Gboard makes it pretty easy to express yourself beyond words in a conversation with easy access to GIFs, stickers, and more. Now, Google is adding a new option that lets you create custom stickers from your own likeness.
The latest beta of Gboard is rolling out ahead of the weekend with a number of useful utilities in development. Version 7.5 reveals a built-in clipboard manager, while there are more details about the floating keyboard we spotted last month and a “smarter” search feature.
Google continually evolves its various applications, and Gboard for Android has seen a lot of updates over the past few months. Currently, Google is testing a new tweak to the popular keyboard which enables a dynamic navigation bar theme.
Last year something tragic happened. Google killed its signature emoji, the blobs, replaced with generic circles simply to fit in with everyone else. The blobs have appeared here or there since then, but they’ve largely disappeared. Now, the blobs live on… sort of.
At I/O 2018, Google added Morse input to Android’s default keyboard to improve accessibility for people around the world. Morse is now available in Gboard for iOS, while the Android version picks up several improvements. Google has also released a Chrome Experiment game to teach the basics of Morse in under an hour.
The last stable update to Gboard introduced more options to edit custom GIFs, expanded sticker search, and more. This afternoon, the latest beta introduces a number of in-development features including Spell Check and a floating keyboard, as well as another expressive feature called ‘Minis.’ Version 7.4 also offers the first details on a possible Gogole Material Theme for the keyboard.
Google has been testing smart replies in a lot of different ways recently, and now after some teardowns revealed the functionality coming to Gboard, the company is testing it out with some popular messaging apps…
After entering beta earlier this month, Gboard 7.3 is now rolling out to all users today. The updates makes sticker search available in more languages, while the Google Keyboard now supports 28 new languages. Meanwhile, the “Make a GIF” feature gains the ability to overlay custom text.
After adding the ability to quickly “Make a GIF” and a new sticker gallery last month, the latest Gboard beta is rolling out this morning. Version 7.3 reveals development on a number of exciting features including a battery saver theme and a possible OCR tool that could be used to extract text from images.
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Typing on a touchscreen isn’t ever going to be the most natural thing in the world, and that results in a ton of inaccuracies. Thankfully, keyboards have gotten pretty good at autocorrecting typos made in daily use. Currently, though, Gboard’s spell checker is not working…
Google I/O is here, and to kick off the presentation today Google’s own Sundar Pichai got on stage to talk about AI. In that, he debuted a video which introduces a new input method in Gboard — morse code.
The latest beta version of Gboard is rolling out this morning with one feature that’s long been in developement finally live: “Make a GIF.” This built-in animation creator is quite fast to access and already launched on iOS, while version 7.2 also introduces some other minor visual tweaks.
Early last month, we spotted Gboard testing a redesigned interface for voice input with a dedicated key and centered look. Google’s keyboard app for Android is now testing another minor tweak to that interface.
The Gboard 7.1 beta began rolling out last evening with the notable addition of auto-spacing after punctuation. Meanwhile, the app is working on a number of other features like new emoji and handwriting settings, as well as preparing the ability to make GIFs.
Following a big update earlier this month that added email address suggestions, universal media search, and several new languages, the next version of Gboard has arrived in the beta channel this evening. Version 7.1 makes the notable addition of a very convenient “auto-spacing after punctuation” option.
With version 7.0 late last month, Gboard added support for Chinese and Korean, while introducing several other new features. The update is now out of beta and rolling out to users, along with an additional 20 languages.
Version 7.0 of Gboard entered beta last week with several new features already live, including a universal media keyboard and email auto-complete. Google’s keyboard app is now A/B testing a redesigned interface for voice input.
The latest Gboard for Android beta is rolling out this evening with a number of new features, including the ability to “Search all media” and some minor tweaks to settings. Version 7.0.2 also makes the notable addition of support for Chinese and Korean.
Nuance’s Swype keyboard apps for iOS and Android have been discontinued, as the company focuses its efforts on the business market …
In late November, we spotted Gboard for Android working on Motion Stills integration as part of an integrated GIF creation tool. On iOS, this built-in GIF creator feature is already live and widely rolling out as of this weekend.
While lacking on major user-facing changes, the latest beta version of Gboard hints at a number of exciting features in development. Version 6.9 reveals that Gboard is working on Smart Reply suggestions for incoming notifications, a new keyboard, and more about the “Make your own GIF” feature.
After entering beta last month, the stable version of Gboard 6.8 is now rolling out. Notable functionality includes the addition of a built-in handwriting support without the need to download a separate app, as well as suggestions in URL fields, like Chrome’s Omnibar.
After the last update added support for 40 additional languages, including Chinese and Japanese, version 6.8 of Gboard is now rolling out. The biggest change is the addition of a new handwriting keyboard that we spotted in a previous teardown.
Gboard, Google’s keyboard for Android, has seen a lot of improvements in the past several months, and today another one is starting to roll out. Contained inside, users will find new stickers, as well as support for quite a few more languages.