Features Which Make the Gboard App a Must Need One for Every Android User

Also, users will see a Google search bar on top that will read ‘Search emojis’. Users can find an emoji and then send it by just tapping on it. As for the GIFs, users will need to swipe to the GIF tab where they will be able to select a GIF from the options available and then send it. However, a lot of applications presently do not support GIF addition by Gboard, including WhatsApp.

GIF Creation
In the latest move, Google has added one of the best features of all time to Gboard, which is GIF creation. Gboard now allows users to create their own GIFs easily and share them on their favourite social media. One can create GIFs by heading over to the GIFs section in emoji’ section and hit the ‘My GIFs’ option to create a GIF and access already created GIFs.

Trackpad Mode
Usually, users have to struggle a lot while performing operations using text selection on touchscreen phones. After this new update, users will be able to select text via just swiping their finger on the keyboard. Also, deleting multiple words at once becomes a lot easier as now they will just need to hold on backspace and drag towards the left to select the words to delete. As soon as the users lift up their finger, the multiple selected words are deleted.

Translate in the Keyboard itself
If someone somehow wants to try their hands at a new language once in a while, Gboard has you covered. Now users can tap on the G icon and then select translate to convert the selected word to their language of choice. There will be more than 90 languages available to choose from. Once the translate card pops up users will just need to select the language and let the app do its job.

Theme Choices
The Gboard, like other Google apps, encompasses elements of the minimalistic material design. Therefore, the new update adds simpler yet classy themes to the Gboard’s arsenal. There is also a latest, very aesthetic AMOLED theme. The themes also allow the customising option for key borders. Not only this, but the new themes will also come with the ability to use custom pictures as background thus providing a lot of customisation options to the users.

Delete words from Auto Suggestion
Sometimes even Google makes mistakes, and it’s no doubt that the keyboard’s autocorrect function on phones has made us face some embarrassing situations at least once. To avoid that from happening again, Gboard lets the users remove a particular word from auto suggestions permanently. Users can do so by dragging the selected word from the suggestions bar to the trash icon.