AnKeyboard - Smart Multilingual Keyboard

AnKeyboard is a modern, minimalist smart keyboard for Android with intelligent word learning, real-time translation, multi-language support, and Material Design 3 aesthetics.

🌟 Key Features

Core Keyboard Features

• Smart Learning: Learns from your typing habits and predicts words
• Autocorrect: Intelligent auto-correction with visual suggestions
• Emoji Picker: Complete emoji collection with quick access (50+ emojis)
• Text Editing: Full editing toolbar with cut, copy, paste, select all
• Gesture Typing:
  • Swipe left: Delete word
  • Swipe right: Add space
  • Swipe down: Hide keyboard
  • Swipe up: Show emoji picker

Translation Features

• Google Translate Integration: Real-time text translation using MyMemory API
• 7 Languages Supported:
  • Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia)
  • English
  • Spanish (Español)
  • French (Français)
  • German (Deutsch)
  • Chinese (中文)
  • Japanese (日本語)

UI/UX Features

• Modern Design: Material Design 3 with clean, minimalist interface
• Dark Mode: Full dark theme support with auto-detection
• Responsive Layout: Optimized for all screen sizes
• Smooth Animations: Polish and feedback with Material transitions

Personalization

• Multi-Language UI: Select your preferred interface language
• Theme Selection: Light, Dark, or Auto (system) theme
• Sound & Vibration: Toggle keyboard feedback options
• Advanced Settings: Customize learning and autocorrect behavior

📲 Installation & Setup

Prerequisites

• Android 5.0 (API 21) or higher
• 50MB free storage space

Installation Steps

1. Download & Install

   • Download the APK or clone the repository
   • Install the app on your Android device

2. Enable Keyboard

   • Open Settings → Language & input → Virtual Keyboard
   • Search for "AnKeyboard"
   • Toggle the enable switch

3. Set as Default

   • Open AnKeyboard app
   • Click "Select AnKeyboard" button
   • Choose AnKeyboard from the keyboard picker

4. Configure Settings

   • Long-press any text field and select "AnKeyboard"
   • Or open the AnKeyboard app and adjust settings in "Settings" tab

🔧 Configuration

Language Settings

Open the AnKeyboard app and navigate to Settings to:

• Change UI language (7 languages supported)
• Select keyboard language
• Enable/disable translation feature
• Choose translation target language

Theme Preferences

• Light Mode: Clean white interface (default)
• Dark Mode: Dark background with light text
• Auto Mode: Follows system settings

Keyboard Behavior

• Enable/disable sound feedback
• Enable/disable vibration feedback
• Control word learning (Learning)
• Control autocorrect suggestions
• Adjust translation behavior

🎯 Advanced Features

Word Learning System

• Learns from every word you type
• Maintains frequency counts for smarter predictions
• Shows top suggestions in real-time
• Auto-suggests based on typing patterns

Translation

• Powered by MyMemory Translate API (free, no API key needed)
• Translates as you type (when enabled)
• Supports all UI languages for translation
• Asynchronous translation to avoid latency

Gesture Recognition

• Left Swipe: Delete entire word (50 characters max)
• Right Swipe: Add space character
• Down Swipe: Hide keyboard
• Up Swipe: Show emoji picker

📱 Screenshots & Usage

Main Activity

• Setup buttons for easy first-time configuration
• Test input field to try keyboard features
• Language selector (4-language quick toggle)
• Theme toggle (Light/Dark/Auto)
• Translation settings panel

Keyboard View

• Clean and minimal key layout
• Real-time word suggestions
• Candidate bar with autocorrect suggestions
• Full QWERTY layout support

🔐 Privacy & Security

• No Cloud Sync: All data stored locally
• No Collection: User typing is never sent to servers
• Translation Only: Only text sent for translation (when enabled)
• Open Source: LGPL-3.0 licensed code
• No Tracking: No analytics or tracking code

🛠️ Development

Technologies Used

• Android SDK 34
• Jetpack (AppCompat, Preferences, ConstraintLayout)
• Material Design 3
• OkHttp 4 for networking
• Retrofit 2 for API calls
• Gson for JSON parsing

Project Structure

AnKeyboard/
├── app/
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── main/
│   │   │   ├── java/com/ankeyboard/app/
│   │   │   │   ├── MainActivity.java (Setup & Settings)
│   │   │   │   ├── AnKeyboardService.java (Core Keyboard)
│   │   │   │   ├── SettingsActivity.java (Advanced Settings)
│   │   │   │   ├── LanguageManager.java (Language & Theme)
│   │   │   │   ├── TranslateManager.java (Translation API)
│   │   │   │   └── LearningDictionary.java (Word Learning)
│   │   │   ├── res/
│   │   │   │   ├── layout/ (UI Layouts)
│   │   │   │   ├── drawable/ (Icons & Shapes)
│   │   │   │   ├── values/ (Strings, Colors, Arrays)
│   │   │   │   ├── values-xx/ (Multilingual strings)
│   │   │   │   └── xml/ (Keyboard layouts & preferences)
│   │   │   └── AndroidManifest.xml
│   │   └── build.gradle
│   └── settings.gradle
├── build.gradle
└── README.md

Building from Source

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/AnerysRynz/AnKeyboard.git
cd AnKeyboard

# Build the project
gradle build

# Install on device
gradle installDebug

🐛 Troubleshooting

Keyboard doesn't appear

• Ensure keyboard is enabled in Settings → Language & input → Virtual Keyboard
• Check "Enable AnKeyboard" toggle is ON
• Restart the device

Translation not working

• Enable translation in AnKeyboard settings
• Check internet connection
• Ensure target language is selected
• MyMemory API should be accessible from your region

Words not learning

• Enable "Learning" in advanced settings
• Type longer words (minimum 2 characters)
• Words are saved automatically

App crashes

• Clear app cache: Settings → Apps → AnKeyboard → Storage → Clear Cache
• Update to latest version
• File an issue on GitHub with crash logs

📊 API Reference

TranslateManager

// Translate text to target language
String translated = TranslateManager.translate(text, "es");

LanguageManager

// Get/Set language preferences
LanguageManager manager = new LanguageManager(context);
manager.setUILanguage("id");
manager.setTranslateLanguage("en");
manager.setTheme("dark");

LearningDictionary

// Learn new word
LearningDictionary brain = new LearningDictionary(context);
brain.learnWord("keyboard");

// Get predictions
List<String> suggestions = brain.getPredictions("key");

📝 License

AnKeyboard is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 (LGPL-3.0).

Copyright (C) 2026 AnerysRynz

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit changes (git commit -m 'Add AmazingFeature')
4. Push to branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

📞 Support

For issues, feature requests, or questions:

• Open an issue on GitHub
• Check existing issues for solutions
• For security issues, please email directly

🎉 Changelog

Version 1.0 (Initial Release)

• Modern Material Design 3 UI
• Smart word learning system
• Google Translate integration
• Multi-language support (7 languages)
• Dark mode with auto-detection
• Full text editing features
• Emoji picker with 50+ emojis
• Gesture typing support
• Comprehensive settings panel
• LGPL-3.0 license

🚀 Roadmap

• Cloud sync for learned words
• More emoji categories
• Custom dictionary support
• Gesture customization
• Keyboard themes
• Haptic feedback improvements
• Voice input integration
• Swipe keyboard layout option

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Made with ❤️ by AnerysRynz

GitHub | Issues

Contributing

Contributions are very welcome! Please create an issue or pull request.

Developer

• AnerysRynz - Main Developer

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