Any user who has an Android mobile will know that the specialty of Google’s operating system is customization. You can change the size of the icons, the wallpaper, the notifications, the ringtone and even, to ask for more, the smartphone’s own launcher. And what is clear is that you can also change the keyboard installed by default on your phone for any other that you download from the Play Store, and that is what we are going to do today with the Samsung Galaxy.
The keyboard is, in all probability, the application or software that we use the most throughout the day on any phone. And yes, this tool is still an application installed by default in the operating system, basically because it is essential for mobile use. For this reason, we are going to see how we can change it for any other app that we download from Google Play such as Gboard or Swiftkey, two of the most valued.
Being one of the most used pieces of software on the phone, it stands to reason that users would want to use the perfect tool at their disposal. If you are a Samsung user and you would like to get away from the default keyboard of the brand, it is time for you to follow the steps that we are going to explain to you.
How to set up a new keyboard on Samsung
The first thing that we must take into account and we must know is how to change the keyboard. Although in the next paragraphs we will see some recommended options that we can install in One UI, we must first know how to go from one to another. Also, you should keep in mind that we can change as many times as we want: one day you can use the Samsung keyboard and another day you can change to any of the alternatives to Samsung that we will explain below.
Change the text input system on the mobile you must follow a path through the phone settings. It is quick and simple, it will only take us a few minutes to do it… The steps are the following:
- Open the settings app on the mobile phone
- Navigate to the General Phone Administration menu
- Look for the option “Select language and text input”
- In this menu, find the options and choose “On-Screen Keyboard”
- Here, you must click on “Default keyboard”
- Choose the one you want among all those downloaded to your Samsung mobile
As you can see in the image, we can choose between all the ones we have installed and change them whenever we want.
Now that your new Samsung Galaxy keyboard is selected, you can access the app’s settings by going back to the On-Screen Keyboard page and checking the one you’ve left set by default. Replacing the default keyboard on a Galaxy with any app downloaded from the Play Store is actually quite easy once you know where to look in your Samsung settings . Now, you just have to try the different options available in your phone’s app store and move on to using the one that best suits your needs.
In case we got tired of looking at the new keyboard app we just installed. The process is identical to the previous one and we simply have to do the same process but choose the Samsung keyboard. It will only be to follow the same steps that we gave previously, but instead of establishing the new option, we will choose the software that we had as standard. To make it clearer, we will have to go to Settings, then enter the General Administration menu> select Language and text input> On-screen keyboard > choose the option offered by the company, so it appears with the name Samsung . And in this way, you can return to the previous application that we previously had on the smartphone.
Download new keyboards for Samsung
To start the process we need the keyboard that we want to use, no smartphone comes with more than one installed and, therefore, it will be essential that we go to Google Play to download another tool from this store that fulfills everything we are looking for in this software . Among the most popular we find, without a doubt, Gboard or SwiftKey . We can choose one for its functionality, colors that are striking to us or because its aesthetics are more attractive to us than the one that comes standard on Samsung mobiles.
Gboard, Google’s keyboard
One of the best keyboards that we can have on a mobile phone. Gboard allows us all kinds of tools and functions and is a free keyboard compatible with Samsung phones. One of the best alternatives if you are looking for a comfortable keyboard application that gives us all the options and facilities to write in any application. Among the functions that Gboard has, we find the possibility of changing the colors, the language, sending GIFs and emojis from the keyboard, sending stickers and much more.
Although the style and customization of the keyboard is something very important, we cannot lose sight of the possibility of adding options, removing them or changing other sections. In the Google Gboard keyboard we have many possibilities to make every detail of the keyboard to our liking. We can configure it as we want and there are tools such as: expand keys, change the keyboard theme, show quick access to emojis, see suggestions for emojis, activate or deactivate options such as vibration or sound when pressing keys, configure delays in pressing or even activate spelling corrections or dictation…
Another of the interesting functions that it offers us is that of writing by sliding. We don’t have to press one by one, but we will slide our finger from key to key to create words and entire phrases until we release when we reach the last letter. It can be somewhat more complex at first but simple when we get used to it.
swiftkey
Another of the most interesting and best options to change the keyboard on Samsung is to use Swiftkey, one of the classic keyboards for Android that we can use and download for free and that has millions of users. The Microsoft keyboard is one of the most used and is supported by Samsung. If you think that you think the keyboard is better or you simply want to give it a try as an alternative to the previous ones, you will also be able to customize it with many different options.
Changing the keyboard layout is quite simple and fast, in addition to offering us many options to improve the user experience. To begin, what we must do is touch the three points on the keyboard and click on Themes. By tapping on this button we will find a gallery of themes available to download and apply to the Microsoft app. Switching to the yours tab, we can choose between those that we have previously downloaded and, finally, we can put photos on the mobile keyboard by going to the Personalize tab.
Although, to further complete the customization of this tool for the Samsung , we can also just by touching the three points, choose the option to configure the size, designs or modes. And, finally, we invite you to touch the Settings tab again, which will give us access to a series of functions that can really help you completely change the style of the keyboard and, above all, its functionalities.
