It almost seems like that Google even forgot they've ever had this application. It needs a major maintance in performances and features update. Whenever you try to press a key in kana mode corresponding to any ~a syllable, it shows the flick option and often writes a different syllable whatsoever. Whenever in the Godan mode, it writes corresponding number and the English mode... I'd rather NOT start about that. Despite being the best Japanese keyboard available out there... It really needs to be updated urgently. Not to mention the very much useless English suggestion mode and no English autocorrection option present.

When typing in Japanese keys in Romaji format, the keys at the edge, esp. an A is very hard to press correctly, ending up with pressing S instead. Just use the same key layout as its English/alphabet version where "A" and "L" are slightly positioned away from the edge. There is no need to habitate the full keyboard space with keys reaching to edges. Remove the "ー" key, then combine the "、" and "。" keys together and make them toggle between 1tap and 2taps and give " ー" a space where "。" was taking up.

I used to have this add-on on my old phone and loved it but now can't get it to appear on the new one. The new phone had gboard preinstalled, which seems to have no support for Japanese. It isn't an option in the language settings, a long press on the English spacebar does nothing and pressing the keyboard icon only allows the choice between English and voice input. Please allow this add-on to work with gboard or offer a suggestion as to what I'm doing wrong.

The Japanese ime is great, but the English keyboard part is basically trash. No swipe option. Google's stock keyboard is leagues better than the English part of this one. So much better that I constantly switch to use the stock Google keyboard then back to the Japanese ime. If there was swipe, and some options to change keyboard size, etc.. 5 stars all the way. It's a bummer knowing Google has a good keyboard, but chose not to use it in the ime version.

Why do you insist on installing these useless apps on my devices then stopping me from removing them saying they are system. I could understand that if I were in Japan or writing in Japanese that Japanese input would be useful, but I'm not. You're just wasting device storage that I'd rather use for an app I'll actually use.

Well it took me a few minutes to find where the emojis are, but why are they glowing? They look like floating colorful ghosts, so please turn them back to normal. Also I think the emojis are incomplete, like the sparkles emoji where it's available on other sites like messenger. Please add more emojis.

As an English speaker, I found the English alphabet keyboard to be quite uncooperative and found myself wanting to change the layout of the space button or just wanting the English keyboard to be just like the gboard and it is not so easy to switch between these. Otherwise, the Japanese keyboard is wonderful for me.

I'm surprised that this one turns out to be great. Just one more thing is that I have to switch to Japanese keyboard every time I want to insert emoji. And maybe the suggestions in English (Romaji) keyboard should be improved.

Will someone please tell me how to add dactin to katakana? Every time I pick a katakana character the dactin option disappears. I will update to 5 stars If I get an answer. My only issue with the app.

The auto correct went to complete junk. I'm trying to convert even simple kanji and it won't give me the options. If I type にほん all I want is 日本... not only does it only give 日本, but also 日本is like 3 pages down in suggestions. What kind of junk is that? Every time I start a phrase with の, it attempts to auto convert to 野 regardless of what comes after it... ever since I upgraded my phone to s8, this keyboard is now extremely difficult to use. It worked better with previous android versions.

This keyboard is the best Japanese keyboard available to android. But that doesn't mean it can't be better than it is now. For the love of God please allow an incorporation of the G board to allow multilingual people to swipe in their language whilst also saving the ability to switch to Japanese in a single press. Ideally the absolute best would be to have the choice of Japanese keyboard, g board swiping, and Japanese handwriting keyboard all incorporated into one input method. Thank you kindly for acknowledging my review. Update to this and I'll give 5 stars

I don't use this Google. Please give me the option to remove it. It updates all the time without my consent and takes up space on my device. I will not be using it now and nor in future. If someone at Google can respect my request, I will continue to hold the high respect and regards for Google as I've always. Just imagine you cannot put more food of your favorites in a plate you love so much just because you have dump occupying part of your plate and there is no way someone can get rid of it. It always auto updates with fresh dump taking more and more space of your plate but there is a catch. You cannot eat or put more food in your plate when someone is taking that huge fresh dump on your plate. Yes you have no control over it and no you cannot change your phone. There will always be fresh dump in the new plate you're buying for $700 every year. Please fix this Google. Don't make it so hard that I have to either devolve into the stone ages with a Nokia 1100 or a Kyocera or eat that sad slow poisoned vicious apple.

