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Gboard's hidden settings finally made my typing faster and actually enjoyable
Android Police • • technology
Key Points:
- The author improved their typing experience on Gboard by customizing settings such as resizing the keyboard to better fit their hand position, which reduced accidental key presses.
- Customizing the toolbar allowed quick access to frequently used features like Clipboard, Translate, and Text editing, saving time otherwise spent navigating menus.
- Adding frequently used words, including product names and acronyms, to Gboard’s Personal dictionary minimized autocorrect errors and repetitive typing.
- Enabling the Number row kept digits readily accessible without switching layouts, facilitating faster entry of codes, measurements, and prices.
- Activating Auto-space after punctuation allowed smoother typing by automatically inserting spaces after punctuation marks, improving flow and reducing manual corrections.
