PixelBoard

Supercharged Gboard Mod featuring Google Pixel 11 series's Rambler Voice Typing, AI Writing Assistant & Writing Tools V2 [No Root].

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_{Recommended: Download the ready-to-install APK directly (pre-signed, no root needed, installs side-by-side with stock Gboard). Use the Morphe Patch only if patching manually on Gboard v18.6.3.100.}

⬇️ Direct Download APK (v1.3.4)  •  ⬇️ Latest APK (Direct)  •  📦 Morphe Patch (v18.6.3.100 only)  •  Release Notes  •  Installation Guide  •  All Releases

• Base app is now updated to 18.6.3
• 24-Hour Default Clipboard Retention: Unpinned copied text and images are now kept for 24 hours (up from Google's 1-hour limit) by default.
• 100 Recent Clips History: The recent unpinned clipboard items cap is raised from 5 to 100 clips, matching the clipboard's full capacity.
• Customizable Retention Slider: Pick between 1 hour, 24 hours, 7 days, 30 days, or Never in PixelBoard Clipboard Settings.
• Clean Symbol Key Labels: Fixed ?attr/ and ?123 labels so question mark and symbol keys render cleanly.
• Restored Advanced & Update Settings: Ensured Settings and Updates sections are reliably accessible across all base APK configurations.

PixelBoard is a sleek, ultra-clean enhancement of Google's flagship keyboard. Tailored for pure productivity, PixelBoard strips away unnecessary bloatware and focuses strictly on powerhouse capabilities: Gemini Rambler Natural Voice Dictation, AI Writing Assistant, Modern Spell Checker Suggestion Chips & Grammar Checking, Scan Text Camera OCR, Screenshot Floating Suggestions, Material 3 Expressive Rounded Keys, Google Sans Flex Keycap Typography, Proactive Undo in Suggestion Strip, Emoji Palette V2, Super Insert Quick Hub, Restored Emoji Size Slider & Vibrant Emojis, Samsung & Vivo Clipboard History Sync, and Automatic Zero-Restart Instant Activation.

PixelBoard is engineered with an independent coexistence package ID (com.akshaykadam.pixelboard), allowing you to install and use it side-by-side with your factory Gboard without replacing, uninstalling, or risking system keyboard stability.

• 🎙️ Gemini "Rambler" Natural Voice Typing: Speaks naturally by filtering out stutters and filler words ("um", "ah"), auto-corrects self-corrections on the fly, auto-punctuates sentences, and includes an ergonomically minimizable voice toolbar.
• 🤖 In-Line AI Writing Assistant: One-tap proofreading, grammar fixes via interactive suggestion chips, and quick tone rewrite (Professional, Casual, Concise, Emotive) across every application.
• 🔄 In-App Updater: Built-in update checker directly inside Settings to check for new releases, view changelogs, and download & install the latest PixelBoard APKs seamlessly.
• 📋 Extended Clipboard Retention: Customizable retention duration (1 hour, 24 hours, 7 days, 30 days, or Never) with recent unpinned history expanded to 100 clips, floating screenshot chips, and reliable clipboard sync on Samsung One UI & Vivo.
• ✍️ Modern Spell Checker & Grammar Chips: Interactive clickable suggestion chips, grammar checks, and native red squiggly underlines on misspelled words across all apps.
• 📷 Scan Text (Camera OCR): Direct camera viewfinder tool in the toolbar to capture and extract text directly at your cursor from real-world documents.
• 🎨 Material 3 Expressive Styling: Pill-shaped rounded keycaps (Belka UI), Google Sans Flex variable typography, and restored vibrant emoji scaling with dedicated emoji tabs.
• ↩️ Proactive Suggestion Strip Undo: 1-tap Undo button right in the suggestion strip to instantly reverse unwanted autocorrections or accidental text deletions.
• 🛡️ Side-by-Side Coexistence: Installs as an independent package (com.akshaykadam.pixelboard) alongside your stock keyboard with bypassed signature verification.

Follow these quick steps to activate Google's Gemini-powered Rambler natural voice typing:

1. Open PixelBoard Settings:
   • Tap the Gear (⚙️) icon in the keyboard suggestion strip, or go to Android Settings > System > Languages & input > On-screen keyboard > PixelBoard.
2. Select Rambler Dictation:
   • Tap Voice typing.
   • Under Dictation type, choose Rambler (switch selection from Standard to Rambler).
3. Instant Automatic Activation (No Restart Needed):
   • Your selection activates automatically in real-time — no app restart or device reboot required!
   • (Optional): You can verify that Enable Advanced Voice Typing is toggled ON under ★ Advanced settings (enabled by default). The toolbar Restart (↻) button remains available as an optional manual fallback if ever needed.

