Our iPhone and Android devices include all sorts of secret features, and one of the best is customizing your texting keypad. Both devices allow you to change your settings to make your messaging experience as fun and suitable for you as possible. Follow these step-by-step instructions to learn how to style your keyboard exactly the way you want it.
iPhone
What types of keyboards are on my iPhone?
The iPhone gives you a standard iOS keyboard for entering messages, but you can swap out some settings and add other features, such as typing in other languages, emoji, one-handed typing, and more.
How to Add Language Keyboards to Your iPhone
- go set up
- choose General
- click keyboard
Here’s how to add language keyboards to your iPhone.
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- At the top of the list, select Keyboard
Settings in iPhone.
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Follow the steps below to add a new keyboard.
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- Select the language you want to add.
Next, choose the language for your keyboard.
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How do I switch to the emoji keyboard on my iPhone?
- Open your iMessages and start a new message or go to the previous one
- In the lower left corner, select the smiley face icon
Here’s how to switch to the emoji keyboard.
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- Select the emoji you want to use by swiping left or typing in the search bar.
Use the emoji keyboard for iPhone messaging.
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How do I enable the one-handed keyboard on my iPhone?
Some iPhone models are much larger than others, and it’s difficult to stretch your fingers that far while typing all the time. That’s why the iOS 15 update introduced a one-handed keyboard option to reduce the size of the keyboard and make it easier to type on. Here’s how to enable it:
- go set up
- click General
- go keyboard
Follow the steps below to use the one-handed keyboard feature.
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- Choose a one-handed keyboard
Here, the one-handed keyboard is turned off.
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- Choose whether your keyboard appears on the left or right side of the screen
The keyboard can appear on the left or right side of the screen.
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- Open your iMessages and start a new message to see what the keyboard looks like. If you want to switch back to the regular keyboard, just tap the arrow.
Tap the arrows to change your iPhone keyboard.
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What other keyboards can I use with my iPhone?
The iOS App Store offers quite a few keyboard apps for iPhone users. Perhaps the best is an app called GBoard. This keyboard is the default option on most Android models, but iPhone users can also take advantage of it by downloading the app.
GBoard is another keyboard application available.
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How to enable GBoard keyboard?
- download Gboard app to our phone here
- go set up
- choose General
- click keyboard
Here’s how to enable GBoard.
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- At the top of the list, choose keyboard
GBoard is one of several available keyboards.
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This allows you to add GBoard as a new keyboard.
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You’ll see that you can add multiple keyboards.
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Here, GBoard has been added as an iPhone keyboard.
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- open Aallow full access then click allow.
Finally, click Allow full access and select Allow.
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When enabled, GBoard will become the default keyboard for applications like Email, Notes, and Safari. However, Your iMessaging keyboard still looks the same as before.
What are the advantages of GBoard?
GBoard has various features, one of the best features is its google search function. This is especially useful when you are sending email. If you open the email app on your iPhone and compose a new message, you’ll notice a G icon on the keyboard.
The following describes how to use Google Search through GBoard.
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By clicking this icon, you can search for various things in your email application without having to log out and do a separate Google search.
Check out the Google Search feature on GBoard.
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So, for example, say you selected the “restaurants near me” option and selected one of the listed restaurants. Once you click it, GBoard will automatically enter the name of the restaurant along with its location and phone number into the body of your email, along with a link directly to the restaurant’s website. How to quickly add information to your emails?
Find restaurants with GBoard on iPhone.
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There are many other featured icons on GBoard. In the gray bar, you’ll notice a variety of different icons. From left to right, these icons allow you to:
- Font type and size for formatted text
- Insert a picture from your phone
- take a new photo
- Take a file photo
- scan document
- Insert documents from the Files application
- Draw the image.
You can even draw images on the iPhone using GBoard.
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Also, if you click on that G icon again, it will show you more features. These include doing Google searches, translating text, inserting YouTube links, and sharing locations through the Maps app. again, All of this can be done within your email without exiting other external applications.
You’ll see that GBoard also has YouTube and translation features.
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android
What type of keyboards do I have on my Android?
Most Android models come with G board are already preinstalled on them as the default keyboard. The best part about it is that it automatically plugs into Google services, so you don’t have to close your text message conversation if you want to Google something. All you have to do is select the Google icon and search for what you want.
GBoard also automatically comes with other SMS features such as emojis, stickers and GIFs. These options will appear at the bottom of the keyboard, and you can click on whichever one you want to use.
If for some reason you don’t have Gboard installed, just go to google store and download the app to get started.
How to start using Gboard on your Android device
Settings may vary depending on your Android phone manufacturer
- Download the GBoard app if it’s not already on your phone
- Screw you set up application
- choose General management
Here’s how to use GBoard on your Android device.
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- tap Keyboard list and default
This gives you access to your Android keyboard list.
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Open GBoard for your Android.
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- choose default keyboard and select G board
Here’s how to make GBoard your default Android keyboard.
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- G board will now be your default keyboard for messages.
Here’s how GBoard appears on your Android device.
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What settings does Gboard come with?
You can view the settings on Gboard by opening the Settings menu and selecting Keyboard Settings. You’ll then get a full list of features you can toggle on and off, such as gesture typing (where you slide your finger across the keyboard instead of pressing individual buttons), emoji suggestions, and voice typing.
How to add languages on Gboard
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the settings app
- tap system
- go Language and Input
- Under Keyboard, click virtual keyboard
- tap G board
- choose language
- choose a language and open layoutyou want to use
- tap complete.
Can I change the keyboard on Android?
If you don’t want to use GBoard, there are various keyboard apps you can download for Android.some of the more popular ones are Microsoft shortcut keys, Chroma and flexible. If you choose to download one of these applications to use with GBoard, here’s how to replace the default keyboard.
- Screw you set upapplication
- choose General management
- tap Keyboard list and default
- Open whatever keyboard you want to use
- choose default keyboardand select The keyboard you want to be your default keyboard.
How this article can help you make things easier by using different keyboards on your smartphone? We’d love to hear from you.
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