by dbadmin | Feb 5, 2026 | Authority Insights, Emoji, Gboard, News
TL;DR Gboard is working on a new setting that changes how emoji are scaled. Right now, emoji scale with display size, not font size. The toggle would allow emoji to grow right along with the text. Even if we sometimes feel a little burnt out on them, it’s hard to deny...
by dbadmin | Feb 5, 2026 | Gboard, News, Polls, Survey Results, Swiftkey
Android fans have several heated debates going at any given time, and one of them is usually about which Android keyboard is best. In a recent article, I detailed my experience of switching from Gboard to Microsoft’s SwiftKey. After using it for several days, I...
by dbadmin | Jan 24, 2026 | Features, Gboard, Google, Microsoft, Swiftkey
Last year, I wrote an article about the Android apps I recommend to non-techies. In that piece, my keyboard pick was Gboard, thanks to its ease of use. However, not every reader agreed with me, and some mentioned a name I hadn’t heard (or used) in years: SwiftKey. I...
by dbadmin | Dec 12, 2025 | Gboard, Google, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Gboard’s emoji grid has quietly shifted from nine columns to eight, making the emojis look bigger. Users who spotted the change couldn’t figure out what exactly happened. It turns out that Google added a flag in...
by dbadmin | Dec 5, 2025 | Gboard, News
Credit: Tushar Mehta / Android Authority TL;DR The altest Gboard beta is showing new Expressive settings UI and updated emoji tab colors. These features largely match redesigns we previously spotted in testing, though there has been at least one change between then...
by dbadmin | Dec 2, 2025 | Accessibility, Gboard, Google, Google Gemini, News
TL;DR Google is upgrading its TalkBack accessibility system with new Gemini-powered voice editing. Users will be able to two-finger double-tap in Gboard to quickly get started. Gemini will allow them to edit text input using natural language requests. Smartphones are...
