5 Hidden Keyboard Features (on Gboard) to Boost Your Typing Speed and Efficiency! ⌨️🚀
1. Swipe to Type (Gesture Typing) 🖋️:
Instead of tapping each key, try swiping to type! With Gboard or other popular keyboards, simply swipe your finger across the letters of a word to type it quickly. Enable this in Settings > Language & Input > Gboard > Glide Typing.
2. Text Shortcuts (Assigning a Word for Another Word) ✂️:
You can create custom text shortcuts for phrases you use often. For example, type "omw" and it will expand to "On my way!". To set this up, go to Settings > Language & Input > Gboard > Dictionary > Personal Dictionary and add your custom shortcuts.
3. One-Handed Keyboard 🖐️:
If you're using your phone with one hand, enable the one-handed keyboard to shrink the keyboard to one side. For Gboard, swipe the spacebar left or right to activate this feature, making it easier to type with one hand.
4. Clipboard Access 📋:
Store and quickly access text you've copied to the clipboard. With Gboard, press and hold the comma key to view and use your clipboard history. You can copy multiple items and access them anytime.
5. Voice Typing 🎤:
Typing with your voice is super fast. Tap the microphone icon on the keyboard to start voice typing. You can dictate long texts or commands, and Android’s built-in speech-to-text feature
1. Swipe to Type (Gesture Typing) 🖋️:
Instead of tapping each key, try swiping to type! With Gboard or other popular keyboards, simply swipe your finger across the letters of a word to type it quickly. Enable this in Settings > Language & Input > Gboard > Glide Typing.
2. Text Shortcuts (Assigning a Word for Another Word) ✂️:
You can create custom text shortcuts for phrases you use often. For example, type "omw" and it will expand to "On my way!". To set this up, go to Settings > Language & Input > Gboard > Dictionary > Personal Dictionary and add your custom shortcuts.
3. One-Handed Keyboard 🖐️:
If you're using your phone with one hand, enable the one-handed keyboard to shrink the keyboard to one side. For Gboard, swipe the spacebar left or right to activate this feature, making it easier to type with one hand.
4. Clipboard Access 📋:
Store and quickly access text you've copied to the clipboard. With Gboard, press and hold the comma key to view and use your clipboard history. You can copy multiple items and access them anytime.
5. Voice Typing 🎤:
Typing with your voice is super fast. Tap the microphone icon on the keyboard to start voice typing. You can dictate long texts or commands, and Android’s built-in speech-to-text feature