Why I stopped using Google Keyboard and went all-in on FUTO Keyboard
MobileWhy I stopped using Google Keyboard and went all-in on FUTO KeyboardI don't miss Gboard at all.By Pankil Shah•Aug 7, 2026 — 5:30 AM ET•0•Pankil Shah / Android AuthorityFollow us on Google DiscoverAdd us as preferred sourceYour keyboard is the most invasive app on your phone. Gboard is good — genuinely good — and I’m not here to argue otherwise. My only problem with it is that it’s owned by an advertising company that’d love to know everything about me.I stuck with it for so long because I couldn’t find an alternative that matched it without being owned by another tech giant.
- ▪MobileWhy I stopped using Google Keyboard and went all-in on FUTO KeyboardI don't miss Gboard at all.By Pankil Shah•Aug 7, 2026 — 5:30 AM ET•0•Pankil Shah / Android AuthorityFollow us on Google DiscoverAdd us as preferred sourceYour keyboar
- ▪Gboard is good — genuinely good — and I’m not here to argue otherwise.
- ▪My only problem with it is that it’s owned by an advertising company that’d love to know everything about me.I stuck with it for so long because I couldn’t find an alternative that matched it without being owned by another tech giant.
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