Google pounced at the chance to get itself into the third-party keyboard business on iOS with Gboard. Some observers found its features wanting on the Android side with Google Keyboard.
Well, six months later and we finally see an update to Google Keyboard slowly rolling out, transforming the app’s name into “Gboard.”
Courtesy of Android Police and its APKMirror project, we’ve got the changelog:
- G button (enabled in settings) offers quick access to search from the keyboard
- Pop-out toolbar (when G button not enabled) provides access to themes, settings, one-handed mode, and search
- Optional dedicated number row
- Up to three active languages with preference for one (previously had to switch)
- Gesture typing is now called Glide typing.
- Search for emoji
- Rearranged emoji panel with group selection at bottom
- Emoji have bright halo effect around them GIF button is always shown, but disabled in apps without support.
Instant search and image search will be appreciated for those on Android 7.1.1 which finally provides native app support bridges for image keyboards — perhaps part of why Google kept us waiting.
You can click through our Via link to get the .APK or wait for the update to push through.
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