IOS – GBoard always starts lagging / crashing after ios update

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I have an iphone XS, and have been using GBoard since I got the phone a year ago with no problem.

Recently I upgraded to ios 13, and I've noticed GBoard having issues ever since.

Frequently when I open an app, gboard does not appear, and instead the default english keyboard appears (I have gboard set as primary). When I click the change keyboard button, I have to cycle through all my keyboards multiple times before gboard actually shows up. The first few cycles, gboard will appear for a split second before crashing and going back to the default english keyboard again.

Previously, I had an iphone 7S, which had the exact same symptom. GBoard was working perfectly until I did an OS upgrade, and then it started crashing the exact same way. It gradually got worse with each OS upgrade until it became completely unusable.

Best Answer

The assumption you're making is that the problems you're having are related to the upgrade to iOS 13.

Now, while this assumption may be correct, it's also the case that around the same time iOS 13 was released, Google also updated Gboard to v 2.3.0 and, not long after, to 2.3.1. In other words, not only did the version of iOS change, but also the version of Gboard.

As a troubleshooting step it would be good to test the latest version of Gboard on an iPhone that's not running iOS 13. I do appreciate, however, that's not necessarily an option for you.

So, what I'd try is totally removing Gboard from your iPhone and then re-installing it from scratch.

Removing Gboard

  1. Open Settings
  2. Go to General > Keyboard > Keyboards
  3. At top right, tap Edit
  4. In the list tap on Remove next to Gboard

Re-installing Gboard

  1. Download Gboard from the App Store
  2. Configure Gboard as per your preferences (keyboard, full access, etc)

Now test to see if that's helped to alleviate the situation.

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