Gboard

Gboard
Developer(s)Google
Initial releaseMay 12, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-05-12)
Stable release(s) [±]
Android14.5.04.655125648 / 11 August 2024; 42 days ago (2024-08-11)[1][2]
Android TV12.8.11.514158943 / 5 July 2023; 14 months ago (2023-07-05)[1][3]
Wear OS2.6.06.583700197 / 18 January 2024; 8 months ago (2024-01-18)[1][4]
Preview release(s) [±]
Android14.1.01.621126403 / April 11, 2024; 5 months ago (2024-04-11)[5]
Android TV10.4.04.361808908 / April 22, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-04-22)[6]
Operating systemAndroid, Android TV, Wear OS, iOS, iPadOS
LicenseProprietary

Gboard is a virtual keyboard app developed by Google for Android and iOS devices. It was first released on iOS in May 2016, followed by a release on Android in December 2016, debuting as a major update to the already-established Google Keyboard app on Android.

Gboard features Google Search, including web results (removed since April 2020)[7] and predictive answers, easy searching and sharing of GIF and emoji content, a predictive typing engine suggesting the next word depending on context, and multilingual language support. Updates to the keyboard have enabled additional functionality, including GIF suggestions, options for a dark color theme or adding a personal image as the keyboard background, support for voice dictation, next-phrase prediction, and hand-drawn emoji recognition. At the time of its launch on iOS, the keyboard only offered support for the English language, with more languages being gradually added in the following months, whereas on Android, the keyboard supported more than 100 languages at the time of release.

In August 2018, Gboard passed 1 billion installs on the Google Play Store, making it one of the most popular Android apps.[8][9][10][11][12] This is measured by the Google Play Store and includes downloads by users as well as pre-installed instances of the app.[8]

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  7. ^ "Google Search button disappears from Gboard on Android". 9to5Google. April 29, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
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  9. ^ Lee, Reena (December 16, 2016). "Gboard, now available for Android". The Keyword Google Blog. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  10. ^ Whitwam, Ryan (December 17, 2016). "[Update: Official] Google Keyboard is now Gboard with v6.0 update—includes integrated search, dedicated number row, multiple active languages, and more [APK Download]". Android Police. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  11. ^ Robertson, Adi (December 12, 2016). "Google's great iOS keyboard is now on Android". The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  12. ^ Vasile, Cosmin. "Google's Gboard keyboard app exceeds 1 billion downloads in the Play Store". Phone Arena. Retrieved August 23, 2018.