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The latest update to Google 's Gboard smart keyboard is a new feature for Android users that is both entertaining and practical. The keyboard can be unpacked, moved around and resized on the screen as it floats over apps.
To access the floating keyboard function, go to the three dots ("…") in the horizontal Gboard menu, then select the "Floating" option. Do the same to switch it off, with the "Floating" option this time appearing crossed out.
Undocked from the sides of the screen, the keyboard can be moved anywhere, with a transparent effect revealing the web page or conversation beneath. Note that Google is not the first to offer this kind of function, which is already in Microsoft's SwiftKey.
Gboard already offers support for voice and gesture input, as well as sharing GIFs and stickers. It also includes several search engines (including Google obviously), a translation tool, various themes, and an option for pinning the keyboard to the right or the right of the screen, adapting its position to left-to-right-handed users. KM
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