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Text messaging has quickly become the default form of communication on smartphones. Sure, you can give your buddy a call to update them on your plans for the weekend, but it's not quite as quick and streamlined as a simple text. And combined with the ever-growing library of emojis available on iPhone and Android, it's easier than ever to ensure your tone and true meaning are received loud and clear by your recipient. Emojis have been around for decades, and they've only grown more popular throughout 2024. Most…

A big part of using a digital keyboard is actually being able to see the text and numbers that you’re typing. Well, this isn’t much of a possibility for some users thanks to a new Gboard bug. This Gboard bug is resulting in tiny text and a tiny floating window. At this point, we’re not certain what the cause of this bug is. However, it seems to only affect people using Pixel devices. Also, reports state that this issue happens after using Android Auto. So far, it doesn’t seem that Google is aware of the issue. Once this…

Google is rolling out a new feature in Gboard for Android called Scan Text with the latest beta version of the app (version 13.9). It allows you to capture an image right from the keyboard and copy text from it. The feature uses an optical character recognition (OCR) tool to offer this functionality, which is also used by Google Lens and many other apps for recognizing text from an image. The Scan Text option appears in Gboard’s carousel of features. When you click on the feature for the first time, the app will ask you…

Image Source : FILE Representational Image Gboard, Google's keyboard app for smartphones, is getting a helpful update. Now, you can easily insert text using your phone's camera. The new feature, called "Scan Text," uses technology to recognise text from images and input it into your text field. This feature is also available on iPhones running iOS 15.4 or newer. …

Gboard — Google's keyboard app for smartphones — is picking up a useful new feature that will make it easier for you to insert text, using your smartphone's camera. The latest version of the keyboard app adds support for a new "Scan Text" mode that uses optical character recognition (OCR) technology to recognise text and enter it into a text field. A similar feature to scan and insert text is also available on iPhone models running on iOS 15.4 or newer versions.An image of the feature shared on X (formerly Twitter) by …

Last year, Google unveiled a new proofreading feature for Gboard. This would, of course, look through all of your text and offer fixes so that you don’t come off sounding like an idiot. Well, the company is issuing an update to the feature that’ll make it a bit better. According to a new report, Gboard now proofreads selected text. The proofreading feature for Gboard is very nice. However, it was a bit too broad in its scope. Sometimes, you don’t want to proofread an entire body of text; sometimes, you just want to…

Joe Maring / Digital Trends The Samsung Galaxy S24 series is here. The new phones have officially launched, and some preorders ended up shipping very early. In other words, a lot of people are now getting their hands on Samsung’s latest. If you’re going to be among the many people getting a Galaxy S24 handset this week, congrats! The Galaxy S24 Ultra has already proven to be a fantastic smartphone, and the regular Galaxy S24 is shaping up to be special, too. However, before you dig too deep into your new phone, you…

Gboard is one of the most popular digital keyboards on Android devices, and it comes with a ton of features. One feature is voice typing. Well, thanks to an APK deep-dive, it appears that Google wants to make voice typing using Gboard more seamless. Since this is an APK deep-dive, you’ll want to take this news cautiously. Some lines of code were found within the latest version of the Gboard beta that hint at this upcoming feature. However, that’s not to say that the feature will come out. It’s currently unannounced, and…

Gboard is probably one of the most used keyboards on Android phones, and that’s for good reason. It comes with a ton of amazing features that make typing on Android a treat. However, you’d be missing all these features if you use a physical keyboard. The company is looking to change this, as Gboard now has a useful toolbar for people using a physical keyboard. When you use the full Gboard keyboard you see a toolbar at the very top. This toolbar gives you access to word suggestions, emojis, stickers, gifts, settings, and…

Last updated: January 11th, 2024 at 07:09 UTC+01:00 A new update is rolling out for the Gboard app for Samsung Galaxy tablets and other Android tablets that brings a physical keyboard toolbar, which is good for users who use a physical keyboard with their Android tablets. The feature will be available with the latest version of the Gboard app, and it aims to refine the experience with Bluetooth and USB-C keyboards. With the new update in place, whenever a keyboard is connected, either wirelessly or through a cable,…