Sinhalata Keyboard is an app by Susantha Soysa in the Tools category, listed since at least November 2020. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 5 permissions, 3 of them sensitive: read phone status and identity, read shared storage and modify shared storage.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
This is a keyboard that support typing in Sinhalese in English. You must have Unicode support to type in Sinhala. I haven't tested the App in all the devices available in the market. So this may not work in your device. Just download and try it. It's free. If doesn't work in your device please be kind enough to email me rather than adding 1 star rating. Please note, I made this app for my use and you may find it's not up to your needs.
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Features
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Has 3 main interfaces
-- 1st interface ( the default) - has most of the letters and symbols you often use.
Top row has 3 symbols. There are 2 ways to select from these 3 symbol keys
1. Tap once to get the first symbol.
2. Long press to bring up a popup and tap on the required symbol.
3. Swipe left to get to get the first symbol, swipe up to get the middle symbol and swipe right to get the 3rd symbol.
A long press on letters would give you the opposite case letter. Long press on "a" would give you "A" while a long press on "A" would give you "a". The long press time is indicated by a short vibration. Also swiping up on a letter key would give the opposite case.
A long press on "." ( dot ) would bring up the often used domain extensions.
A long press on a key with orange coloured super scripted symbol would give you the orange coloured symbol. But the key with symbol "12$" would bring up the computer keyboard like keypad.
Pressing spacebar would submit the typed word. Long swipe right would submit the first word in the suggestions list (that's with the > ).
Left and right arrow keys are to navigate between letters you just typed.
-- 2nd Interface Symbols Keypad
Tap on "12$" key or swipe on the screen from left to right or right to left to get to this interface. I always had problems typing telephone numbers using one hand as the numbers are far apart in most of the keyboards.
-- 3rd Interface Computer Keyboard
This interface is very useful with passwords specially if you are using complex passwords. Long press "12$" key to bring up this keypad. I couldn't find one keyboard which I could easily switch between compact keypad and computer like keypad.
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When auto save Words enabled (default setting), any new words you enter will be automatically added to the dictionary. When disabled, you will have to tap on the yellow composed text.
When you are in the default interface you can long press "12$" key to bring up the computer key interface.
To change the interface you can use "12$"/ "ABC" button or swipe right.
The letter formation is based on the Sinhalata (http://www.sinhalata.com) software.
Changing to Sinhalata Keyboard
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This is a newer version of the keyboard to support new devices.
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DISCLAIMER: TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LOCAL LAW, THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. THE AUTHOR SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY LOCAL LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL AUTHOR OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFIT, LOST DATA, OR MALFUNCTION OF DEVICE), ARISING OUT OF THE USE, INABILITY TO USE, OR THE RESULTS OF USE OF THE SOFTWARE, WHETHER BASED IN WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
COPYRIGHT: This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties. Unauthorized distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law. However you are free to reproduce a similar program and use it's concept without authors consent.
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
Certificate issued to “Susantha Soysa”The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
Store checks and file details
Developer signature verifiedJun 22, 2022
Signed byCN=Susantha Soysa, OU=Software Development, L=Melbourne, ST=Victoria, C=AU
Uploaded by “appupdater”Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (5)
Sinhalata Keyboard requests 5 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.
Google Play install referrercom.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
Required hardware & features
Basic touch inputandroid.hardware.faketouch
Sinhalata Keyboard APK: questions and answers
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.
Is the Sinhalata Keyboard APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is d5d722eee3515c35f06dd9b1d157e60c.