Google Pinyin Input

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com.google.android.inputmethod.pinyin · by Google LLC

• Updated: May 15, 2026

About Google Pinyin Input

From version 4.5.2.193126728 : The Google Pinyin Input is an input method (IME) optimized for typing Chinese on Android. The app offers a variety of methods for fast and easy input of Chinese characters. Key features: - QWERTY Pinyin keyboard with gesture typing and intelligent correction - 9 key Pinyin keyboard with gesture typing - Stroke keyboard - Full screen and half screen handwriting keyboard - Latin keyboard - Fuzzy pinyin - Double pinyin - Optimized UI for different screen sizes - Voice input - Themes The app supports both simplified and traditional Chinese characters, as well as punctuation, emoticons, Latin characters and digits. Voice input is network-based in order to provide highly accurate matches. Note: To be used on your Android device, the input method must be enabled in "Settings" → "Language & Input". For typing Cantonese, you could download the Google Cantonese Input: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.inputmethod.cantonese For typing traditional Chinese by Zhuyin or Cangjie, you could download the Google Zhuyin Input: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.inputmethod.zhuyin

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