- The latest Gboard beta contains clues that separate toggles to hide the comma and period keys may soon be available.
- Back in March, we spotted a single toggle for both keys being tested.
- If rolled out, users could choose a cleaner keyboard interface.
Back in March, we reported that Google was working on a Gboard option to hide both the comma and period keys. That change echoed Apple’s iPhone keyboard, where punctuation is hidden by default, but it didn’t give Android users much control. While the cleaner layout may appeal to some, especially in regions where commas and periods aren’t as essential, it tied both keys to a single switch.
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It seems that Google isn’t done tweaking. In the latest Gboard beta (version 15.8.4.793526320-beta-arm64-v8a), we managed to activate an updated version of the feature. This time, there are two separate toggles: one for the comma key and another for the period key.
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