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Google Gboard for Android is Now Official

Kellen December 16, 2016 64

Earlier in the week, an update to Google Keyboard started an early rollout as v6.0 that turned the app into Gboard, a previously iOS exclusive keyboard experience. Google let this all go down without an announcement, so we have been wondering if and when this...

Google Appears to be Renaming Google Keyboard to Gboard With Update to V6.0

Kellen December 12, 2016 44

Remember Google's Gboard app for iOS that released earlier in the year? We loved Gboard and hoped it would come to Android because it put the power of Google Search directly in your keyboard. Sure, we now have Google Assistant on select devices and in select...

Google Keyboard Update Brings Themes to All

Kellen July 15, 2016 34

When Android N Developer Preview 3 showed up at Google I/O, we noticed that the included Google Keyboard was filled with awesome new features, most notably - themes. Instead of giving you limited choices for either a dark or light theme, Google was fully...

Poll: Are You a Keyboard Swiper or Pecker?

Tim June 6, 2016 119

Since there is no shortage of options for keyboard apps on Google Play, it seems that no matter who I talk to, everyone is using something different. For me, the standard Google Keyboard works great. I especially love the custom photos I can use to theme it....

Download: Google Keyboard 5.1 Arrives in Android N DP3 With Themes!

Kellen May 18, 2016 36

Buried inside the the new Android N Developer Preview 3 is the new Google Keyboard 5.1, a slight bump in version number from the recent v5.0 that rolled out a few weeks back. We weren't exactly expecting a bunch of new features this soon after the big 5.0 push...

Google’s Gboard is an Awesome New Keyboard for iOS That’s Probably Coming to Android

Kellen May 12, 2016 93

Brace yourselves, because you are about to see something really cool that you are going to want on your phone today, only it's not coming today and is an iOS exclusive at the moment. Don't ask me why, just know that Google likes to torture us and this is the...

Google Keyboard 5.0 Arrives With Lots of Awesomeness, Download It Now

Kellen May 2, 2016 150

Oooooooh, a big ol' Google Keyboard just showed up today as v5.0 and it is packed full of awesomeness. We're talking about keyboard height adjustments, borders around keys, one-handed mode, new gestures, and some new layouts when in the number and symbol...

New Emoji, Keyboard, and Font Coming to Nexus Devices Next Week

Kellen December 2, 2015 72

Hiroshi Lockheimer, Android daddy of them all, announced this evening that new emoji are coming to Android next week via Nexus phones. Lockheimer mentioned that a new keyboard, new font, and new code will all be a part of the emoji arrival, so that means full...