Help Why the Google icon 'G' not here?

[Sudhakar Reddy]

The Google search icon 'G' is not seen here. As a result, there's no search function from within the keyboard. This device is on Android 11.
What could be the problem?

 

[mikedt]

I've noticed it's not on my Gboard either, with Android 12. Maybe Google removed it with a Gboard app update? Perhaps someone else could confirm, yay or nay. I don't usually use Gboard myself.

 

[Sudhakar Reddy]

I am using it on another device running Android 12. It's seen there & search function is available.

 

[ocnbrze]

I can second that Google search is not on the keyboard. But Google search has always been easy to get to.

 

[Milo Williamson]

There has never been like a "G" for google on my keyboards I tend to most of the time.. Hmmm...

 

[Sudhakar Reddy]

Well, here are the screen shots of the Gboard, on my Samsung S20 Plus, running Android 12.

 

[mikedt]

This is Gboard on my Note20 Ultra with Android 12.

i haven't looked, as I don't usually use Gboard, but maybe there's an option in the Gboard settings for the G Google key?

 

[Sudhakar Reddy]

Yes, you are right. In Gboard settings, there's a toggle option to show or hide the "search & more" button.
However, there's another version where the search option is not available.
See the screen shots.

 

[Sudhakar Reddy]

With the latest version they have removed the search button altogether.
No more "search from the keyboard function" in Gboard, which they used to highlight so much.