Latest update shows Arabic characters instead of hiragana ones on the keyboard. Only the display seems broken though and the app works as usual (that is if you're used to it and know how to find your kana).

The Japanese aspect of this app is great and reflects the Japanese phone format in kana as I'm used to. The problem is that it's difficult to type English with the English setting and there is no autocorrect or swipe!!

You added the one feature I needed! A World icon to switch between keyboards!!! You've finally given me the perfect Japanese keyboard that I've been waiting a year and a half for. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Quite easy to use. It is also very nice that in romaji mode, I am able to enter numerals by flicking down. Except for 0, how on earth am I suppose to flick down from that position?! I'd give it five stars if they fix that bug and added the google search capability like the Gboard.

it used to be a great tool but after the update it shows some weird characters which don't even exist in Japanese?? can somebody tell me how to fix it

Please have an option to to turn off suggestions in the english portion, and the spacebar is too short for my preference... I keep on pressing the period when I want space... Overall, pretty convinent...

Difficult interface which made it impossible to type out any words and no tutorial on usage at all. If the interface is going to be so difficult/different, it should have a "first time user" tutorial attached

Not simple enough getting started... I'm still dealing with the settings.. i already tried following the steps still no luck.

I really like this keyboard, in the most recent update the shortcut to emojis when the newline key was held down was removed, would rate 5 stars if it came back ☺

Can no longer switch between my normal android english keyboard and the the japanese keyboard. you used to be able to switch back and forth.

i have to go into the japanese mode to get the emoji. that is so much hassle. bring it back like before the update.

Really really good........ I can't tell how much this app is good 😇............ Thanks Google And I want to know that how can I choose katakana words pls pls tell me😢😢

Please add a clipboard function button, as I think it's a pretty important feature, and if possible, please make Google Japanese Input and Gboard unite into one app. ----------------------------------------------------------- クリップボードの機能ボタンを追加してください。それはかなり重要な機能だと思います。可能であれば、Googleの日本語入力とGboardを1つのアプリにまとめてください。

I recently left a bad review but my problem was resolved and I now love this app. Best option so far!

Something went wrong with the new update the keyboard is all messed up and it show to me in arabic

It doesn't work for my Pixel. Nvm, just gotta dig through your phone settings.

It's good but I don't like how to get katakana, you have to type in hiragana and tap the katakana suggestion. I wish you could also switch to a katakana keyboard.

while the keyboard is still writing in japanese the keyboard shows arabic characters instead of the japanese in the 12 key mode. also the emojis look like their glowing.

Please update and help me! I've used this in my tablet and It's one of the most useful jap keyboard app but when I installed it on my phone the keyboard is NOT JAPANESE!!(I don't know exactly but I think it's arabic??) The keyboard shows characters that are NOT japanese but when typed it enters japanese characters. Please fix this.

App has turned Arabic?! Installed again but looks like a dodgy update!

after update the app, emoji has gone.... i can't find it anywhere.

I was disappointed in this app. It was too bright and it needs an English translate.

Yet another language based program that I do not use. I do not speak Japanese nor can I read or write it. Please stop having this program reinstall itself, it is wasting space on my phone's memory. Thank you!

Would be five stars if there was a way to directly input katakana without relying on the suggestion bar.

I type one thing in the English keyboard and it types quite the opposite, and I used the qwerty keyboard set but every time I press the space bar it changes what I typed and leaves some characters out like for example the word "I'll" will be looking like "い’っｌ" which doesn't mean "I'll"

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I just bought a Moto g5+, I wanted to use the Google Japanese language input but unlike my last phone I am not able to switch keyboards, any idea how to do it?

After update I lost my emoji/kaomoji access, is there any way to make it back again?