If you use the Google keyboard As the main keyboard app, today we have very good news for you. The company is preparing an update that will completely change the aesthetics and some of the functions. Google has been preparing its Android 12 apps including Material You, the new design style that will come with the operating system. Today we can know that Gboard will be one of the most affected applications, for the better, for this change.
Google Keyboard changes layout to fit Android 12
The update that google It is almost ready, it will arrive very soon so that all users can enjoy Material You. Gboard will not make your mobile have Android 12, but it will allow you to slightly enjoy the interface of this operating system. These design changes will reach all users who use the keyboard, regardless of whether they can update to Android 12 or not.
XDA has analyzed the APK of the keyboard to know all the details and to be able to activate the new interface. In the screenshots of the whole post you can see the before and after of the keyboard. Highlighted colors such as purple may be adapt to your interface theme and that, by default, gray is used.
The whole keyboard is rounded, buttons become more noticeable and most parts of the interface change. This is the style of Android 12 that will be able to reach your mobile so that you can try the new interface.
Even the word recommendations on the keyboard are changed to fit on rounded cards with a much more style «soft«. It is a quite important change for which we still have to wait. XDA has been able to replicate the captures by investigating the application code, but you will have to wait to see this interface.
We will have to wait to know if Google decides to launch the gboard update with the launch of Android 12 or before announcing the operating system. Either way, you can already get an idea of what the Google keyboard in the near future.