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Stroke Input Method (筆畫輸入法)

A minimalist Chinese keyboard.
New in version 1.4.0
* Upgraded target API Level to 35 (Android 15)
* Implemented keyboard edge-to-edge padding (bottom spacer)
* Opted out of Main Activity edge-to-edge (screw you Google)
* Fixed buggy key preview initialisation in landscape mode
* Changed Help/About link colour to blue
This keyboard app lets you input Chinese characters by typing stroke sequences (e.g. 天 is ㇐㇐㇒㇔).

It is a minimalist implementation with the following features:

* Good character support (over 28k characters) including vernacular Cantonese
* User preference for traditional or simplified characters
* No ads
* No permissions
* No tracking or telemetry
* Deterministic candidate generation which doesn't learn user input

After installing the app, launch and follow the prompts to enable Stroke Input Method in your system settings. There will be a default warning shown — this is normal.

This app is free and open-source software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0-only).

You are welcome and encouraged to inspect the source code: https://github.com/stroke-input/stroke-input-android
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