One of the best new features in Google’s Pixel 11 (and Googlebook) is Rambler voice-to-text support, and it’s now been ported to other devices – if you’re willing to take the risk, of course.
Rambler on the Pixel 11 series is essentially AI-enhanced text-to-speech. The feature takes what you say and runs it through AI, spitting out a result that includes grammar and formatting while removing filler words and times where you may have stumbled over your words. It’s not perfect, as not being able to see a live preview or get word-for-word output can be a bit unsettling, but it’s still a huge upgrade over traditional voice-to-text.
That’s why it can be a little annoying that it’s just the Pixel 11.
One developer, however, managed to port the feature to any other Android phone. “PixelBoard” is a spinoff of the Gboard app that supports Rambler on virtually any other Android phone.
In a post on Reddit (h/t Artem Russakovskii), the developer explains that the project is based on the official Gboard app, just modified to unlock Rambler and other new writing tools.
The app is available for sideloading via the project’s GitHub page, but as always, this is done at your own risk. That said, we installed the app on a Galaxy Z Fold 8 with complete success. It works like Rambler on a Pixel 11. Your results may vary and, again, install at your own risk! The project offers other installation methods, including updating the existing Gboard installation on your phone.
It’s still unclear if Google plans to bring Rambler to other devices, but third-party mods like this will be the only way to do so for now. For those who want to stick with a Play Store installation, Microsoft’s SwiftKey is a good alternative.
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