Google is rolling out a new update to Gboard which is bringing support for 16 new language variants, Handwriting Input for 4 others, though the official changelog says 18 new languages. Furthermore, it is adding support for Japanese in Android TV and improvements to Morse code.
New language support includes Buryat, Lower Sorbian, Cypriot Greek, Gondi, Hakka, Cornish, Mandeali, Siberian Tatar, Shekhawati, Talysh, and Mundari. The Google Handwriting Input has added support for four more languages: Amharic, Armenian, Georgian, and Tigrinya.
More importantly, it is adding support for Android P compatibility, adds recognition support for Amharic, Armenian, Georgian and Tigrinya, accuracy improvements for several languages, and various bug fixes. You can download the Gboard and Google Handwriting Input from the Play Store.
The official changelog includes:
More reliable language downloads
Morse code improvements
Japanese support for Android TV
18 new language varieties, including: Buryat, Lower Sorbian, Cypriot Greek, Gondi, Hakka, Cornish, Mandeali, Siberian Tatar, Shekhawati, Talysh, and Mundari
Adds recognition support for Amharic, Armenian, Georgian and Tigrinya.
Accuracy improvements for several languages.
Android P compatibility.
Various bug fixes.