A report from The Verge claims that Google is working on a third-party keyboard for iOS. The site says the keyboard would include "a variety of search options," a description that suggests it will be more than a copy of Google's Android keyboard.

According to the report, the keyboard has "been in development for months" and is "visually distinct" from Google's Android keyboard. The usual Android Google Keyboard features are here, like gesture typing, but on iOS you'll be able to "tap the Google logo" to jump to traditional Web search. The report says there are "distinct buttons for pictures and GIF searches," all apparently designed to push users to do more Google searches.

Apple added support for third-party keyboards in iOS 8, and since then we've seen the usual Android keyboard developers bring over their work. Companies like Swype, Swiftkey, and Fleksy made the jump, and now Google is following suit.

Despite owning the rival Android OS, Google is a big supporter of iOS. The company currently makes 64 apps for iOS, including apps for all of its big-name properties like YouTube, Gmail, Google Maps, Chrome, and Google Search.

Integrating search into the keyboard certainly lines up with Google's usual tactics on iOS, which often seek to link all of its iOS apps together. For instance, tapping a "mailto" link in Chrome will offer to open it in Gmail instead of the stock mail app, or if you sign into one Google app, you can use that information to sign into all of them. While Google owns Android, it seems to view its iOS ecosystem as of equal importance.

The report gave no timeframe for when to expect a Google Keyboard on iOS or said if the features are ever coming to Android. Like all Google projects this time of year, Google I/O is your best bet.