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Google Pinyin Input on Windows Pc

Developed By: Google LLC

License: Free

Rating: 4,0/5 - 195.900 votes

Last Updated: December 23, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 4.5.2.193126728-x86_64
Size 18.3 MB
Release Date April 17, 18
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows access to the vibrator. [see more (11)]

What's New:
- Add the quick access menu - Some keyboard layout changes [see more]

Description from Developer:
The Google Pinyin Input is an input method (IME) optimized for typing Chinese on Android.

The app offers a variety of methods for fast and easy input of Chinese characters.
Key fe... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Google Pinyin Input and install on Windows PC. Google Pinyin Input is free Tools app, developed by Google LLC. Latest version of Google Pinyin Input is 4.5.2.193126728-x86_64, was released on 2018-04-17 (updated on 2023-12-23). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100,000,000. Overall rating of Google Pinyin Input is 4,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 195,900 users, 27,793 users had rated it 5*, 121,162 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Google Pinyin Input on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Google Pinyin Input on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Google Pinyin Input on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Google Pinyin Input using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Google Pinyin Input" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Google Pinyin Input on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Google Pinyin Input" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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The Google Pinyin Input is an input method (IME) optimized for typing Chinese on Android.

The app offers a variety of methods for fast and easy input of Chinese characters.
Key features:
- QWERTY Pinyin keyboard with gesture typing and intelligent correction
- 9 key Pinyin keyboard with gesture typing
- Stroke keyboard
- Full screen and half screen handwriting keyboard
- Latin keyboard
- Fuzzy pinyin
- Double pinyin
- Optimized UI for different screen sizes
- Voice input
- Themes

The app supports both simplified and traditional Chinese characters, as well as punctuation, emoticons, Latin characters and digits. Voice input is network-based in order to provide highly accurate matches.

Note: To be used on your Android device, the input method must be enabled in "Settings" → "Language & Input".

For typing Cantonese, you could download the Google Cantonese Input:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.inputmethod.cantonese

For typing traditional Chinese by Zhuyin or Cangjie, you could download the Google Zhuyin Input:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.inputmethod.zhuyin
- Add the quick access menu
- Some keyboard layout changes
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to read the user's contacts data.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows applications to read the sync settings.
Allows applications to write the sync settings.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to find out the space used by any package.
Allows an application to read from external storage.