Gboard suggestions are now pills, getting simplified settings

With the Pixel 10 series, Gboard introduced generative AI-powered Writing tools and a Smart Edit voice experience. All Gboard users are now seeing some visual tweaks, with reorganized settings also coming.

Gboard suggestions are now placed in pill-shaped containers instead of rounded rectangles. This applies to regular paste suggestions from your clipboard and Magic Cue + Pixel Screenshots on the Pixel 10 series.

After appearing on the beta channel, this is now going live for stable users (version 15.8.4).

A bigger update sees Gboard simplify Settings, particularly “Preferences.” There are various title and description tweaks, as well as new sections. “Layout” shows the “Suggestion strip” toggle that was previously on a different page, while a lot has been placed in “Shortcuts” and “Key tap.”

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Shortcuts:

Key tap:

This helps centralize common settings and saves people from having to dive any deeper. 

The other reorganization is “Text correction” becoming “Corrections & suggestions.” This page is now divided into Automatic corrections, Spelling & grammar, Suggestions, and Writing tools (on Pixel 10 and QPR2 Beta to replace Proofread). What’s new is a standalone on/off toggle for “Word suggestions: Show in suggestion strip.” 

We’re seeing this in the beta channel (version 15.8.5) for all devices.