Most stock keyboards on Android are pretty great, but whether you’re after more customization options, want a new layout, or anything else in between, switching to a new keyboard takes just a few taps and a little bit of patience. Need some help figuring this out? Here’s a step-by-step guide on exactly what this process looks like.<\/p>\n First thing’s first, you need to download a new keyboard from the Play Store. Let’s get that knocked out.<\/p>\n Tap Install<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Now that you’ve downloaded a keyboard (or two) you want to try, here’s how to start using it.<\/p>\n Tap Languages & input<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Tap Manage keyboards<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Tap OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Tap the keyboard you want to switch to.<\/p>\n And with that, you’re done! If you ever want to switch back to your old keyboard, just follow the steps above. Happy typing!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From $627 at Amazon<\/a> Flagship hardware, up-to-date software<\/p>\n Whether you want top-notch specs or a great software experience, the Pixel 4 delivers. It has a gorgeous matte glass design, 90Hz display, two rear cameras, and pure Android with guaranteed updates through October 2022.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Most stock keyboards on Android are pretty great, but whether you’re after more customization options, want a new layout, or anything else in between, switching to a new keyboard takes just a few taps and a little bit of patience. Need some help figuring this out? Here’s a step-by-step guide on exactly what this process looks like.<\/p>\n Products used in this guide<\/p>\n The Google phone: Google Pixel 4 (From $627 at Amazon)<\/p>\n How to download a new keyboard<\/p>\n First thing’s first, you need to download a new keyboard from the Play Store. Let’s get that knocked out.<\/p>\n Open the Google Play Store on your phone. How to change your keyboard<\/p>\n Now that you’ve downloaded a keyboard (or two) you want to try, here’s how to start using it.<\/p>\n Open the Settings on your phone. Tap Virtual keyboard. Tap the t…<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"It's easy to swap out the keyboard on your Android phone and here's how - ITTeacherITFreelance.hk","description":"Most stock keyboards on Android are pretty great, but whether you're after more customization options, want a new layout, or anything else in between, switching"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[2978],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35466"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35466"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35466\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35467,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35466\/revisions\/35467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/sites\/androidcentral.com\/files\/styles\/large_wm_blw\/public\/article_images\/2020\/03\/gboard-keyboard-pixel-4-hero.jpg?itok=7NPxZdYh\"){kind=tracking}
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\nSearch “keyboard”.
\nChoose whichever keyboard you want to download (we’re using SwiftKey for this example).
\nTap Install.<\/p>\n
\nScroll down and tap System.
\nTap Languages & input.<\/p>\n
\nTap Manage keyboards.<\/p>\n