Google's Gboard keyboard includes an optional clipboard tool, disabled by default, that lets Android users copy multiple text snippets or images at once instead of just the last item copied. Items persist on the clipboard for an hour unless pinned permanently, and the feature can be enabled via the clipboard icon in the keyboard toolbar. Third-party apps like Microsoft Phone Link or KDE Connect can extend this clipboard across synced desktop and mobile devices.
engadget.com
· 2026-11-07
An Android Authority writer shares six Gboard keyboard settings they adjust immediately after setting up a new Android device, including enabling a dedicated number row that normally stays hidden until a password field appears. The piece walks through accessing Gboard's Preferences menu via the suggestion strip's gear icon or through the Settings app to toggle these options.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-26
Since 2010, Google Japan has released a new novelty keyboard concept each year under its Gboard team banner, ranging from a single-key Morse code keyboard to a robotic joystick-controlled finger, a party-blower keyboard, a bubble-wrap keyboard, a bendable spoon keyboard, a teacup keyboard, and a single-row alphabetical bar keyboard. One of these gag concepts, Morse code input, was later actually added to Android's Gboard in 2018.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-10
Google Japan has revealed the Gboard Conveyor Belt Version, a novelty keyboard with four conveyor belts of 29 keys each that move toward the typist's fingers to reduce hand and arm movement. The design is part of Google Japan's annual October 1 tradition of releasing joke keyboard concepts, and the team says it may explore color variants, faster models, and a compact mobile version. Build plans, including 3D-printable STL files and KiCad schematics, have been published on GitHub.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-04
A GitHub repository has published design files, firmware, and build instructions for a novel physical keyboard called the Gboard Conveyor Belt Version, dated October 1, 2026. The release includes KiCad schematics, PCB layouts, firmware source, and 3D-printable STL files for the case and mechanism, alongside a build guide. The project explicitly states it is not an official Google product, distinguishing it from Google's actual Gboard mobile app.
github.com
· 2026-10-01
Google Japan has revealed a DIY keyboard design called the 'rotating Gboard keyboard,' which places 29 keys on a moving conveyor belt instead of a fixed layout. Users type by waiting for the desired key to roll past rather than moving their fingers to reach it. The design isn't for sale, but Google has released open-source blueprints so people can build their own.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-01
Google's Gboard keyboard includes native features like translation, clipboard history, quick text-case switching, and a personal dictionary that replicate functions previously requiring separate downloaded apps such as Google Translate. A writer at Android Authority describes replacing four apps entirely by using these built-in Gboard tools instead, accessible through the keyboard's toolbar menu.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-29
Google has rolled out its latest Pixel feature drop, giving Pixel 6 and newer users home screen widgets for quick calls or texts to VIP contacts, plus new scam detection warnings built into the Gboard keyboard for chat apps. The update also brings Harry Potter-themed customization packs and two free months of Audible, tied to the release of a new full-cast audiobook series, alongside gesture improvements for the Pixel Watch line.
cnet.com
· 2026-09-15
Google rolled out its latest Pixel Feature Drop, adding expanded home-screen widgets and notification badges for quickly reaching VIP contacts on Pixel 6 and newer. The update also broadens Scam Detection across chat apps and Gboard in ten countries, brings a Wear OS 7 update with offline Gemini and improved GPS to Pixel Watch 5, and introduces Harry Potter-themed customization packs with free Audible access.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-15
A Reddit demo shows the Pixel 11's American Sign Language translation feature converting continuous signing into English text within Gboard, confirming it works as advertised beyond Google's official showcase. The tool, powered by Google's SL2T model, analyzes hand, arm, torso, head and facial movements to interpret meaning rather than requiring manual input.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-07
Google has quietly updated its developer documentation to reveal that just seven Android phones currently support Gemini Nano 4: the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL, Pixel 11 Pro Fold, and Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip 8, Z Fold 8, and Z Fold 8 Ultra. These are the only devices officially equipped to run Google's latest on-device Gemini Intelligence features.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-08-28
Google has launched Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, a new voice-to-text AI model that automatically strips out filler words and stumbles to produce cleaner transcriptions. Already running Gboard's Rambler feature on the Pixel 11, the model is set to expand across Google's products. Google says it is roughly 70 percent faster than its predecessor, Chirp 3, and slightly more accurate, with a live-speech error rate of 5.5 percent versus 7.32 percent.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-08-26
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