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11 Best Fixes for Gboard Not Working on Android and iPhone
Make Tech Easier staff, Make Tech Easier, 2023
Read the originalRead on October 17, 2026
- What it is
- A numbered troubleshooting guide for Gboard on Android, iPhone and Samsung, published 19 November 2023 and updated 21 November 2023. It covers restarts, updates, cache and data, the microphone permission and battery-saving settings.
- How much weight it carries
- Independent tech site, not Google, and written before the current Android releases. It names no Android version for most steps and mixes iPhone and Samsung paths, so check each menu name against your own phone.
Facts taken from this source
- Make Tech Easier says battery-saving modes on a phone can restrict Gboard's voice typing feature, and it advises turning them off to test.
“Battery-saving modes on your phone can restrict the Gboard’s voice typing feature.” (Fix: Turn Off Power Saving Mode)
- Make Tech Easier says to clear Gboard's cache first, and to clear its data only if the problem continues.
“If the issue persists, go back to the App info screen, and tap on Clear data instead of Clear cache” (Fix: Clear Gboard cache and data)
- Make Tech Easier says its Gboard guide also helps with the error message “Unfortunately, Gboard has stopped”, which is a crash message rather than a voice typing message.
“The guide can also be useful if you get the “Unfortunately, Gboard has stopped” error.” (Introduction)