Android version Google Japanese input has been updated to version 2.Many functions have been added, such as new keyboard themes and flick input enhancements with material design.In the new version, two types of keyboard themes, light and dark, are added.In addition, the characters on the icon are Noto fonts and new ROBOTO fonts.Free distribution of Google, open source Japan -China -Korea font Noto Sans CJK.ADOBE and joint development Google announced the new Roboto font, re -designed to Material Design
The flick input is also enhanced, the number can be entered with the alphabet input, and the numbers can be entered when inputting the alphabet, various parentheses/wavy dashes/three -point readers when input hiragana.Can be entered.A number keyboard has been added to the symbol input screen.Along with that, the number keyboard has been deleted from the mobile array, and only hiragana and alphabet keyboard.
Further Android 5.0 Lollipop -only functions include a dedicated candidate window when using the hardware keyboard, and a key to switch to a way to input other than Google Japanese input has been added.
Other new functions and correction points:
Google Japanese input is being distributed on Google Play.Android 4 for use after version 2.0 ICE CREAM Sandwich is required.
Source: Google Japanese input (Google Play)
VIA: Google Japan Developer Relations Blog