You no longer have to just pick between “material light” or “material dark,” there are now multiple themes to choose from as the background of your Google Keyboard on Android. Android N will be introducing themes but if you aren’t playing around with the developer preview yet, you can start by customizing your keyboard first. Aside from picking one of the preselected themes (there are blacks, reds, pinks, blues, etc.), you can also use a photo of your choice to act as your keyboard background. With features like this, Google is looking to compete with third-party launchers and keyboards that offer variety, too. Unfortunately, it isn’t on the Google Keyboard on iOS yet. But we won’t be surprised if Google brings the update there soon.
Some of the other new features include additional languages for gesture typing and suggestions, the inclusion of recently used emojis in the suggestion strip, support for Android N, and bug fixes such as including passwords with Talkback and missing key labels. You can download the app from this link.