Gboard's New Shortcuts Button Breaks the Symmetry of Your Keyboard Layout
Gboard's latest update tweaks the shortcuts button design, breaking the symmetry of the keyboard's top row.
By Blip Tech
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Gboard Changes the Shortcuts Button, Breaking Symmetry
Summary:
- Event: Gboard, Google's popular Android keyboard, has modified its shortcuts button.
- Context: The change comes shortly after Gboard surpassed 10 billion downloads on the Play Store.
- Details:
- The 2×2 square icon for accessing additional shortcuts is no longer housed in a circular container.
- Rounded squares within this icon are now filled-in, matching the shortcuts to the right.
- The color of the button (white or black) now aligns with the theme settings.
- Visual Impact:
- This change breaks the visual symmetry of the keyboard's shortcut row.
- Previously, the circular container matched the voice dictation button at the opposite end.
- History:
- Gboard has been gradually simplifying this icon over time.
- Recent changes included a Dynamic Color background and a 3×3 grid of circles before the current iteration.
- Rollout:
- The update was first introduced in beta earlier this month and is now widely available in version 14.9 on Gboard’s stable channel.
