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@sspanak sspanak released this 08 Jan 08:49
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v59.0
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Retro Layout, ABC Mode Improvements, and More Holiday Goodies

v59.0 introduces a new, simpler "Retro" layout that makes touchscreen typing feel even closer to classic Nokia phones. It is also a solid replacement for discontinued T9 keyboard apps such as Old Keyboard and Big Old Keyboard.

This release also adds auto-spacing and auto-capitalization to ABC mode, expands the clipboard to hold up to 20 items, improves word suggestions, and updates the Bulgarian, English, and French dictionaries. As always, it includes many bug fixes and small improvements requested by the community.

IMPORTANT: If you have downloaded an APK before 12 January 2026, please download again and reinstall. The original ones were defective and should not be used.

What's Changed

  • Languages
    • Bulgarian: added new and deleted several nonsense words
    • English: added "CRT" and "Creedence"
    • French: added new combining words with dashes like "-entendu", "-midi", etc (#971)
    • Thai: it is now possible to accept words with Space, like in other Asian languages (#916)
  • Bugs
    • fixed a rare crash when typing something, then quickly deleting it
    • fixed more issues with the on-screen keyboard height and bottom space on Android 15 and 16, especially on Samsung devices.
    • fixed occasional crashes when rotating the device while typing
    • disabled auto-capitalization in URL and email fields
    • fixed the UI not showing up when replying to or forwarding an email in the Gmail app on Android 16 (#963)
    • fixed word recomposition not working when the word is preceded by punctuation marks (e.g., French: l'album) (#969)
    • fixed selecting the 1-key character group with a touchscreen tap, not erasing the last selected character from the ungrouped list (#970)
    • prevented Undo and Redo from closing the clipboard in some apps due to an undetected connection restart
    • fixed wrong labels on 0 and 1 in decimal number fields (#975)
    • fixed selecting a special character group not erasing the previously selected ungrouped character in ABC mode
    • added an automatic compatibility mode for apps that cause typing issues, like eBay and Deezer
    • fixed the currently displayed Settings screen not being preserved when rotating the device
    • fixed a rare crash when using Voice Input
    • fixed text size miscalculations causing oversized text on the 0-key and tiny text on all other keys when rotating the device
    • unspecified numeric inputs are now considered to be of type signed decimal instead of positive integer (#975)
  • Features
    • added a new "Retro" layout (#929)
    • added Auto-Space and Auto-Capitalization options to ABC mode
    • the clipboard can now hold up to 20 items, instead of only one
    • added a "Double-Tap to Resize" setting (#942)
    • added a setting to visualize hardware key presses on the screen (#988)
    • improved the accuracy of the word pair-based suggestions
    • significantly reduced typing lag when Auto-Space and Auto-Capitalization are on, especially if there is a lot of text on the screen
    • disabled word adding when Predictive mode is disabled
  • Technical
    • optimized on-screen key rendering speed
    • reorganized Settings screens
    • code cleanup
    • improved translations
    • Readme and Manual updates
    • updated com.android.application: 8.13.1 -> 8.13.2

Full Changelog: v58.0...v59.0

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