Gboard, Google's awesome keyboard with built in search function, is on Android as well

Gboard, the fancy keyboard Google released exclusively on iOS earlier this year, is now effectively coming to Android, too. Google Keyboard update is adding key Gboard features, including an integrated search function, an emoji search tool, and new shortcuts. It’s currently available only as an APK from Google without detailed release notes, although it should make its way over to the Play Store soon. 

Gboard is a good example of a Google feature that was somehow better on iOS than on Google’s own operating system, even with Apple’s limits on third-party keyboards. The company promised to bring features of it to Android, but it’s taken several months to get here.