The physical keyboards of our mobiles have been banished for years. That is why having a good virtual keyboard can make the difference between typing comfortably and faster to become a real torture. Whether for this reason or simply because you feel like trying something else, let’s see how to change the default keyboard on Xiaomi phones.
Luckily, we do not have to settle for the default keyboard that the manufacturer offers us, since there are plenty of third-party applications to find an alternative that best suits our needs. The reasons for the change are very variable, but we must not forget that on many occasions they occur because users have problems with the keyboard of their Xiaomi mobile.
How to change the keyboard
Xiaomi has its own keyboard, called Mint Keyboard, which will soon be integrated as standard, possibly with the arrival of MIUI 12. Meanwhile, we see that Xiaomi uses Google to launch the Gboard every time we need to type. However, many users prefer to change this option to install one of the hundreds of alternatives present in Google Play.
Choose a new keyboard
The procedure to change the keyboard is very simple, but it will not be enough to download and install a new application . We will also have to make an adjustment within the keyboard options of the terminal.
The first step is to find the keyboard that we like the most. For this, on many occasions we only have the option of trying several, until we find the most suitable for us. However, in this direct link to Google Play we will be able to see the most popular and with the best scores in the Android bazaar. Among those that have more downloads we can find the famous Swifkey.
Download new keyboards from Google Play
Activate it in Settings
Once the new keyboard is installed we will have to go to Settings / Languages and text entry / Manage keyboards . Once we reach this point, we will have to deactivate the keyboard that is active (Gboard or another) and mark the new one that we have just installed.
An alternative method to activate it can be within the keyboard application that we have installed . In other words, it can take us directly to this configuration shortcut, if necessary. This is so in the most popular keyboards, but not in all, so we will have to start the app to check it. In that case, we may end up going to the settings manually first, as we saw in the first step.
