How I replaced 4 popular Android apps with built-in Gboard features
Gboard is a lot more powerful than you might think.
For years, after setting up a new Android phone, I installed several apps to help with tasks like text translation. However, Google's Gboard has received useful features over the years that can handle such tasks. Here's a look at the Gboard features that have replaced popular apps for me. I frequently text family in our native language, and Google Translate, which is part of Gboard, makes translating messages easy.
To use it, open the app, bring up the keyboard, tap the feature menu, and select the Translate tool. I've also replaced apps like Convert Case and clipboard managers with Gboard's features. To change text capitalization, select the word or words and tap the Shift key three times. To manage copied items, enable Gboard's Clipboard feature in settings.
When you copy an item, it will be saved and accessible within Gboard for a short period. Lastly, for typing repetitive text snippets, I replaced Texpand with Gboard's personal dictionary feature. To create a shortcut, go to keyboard settings, select the language's dictionary, and add a new shortcut by entering the text and its trigger shortcut. Once set up, typing the shortcut will replace it with the expanded text in the suggestion strip.
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