Gboard Beta Hints at Spacebar-Activated Trackpad Cursor

Overview

• Android Authority found the hidden cursor mode in Gboard version 16.8.2.867538971-beta-arm64-v8a.
• Pressing and holding the space bar turns the keyboard into a touch area that moves the text cursor freely in any direction.
• Reporters observed that the cursor can currently travel vertically, diagonally, and even beyond the text field in its test implementation.
• Availability varies among beta users due to server-side flags, and outlets caution the feature may never reach stable release.
• The approach mirrors Apple’s long-standing spacebar trackpad and similar tools in third-party Android keyboards, offering more than Gboard’s existing left-right glide cursor.