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eclexictheeclecticdyslexic@mstdn.social
Jul 10, 2026, 7:18 PM
#Heliboard 4.0 just released on github; it will be on fdroid soon. 4.0 includes opt-in background data gathering!
Collecting gestures from daily use has some privacy risk; I made a video about how to leverage our privacy safeguards.
Boosts please!
PT: https://makertube.net/w/pPywMiF7kjumFfMrQKHzoU
YT: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VJLzVEhY2PY
Text (WIP): https://github.com/HeliBorg/HeliBoard/wiki/Background-Gesture-Data-Gathering
Active gathering was also changed to focus on common words. We still want active gathering data; background data is a supplement not a replacement!
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eclexictheeclecticdyslexic@mstdn.social
Jul 10, 2026, 7:30 PM
We have 757,602 gestures collected and organised from active gathering, with more yet to sort. Thank you very much everyone who has contributed thus far! We still have until November 30th, and I may extend the deadline.
I plan on an early release of the current gesture data, the library (drift-type), and its testing harness. There is a _long_ way to go yet! If you want to contribute to the development, we have a matrix room! There is no shortage of tasks!
https://matrix.to/#/#drift-type:matrix.org
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