Yesterday Google updated its Google Keyboard Android app with a nifty feature: the ability to customize the keyboard’s background with your own image. For the past few months, this feature was limited ...

If you’ve been using the Android N developer preview or played around with a phone that has it, you likely would have come across customizable Google Keyboard themes. Well, that nifty little feature ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. When Android N Developer Preview 3 showed up at Google I/O, we noticed that the included Google Keyboard was ...

The Android N Developer Preview 3 came with a nice little surprise perk. Version 5.1 of the Google Keyboard comes with some additional customization features that tweak-happy users are going to adore.

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Buried inside the the new Android N Developer Preview 3 is the new Google Keyboard 5.1, a slight bump in version number from the recent v5.0 that rolled out a few weeks back. We weren’t exactly ...

As part of the third Android N Developer Preview, Google Keyboard 5.1 added multiple themes and the ability to use your own images as a background. That version is now rolling out (via Android Police) ...

Samsung Keyboard offers AI tools for typing and improved writing experience, along with offline translation options. Google Gboard has a user-friendly design with extensive customization options, ...

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Sure, you’ve got plenty of choices when it comes to picking a new keyboard for your Android phone, but you shouldn’t overlook the growing list of customization options available on the “stock” Android ...