- The “Custom Sticker” creation feature in the Android version of the Gboard app, which was quietly removed, appears to be making a comeback in a new form.
- An analysis of the app files from the Android Gboard version 17.8.3.939743344 update reveals the addition of resource code related to a Google AI “Gemini”-based “custom_sticker” creation feature.
- The implementation includes buttons for creating stickers from photos (create_from_photo_btn), generating them using an AI model likely similar to “Nano Banana” (create_with_ai_btn), and a button to directly invoke “Gemini” (open_gemini_btn).
The “Custom Sticker” creation feature for the Gboard app was rolled out for Google Pixel devices (Pixel 9 series and later) in conjunction with the major Android 16 update released in June 2025.
The Gboard “Custom Sticker” feature was originally launched as a tool powered by the AI image generation app “Pixel Studio.” However, following the shutdown of the “Pixel Studio” app in early June 2026, the feature was quietly removed from the Android Gboard app. It now appears, however, that this custom sticker functionality is set to be re-implemented in a new form.
This possibility has been brought to light through our site’s original “App Analysis” series.
jetstream.blog「アプリ解析」
当サイトの「アプリ解析」カテゴリで公開している記事では、最新 Android アプリを逆コンパイルして独自に解析し、今後実装される可能性のある新機能や変更点などをお届けします。正式リリース前の新機能や変更となるため開発段階の未確定な情報も含まれますが、Android アプリの今後のアップデート動向をいち早くキャッチできる、ほかにはない当サイトオリジナルコンテンツです。
当サイトオリジナルの「アプリ解析」コンテンツを見逃さないよう、ぜひ Google の「優先ソース」に当サイト「Jetstream 」を登録してください。
An analysis of the Android Gboard app version 17.8.3.939743344, released on Thursday, July 16, 2026, confirmed the addition of resource code related to a Google AI “Gemini”-based “custom_sticker” creation feature. The resource code reveals that the new feature will include a button to create stickers from photos (create_from_photo_btn), a button to invoke an AI model—likely the image generation AI “Nano Banana”—to create stickers (create_with_ai_btn), and a button to directly call “Gemini” (open_gemini_btn).
<item>custom_sticker_tab_create_from_photo_btn</item>
<item>custom_sticker_tab_create_with_ai_btn</item>
<item>custom_sticker_tab_open_gemini_btn</item>Since the original Gboard “Custom Sticker” feature was based on the “Pixel Studio” app, it was limited to Google Pixel devices (Pixel 9 and later). However, as the new version will be powered by “Gemini,” it is possible that this updated feature might be rolled out to a wider range of Android devices beyond just Google Pixel phones. That said, one has to wonder: how many users actually noticed that the original custom sticker feature had been removed in the first place?
“Gboard” App Link