   [!TIP] Thanks to recent runtime enhancements, Rambler dictation initializes dynamically on the fly. You can immediately tap the microphone icon without needing to restart Gboard or kill the app process!

4. Start Speaking Naturally:
   • Tap any text box and hit the Microphone icon on PixelBoard.
   • You will see the "Just speak naturally" setup screen.
   • Tap Get started and speak freely — PixelBoard handles the cleanup automatically!

Google's AI Writing Tools allow you to proofread, rephrase, and adjust the tone of any text on the fly.

• In Advanced Settings:
  • Open ★ Advanced settings from the bottom of PixelBoard Settings.
  • Make sure Enable AI Writing Tools and Support All Keyboards are toggled ON (both ON by default).
• In Corrections & Suggestions:
  • In PixelBoard Settings, go to Corrections & suggestions > Writing tools.
  • Ensure Show writing tools icon in suggestion strip while typing is enabled.

• Suggestion Strip (Quick Bar):
  • When typing in any text box across any app, the Writing tools icon (pen sparkle ✨) appears in the keyboard suggestion strip above your keys.
• Keyboard Tools Menu:
  • If the icon is hidden, tap the 4-squares / arrow icon on the left of the suggestion strip to open the tools drawer and tap Writing tools.
• Actions Available:
  • Proofread: One-tap fix for grammar and spelling.
  • Rewrite / Rephrase: Adjust tone between Professional, Casual, Concise, and Emotive.

PixelBoard features a clean, minimal preference screen modeled directly after the native Material You Gboard UI:

• Enable AI Writing Tools: Force-shows the Writing tools icon in the suggestion strip across all apps and text views.
• Support All Keyboards: Extends AI writing assistance beyond English to all keyboard layouts.
• Inference Backend Type: On supported hardware, select between GBOARD_SERVER, PRIVATE_INFERENCE_AICORE, and PRIVATE_INFERENCE_ASTREA.
• Enable Advanced Voice Typing: Unlocks the Rambler dictation engine in Voice typing settings.
• In-App Updates: Built-in OTA updater to check for new releases, view changelogs, and download & install updates directly from GitHub.
• Rounded Keys: Enable Google's Material 3 Expressive Belka pill-shaped keycaps.
• Multilingual Support: Fully localized in 20+ languages matching your device's system locale.
• Toolbar Restart Button (↻): Optional one-tap process reload utility in the toolbar if you ever want to force a refresh, though all settings and toggles apply automatically in real time without restarts.
• Cleaned Preferences: Promotional bloatware ("Rate Gboard" and "Help & feedback") has been completely removed.
• Custom Attribution: Dedicated credit footer (Akshay Kadam).

1. Download PixelBoard Stable APK (v1.3.4, 122 MB) (or view the v1.3.4 Release Page).
2. Tap the downloaded .apk in your notification drawer or Downloads folder.
3. If prompted, toggle "Allow from this source" and tap Install.
4. Enable PixelBoard in Settings > System > Languages & input > On-screen keyboard.

Connect your Android phone via USB with USB Debugging enabled:

adb install -r PixelBoard-1.3.4.apk adb shell am force-stop com.akshaykadam.pixelboard

(If building from source locally, use adb install -r output/PixelBoard-1.3.4.apk)

You can patch your stock Gboard APK directly on your phone using Morphe Manager:

1. Install Morphe Manager on your Android device.
2. Get the two required files:
   • Patch Bundle: PixelBoard.mpp (or versioned patches-1.3.4.mpp)
   • Stock Base APK: Download the official base bundle from APKMirror (Gboard v18.6.3.100 Release).
3. In Morphe Manager, select Storage, choose the stock Gboard APK, and load PixelBoard.mpp as the patch source.
4. Tap Patch and then Install!

