Vladimka production/Shutterstock Gboard, Google's virtual keyboard, is a smartphone and tablet typing app that features glide typing, emoji search, GIFs, Google Translate, handwriting, predictive text, and more. Many Android devices come with Gboard installed as the default keyboard, but it can be added to any Android or iOS device. Visit Business Insider's Tech Reference library for more stories. Gboard is a virtual typing app developed for Android and iOS.