Gboard Could Be Getting Smart Reply Feature, 'Make a GIF' and Universal Media Search

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Google recently released an updated beta version of Gboard (v6.9) and while it may not include any major user-facing changes, the updated code hints at a number of features in development. According to an APK teardown conducted past 9to5Google, the underlying code reveals that the Gboard team has been working on a new Smart Respond suggestions feature for incoming notification and a new keyboard. Additionally, the code reveals more information about the 'Brand your own GIF' characteristic that was spotted in a previous build.

Smart Reply for notifications

The Smart Reply feature can exist found on a number of Google apps, including Allo, Gmail, and Inbox. It features intelligent suggestions based on the messages in the thread. According to the teardown, the Smart Reply feature is now coming to the Gboard. On Gboard, the feature will provide suggestions when replying to notifications from the notifications share and it is speculated that the app volition be able to provide phrase-length suggestions for the same.

The post-obit lawmaking indicates that the Smart Answer characteristic for Gboard will work with Hangouts, Android Letters, Google Allo, Facebook Messenger Calorie-free, WhatsApp, Snapchat, Facebook Messenger and Tencet:

<string name="notificationsmartreply_application_filter">com.google.android.talk; com.google.apps.messaging; com.google.android.apps.fireball; com.facebook.mlite; com.whatsapp; com.snapchat.android; com.facebook.orca; com.tencet.mm;</cord>

In social club to make employ of the Smart Reply characteristic on Gboard, users volition have to provide 'Notification access' to the app from the system settings.

Universal Media Keyboard

A particular string of code in the app points at a new 'Universal Media Keyboard' which will be able to 'Search all media'. One time activated, the icon and tab volition show up alongside the GIF, sticker and emoji search options. It is speculated that the Universal Media Keyboard volition be used for all of Gboard's media related characteristic or perchance a characteristic that the team might currently be working on.

<string proper name="universal_media_keyboard_key_content_desc">Universal Media Keyboard</cord>
<string name="universal_media_search_hint">Search all media</cord>

Brand a GIF

The 'Make a GIF' feature, which was spotted in version 6.8 of the app, allows users to brand their ain GIFs within the keyboard app.

<cord proper name="feature_card_make_your_own_gif_description">To showtime recording your ain GIFs, get to the GIF tab, and click on Brand a GIF inside the My GIFs category.
<string proper name="feature_card_make_your_own_gif_title">Make your ain GIF!</cord>
<cord proper noun="feature_card_stickers_everywhere_description">With Gboard, you now get stickers like our animated hulk stickers by default! To share them, merely go to the sticker tab!</cord>
<string name="feature_card_stickers_everywhere_title">Stickers everywhere!</cord>

Lawmaking found in the latest beta details more functionality of the upcoming feature, including a new way for users to start recording by tapping a new 'Brand a GIF' button.