The code also provides further hints of an option to create your own GIFs by recording them. Also, a "Universal Media Keyboard" may help you search for all kinds of content, although it's not clear whether this is limited to cosmetic features like emoji and stickers or will include web material like news.

There's no guarantee that these features will arrive in one of the near-term updates to Gboard, and there's always a chance they'll get cut. With that said, it's hard to see Google ditching Smart Replies given how they've already pervaded multiple apps.