Gboard’s ‘undo’ gesture is a compromise I’m willing to live with
Gboard’s ‘undo’ gesture is a compromise I’m willing to live with
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Publish Date: 2026-03-28 13:00:00
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I write for a living, but I do it on my desktop. Well, mostly. I’ll admit that I still draft some parts of my work on Microsoft Word occasionally.
I’m able to do it mostly because Google’s Gboard keyboard app still exists. It’s my default keyboard app on all my Android phones.
I particularly love how Gboard gives me a second chance when I accidentally delete a line of text. A quick backspace swipe can erase more than what you wanted, but the undo option brings everything back, just like the Ctrl+z keyboard shortcut on my desktop.
The swipe-and-undo setup isn’t perfect, but no other keyboard app does it better than Gboard on Android.
The setup feels like a compromise, with all its quirks, but I keep using it whenever I write something long on my phone. Here is why I’m willing to live with it despite the issues.
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