8713464B2

Ojay S Looks like Keymonk came out a year or two before the patent was filed. I'd hope it would have been considered prior art and invalidated the patent but, unfortunately, that is easier said than done.

Brian Snipes So for some reason I might have made the leap in judgement that the patent was filed by the Keymonk creator (I assume that's how I found the patent in the first place). However, when trying to retrace my steps I guess I might have made a poor assumption.

However, the better news is that the patent is expired as of this year.

Awesome! I've been looking for a working version of keymonk keyboard every year. Could you share the APK?

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