Android has a "Ctrl+Z" feature, the keyboards just dont support it

Hacker's Keyboard (the first one), Florisboard Beta, FUTO Keyboard and more have a button to reverse and repeat the actions.

This can reverse stuff like deleting a text and more.

This feature exists, but just isnt used!

Supported Keyboards

  • Hacker's Keyboard
  • Thumbkey
  • FUTO Keyboard
  • Florisboard (beta)
  • Heliboard (modern Fork of OpenBoard)
  • Unexpected Keyboard
  • AnySoft Keyboard
NeatNit , (edited )

A thing I did with Key Mapper from F-Droid lets me undo by pressing Volume Down + Volume Up, and Redo by pressing Volume Up + Volume Down (the order matters). If anyone's interested I can share how to set it up.

Note that it'd work better and more seamlessly if you use Shizuku, but I don't so there's some caveats. I'll happily go into more detail if anyone wants, just ask.

kamenlady ,
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The development stopped for KeyMapper, sadly

NeatNit ,

Still works.

Development stopped on Hacker's Keyboard in 2018(?) and people keep using it.

kamenlady ,
@kamenlady@lemmy.world avatar

I installed it and will try it out. Android 15 Beta made it slightly difficult to give some permissions. I'll have to figure it out first.

I have Shikuzu installed, curious to see how it enhances it. I only found a few apps that use Shikuzu, most of them also from Shikuzu's developer.

MotoAsh , (edited )

Hacker's Keyboard can. Because it's just a condensed full keyboard, ctrl, alt, arrow keys, function keys, and most of the rest included.

clb92 ,

I rarely use that keyboard, but once in a while you just need to type something in a terminal or a remote desktop or something, and it really comes in handy then.

NeatNit , (edited )

Take a look at Unexpected Keyboard too, it's great and actively developed. F-Droid / GitHub / Play Store

DAMunzy ,

Cool one, but I use swipe to type. Gboard is my main driver

NeatNit ,

Me too, but Unexpected Keyboard is useful for niche situations that crop up.

gedaliyah , (edited )
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Heliboard has the option to add swipe, and FUTO has it built in.

meekah ,
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Heliboard supports swiping, but only once you separately download some library from google. I figured its better than using gboard exclusively though

boredsquirrel OP ,

Same

boredsquirrel OP ,

Yes, I formerly used that. But as it is unusable, I left it out

elbarto777 ,

Such an unhelpful comment.

boredsquirrel OP ,

Wow. Dude.

Wow.

Now look at the post and see that I literally added that keyboard, plus any random keyboard people mentioned in comments.

elbarto777 , (edited )

I was referring to the "so unusable" part. But ok.

What makes it unusable?

boredsquirrel OP ,

Its keys are too small and not configurable, basically that.

elbarto777 ,

Got it. Thanks.

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