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Show HN: A 2-row, 16-key keyboard designed for smartphones

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83 points QWERTYmini | 3 comments | 10 Dec 25 17:49 UTC | HN request time: 0.165s | source

Mobile keyboards today are almost entirely based on the 26-key, 3-row QWERTY layout. Here’s a new 2-row, 16-key alternative designed specifically for smartphones.
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yjftsjthsd-h ◴[10 Dec 25 19:09 UTC] No.46222098[source]▶
I'm not following.

* Does this still expect you to hit every key but some of them need multiple taps?

* Are they doing fancy autocorrect-like magic to decide which letter you meant, and if so why use this instead of taking it one more step and using http://minuum.com/ ?

* Or is it something else?

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1. morsch ◴[10 Dec 25 21:40 UTC] No.46224258[source]▶
I mean for one thing Minuum is dead, the play store link is 404 and the last time I tried it it didn't work perfectly with recent Android versions. Which is sad because it was great when it was still maintained.
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2. nullpilot ◴[10 Dec 25 22:15 UTC] No.46224686[source]▶
I believe Minuum is the only app I ever paid for on the Play Store, after having followed it since the Kickstarter campaign. It was the only option that made typing on a small touchscreen feel mostly frictionless for me, contrary to the varying degrees of frustration of other options. As a result, I now hardly type on my phone.
3. yjftsjthsd-h ◴[10 Dec 25 22:35 UTC] No.46224927[source]▶
That's odd, it works fine on my Android 15 phone.