Google redesigns Gboard app, revamping toolbar
Washington, February 16: Google has redesigned its popular Gboard app, bringing with it a revamped toolbar and a host of new features.
For American tech giant Google's keyboard app for Android, Gboard is the staple for messaging and typing on millions if not billions of devices out there and these are getting redesigned.
As per GSM Arena, a tech news-related website, Android Police has found out that the app is being redesigned, and got to see where the changes are made. The major visual improvement is a revamped toolbar, allowing users to customize it with more than four options, and the voice search button can finally be removed.
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The company has added two new options to the redesigned menu button, including an emoji option and a language switcher. In the current version, these options are not available. Users can drag the icons to rearrange based on their preferences in the overflow menu and also move icons to or from the shortcut toolbar to change which icons always appear on top of the keyboard.
The circle and arrow in the present version only reveal or hide four customisable features. A fourth shortcut will be added due to the button's shift to a four-square design and the removal of the three-dot menu, reported GSM Arena.
The micro-menu of features is also redesigned, leaving room for more customizations to arrive in the future. Instead of six circles taking up all the place, we will have rectangles.
Google is now more focused and working on a new Privacy menu within Gboard's settings. They are mostly featured from the Advanced menu, but is now under a new tab, making it easier to navigate and control the privacy features of the keyboard app. As per GSM Arena, the Beta program is open for everyone through Google Play, and the new version is 12.6.06.491625702.
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- ANI
