How to Change Keyboard on Android

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Last Updated: May 15, 2018 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to enable a downloaded keyboard language or a keyboard app to use a different button layout than your current one, using Android.

Steps

1
Open your Android's Settings app. Find and tap the
icon on your Apps menu to open Settings.
- Alternatively, you can slide down the notification bar from the top of your screen, and tap the
  icon on the top-right.
2
Scroll down and tap Languages & input. You can find this option towards the end of your Settings menu.
- On some versions, this option may be named Language & keyboard or just Languages.
- If you don't see this option, look for General management on the Settings menu, then tap Language & input here.
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3
Tap Virtual keyboard. This will open a list of all the keyboards currently enabled on your Android.
- If you don't see this option, look for Current keyboard or Change keyboard.
4
Tap Manage keyboards. This will open a list of all your available keyboards, and allow you to enable or disable each one of them.
- This button may also be labeled Choose keyboards.
5
Slide the switch next to a keyboard to
. Find the keyboard you want to use on the list here, and turn it on.
6
Slide your current keyboard switch to
. This will disable your old keyboard. You can now type messages and notes with your new keyboard layout.

Community Q&A

Question

What do they mean by different keyboard on an Andriod phone?

Samuel

Community Answer

There are several different keyboard layouts for an Android phone, including ones for German, Japanese, Russian, ones for the visually impaired, and so on. This article describes how to switch between them.