How to Glide Type with Gboard on Android

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Open the Play Store app.

   It's a white app that's shaped like a suitcase and contains a multi-colored triangle. , It's at the top of the screen.,, It will appear below the search field as you type., It's a button below "Gboard." If prompted, enter your email address and Google password. , It's an app that's typically shaped like a gear (⚙️), but may look like three sliders, and is usually found on your Home screen., It's in the "Personal" section of the menu., It's in the "Keyboard and input methods" section., It's in the lower-right corner of the dialog box., It will turn blue., It's in the upper-left corner of the screen., It's in the "Keyboard and input methods" section., It's in the middle of the menu., It will turn blue.
   
   Slide on "Show gesture trail" to display a blue line as your finger moves across the keyboard.
   
   Slide on "Enable gesture delete" to turn on the function that allows you to delete a word by swiping left from the delete the key.
   
   Slide on "Enable gesture cursor control" to turn on the function that allows you to move the cursor by sliding your finger across the space bar. , It's in the lower-left part of the keyboard in any app that uses a keyboard.
   
   From an emoji keyboard, you may need to tap ABC in the lower-left to continue switching between keyboards. , It's listed in the pop-up menu.
   
   If prompted with a Gesture Typing demo, tap GOT IT.
   
   Google keyboard will work in any app that uses the Android keyboard. , Place your finger on the first letter of the word you want to spell.
   
   Don’t hold your finger down too long, or the keyboard may switch to special character input. , Slide your finger across the keyboard to each of the letters in the word, lifting your finger only after you have spelled out the word.
   
   If you turned on "Show gesture trail," a blue trail will appear marking the path of your finger.
   
   If you are having trouble, use angles and straight lines on the path between letters. , Spaces are automatically between words., If Gesture Typing entered a word other than the one you intended to write, check the suggestions above the keyboard for the correct word.
   
   If none of the suggestions are correct, you can delete a full word entry with just one tap of the backspace key.
   
   Single-tap delete will only work for the last word composed.
   
   Any words written before that will need to be deleted manually.
   
   Gesture typing is less likely to accurately guess unfamiliar words, like names or places.
   
   But if you enable Contacts Search in the search options, then your contacts’ names will be included in the dictionary of possible words. , It may take some time to adjust, but try to stick with it.
   
   Once mastered, glide typing is a quick and convenient way to compose text.
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   Step 2: Tap in the search field.

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   Step 3: Start typing "Gboard" in the search field.

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   Step 4: Tap Gboard.

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   Step 5: Tap INSTALL.

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   Step 6: Open Settings.

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   Step 7: Scroll down and tap 🌐 Language & input.

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   Step 8: Scroll down and tap Current keyboard.

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   Step 9: Tap CHOOSE KEYBOARDS.

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    Step 10: Slide "Google Keyboard" to the "On" position.

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    Step 11: Tap Language & input.

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    Step 12: Tap Google keyboard.

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    Step 13: Tap Gesture typing.

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    Step 14: Slide "Enable gesture typing" to the "On" position.

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    Step 15: Tap and hold 🌐.

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    Step 16: Tap Google keyboard.

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    Step 17: Start with the first letter.

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    Step 18: Slide your finger to type.

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    Step 19: Repeat the process for the next word.

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    Step 20: Use word suggestions to replace incorrect glide entries.

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    Step 21: Practice and be patient.

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