![]() ![]() Gboard for Android is smart enough (or at least it tries to be) to predict and autocorrect in the language that you are typing. All you really need to do is pick the languages that you want to use when setting up Gboard and you are good to go. Gboard has incorporated the nice feature that you can type in multiple languages without having to switch between them. Multilingual typing and switching between languages Quickly searching for GIFs and Emojis in Gboard / © NextPit So if you don't feel like searching for emojis or trawling through an endless list, Gboard will automatically suggest a corresponding emoji for whatever you type. Similar to a Google search, you can also search for a specific word and Gboard will come up with Emojis and GIFs that are related to that word. Now you can directly search for the elusive emoji or GIF that you want to share. It's all a matter of selecting which one you want to use. ![]() At the bottom of the keyboard, you're presented with both a smiley face and GIF. To access the GIF and Emoji search, press and select the smiley on the left-hand side. I only managed to get it to work on Allo, G+ and Facebook Messenger. GIF support doesn't seem to be working with Gmail(!), WhatsApp, Facebook or Twitter on Android. It's worth noting that the GIF search on Android seems to be somewhat limited at the moment compared to its iOS counterpart. As with the built-in Google search, Google decided to build in a GIF and Emoji search function. As a heavy social media user, i'm prone to (over)using GIFs and emojis. This was the most anticipated feature for me. The power of google search at the tap of a button / © NextPit And that's it! You should be presented with a card and the answer that you were looking for. ![]() Or complete your phrase and then tap on it. You'll receive multiple autocomplete suggestions - if you find the one you need tap on it. So how do you use the Google search in Gboard? Tap on the rainbow G in the top left corner of Gboard and enter your search phrase or query. Instead of opening a new window in a different search app after you perform your Google search, Gboard (tries to) answer the query directly in the app in card form. But this isn't just some normal Google search - it was custom built for Gboard. Gboard wouldn't be a Google product if they didn't somehow manage to incorporate a search function. This is arguably the most reported on feature of Gboard. Tapping the G button to initiate a Google search Quick links: Tap G to initiate a Google search The icons are now white instead of - as before - gray. Those who use the keyboard in dark mode will notice clearer contrasts of the symbols in the basic settings in the new variant. New also is the dark mode that's in fashion. The height is reset and the dark mode becomes more contrasting / © 9to5Google From the default "Normal" level, the keyboard height can now be moved up three levels "Mid-Tall - Tall - Extra-Tall" or down three levels "Mid-Short - Short - Extra-Short". While the height of the keyboard under Gboard 8.8 could supposedly be adjusted using a slider, the levels of this slider that were still present have now given way to a selection list of clearly named levels. The settings are also slightly adjusted by Google. On the left the original version, then Gboard 8.8, the two right screenshots show the sticker tab under Gboard 8.9 - once created as sticker keyboard and once as sticker pack search / © 9to5Google Search fields and suggestion blocks can be used to add sticker collections and create them in the Keyboard tab. Google is testing a new sticker tab in the keyboard. In the newest version, the sticker selection is less based on the classic Emoji keyboard, but more resembles a function known from the GIF search. 9to5Google leads in the current review of the beta version of Gboard, showing us the changes that will soon be available to all users. ![]()
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