After rolling out earlier this month, Google is reversing two aspects of the Gboard emoji picker redesign that users did not like.
The redesign introduced a new carousel to switch between Emoji, Custom Stickers (with Pixel Studio), GIFs, Stickers, and Emoticons. Each item was placed in wide rectangular cards. With the addition of AI Stickers on Pixel phones, users had to scroll to access Emoticons.
As part of this change, the delete button at the very right was removed, and replaced with a FAB that only appeared when text was entered. Some disliked the floating action button for hiding what’s underneath.
Old vs. new
These two changes, which some were vocal about, have been reversed with the latest Gboard beta. The cards have been greatly narrowed, so that everything fits in one screen. This makes room for the delete key, while “ABC” is no longer housed in a pull. This is basically the original interface, but with rounded rectangles instead of pills.
The other changes to the top portion of the redesign are unchanged.
These tweaks to the emoji picker redesign are rolling out with beta version 15.5.7.766552071 of Gboard. It’s not yet in the stable channel, but that’s hopefully coming soon.
Original vs. latest
More on Gboard:
- Gboard will integrate with ‘Pixel Sense’ and offer voice ‘Smart Edits’
- Gboard can now generate stickers with Pixel Studio, starts rolling out
- Gboard on Pixel now lets you ‘Browse’ Emoji Kitchen
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