Wait no longer for the updated version of the Google Keyboard app, featuring the much-desired Material themes as seen in Lollipop. In version 4.0.2, both the Light and Dark themes are available, allowing you to match up your device however you see fit.Â
We have the apk downloadable for you below. Once downloaded onto your device, sideload the apk as you would any other.
Have at it.
Download:  GoogleKeyboard.apk [mirror]
Light or dark..light…dark…light… dark..aaaaaaagggh!
Does anyone have the problem with the long bar thing that happens when I press a letter (It’s too long)
I’m trying to add a photo but, it’s not showing
Does anyone have the problem with the long bar when I press a letter?
Just want the middle finger emoji
Edit: and if they could add gun to the head for a description for work
I will try this until not having the feature to automatically remove the space behind punctuation (comma, exclamation mark, question mark) drives me back to swiftkey.
Got update without side load, however did not give material. Had to go into advance setting (Lang/input->Google Keyboard settings->Appearance/layouts) menu now have 4 options on Holo White/Blue and Material Light/Dark. Guess they didn’t want to freak people out that weren’t expecting design change.
Thanks for the heads up, Aaron- had to do the same as you.
I want a keyboard as smooth as google keyboard, excellent swipe gestures as swiftkey, multiple predictions like touchpal, autocorrect like fleksy and dictionary importing from whatsapp, fb n hangouts. developers pls do this đ
Would you like some fries with that?
And a bowl of raspberries too. Thank you
I think that Swype’s gestures are just amazing. It is just really slow after a while. Honestly, I would love to switch from Swype because of its performance issues, but the gestures just keep pulling me back.
Side note, I got the Galaxy Note 4 and it seemed to be pre loaded with an early version of Swype that (mercifully) does not have the performance issues that the Swype + Dragon version has, but it has the awesome gestures. The only nit pick is that I cant pick themes.
I got this pushed from the play store a few mins ago..how do I change the theme?
Input settings probably im still waiting on it
under advanced settings
go in to Settings –> Language & Input —>Google Keyboard Settings —>Appearance an& Layouts
Wow, this keyboard is so much better than the original stock Google keyboard. I might even ditch Swiftkey for this one…time will tell.
I ditched SK a month ago. The lag became unbearable.
I haven’t had lag using SK per se, but exiting the keyboard, there was lag. Frustrating a bit.
I keep switching from the Google Keyboard to Swiftkey and back. SwiftKey has better auto-correct and prediction, but the Google keyboard is so much faster. But with this update the Google Keyboard has damn good auto correct. But the swiping gesture isn’t as good as SwiftKey for me so far.
Couldn’t hit the install button for some reason, but after a quick reboot, I’m updated. Thanks DL
I thought we were going to get Lollipop today?!
Nothing confirmed. Just high hopes.
Lollipop is hitting the Moto X.
Say what? Which model?
2014 Moto X, Pure edition. It’s here.
pure edition.
odd at first not having individual “keys” but nonetheless is nice to use
Can we has on iOS 8? Please? PLEASE?
and where’s that xda developer that had android on the iPhone 3g….. Need some 5.0 on my iPhone 6.
You sir made a terrible mistake… I don’t know if that mistake is admitting you have an iPhone on an android site or actually buying an iPhone. đ
Eh maybe for the software side of it but I’m actually surviving pretty easily. The hardware is amazing though.
And I take no shame for admitting on this site. I love this site and always will.
There is no doubt Apple has superior hardware (aside from the average battery life, just a millimeter thicker to cram more battery, and LESS BEZELS, but minor gripes to the best hardware out there).
Yea the battery can be great, but can be easily destroyed as well. I can have it last two days with normal usage but can kill it super fast using gps and spotify.
I would say iPhone 5/5S was a great design, 4/4S being a great looking design just that glass back was fragile, but the iPhone 6 imo is very poor in terms of hardware design. The whole bending thing along with the fact that it titters when set on its back and that the sides are to small to hold causing it to be slippery, all things that the iPhone 5S did right. Unfortunately all those things besides the bending wont get fixed until the iPhone 7.
Hopefully hangouts is the next update…
Is it just me, or has Hangouts gotten much more sluggish since they integrated Google Voice? Also, I like the old Hangouts interface way better.
