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Gboard tests Emoji Kitchen-style text stickers
Gboard is picking up a new feature that automatically generates stickers based on the text. Read on to know more.
Gboard is one of the best Android keyboards out there, and Google keeps adding new features and improvements from time to time to keep things exciting. In December, Gboard gained thousands of new emoji kitchen combinations. Now the company is testing a neat feature that generates contextual stickers based on your texts.
Gboard prepares to remove emoji handwriting, promote voice typing in India, and more
An APK teardown of the latest beta update for the Gboard app reveals that Google is planning to remove the emoji handwriting feature from the app.
GBoard is one of the most popular keyboards on Android, riding the popularity charts on the back of its predictive text suggestions and swipe-typing capabilities, as well as feature integration from other Google services. While most app updates tend to bring with new features, the next update to GBoard is preparing to remove the emoji handwriting feature. To balance it out, the app will also promote voice typing for English-India and add a new clear button for voice dictation and one for emoji shortcut.
Gboard's GIF and emoji suggestions are getting smarter with on-device ML
The latest Google product to get infused with AI and machine learning is the Gboard keyboard with better GIF and emoji suggestions.
Machine learning and artificial intelligence are slowly working their way into every corner of Google's ecosystem. In Gboard, Google has been using AI to improve slide typing and word prediction for a while now. The latest feature of the keyboard to get infused with AI and machine learning is GIF and emoji suggestions.
Gboard can make custom emoji stickers from a selfie
Google has been trying to make Gboard feel more personal. The latest feature makes things very personal with customized emoji.
Over the years, Gboard (formerly Google Keyboard) has added a huge number of features. In the last few months alone we've seen GIF creation, floating keyboard, clipboard manager, and just recently, Google started tested the ability to adjust the speed of deleting words. They've been trying to make Gboard feel more personal. The latest feature makes things very personal.
Blob emojis are back as sticker packs in Gboard & Android Messages
Google is now bringing back the fan-favorite blob emoji (a.k.a. blobmoji) as a sticker pack in Gboard and Android Messages.
One of the biggest casualties with the Android Oreo update was Google's infamous blob emoji (a.k.a. "blobmoji"). The update introduced a redesigned emoji pack with more traditional round faces. Many of the fan-favorite critters were updated as well. Some people were happy to see the blobs get the ax, but a lot of Android users are still upset. Google is now bringing them back as a sticker pack in Gboard and Android Messages.
How to Add Left/Right Keyboard Cursors to the Nav Bar during Text Input
A tutorial on how to add left/right keyboard cursors to the nav bar during text input using Tasker and Custom Navigation Bar. No root needed, Android 7.0+.
Customizing the navigation bar has been a staple of custom ROMs ever since Google introduced the Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (we don't talk about the Motorola Xoom and Honeycomb around these parts). Although a few OEMs offer some kind of software key customization on their phones, it's only with the first Android O Developer Preview that Google is officially including nav bar customization. However, users on our forums discovered that Google's nav bar tuner was actually hidden in AOSP since Android Nougat, but it was only this week that we discovered that this hidden nav bar tuner could be accessed through shell commands without needing root, custom ROMs, or System UI mods. Is it now possible to implement popular custom ROM features like adding keyboard cursors to the nav bar?
[APK for Non-N Devices] You Can Theme Google Keyboard on N Preview with Colors and Images!
Android N allows you to theme your Google Keyboard with colors and custom images, check it out!
If you are running the N Preview 3 on your Nexus device, there is a small yet delightful change that you must check out. You can now theme the default (Google) keyboard, with unlimited options!
Google Keyboard version five is out and typing has never been easier. Today, we show you the Top 5 Hidden Features of Google Keyboard. Did you know these tricks? Did we miss your favorite feature? Check out the video and let us know in the comments below!