Owners of non-Nexus devices can now switch to a stock Google Keyboard, the virtual keyboard that Google uses for its own devices. The Google Keyboard app offers all of the same features that were introduced on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean's default keyboard, including gesture typing, automatic error correction, word predictions, and voice typing. The Google Keyboard app requires Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich or higher and can be installed for free through the Google Play Store.
What Else You Need To Know
- Google Keyboard is touted as one of the smartest keyboards with its gesture typing feature, which actively predicts words on-screen as the user gestures between letters.
Other sources
This is a great day for keyboard enthusiasts.- Kellex, Droid Life
By offering its app to even more users, Google will be able to learn more about how users actually use its keyboard.- Emil Protalinski, The Next Web
- Droid Life
- Stock Official Google Keyboard Arrives on Google Play
- Other
- Google Keyboard now available in Play Store
- The Next Web
- Google makes its stock Google Keyboard gesture-typing app available on the Play store
- Phandroid
- Google Keyboard now available on Google Play – Stock Android keyboard for all
- DroidDog
- Google Puts Android 4.2 Keyboard On The Play Store For All Devices ICS And Above
- Engadget
- Google releases stock Android keyboard to Play store
- Mobile Syrup
- Google Keyboard now available in Google Play, gives users a “Nexus typing experience”
- Venture Beat
- Google’s stock Android keyboard hits the Play Store for all
- Android Community
- Google Keyboard hits the Play Store to rival the competition
- Mobile Burn
- Google releases Android keyboard in Google Play
- More...