# Abu Sayed Bangla Keyboard

> A privacy-first Bangla keyboard for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Normal typing, suggestions, and learned words stay on the device. There is no advertising, analytics SDK, or developer-operated typing server.

- Canonical product page (English): https://asifkibria.com/abusayed/
- Bangla translation of the same page: https://asifkibria.com/abusayed/bn/
- Machine-readable release status: https://asifkibria.com/abusayed/release.json
- Complete phonetic typing reference: https://asifkibria.com/abusayed/typing/
- Contact: abusayedkeyboard@asifkibria.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61592599358909
- The source repository and internal build artifacts are not public download locations.

## Platforms and release status

- iPhone and iPad: version 1.1.2 (build 6), requires iOS or iPadOS 17.0 or later. Free on the App Store at https://apps.apple.com/app/id6797520339 (App Store ID 6797520339). Not currently distributed in the European Union pending Digital Services Act trader verification.
- Mac: version 1.2.0 (build 9), requires macOS 13.0 or later. The signed and notarized installer is available now; use release.json as the source of truth for availability, URL, file size, and SHA-256 checksum.

## What the product does

- Supports Avro-compatible phonetic, Probhat, and National keyboard layouts.
- Includes more than 6.5 lakh (650,000) Bangla words and offline suggestions.
- Learns preferred words locally and lets the user inspect or erase learned data.
- Works as an iOS keyboard extension and a system-wide macOS input method.

## Privacy boundaries

- Normal keyboard typing contains no networking code and works without Full Access on iOS.
- Password, OTP, email, and other sensitive fields are excluded from learning where the platform exposes that context.
- Clipboard access occurs only when the user opens the clipboard panel; an item is saved only after explicit insertion.
- Optional voice typing belongs to the container app, not the keyboard. When on-device recognition is unavailable, Apple may process the audio; Abu Sayed operates no speech server.
- Local typing statistics are aggregate on-device counters, not a chronological keystroke log.

## Name and dedication

The product is named in memory of Shaheed Abu Sayed and is dedicated to those who sacrificed for a more equitable Bangladesh during the 2024 Quota Reform Movement. It is not a reference to the Language Movement martyrs of 21 February.