raw.githubusercontent.com/Akshayykadam/PixelBoard/main/patches-bundle.json 

GBoardMod/ ├── README.md                  # Project documentation & direct download links ├── build.sh                   # 1-click automated build & patching script (100% offline) ├── options.json               # Patch configuration profile ├── patches/ │   ├── PixelBoard.mpp         # Pre-bundled offline patch pack (~1.6 MB) │   └── patches-bundle.json    # Morphe Manager repository metadata ├── input/ │   └── gboard.apk             # Base stock Gboard APK (v18.6.3.100 Release, ~122 MB) ├── output/ │   ├── PixelBoard.apk         # Compiled APK (local build output / hosted on GitHub Releases) │   └── patching-result.json   # Patch verification report ├── tools/ │   ├── patcher.jar            # Standalone patch compiler CLI (Java 21) │   └── patcher-data/          # Signing keystore & local storage ├── LICENSE                    # GNU General Public License v3.0 └── pixelboard-patches/        # PixelBoard patch source repository (Kotlin/Smali)     ├── gradle/     ├── patches/               # Patch definitions & Kotlin bytecode modifications     └── extensions/            # Extension APK bytecode & runtime hooks 

Akshay Kadam

• GitHub: @Akshayykadam
• Project Repository: PixelBoard

Special thanks and sincere appreciation to:

• AnhDuck (@AnhDuck) — For restoring the Rambler voice toolbar minimize key and contributing TalkBack accessibility labels for voice controls (#108).
• Akash Mahedy (@akashmahedy) — For diagnosing the settings ID collision on Gboard 18.5+ and contributing the string resource resolution patch preserving the native Personal Dictionary and Physical Keyboard preferences (#91, #94).
• Animesh Ahilya (@animeshahilya) — For contributing a comprehensive TalkBack accessibility overhaul across settings: merged row semantics (AccessibleRow), TalkBack focus restoration across screen rebuilds, heading navigation, spoken warnings, and restart announcements (#65, #66, #67).
• AbdulAziz Hatem (@AbdulAziz-Hatem) — For contributing complete Arabic (ar) localization for all Advanced Settings, AI Writing Tools, and Rambler dictation preferences (#53).
• Mohamed Technology (@mohamedtechnology) — For reporting the TalkBack / screen reader dead zone in the features menu and providing the root cause analysis on window focus and TYPE_WINDOW_STATE_CHANGED (#48).
• Andrew Matten (@andrewmatten) — For pinpointing the Gboard native dictation split readiness gate in slc.a() and contributing the verified bytecode patch for fused APKs on Pixel 8 Pro (#50).
• Benestin (@Benestinlinson) — For extensive multi-hour testing across releases, diagnosing spacebar auto-correction behavior (#52), and reporting screenshot chip synchronization and toolbar access point flow (#44, #47).
• Paolo Del Casale (@PaoloDelCasale) — For deep BatteryStats investigations and candidate fixes resolving background GoogleAsrService persistence (#3) and the offline language pack download loop (#5).
• Alin Cornel (@alincornel) — For identifying the root cause and implementing the fix for inline autofill suggestions from password managers (Bitwarden, 1Password, etc.) in the renamed package (#24).
• JasonWu — The pioneering author of the original Gboard patch project whose foundational reverse-engineering research and Smali patch framework made this mod possible.
• The ReVanced & Morphe Open-Source Android Modding Communities — For the open-source decompilation toolchains, patch compilers, and continuous ecosystem contributions.

1. Non-Affiliation & Endorsement: PixelBoard is an independent, non-commercial open-source modification project developed for interoperability and accessibility research. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, authorized by, maintained by, or in any way associated with Google LLC, Alphabet Inc., or any of their subsidiaries.
2. Intellectual Property & Trademarks: "Google", "Gboard", "Pixel", "Android", "Gemini", and all related logos, product names, and brand identifiers are trademarks or registered trademarks of Google LLC. All trademarks, service marks, and trade names referenced herein remain the property of their respective owners. Their mention in this repository is strictly for product identification and nominative fair-use purposes.
3. Personal & Educational Use Only: This software, including all patch definitions and compiled binaries, is provided solely for personal education, private study, and experimental research. It is not intended for commercial distribution or monetization.
4. No Warranty ("AS IS"): This software is distributed under an open-source license on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied, including, without limitation, any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, or system stability.
5. Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances shall the author, contributors, maintainers, or distributors be held liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, data loss, device malfunction, service interruption, account penalties, or legal claims) resulting from the download, installation, execution, or misuse of this software.
6. User Responsibility: Users assume all risks associated with sideloading or executing third-party modified software on their devices and are individually responsible for complying with applicable local laws, regulations, and third-party terms of service.