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Gboard Switches to Rounded Keys and Folks Aren’t Loving It

Kellen March 6, 2025 11

Google may have given Gboard a really neat new Voice Toolbar for voice-typing enthusiasts to utilize, but they also appear to have made a change to the keyboard's styling that has some people borderline upset. Guys, Gboard has dropped the square-ish keys and...

Look at Gboard’s Super Cool New Voice Toolbar

Kellen March 6, 2025 7

As a part of the new March Pixel Feature Drop we learned about earlier in the week, Google mentioned one feature that involved Gboard and a new "Voice Toolbar." This was the first time Google had acknowledged this as a feature, even if it surfaced about a...

Gboard Makes It Easier to Change Emoji Skin Tones

Tim October 18, 2023 3

Google has made it easy to change your entire library of emoji inside of Gboard to different skin tones, with the goal being to save users a ton of time. Before this change, users would need to select an emoji with a long press to access the different...

Gboard Getting AI Stickers, AI Proofreading, and Enhanced Handwriting

Tim August 10, 2023 4

Code diggers are diving into the latest version of Gboard and discovering unannounced features that appear to be getting prepped for future release. We're talking AI-powered stickers, an entirely new AI-powered Proofreading feature, and a whole lot else. As...

June’s Android Feature Drop Headed to Your Devices: Widgets, Spotify, and More

Kellen June 1, 2023 13

It's June 2023 Android feature drop time! This morning, Google unwrapped at least 7 new features that are on the way to Android phones, tablets, and wearables, all of which do not require you to own anything a part of the Pixel brand. This fun stuff is for...

Google Drops 9 New Android and Wear OS Features on Us

Kellen February 27, 2023 20

One of my favorite Android-related events that flows throughout the tech space every few months is the feature drops Google does for the Android platform. Not only do these drops add new tools or toys for you and I to play with, but it perfectly showcases the...

Google’s Gboard Gets a Major Toolbar Upgrade

Kellen February 14, 2023 26

Gboard, the keyboard made by Google that I immediately put on every phone I use, is seeing a really nice update that changes up the keyboard's toolbar to give you a customized experience. The update, which could be only rolling out to Gboard beta users at the...

Android Feature Drop for June Adds 5 New Features to All Phones

Kellen June 2, 2022 24

Google announced several new features today coming to all Android phones as a part of its quarterly Android Feature Drop system. Similar to the Pixel Feature Drop idea, where Google would add a bunch of new features to its Pixel phones, these regularly...