Google has announced that the Gboard now supports over 500 languages. Launched in December 2016, the Google keyboard app back then had support for about 100 different languages. Since then, Google has been frequently updating it with new languages and features..
While announcing Gboards support of over 500 languages, the Internet giant announced that the latest Gbaord update will support an additional 50 languages. Adding that more than 90% of the world can type in their first language with Gboard
"Today, Gboard offers more than 500 language varieties on Android, bringing a smart, Al-driven typing experience to many more people around the world," Google said in a blog post. Adding that "more than 90% of the world can now type in their first language with Gboard, with keyboard layouts tailored to each language and typing smarts like autocorrect and predictive text."
Gboard is compatible with more than 40 different scripts used to write around the world. Example of such is the Roman script used for many languages including English, and Cyrillic script used in many parts of eastern European. Another is the Ol Chiki used only for one language (Ol Chiki).
Google said the aim of the Gboard is to help users communicate in a manner that ok and natural, not minding the spoken by the person.
"Our goal is to help you communicate in a way that's comfortable and natureal, regardless of the language you speak," Google said.
Click here to download Gboard from the Play Store.
For the past months, test a feature that allow users of the platform to share up to 30 audio or image files among themselves instead of the regular single file.
WhatsApp also has the Finger Print authentication feature in works, a feature that will protect user chats from being accessed from unauthorised users except the owners Finger Print unlocks it.
The popular messaging service has continued to add new features, this time, it plans to improve its Stickers feature by integrating with Gboard keyboard.
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According to WABetaInfo, the functionality is still under works and currently its been disabled due to developmental reasons. Those who have updated their Gboard app to the latest version won't be able to see the feature for now.
When the Sticker feature gets released, Android users who have both Gboard and WhatsApp installed will be able to benefit from the Stickers integration. From Gboard, any "Static Sticker sent in WhatsApp will be automatically converted from Gboard to a compatible sticker format (webp)!"
This feature will benefit both Whatsapp and Gboard users in the sense that they won't have to download third party apps to be able to use stickers on WhatsApp. The stickers this time around would come within the Gboard app.
WABetaInfo notes that "WhatsApp will allow in the future to more keyboards to use their Integration Service, but currently it's exclusive for Gboard" only.
Google has added support for over 50 language variants to Gboard. The new languages added to the Google keyboard comprises most of languages that you probably haven't heard of, though it is a good development that Google is expanding Gboard's reach.
Though Google has made the update, the Internet giant didn't provide all of the names in the changelog nor did it update its support page.
Below are the list of 31 of the newly supported languages. 19 are still missing though.
- Alas
- Amis
- Brahui
- Choctaw
- Gayo
- Giryama
- Gorontalo
- Gusii
- Hehe
- Iban
- Jingpho
- Kadazandusun
- Kamba
- Kekchi
- Konkomba
- Konzo
- Kumyk
- Lugbara
- Luo
- Makasaar
- Meru
- Nande
- Nkore
- Nyaturu
- Sasak
- Teso
- Tooro & Wayuu
- Karelian
- Komi-Permyak
- Eastern Oromo
- Trinidadian Creole English
