Gboard could make voice typing more “Seamless”

Gboard is one of the most popular digital keyboards on Android devices, and it comes with a ton of features. One feature is voice typing. Well, thanks to an APK deep-dive, it appears that Google wants to make voice typing using Gboard more seamless.

Since this is an APK deep-dive, you’ll want to take this news cautiously. Some lines of code were found within the latest version of the Gboard beta that hint at this upcoming feature. However, that’s not to say that the feature will come out. It’s currently unannounced, and Google can take the code out at any point. Also, there could be substantial changes by the time the feature hits the public (if it ever hits the public).

Google could make voice typing on Gboard more seamless

Just recently, Google brought a feature that compresses Gboard when using a physical keyboard.  When it detects that a physical keyboard is connected, you will see the rows of letters and numbers disappear while the top bar collapses to the bottom of the screen.

As for voice typing, Google is doing much of the same thing. When you activate voice typing, the numbers and letters will disappear, and you only see a small toolbar at the bottom of your screen. There’s not much point in having a full keyboard when you’re typing with your voice.

Well, according to a new report, it appears that Google wants to make voice typing even more seamless. When you have the voice typing toolbar pulled up, you still have to tap on the microphone icon to start voice typing. However, Google could be working on a feature that will automatically start voice dictation once you tap on a text field. If this feature sounds like it’ll be annoying, you’ll be able to turn it off in the settings.

We’re not 100% sure that Google is going to bring this feature.  However, we’ve seen another Google feature leaked recently. This feature will bring text captioning to Google Messages. If we start seeing more potential Google features pop up, then that may hint at a possible lineup for the next feature job. Only time will tell.