Google just added 30 languages to its voice-to-text feature in Gboard

Google announced today its adding 30 new languages to voice typing in its popular keyboard app, Gboard.

Now, people who speak Gujarati (India) or Nepali (Nepal) can simply talk directly to their phone rather than having to type as long as Gboard is set as the phone's default keyboard.

The new update will bring the total number of supported languages in Gboard up to 119 varieties and the additions primarily focus on emerging markets like places in India and Africa.

But that's not all. Following the update, people in the U.S who use Gboard will also be able to write their favorite emojis by just describing them out loud. For example, if you say something like "winky face emoji" to the app, it will actually type out the winking emoji for you. Read more...