It has been a little slower lately, but I didn’t think to connect that with the Google Voice integation…perhaps that’s the reason…
Love it.
Finally, a signed APK that updates the Google Keyboard properly! Now I can safely switch from Shen Ye’s Android L preview keyboard. đ
ugh finally!!! i didnt want to load the leaked ones, who knows what those keyboards were capturing and if sending info to somebody. uninstalled the L preview and went back to the google one! material white design looks so good!
They really need more long press keys for punctuation marks. I cant get off swiftkey until that happens. It’s just so much slower using the long press on period for a select few and then needing to go into ?123 for more.
I like the cleaner look much better… You can also speed up the duration of the long press, it’s set at 300 now but I reset to 200, blazing!!
edit: Re-reading your post, I guess you were talking about adding more longpress menus. I get that! My bad.
See my comment below: “Long keypress duration setting is finally back with this version. Its absence was the only reason I wasn’t using it anymore!”
It was always an option but it was removed from the first dev preview version back in July. This new version adds it back in. The default setting is 300ms– I like it at around 120ms. Like you, it was a deal-breaker for me and I was using SwiftKey because I considered Google Keyboard unusable without the setting. This was the biggest deal with this update, IMO. Surprised the article didn’t mention it.
This may be an obvious question, but what about using the gesture to swipe from the number key to display the symbols?
That helps a bit, but it’s still a bit slower vs quickly holding down on the long press key. Also if you want to use =, you have to go into the = < key.
Awesome I love the material light layout
These apk’s update like normal, right?
Yeah
I hate this keyboard – no key separation – unless you’re rocking a 6′ phone it makes it difficult to type on without pressing the wrong button
Who “presses” anymore?
Me…and I know I’m not the only one…
No you are not.
Oh come on, nobody uses only words in the dictionary.
I know, I make my own up from time to time đ
Long keypress duration setting is finally back with this version. Its absence was the only reason I wasn’t using it anymore!
THANK GOODNESS! Mine was stuck on 0ms!
Mine was default 300ms which is painfully slow. Made it unusable for me. I like it at about 120ms.
No FREAKING way. I don’t believe it! Up vote for pointing it out. Thanks bro!
Ugh!!! Give us an optional dedicated number row like the LG keyboard…our screens can handle the extra row…I promise.
If it’s optional, I’d say why not! Although I don’t mind long pressing for the numbers and have got very efficient at it.
I just wish we could customize long presses for all the buttons.
I can on my droid. Settings > language and settings > hit the settings button for google keyboard > advanced. There you go. I shortened mine to make it more efficient.
I’ve got several numbers in all my passwords, so the LG Keyboard is 100x more efficient, but google keyboard has better predictions…still no perfect keyboard!! #1stworldproblems
SwiftKey is what I use mainly. Both decent predictions plus material themes and a dedicated number row. I am trying out Google Keyboard since the update though.
I wish they’d bring back the “swipe up for numbers” from Gingerbread or CM or whatever it was from, I can’t remember. Either way, that was the best solution.
Try Touchpal. That’s the way it works.
That’s why I jar multi ling O keyboard
I’ve been saying this for a while now, not sure why they wont give the option. this is the one thing that stops me from using the Google keyboard.
You can get it (the number row); it just shrinks the other keys a bit.
Go into Google Keyboard Settings
Choose Languages then, Uncheck âUse system languageâ (make sure English (US) is checked under Active Input Method)
Go back and Choose on âAppearance & layoutsâ
Choose âCustom input stylesâ
Choose the â+â icon
For Language, choose English (US)
For Layout, choose PC, then Add
At the popup, choose Enable, then check English (US) (PC) under âActive input methodsâ
Now once youâve backed out of the settings you can choose âEnglish (US) (PC)â as an input method and have a dedicated number row.
I don’t mind that it makes it smaller, but losing the dedicated keys for . and , hurt this too. I don’t want a PC keyboard. I want a phone keyboard with a number row! Thanks for the info though. This may help some!
SwiftKey has this option.
Just use gesture typing and set your long press delay to 100ms, acts almost like a dedicated number row.
There’s an option to enable it. I have it on mine.
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Yes! Moar Material! On a side note: I really would like Material YouTube next please.
…and the widget back
In doubt that’s going to happen.
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