QqKeyboard

A virtual keyboard for Android with dual Latin (Q) and Cyrillic (Қ) layouts for the Karakalpak language.

Screenshots

Latin layout	Cyrillic layout	Dark theme	Themes

Features

• Dual layout — switch between Latin (QQ) and Cyrillic (ҚҚ) Karakalpak layouts with one tap
• Top row options — show numbers or extra Karakalpak letters (á, ǵ, ń…) in the first row
• Emoji picker — full emoji support with recent emoji tracking
• Themes — Light, Dark, System Auto, and a few more colorful ones
• Smart typing — auto-capitalization, double-space to period, auto-remove space before punctuation
• Adjustable feedback — configure vibration strength and key click sound independently
• Key borders — toggle key border visibility
• Keyboard height — choose between Default and Short layouts
• Requires Android 8.0 (API 26) or higher

Setup

Keyboard apps require two steps to activate after installation:

1. Enable the keyboard

Go to Settings → System → Language & input → On-screen keyboard and enable QqKeyboard.

2. Set as default

Tap the keyboard icon in the navigation bar (or go to Settings → System → Language & input → Current keyboard) and select QqKeyboard.

Build

# Debug build
./gradlew assembleDebug

# Install on connected device
./gradlew installDebug

Architecture

Built entirely with Jetpack Compose (no XML layouts). Key components:

Component	Location	Role
QqKeyboardService	keyboard/service/	InputMethodService — keyboard lifecycle
KeyboardViewModel	keyboard/viewmodel/	State management, key press logic
QqKeyboard	keyboard/compose/	Root Compose UI
KeyboardMappings	keyboard/data/	Latin and Cyrillic layout definitions
KeyboardPreferences	keyboard/preferences/	SharedPreferences wrapper

License

MIT License