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Is there a way to associate a particular input method with a specific app? For example, I'd like to always use the Hacker's Keyboard with the Terminal Emulator, while using SwiftKey for most other apps.

If this is a feature that requires rooting the phone and possibly installing a custom ROM, please let me know; I'm considering doing this anyway and the availability of such a feature might be my "killer app".

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Currently, there's no stable solution available, but you can try KeySwap to associate specific keyboard to an app.

As Android doesn't allow an app to change Input Method programatically, your device needs to be rooted for this to work.

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  • Looks promising, but I didn't see any news since 2011. Found something by that name on github but it's about swapping Pgp keys. Do you know if development has continued since then?
    – jon_darkstar
    May 10, 2014 at 20:57
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I do it with Tasker. Note: needs Secure Settings plugin w/ system+ enabled

Start Hacking (11) A1: Secure Settings [ Configuration:Input Method/Hacker's Keyboard Package:com.intangibleobject.securesettings.plugin Name:Secure Settings Timeout (Seconds):0 ]

Stop Hacking (12) A1: Secure Settings [ Configuration:Input Method/SwiftKey Package:com.intangibleobject.securesettings.plugin Name:Secure Settings Timeout (Seconds):0 ]

Very straightforward - 1 profile linking desired apps with the enter/exit tasks above. Over here someone generalized it to return to whatever the previous input method was: https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/tasker/gmkPIQy6l7c

But, like OP, these are the only keyboards I use so "hard coding" SwiftKey was alright with me.

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