GBOARD, Google’s virtual keyboard for mobile devices, will soon offer a new toolbar to facilitate vocal entry. An improvement that should appeal to what prefer to dictate rather than type.
Google continues to evolve its applications. After the possibility of deleting a message already sent in Google Messages, the simplification of the Google Wallet digital portfolio or the immediate display of the device camera on Google Lens, the Mountain View firm should offer a new voice entry interface On its GBOARD virtual keyboard, widely used on Android smartphones and tablets
Thus, the Google keyboard will now take on a toolbar allowing users to activate/deactivate voice entry more easily. Also to reduce the keyboard while using voice entry or even display supported voice commands. According to information D‘Android Authoritythis new interface will be deployed for certain beta-testers who will have the opportunity to try this toolbar on version 15.0.03.717871796 of the application.
Toolbar for vocal entry: a novelty available on all devices
According to the first visual elements available currently, this toolbar should be above the keyboard. When we click on the voice entry button, an indicator will display the message “Speak Now” When the assistant is ready to listen to, or “In break” When the user deactivates the voice dictation. In addition to this modernization of the interface, Google would work on an integration of more efficient writing tools for vocal dictation. A very useful addition to improve the skills of the voice assistant.
As the source recalls, this new Gboard interface is currently reserved for a few beta-testers but could in the future be available for all keyboard users, regardless of the device used. As such, users of a Google Pixel smartphone fully benefit from “Assistant” technology, while owners of Samsung models have only a classic version of vocal entry.