Fact · Dictation on phones and tablets
In February 2025, 9to5Google reported that Gboard for Android features offline voice typing on all devices.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Today, the app features offline voice typing on all devices, Google Translate, Scan Text OCR tool, and clipboard.”
Gboard 10 billion downloads (9to5Google, February 26, 2025), 9to5Google, 2025, Feature list in the article.
Open the original- What it measures
- A feature summary in the same February 2025 article that reports the 10 billion download milestone.
- What it does not show
- The article does not say which languages work offline or how large the offline language data is.
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