Google Pinyin

Google Pinyin IME (simplified Chinese: 谷歌拼音输入法; traditional Chinese: 谷歌拼音輸入法; pinyin: Gǔgē Pīnyīn Shūrùfǎ) is a discontinued input method developed by Google China Labs.

[2] The Android Pinyin IME supports user dictionary synchronization with the desktop version.

By the end of 2008, more than 20%[citation needed] users of Google Pinyin wanted a Linux version of the input method, which was answered in the FAQ section with a general PR phrase "We always strive to provide a better user experience and we never stop our hard work to fulfill the customer needs".

A closed beta version of Google Pinyin for Mac OS X was leaked on September 14, 2010.

Shortly thereafter, a new version of Google Pinyin was released which no longer appeared to be based on Sogou's database.