How to hide gboard app icon?

The Google Keyboard is one of the most popular and widespread on Android. However, accessing its settings can be a bit annoying process, so we show you how to show GBoard icon in the app drawer and access them more easily.

El Google keyboard It is found in almost all Android phones that use the purest versions of the system. Any phone from Google, Nokia, mobiles belonging to the Android One initiative ... In other words: it is easier to find a mobile that uses it today over other keyboards. And it is normal that this happens, since it has many functions and that allows it to serve many people.

Still, there is a process that can be a bit tedious to do in keyboard apps: accessing the settings. To do this, you have to open an app in which we can open the keyboard, such as WhatsApp or Telegram. Then you have to press the appropriate button, access the settings and do what you want. As far as possible, it would be much easier have an icon in the app drawer And luckily Google Keyboard offers that option.

Opens the keyboard in an application like Telegram. Once extended, click on the G Google to extend the options. Within the new icons that appear, select the gear icon.

Once this is done, you will have accessed the menu of GBoard settings. From here you can control everything related to this application, including Languages, Preferences, Themes, Voice dictation ... For the topic that concerns us today, we have to enter the Settings treatments. Once there, we will see a setting called Show app icon, which will be disabled by default. Activate it and go back to exit Settings.

Wait a few seconds and open the app drawer. If everything went well, you will see a new icon of GBoard in its proper place. When you open it, you will directly access GBoard Settings without any kind of problems and in a more direct way.

And up to here, the whole process. It's very simple to do and can save you a couple of taps when it comes to changing settings. If you want to make it disappear, just follow the same steps and disable the option.

• First, open the Settings Gboard on your device.
• Then, go to the Advanced tab.
• Finally, turn the Show app icon off by sliding the switch to the left.
• Excellent! From now, Gboard icon will be hide in launcher on your device. Find out how to undo this action and how to Show App Icon.