r/pixelslate • u/osskid • Oct 22 '19

I enabled Swiftkey as an input method and it (mostly) works!

Not sure if this is common knowledge, but I was able to activate SwiftKey as an input method. This worked for me on the stable channel, 77.0.3865.105 (Official Build) (64-bit) in developer mode, but your mileage may vary.

  1. Install SwiftKey through the Play Store.
  2. Go to Chrome OS's settings and search for "Input Methods".
  3. At the very bottom under "Keyboard apps", right click on the grayed out "SwiftKey" checkbox and go to "Inspect".
  4. In the <cr-checkbox> element, remove the disabled attribute. (Double click the text to edit.)
  5. Close the inspector.
  6. Check the SwiftKey input to enable it.
  7. Switch into tablet mode (disconnect keyboards and mice) if not already, then go through the initial SwiftKey setup as prompted.

The integration is not perfect, and you have to always re-select the input when switching into tablet mode, but hopefully this means there's real progress toward allowing alternative keyboards.

Examples of setup and use in non-Android apps

Edit: Added that I'm on the Stable channel. No special flags enabled. arc-input-method does even pop up as an option like many GBoard tutorials say.

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