Google Japanese Input

2.24.3535.3.231113858-release-x86

Google LLC

3.74

92,219 reviews

100,000,000+
Downloads

Free

Google Japanese Input, now available on Android.

This app is currently not available on Google Play.

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Google Japanese Input provides a rich Japanese vocabulary and efficient input for Android, with offline usability and desktop-derived word coverage. It has a long-standing presence with over 100,000,000+ downloads and a solid user rating, but its features were moved to Gboard after a 2021 deprecation notice. This historical keyboard offers targeted vocabulary and convenient conversion, even as users are guided toward modern alternatives.

Pros & Cons

Massive install base and long market presence
Offline usability
Rich, mobile-optimized vocabulary
Specialized vocabulary set (places, celebrities, foreign terms)
Android 4.2+ compatibility

Limited English language support and dictionary/translation features compared to some competitors
Not currently ranked in top lists
Deprecation note: features moved to Gboard (as of 2021)

About Google Japanese Input

Google Japanese Input was a productivity app developed by Google LLC. It was removed from Google Play May 17, 2021 and is no longer available for download.

Download Statistics

Google Japanese Input had been downloaded 220 million times before it became unavailable.

User Ratings

Google Japanese Input was rated 3.74 out of 5 stars, based on 92 thousand ratings.

App Information

Google Japanese Input was free to download. The APK download size was 13.17 MB. The last available version was 2.24.3535.3.231113858-release-x86. The last update was on October 30, 2020.

Technical Requirements

Google Japanese Input required Android 5.0+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Everyone. The app had been available on Google Play December 2011.

Description

The Google Japanese Input will be deprecated on 3/31/2021, as all major Japanese Input features are now in Gboard.

More data about Google Japanese Input

Price	Free to download
Download estimate	220 million
Rating	3.74 based on 92 thousand ratings
Version	2.24.3535.3.231113858-release-x86
APK size	13.2 MB
Number of libraries	11
Designed for Android	5.0+
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	Contains ads

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Comments on Google Japanese Input for Android

★★★★★ Google Japanese input very good

★★★★★ This app organizes kana well and is easy to use. I only removed it because it is integrated into Gboard. Since Gboard is already installed, it's great that I can have a more simple input scheme.

★★★★★ This app is Great, although, I found it a little annoying at times when I write on katakana I feel like a separate section to write in katakana would be preferable than having them with the kanji section, but that's just my opinion overall great app! Good job

★★★★★ I'm not much satisfy with this app, because I'm a Japanese Beginner and I'm practicing on my Japanese handwriting, so I need an app which provide handwriting keyboard also , but it's also good because we can write in hiragana and it will convert it into kanji. So I gave it 4 stars

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★★☆☆☆ Cannot uninstall. I am trying to clear up space and am not able to uninstall Google Japanese Input. A terrible design.

★★☆☆☆ Merge with all in one Google keyboard application

★★☆☆☆ Dear developer, How to remove the Google Japanese input from the update list of apps? I don't want to install or update it, because I don't use this language. Thank you for understanding!

★★☆☆☆ Why is this app on my phone when I have repeatedly removed it? Stop with the bull google!

Technologies used by Google Japanese Input

9 permissions · 11 libraries

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Trust & Safety: Requests a mix of network, storage, and system-level permissions typical for input methods. Includes INTERNET, ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE, READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED, VIBRATE, and READ_GSERVICES. All data handling aligns with standard keyboard/app expectations; no unusually invasive permissions are listed.

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