Four- or five-row soft-keyboard
About this app
There are about thirty different languages covered, which can be enabled in the settings.
For the five-row layout, the keyboard has separate number keys, punctuation in the usual places; tab, ctrl and arrow keys.
It is based on the AOSP Gingerbread soft keyboard, so it supports multitouch for the modifier keys.
Completion dictionaries are only possible via plug-in packages, available from the website, though there is no template for building these from source. Anysoftkeyboard dictionaries don't appear to work.
The permissions requested by the application are those needed by the underlying Gingerbread keyboard.
It uses the contacts information for completion of names and email addresses, and audio recording for the voice input feature.
Licensed under Apache-2.0.
What's New in vv1.41.1
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
Version history
Dec 7, 2018 · 2.7 MB · Android API 14–26 · code 1041001
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 641ab8a614f496765bb841665aa894fdb9d1f908c22ffb01af2059c7600ed0d3
Dec 15, 2016 · 1.2 MB · Android API 8–19 · code 1039003
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 36af50bbb34a83ce2badf6d0cfd44281b3480849f09746182074f2daa8e357ad
Nov 26, 2016 · 1.2 MB · Android API 8–19 · code 1039001
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 1ee3a4c405354452af491d6c6ea3344869806953d361cd2bd0cd6e3f5fcea130
Will it run on your device?
87%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- Multiple CPU architectures are covered.
Installation Guide
Open Settings on your Android device
Go to Security → Unknown sources (or Install unknown apps)
Enable "Allow from this source" for your browser or file manager
Open the downloaded APK file from your Downloads folder
Tap "Install" and wait for installation to complete
Launch the app from your home screen
Make sure to re-enable Unknown Sources restrictions after installation for security.
How to install this safely
How to verify the file you downloaded
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What the signing certificate proves
Every Android app is signed with a private key that only its developer holds. The fingerprint on this page is a hash of the matching public certificate, and it proves continuity rather than identity: it tells you a build came from whoever signed the earlier ones. Android enforces this at install time — if a package claiming to be org.pocketworkstation.pckeyboard is signed with a different key, the system will refuse to install it over your existing copy. A fingerprint that changes between releases is worth pausing on, because a repackaged app that has been modified by someone else cannot keep the original signature.
How to roll back to an earlier version
If the current release misbehaves, v1.39.3 is the last build before it. Android will not install an older version code over a newer one, so you must uninstall Hacker's Keyboard first — which clears its local data unless you have a backup. Reinstall the older APK only if its signing fingerprint matches the build you already trust, and check the API range: an older release may target an Android version your device has moved past.
Why we list sources instead of hosting everything
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Source code
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App Information
Security Verification
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SHA-256 Hash
641ab8a614f496765bb841665aa894fdb9d1f908c22ffb01af2059c7600ed0d3
Signing certificate
ae1e4aa2afa6b1ffa03dc2a386006104da51e4b3efad376a19f1ee92f55e50bc
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