Some of its best features can be enabled in seconds.
By Max Miller Nov. 7, 2026 8:45 am EST SsCreativeStudio/Shutterstock Add Engadget on Google: Google DiscoverAndroid has long allowed third-party keyboards to replace the built-in one that came installed on your phone. It's ironic, then, that Google's own Gboard app is widely regarded as the best available keyboard on the platform. While some vendors — most notably Samsung — ship their own, proprietary keyboards, Gboard comes installed by default on the company's Pixel phones, as well as on devices from several other brands. But you can tweak it a lot to get better results, and no, you don't need to turn it into a conveyor belt.
