How to Change Keyboard on Android

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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.

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    Find and tap the
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    icon on your Apps menu to open Settings.
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    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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    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 .
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    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 .
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    Find the keyboard you want to use on the list here, and turn it on.
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    This will disable your old keyboard. You can now type messages and notes with your new keyboard layout.
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    What do they mean by different keyboard on an Andriod phone?
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    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.
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      1. Open Settings.
      2. Tap Languages and input .
      3. Tap Virtual keyboard .
      4. Tap Manage keyboards .
      5. Slide a keyboard switch to On.

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