Last month Google surprised many in the Android and mobile world by not only showing off the next version of Android months ahead of the release for the first time in years, but they also released an ...

It's rare, though not unheard of, for Google to launch a mobile app that is either an iOS exclusive or an iOS first. Especially for something as utilitarian as a virtual keyboard. Alas, that is ...

Google Keyboard is a completely adequate alternative text input, but if you're looking for more features consider shelling out for a competitor. Perhaps taking a page from Apple's playbook, Google has ...

Google has rolled out a new keyboard for Android with a ton of new features including gesture cursor control, swipe delete, and a new single-handed mode. The new Google keyboard for Android is a major ...

Google today officially announced that it’s rebranding its Google Keyboard application for Android users to “Gboard,” the name sported by its newer keyboard app that sports a fully integrated Google ...

Yesterday Google updated its Google Keyboard Android app with a nifty feature: the ability to customize the keyboard’s background with your own image. For the past few months, this feature was limited ...

Google has added an interesting new feature to its Gboard Android keyboard app. It’s called floating keyboard, and it may just be the answer to your problems if your swanky new bezel-less smartphone ...

GIFa have become an important part of how we communicate with others, and that’s not going to change anytime soon. While apps like Facebook Messenger have built-in GIF support, though, the stock ...

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Haptic feedback on smartphones has become a great tool when used in moderation. On the Pixel, having haptics turned on for your keyboard can give typing a different feel, though some might prefer to ...

Perhaps taking a page from Apple's playbook, Google has incorporated the ideas pioneered first by Swype and then SwiftKey and rolled outtheir own keyboard app. The app includes Swype-sorry, "gesture ...