{"id":821170,"date":"2026-05-25T14:05:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T14:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/821170\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T14:05:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T14:05:34","slug":"android-17-could-let-you-remove-gboards-most-annoying-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/821170\/","title":{"rendered":"Android 17 could let you remove Gboard&#8217;s most annoying feature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_mg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"Gboard on Nothing Phone 2\"  alt=\"Gboard on Nothing Phone 2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gboard-on-Nothing-Phone-2.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Damien Wilde \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Google could let users remove the globe icon from Gboard even with multiple languages and keyboards activated.<\/li>\n<li>Users will still be able to switch languages and keyboards by long-pressing on the space key.<\/li>\n<li>Google is also working on a new keyboard switcher UI for Android 17.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One of the most requested changes for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/gboard-writing-tools-upgrade-3668502\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gboard<\/a> could be close to becoming a reality. Gboard users have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GooglePixel\/comments\/1pd62bo\/remove_the_globe_icon_below_the_keyboard_solved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">long<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GooglePixel\/comments\/1hic2ng\/remove_the_globe_icon_when_typing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">complained<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pixel_phones\/comments\/1hupe44\/can_we_remove_the_gboard_language_toggle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">about<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/pixelphone\/thread\/313842519\/google-pixel-how-to-disable-language-change-key-on-navigation-bar?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">the globe icon<\/a> at the bottom-right of the screen, and Google has made some changes to its behavior over time. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/android-17-3561251\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Android 17<\/a>, it seems Google will let you completely disable the globe icon if you don\u2019t want to see it ever again.<\/p>\n<p>While digging\u00a0through\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/android-17-qpr1-beta-3-partial-screenshot-screen-recording-toolbar-3670201\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Android 17 QPR1 beta 3<\/a>, we discovered a new option in the keyboard settings that lets users disable the keyboard switch key.<\/p>\n<p>When enabled, Gboard will no longer show the globe key in the bottom right corner, even if you have multiple languages added in Gboard or other keyboard apps installed and activated. You\u2019ll still be able to change languages and keyboards by long-pressing the space key on Gboard, though.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/andauth.co\/AAGooglePreferredSource\" class=\"e_om\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"e_mg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_mg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/a><img class=\"e_mg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"android 17 qpr 1 beta 3 keyboard switcher icon hide option image watermarked\"  alt=\"android 17 qpr 1 beta 3 keyboard switcher icon hide option image watermarked\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/android-17-qpr-1-beta-3-keyboard-switcher-icon-hide-option-image-watermarked.jpg\"\/><img class=\"e_mg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"android 17 qpr 1 beta 3 keyboard ui with globe icon hidden watermarked\"  alt=\"android 17 qpr 1 beta 3 keyboard ui with globe icon hidden watermarked\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/android-17-qpr-1-beta-3-keyboard-ui-with-globe-icon-hidden-watermarked.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Above, you can see the new option to hide the globe icon and the new keyboard UI with the globe icon hidden. The screenshot on the left shows the toggle to show or hide the keyboard switch key, whereas the screenshot on the right shows the new UI with the globe icon hidden.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that using the space key to switch keyboards does not work with every third-party keyboard app. While Gboard will let you change your keyboard by long-pressing the space key, the same feature isn\u2019t available inside the SwiftKey keyboard. You\u2019ll have to go back into settings and enable the globe icon to switch back to Gboard, or completely remove SwiftKey from your keyboard list.<\/p>\n<p>Further, Gboard is changing the UI for the keyboard switcher as well. In the screenshots below, you can see the keyboard switcher UI that\u2019s present in Android 17 QPR1 beta 2, and the new keyboard switcher UI that we enabled in beta 3.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_mg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"android current keyboard switcher ui android 17 qpr 1\"  alt=\"android current keyboard switcher ui android 17 qpr 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/android-current-keyboard-switcher-ui-android-17-qpr-1.jpg\"\/><img class=\"e_mg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"android upcoming keyboard switcher ui android 17 qpr 1 beta 3 watermarked\"  alt=\"android upcoming keyboard switcher ui android 17 qpr 1 beta 3 watermarked\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/android-upcoming-keyboard-switcher-ui-android-17-qpr-1-beta-3-watermarked.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>While it is unclear whether these changes will make it into the stable Android 17 release, they\u2019re definitely something many users will appreciate. We\u2019ll keep you updated on any future developments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u26a0\ufe0f<\/strong> An <strong>APK teardown<\/strong> helps predict features that may arrive on a service in the future based on work-in-progress code. However, it is possible that such predicted features may not make it to a public release.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. 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