How to Add Emoji Dictionary to HeliBoard

Apps & Core Settings
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I am assuming that Heliboard is installed as standard as all my keyboards on Fossify, Brave browser, etc., look the same. I want to add a dictionary primarily to Fossify Messages so that I can use the Heliboard emojis dictionary. These are the instructions that I see:

To add a dictionary file for emojis to HeliBoard, follow these steps:

  1. Download the emoji dictionary file (e.g., emoji_en.dict ) from the official repository, such as the aosp-dictionaries repository on Codeberg.
  2. Open HeliBoard and navigate to the Languages & Layouts settings.
  3. Select the language for which you want to add the emoji dictionary.
  4. Tap the + button next to the “Dictionary” section.
  5. Choose “Add dictionary from file” and browse to select the downloaded .dict file (e.g., emoji_en.dict ).
  6. The dictionary will be added, and you should now receive emoji suggestions as you type, providing a functionality similar to “emoji search”.

Question: where is the Heliboard app stored or how do I access it?

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Open Heliboard, in the german version long press the comma button, (right to the ?123 button bottom left) a popup appears, select the gear symbol and that you are in the settings

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Thank you. That helped me execute the instructions but I’m not seeing emojis. I will investigate and maybe open another topic.

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On the english keyboard, in addition to the , to the left of the space and to the right of the ?123 buttons, you can long-press the “orange return key” on the keyboard, then 2 more orange keys appear, the first one being a “smiley face” which will open the emoji selector screen.

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