If you often use voice typing on your phone, the new features Gboard is developing may be very attractive. Google plans to provide automatic input capabilities for Gboard. According to the code unearthed in the beta version, when the user turns on automatic input and starts the keyboard, Gboard will immediately start recording audio. At this time, the user can just speak directly. After speaking, the text has been input and all they need to do is press the send button.
Of course, this feature is turned off by default for privacy reasons. If the user is worried about privacy issues, they can also directly disable Gboard's microphone permission, so that they cannot record.
However, Gboard's automatic voice input function may only support Google Pixel series devices in the initial stage, and it should also expand to support other Android devices in the future. Of course, the iOS version of Gboard will most likely provide support for this function. After all, it is not difficult to implement this function.
At present, Gboard also supports voice input, but it only requires the user to click the microphone button every time, and it is not possible to achieve smooth switching. The effect should be much better when it is supported in the future.
Finally, I would like to remind you that the features under development may not be 100% released. It is also possible that Google will stop development and delete it if it feels something is not right during the development process.