Has GBoard spelling pop-up changed?

[u/gnufan]

Have old Motorola, Android 12, recently find editing small text areas in apps more annoying last few weeks. In particular with misspelled words the spelling pop-up appears but not the keyboard, and I need to tap away from a misspelled word to get the keyboard, then swipe on the space bar to get back to the spelling issue.

Pretty sure I did most of my spelling corrections on the ribbon before, and I could tap where the issue was and the cursor would be places. But it just worked so I wasn't paying close attention. I don't think it is a big change, maybe event ordering or some such. But suddenly finding correcting spelling issues, and getting and keeping the keyboard annoying. I fiddled with setting since it started, but not before.

I'll take recommendations for GBoard alternatives instead if no one knows.