The keyboard is integral to how you use a smartphone, so when it’s not good, you notice it. Over the past few months, I’ve really been noticing just how much better the keyboard experience on Google Pixel is compared to everywhere else, and it’s a little crazy that no one else seems to measure up.
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Google’s proprietary keyboard comes default on many devices, and for most of us, it generally stays active. One odd behavior of the keyboard that often confuses users is how the number pad is triggered. It’s easy to activate it and lose the symbols page you really want. This guide will go over how you can switch to and from the Gboard number pad with ease if you find yourself stuck.
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Android 14 QPR3 introduces a system-level “Keyboard vibration” on/off toggle that replaces the equivalent Gboard setting that lets you control keypress strength.
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After adding the “Scan Text” OCR tool, Gboard’s latest feature is a “Quality Bug Report” shortcut that opens Google’s standard tool for submitting issues and feedback on Android.
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Some Google Pixel owners are having issues with Gboard either being a tiny window or the proper size but with a very small font.
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Gboard for Android is beginning to roll out a rather nifty “Scan Text” optical character recognition (OCR) tool.
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Besides Recorder Summarize and Magic Compose in Google Messages, Gboard Smart Reply is the other feature that Gemini Nano powers on the Pixel 8 Pro. After initially just supporting WhatsApp, Google has quietly added support for two more apps.
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Instead of having to manually initiate voice typing every time, Gboard is working on a more “seamless” option on Android.
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Gboard is following “Write in text fields” and the new physical keyboard UI with an Assistant voice typing toolbar for the Pixel Tablet.
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After rolling out the new stylus handwriting capabilities last month, Gboard now offers a physical keyboard toolbar on Android tablets. It provides a much better experience for those that use a Bluetooth (or USB) keyboard as Google continues to optimize apps for large-screen devices.
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Swiping left on Gboard’s backspace key lets you quickly delete entire words/phrases, while Google will show what you just removed in the suggestions strip for quick restore. To take things a step further, there is a relatively quick way to access a dedicated “undo” key in Gboard for Android.
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The Gboard stylus handwriting support that we first enabled in August is now rolling out on Android tablets that offer the input.
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Gboard is picking up better support for the Spanish language in new updates.
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Given the tall aspect ratios of today’s phones, Gboard in landscape orientation often takes up most of the display (and leaves only a few lines of text visible), but Google now has a floating alternative.
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Google is adding a new built-in tool to Gboard for Android that lets you “Scan Text” using optical character recognition (OCR).
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One of the many new software features Google has delivered on its Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro is the ability for voice typing in Gboard to recognize multiple languages, being able to switch between them on the fly. “Soon,” multilingual voice typing will also arrive on the Google Pixel 7 series, too.
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Google is now letting you easily set your own default skin tone and gender for supported emoji in Gboard on Android.
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A weird bug on Wear OS 4 for Samsung’s latest Galaxy Watch models is causing Google’s keyboard, Gboard, to disappear when it’s needed.
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After introducing “Resize” in recent weeks as a more visual way to customize appearance, Gboard has removed the old “Keyboard height” setting.
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Google Assistant is debuting a handful of new features on the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro, including letting you speak in a more natural manner and article summarization.
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As we detailed last month, Gboard is working on a number of big features, with the AI-powered Proofread already appearing for some. We now have a look at Gboard’s Assistant voice typing toolbar.
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Google’s Gboard is a great keyboard option for Android, and there are a lot of new features based on generative AI in the pipeline. As of today, Gboard is starting to roll out a “Proofread” option for beta users.
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The latest Gboard 13.3 beta reveals many upcoming features, but in the short-term it appears to be responsible for the old Google Voice Typing experience reappearing on Android 14.
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Recent updates to Gboard have focused on tablet and foldables optimizations, while everyone benefited from the toolbar redesign. Gboard 13.3 reveals work on new features like a stylus handwriting mode, compact voice typing UI, and generative AI stickers. This version is still in beta and none of the functionality we spotted is yet live.
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