When it splits
Flikzi splits when the screen is at least 600 density-independent pixels wide. In practice that means:
- the inner screen of a book-style foldable, such as a Galaxy Z Fold, Pixel Fold or vivo X Fold,
- Android tablets,
- phones held in landscape.
In settings you can choose Auto (split on wide screens), Always or Off.
How the split layout works
- Two halves near the edges. Each half sits about one and a quarter keys in from the edge of the screen, where your thumbs reach while you hold the device.
- The middle keys on both sides. g and n sit in the middle column of the honeycomb, so they appear on both halves. Reach for whichever is closer.
- A number pad in the gap. Digits, a decimal point and the four arithmetic signs fill the space between the halves, laid out in the same honeycomb.
- No wasted screen. On a wide screen the keyboard takes at most a third of the screen’s height, and it never switches to a full-screen text box in landscape.
Every gesture works the same on both halves: flick up for capitals, hold and slide for symbols, and slide or hold either space key to delete. All the gestures.
Tested on a foldable
Flikzi is being tested on a book-style vivo foldable with a 2200 × 2480 inner screen, alongside regular phones, both folded and unfolded.
Why a split keyboard helps on a foldable
An unfolded foldable is too wide to type on with thumbs using a full-width keyboard: the middle keys are out of reach. Splitting the keys into two halves brings every key within reach of one thumb or the other, and the gap in the middle is the natural place for the number pad you’d otherwise switch layers to reach.