Google adds true multi-language support to Android's keyboard

Stefan Mileschin · 13th December 2016, 18:52

Google released a keyboard app for the iPhone some months back called Gboard, and everyone was wondering if it would come to Android. Well, now it has as the v6.0 update to Google Keyboard. It's not only a name change, though. There are a few important new features, including a search shortcut and true multi-language support. Finally - finally - Google adds true multi-language support to the official Android keyboard. iOS added this in - I believe - iOS 10. Are the sheltered men of Silicon Valley finally realising vast numbers of people live multilingual lives on a daily basis and that technology is woefully ill-equipped to deal with that fact? We'll know for sure once things like Wear and the Apple Watch no longer require full wipes and resets just to switch input languages.

http://osnews.com/story/29544/Google...oid_s_keyboard

13th December 2016, 18:52	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 153,541	Google adds true multi-language support to Android's keyboard Google released a keyboard app for the iPhone some months back called Gboard, and everyone was wondering if it would come to Android. Well, now it has as the v6.0 update to Google Keyboard. It's not only a name change, though. There are a few important new features, including a search shortcut and true multi-language support. Finally - finally - Google adds true multi-language support to the official Android keyboard. iOS added this in - I believe - iOS 10. Are the sheltered men of Silicon Valley finally realising vast numbers of people live multilingual lives on a daily basis and that technology is woefully ill-equipped to deal with that fact? We'll know for sure once things like Wear and the Apple Watch no longer require full wipes and resets just to switch input languages. http://osnews.com/story/29544/Google...oid_s_keyboard

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