On the outside, Gboard appears a little bland.

We’ve put together 10 things you probably didn’t know Gboard could do.

The Google-made app is unarguably one of the best keyboard apps for Android.

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Select Text Easier With Trackpad Mode

Text selection can be a bit challenging on touchscreens.

You just don’t have precise cursor control.

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Gboard has a feature that makes this easier, at least in text boxes.

you could move the cursor by swiping left or right on the space bar.

The text will be deleted as soon as you release your finger.

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Translate Right in the Keyboard

Gboard comes witha live translation feature, a Gboard-specific iteration of Google Translate.

It can translate words and sentences between more than 90 languages as you punch in.

Gboard has a text expansion feature that can help you do this.

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If you don’t fancy any of the available options, you might create your own.

To create a custom Gboard theme:

Done that?

Well, your custom theme is ready for use.

How to translate within the Gboard app

However, sometimes misspelled or inappropriate words may pop up among your auto-suggested words.

Fortunately, the guys at Google have a workaround to ease the pain.

Gboard comes with a Text Editing mode that replaces the alphanumeric keys with navigation and text manipulation keys.

Using Google translate on Gboard

While on the Text Editing mode, you might control where your cursor goes with greater accuracy.

The feature also makes it easier to select, copy, and paste text.

To enter the feature:

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Google Translate on Gboard

To make your keyboard float:

10.

There’s More Where That Came From

Gboard is an aesthetically simple yet feature-rich keyboard app.

The Gboard team does a good job of pushing out new features very frequently.

How to create text expansion on Gboard

With Gboard, there’s always more to explore.

How to create text expansion on Gboard

How to create text expansion on Gboard

Using a theme in Gboard

Using a theme in Gboard

Adding a custom theme in Gboard

Adding a custom theme in Gboard

Floating keyboard on the Gboard app

Floating keyboard on the Gboard app

Bitmoji feature on Gboard

Bitmoji integration on Gboard

Bitmoji feature on Gboard