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Latest Gboard iPhone updates include access to Maps, YouTube & a new drawing feature

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Google’s latest Gboard updates for iPhone lets users easily access YouTube and Maps via the search-enabled keyboard and includes a new “Ink” drawing feature.

Now when you tap the ‘G’ to open Gboard, a ‘YouTube’ and a ‘Maps’ option appears, making it possible to add your current location via Maps or search for a YouTube video and add the link.

Gboard Iphone Updates

There is also a new Ink drawing feature that lets you draw a message instead of typing it. To access, tap the emoji icon and select the pen icon at the bottom of the screen.

Gboard Drawing

Google says Gboard also now supports three new languages: Arabic, Hebrew and Farsi.

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