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Gboard (formerly known as Google Keyboard) is a multi-language keyboard app by Google.

Gboard (formerly known as Google Keyboard) is a multi-language keyboard app by Google.

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Tab key on Google Keyboard?

Any way to get a tab character out of a Google Keyboard on Android? The goal is to indent bullets in Google Keep to make sub-bullets. Checking through the various character sets, etc. find nothing. Searching the Internet finds nothing relevant.
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Google keyboard (gboard) keeps crashing, won't go away

After a recent Android update, about a month ago, "gboard", the built-in Google keyboard on my Nexus started crashing. This made the phone completely unusable, of course. With some effort, I managed to install an alternate keyboard -- Swiftkey --…
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Missing voice input button on the standard keyboard - Lollipop

Posting and answering this to help others experiencing the same issue as me. This was also asked here. If only one keyboard is enabled, i.e. Google Keyboard - English (US), the keyboard shown whenever text input is needed sometimes does not have a…
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GBoard multi-language keyboard layout

I'm using 4 languages for writing on my phone on a daily basis. One of them is German. They use the qwertz layout by default. I have set the German keyboard layout to qwerty in settings, but this setting only seems to work, when multi-language is…
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Android google keyboard won't install

Google released their google keyboard as an app in the market but I cannot install it. The error is "Application already exists". I am on a Att Note 1 (touchwiz\unrooted). No other keyboards are installed. Does anyone know how to install this? edit:…
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Google Keyboard number row

I noticed in Google Keyboard that a dedicated number row appears when entering into a password field, but not when entering into any other field. Click image for larger version I have done some research and found guides that claim to do this, but…
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Gboard's autocorrect is not available in German

I recently switched to Gboard because of its multilanguage support, etc. Now I've run into the problem that for some reason, German autocorrection/prediction and the swipe-type feature are missing. Only when I swap to the English keyboard do I get…
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Voice typing -how to continue dictation in new line without restarting microphone?

The solution in accepted answer here works on Nougat 7.1.2 using Gboard What do I say to make a new line when using voice recognition? But irritatingly, microphone switches off when you move to new line or paragraph and you need to activate it…
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Remove buggy bottom padding in Gboard

My phone woke up in my pocket, I don't know how long, and now I have this big margin in Gboard. All other functionalities look ok. Tried rebooting, but no luck there. The phone is a Poco X5 Pro. How can I fix my keyboard?
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Dock Gboard keyboard to the bottom

I think Android pushed an update on to my Pixel 3 phone running Android 10, and now the Gboard keyboard is small and floats around. How do I dock the Gboard keyboard at the bottom of the screen?
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Using Gboard's phone layout on a tablet (or vice versa)

I use Gboard on a phone and a tablet. My preferred language is Maltese. With exactly the same settings, I get two different layouts. In particular, there's a missing button on the tablet that comes very handy when typing Maltese. Here's the…
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My GKeyboard keeps crashing

It crashes every time I open my phone. I'm locked out of my device and I cannot even try to factory reset it.
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How to input sokuon in Gboard's Japanese 12-key on Android phone?

I'm using Gboard's Japanese 12-key. I want to write っ, such a sign that is called "sokuon (促音)", but I don't know how to put it in the 12-key input method. How to input sokuon in Gboard's Japanese 12-key on Android phone?
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How to use symbols instead of fractions for the number row?

For Gboard, the default symbol when you long press a number in the number row is to show fractions. Is it possible to change this behavior to symbols instead similar to a normal keyboard where 1/!, 2/@, 3/#, 4/$, 5/%...etc. I know these symbols are…
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How to suggest changes to Android Gboard built-in keyboard layouts?

The built-in Nepali keyboard layout in Android Gboard is missing several characters and is generally awkward to use. Is there a way to suggest changes to it?
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