by Most Android telephones are sent with Google’s Gboard as the standard entry option. It is a reliable, function -rich keyboard on the screen, so most people continue to use it instead of installing an external option. Depending on how you think about circles, it might be time to view some of those alternatives. Google has quietly released an update that changes the shape and position of the keys and users are not satisfied.
In the latest build from Gboard (V15.1.05.726012951-Beta-Arm64-V8A), Google has changed the key shape from the long-running squares to circular forms. If you use the layout with four rows, the keys are like small pills. In the fashion of five rows with the exposed number row, the keys are folded further into circles. The reactions appear to be divided between those who are annoyed by this change and those who are irritated that everyone is so irritated.
Change can sometimes be difficult, so certainly a part of the dissatisfaction is just a function of having the telephone interface changing without warning. If you find it particularly unpleasant, you can enter the Gboard settings and open the theme menu. From there you can tap a theme and then switch off the key limits. You will therefore not be distracted by the horror of rounded edges. However, that is not the only problem with the silent update.
The wave of objections is not only about aesthetics – this update also moves the keys a bit. After years of tapping the keys with a certain layout, people develop muscle memory. Large Texters can sometimes type messages on their phone without even looking at it, but moving the keys even somewhat, as Google has done here, can ensure that you miss more tests than you before the update.
