Change keyboard apps

Your phone comes with Gboard and Voice typing, which you can customize. You can also install different onscreen keyboard and voice typing apps from Play Store, then select the one you want to use in Settings.

Download other keyboards

  1. Open Play Store and search for “keyboard”.

  2. Read reviews of apps before you install them. Some apps look enticing but are full of frustrating ads.

    You can always uninstall the app if you change your mind.

  3. When you find a keyboard app you want, download and install it.

    Most apps walk you through setup screens for your keyboard, and they may also open Settings where you turn it on.

Choose which keyboard to use

In Settings, you choose which keyboard to use in all apps where you type with the onscreen keyboard.

To change keyboards, turn on the one you want to use:

  1. Go to Settings > System > Keyboard.
  2. Tap On-screen keyboard to see your list of installed keyboards.

  3. Adjust settings:

    • Turn keyboards on or off .

      You can have multiple keyboards on . If multiple are on, you can switch between them when typing: simply tap at the bottom of the keyboard, then select a keyboard.

    • To change settings for a keyboard, tap its name.

Remove keyboards

To remove a keyboard you downloaded, uninstall its app.

You can’t uninstall Gboard and Voice typing, which came with your phone.