Wednesday, August 2, 2017

The Google Gboard Keyboard app can feature YouTube and Maps

In addition to use typing, Gboard keyboard applications ability to search via Google directly from within the application. Later the feature was further developed by integrating video search feature via YouTube and location sharing via Google Maps.

The special tabs for opening YouTube and Google Maps can be accessed at the top of the app interface, a series of "G" buttons used to search via Google.

After finding a video via YouTube on Gboard, users can include (share) the relevant video in the conversation. The chat apps used for this conversation can be anything, whether WhatsApp, Messenger, iMessage, or others.

As for Maps, when opened from Gboard, which will be first displayed is the user's location, followed by other locations around. Users can search for a specific location via Maps in the available fields.

Like a YouTube video, search results can also be sent to the person in conversation on Gboard. Users also do not need to open the YouTube app and Maps separately because they can be accessed directly from Gboard.

Unfortunately, as summarized KompasTekno from The Verge, Wednesday (2/8/2017) so far the integration features of YouTube and Maps are only available for Gboard iOS version. Meanwhile, Gboard on Android features phrase prediction and emoji features of hand drawing, which are not available on iOS Gboard.

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