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The Android keyboard warning, explained honestly
Android shows the same warning for every keyboard that is not built into the phone. Here is what is true behind it.
What the warning says
When you switch on a new keyboard, Android says it may be able to collect all the text you type, including personal data like passwords and card numbers. It then asks if you want to use it. You see this for Breezily, for SwiftKey, for Grammarly and for any other keyboard you add.
The warning is accurate about what is possible. A keyboard sits between your fingers and every app, so a badly made or dishonest one could do a lot. That is why it is worth knowing what a keyboard actually does before you tap OK.
What Breezily reads
Three things, each for a reason. The text in the field you are typing in, so it can suggest words and use your draft when you ask for a reply. What you copy, so you can copy a message in a chat and get a reply to it. Android lets the keyboard you are using read the clipboard without a prompt, so there is no paste setting to change. And anything you share to Breezily from the share menu, such as up to four screenshots of a chat.
It cannot read the conversation above the field or anything in another app.
What it sends and when
Your ordinary typing is not sent anywhere. Words leave the phone only when a reply is written: the message you copied or shared, your goal or context if you added one and any draft in the field. It goes to our server to write the read and the replies and is not stored by default.
In password, email and web address fields the keyboard turns off its suggestions. Nothing you type there is sent.
How to switch back or remove it
Tap the keyboard button at the bottom of the screen to switch to another keyboard at any time. To turn Breezily off, go to Settings, System, Languages and input, On-screen keyboard and switch it off. Uninstalling the app removes it completely.
The Android keyboard is coming soon. Get notified for Android and we will tell you when it is ready.
Questions
Does the warning mean Breezily collects my passwords?
No. Android shows that warning for every keyboard you add. Breezily sends nothing you type unless you ask for a reply. It also turns suggestions off in password fields.
Why does the Android keyboard not ask about paste like iPhone does?
Android lets the keyboard you are using read the clipboard directly. Copying a message is all it takes.
Can I see what the keyboard learned about me?
Yes. The way it adapts to how you write lives in the app settings, where you can change it, forget the examples it kept or reset it.
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Get this in your keyboard
Breezily reads the message, tells you what is going on and gives you replies to pick from. In Chrome today. Keyboards for iPhone and Android on the way.