Google's new iPhone keyboard, 'Gboard,' launches in Australia
If you're over having to launch Chrome to search for argument-winning trivia answers while messaging with friends, Google has you covered.
Gboard, its new keyboard purpose-built for the smartphone, comes with a built-in search function that you can access with a quick tap of the "G" symbol. After launching in the U.S. in May, the keyboard made it to Australia Friday and is now available to download Down Under.
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Apart from its smooth search functionality, the keyboard also comes with glide typing, GIF search and emoji search, which can be used across your apps, from Slack to Uber.
It also makes finding the perfect emoji a little easier than on your typical iOS keyboard, allowing you to search for emoji by name -- "lol," for example -- rather than requiring you to scroll through multiple pages.
Let's be honest: Anything that facilitates emoji use is probably a good idea. Now if only someone would create a boxing kangaroo emoji.
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Ariel Bogle was an associate editor with Mashable in Australia covering technology. Previously, Ariel was associate editor at Future Tense in Washington DC, an editorial initiative between Slate and New America.
