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How to update the Gboard app on your Android device in 2 easy steps

Written by Steven John
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It's easy to update Gboard on Android to make sure you're using the newest version. Google
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There are times when you would experience difficulty with an app on your Android – the phone would lock up and experience occasional crashes. That's perhaps time for you to update the app. 

This same practice applies to Gboard, Google's virtual keyboard app.  Google regularly adds new and improved features, so taking the few seconds to update is well worth the improved user experience. 

Here's how to update Gboard on Android. 

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How to update Gboard on Android 

1. Open up the Google Play Store app and search for Gboard.

2. Tap on Gboard, and if you see the word "Open" in a green box, you already have the most up-to-date version. If you see the word "Update," tap it and the updating process will begin.

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To be sure you are using the latest Gboard version available, consider uninstalling it off your Android and then reinstalling the app from the Google Play Store.  Steven John/Business Insider

To figure out when the most recent version of Gboard (or any Play Store app) was offered, tap on the app in the Play Store and look under the word's "What's new" to see the "Last updated" date.

 

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Steven John has been a freelance writer for more than a dozen years and has been a regular contributor to Business Insider since 2017. His work includes a focus on the tech world, covering companies including Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Google, and others. He also reviews restaurants, shares how-to cooking articles, and writes general interest pieces.Steven also writes for publications including Architectural Digest, The Daily Beast, Forbes, and more. In the past, he also wrote for New York Magazine, Mashed, U.S. News & World Report and other outlets. He runs his own outdoor lifestyle site, Dad Gear Review, and co-hosts the Fact Trekkers podcast with his son. He has had two novels published, Three A.M. and Outrider. He graduated from Emerson College with a degree in communications focused on filmmaking.He is an avid outdoorsman and can be frequently found in a kayak or on a mountain trail, often with his family along for the adventure.Expertise:Tech industryTech hardwareOutdoorsCookingRestaurantsDIYPopular articles:Microsoft: A history of the software giant co-founded by Bill Gates, its products and services, jobs, layoffs, and moreYouTube is a major entertainment force. Here's the platform's history, plus how to create a channel and upload videos.Inside the life and career of Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder, billionaire, and philanthropistTim Cook net worth: How the Apple leader earns and spends his moneyBecoming an Amazon seller is a simple process. Here's what's involved, plus how you make money and get paid.