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Gboard on Pixel now lets you ‘Browse’ Emoji Kitchen
After testing, Gboard is now widely rolling out an Emoji Kitchen redesign and Browse feature for Pixel devices.
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Your Android phone has a new way to type with your voice – here’s how to use it
In an update to Pixel devices and even some other phones like Samsung Galaxy devices, Gboard in Android now offers a unique approach to Voice Typing. It now goes beyond hitting the voice button and becomes an entirely separate feature; here’s how to use it.
Expand Expanding CloseGboard Emoji Kitchen ‘Browse’ redesign more widely rolling out to Pixel
With the December 2024 Pixel Feature Drop, Google announced “updated navigation” for Emoji Kitchen, and this new Gboard Browse UI is more widely rolling out.
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Gboard’s Assistant voice typing on Pixel becomes ‘Advanced features’
The Google Assistant wind down on mobile continues with Gboard rebranding “Assistant voice typing” on the Pixel to just “Advanced features.”
Expand Expanding CloseGboard for Android rolls out Undo and Redo shortcuts
After testing got underway in January, Gboard is now widely rolling out Undo and Redo buttons/shortcuts on Android.
Expand Expanding CloseGboard testing circle and pill-shaped keys on Android
The aesthetic changes to Gboard for Android continue with Google introducing circle or pill-shaped keys for some beta testers today.
Expand Expanding CloseGboard changes the shortcuts button, breaks symmetry
Following Gboard hitting 10 billion Play Store downloads yesterday, the Android keyboard has made a small change to the shortcuts button that lets you access various tools.
Expand Expanding CloseGboard for Android hits 10 billion downloads on Play Store
Gboard for Android is the latest Google app to hit 10 billion downloads on the Play Store. The listing says the app was released on June 5, 2013.
Expand Expanding CloseGboard’s Assistant voice typing toolbar is coming to Pixel phones
After introducing on the Pixel Tablet last year, Gboard’s Assistant voice typing toolbar is now available on Google phones.
Expand Expanding CloseGboard for Android rolls out tweaked Dynamic Color theme
After testing last year, Gboard has widely rolled out tweaks to the Dynamic Color theme via a server-side update.
Expand Expanding CloseGboard now rolling out redesigned hand emoji
As the go-to digital keyboard for Android, Gboard often sees a big change. The latest such update is more expressive hand gesture emoji on Gboard.
Expand Expanding CloseGboard starts rolling out ‘Undo’ button on Android
After first being spotted in development in July of 2023, the Gboard for Android beta is beginning to roll out an “Undo” button.
Expand Expanding CloseHere’s the full list of every emoji that works in Gboard’s Emoji Kitchen
Earlier this year Google added a neat and fun addition to Gboard in its Emoji Kitchen. The feature lets Android users create wacky combinations of different emoji directly on their keyboard, before sending those creations in their favorite apps. Here’s the full list of what’s supported in the Emoji Kitchen, as well as how you can use it on Android, answers about how it works on iOS, and the latest updates to the feature.
Expand Expanding CloseGboard Emoji Kitchen redesign lets you ‘Browse’ combos, rolling out
As announced last week with the Pixel (and Android) Feature Drop, Google is rolling out a redesign of Gboard’s Emoji Kitchen UI on Android.
Expand Expanding ClosePixel Screenshots getting a smart Gboard integration, auto-filters, and more
As part of the December 2024 (Feature) Drop, Pixel Screenshots is getting a big upgrade that adds major integrations with other Google apps, including Gboard and Circle to Search.
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When Google launched the Pixel 9, one of the AI features that caused some concern and copyright problems was Pixel Studio. Since then, it has been tamed, but Pixel Studio needs a new home inside Gboard.
Expand Expanding CloseGboard is testing new Dynamic Color themes [Gallery]
The themes in Gboard for Android haven’t changed in quite a bit — save for a splash, but Google is now testing a redesign of the existing Dynamic Color light and dark themes.
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A small tweak to Gboard for Android adds a font switcher for some degree of customization.
Expand Expanding CloseGboard for Android gets a redesigned emoji & GIF picker on tablets and foldables
Google is giving Gboard, its Android keyboard app, a redesigned menu for emoji and stickers that works better on tablets and big-screen devices like foldables.
Expand Expanding CloseGboard generically rebrands Google ‘Assistant voice typing’ on Pixel
Assistant voice typing in Gboard was introduced with the Pixel 6 in 2021 as one of Google’s best features. With Google Assistant going out the door on phones, Gboard has been updated accordingly.
Expand Expanding CloseGboard dark theme gets a distracting splash of Dynamic Color
If Gboard for Android looks ever so slightly different in recent days, it’s because the button for accessing the various keyboard tools is now themed with Dynamic Color in dark mode.
Expand Expanding ClosePasskeys will show up in Gboard on Android 15 and come to Wear OS 5
At I/O 2024, Google’s work on passkeys continues with an even easier sign-in process, as well as platform updates across Android 15 and Wear OS 5.
Expand Expanding CloseGboard ‘Fix it’ gets Gemini-esque glow-up
The latest Gboard 14.2 beta is rolling out with a particularly eye-catching change to the “Fix it” Proofread feature on Pixel.
Expand Expanding CloseWhy doesn’t anyone else have a keyboard experience as good as Google Pixel?
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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