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yjftsjthsd-h • yesterday at 4:48 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

I'm confused. Why is the keyboard tied to a special app, and not just... A keyboard? Android supports hardware keyboards.


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z1xus • yesterday at 4:58 PM

because it's a 12 key pad, sorta like what you'd see on older phones with t9 layout. it would've been much easier if it was a blackberry-style qwerty keyboard. and the "d-pad" at the top has to move talkback's cursor