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Latest updates to Gboard for Android include a ‘search all media’ feature

Reports indicate the latest refresh for the Google-designed keyboard comes with a new interface that allows users to search all categories.

Amy Gesenhues on February 21, 2018 at 1:38 pm

According to a report from 9to5Google, Google is releasing new beta features for its Gboard for Android, making it possible for users to search all media from the Google-designed keyboard.

“Alongside specific keyboards for emoji, stickers, and GIFs, there is a new interface that can search all categories. It is the first tab and features a carousel for swiping through the results of your entered query,” writes 9to5Google in its report on the latest version (7.0.2) of Gboard.

“It is the first tab and features a carousel for swiping through the results of your entered query.”

In addition to the expanded search features, there will also be support for Chinese and Korean languages, minor changes to the keyboard selection option and an autocomplete feature for email addresses (The report noted the email autocomplete was not functioning yet).

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Amy Gesenhues is Third Door Media's General Assignment Reporter, covering the latest news and updates for Search Engine Land and Marketing Land. From 2009 to 2012, she was an award-winning syndicated columnist for a number of daily newspapers from New York to Texas. With more than ten years of marketing management experience, she has contributed to a variety of traditional and online publications, including MarketingProfs.com, SoftwareCEO.com, and Sales and Marketing Management Magazine. Read more of Amy's articles.