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Gboard Makes It Easier to Change Emoji Skin Tones

Tim October 18, 2023

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Gboard Lookin’ Extra Hot on Android 12 Beta 3

Kellen July 16, 2021

Be prepared for us to talk a lot about this app or that app receiving its "Material You update," because as Android 12 gets closer to launch, Google is going to continue to prepare its main apps with theme makeovers to match their new design language. It's a...

Gboard ‘Device’ Theme Will Match Your Phone’s Wallpaper on Android 12

Tim May 17, 2021

It's already known that Android 12's theme engine can create system-wide themes based on a wallpaper of your choosing. What, you want a step further? Gboard being able to do the same thing, basing its own theme on your system theme, which is based off of a...