How do I change the language on my phone? How do I customize the keyboard and keyboard layout for phones Xiaomi? Spell checker and autocomplete as you type. Google voice input and other settings.
We can find all language and keyboard settings here: Settings> Advanced settings> Language and input.
Languages
To change the default language on your phone, tap Languages. There are about 100 languages to choose from, including Arabic and Asian.
The default is the language you selected when you first turned on your smartphone.
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Input methods
A standard Gboard keyboard with multilingual input is used to enter text. Basic keyboard settings in the “Gboard” section:
- Input languages and keyboard layout: Russian and qwerty (Latin). More input languages can be added.
- Keyboard settings:
- Row of numbers: Always show a range of numbers in qwerty layouts.
- Show emoji. When the option is enabled, the language switcher is hidden.
- Show language switcher.
- Voice input button.
- Emoji on character keyboard: Show recent emoji in the character keyboard tooltip bar.
- Keyboard docking clamp (center, left, right).
- Keyboard height (low, high, normal).
- Sound when keys are pressed.
- Vibration feedback to keystrokes.
- Vibration strength when pressing keys.
- Zoom in when pressed – enlarges the selected character.
- Long press opens additional symbols.
- Long press duration (3 seconds by default).
- Keyboard Theme – you can download pictures, set gradients and different colors.
- Options for text correction:
- Show hints line – offers hints as you type.
- Suggest Words – Suggest suggestions based on the previous word.
- Profanity filter – do not suggest swear words.
- Emoji – on / off.
- Suggest Contacts – Show suggestions based on your contact list. Those. when you start typing someone's name, a hint with a suitable name will appear in your contacts.
- Personalize hints – data from Google services and whole input fragments will be used.
- Autocorrection – automatically correct typing errors.
- Space after punctuation marks – this feature works only in the US English layout.
- Capitalized automatically – the first word in the sentence will be capitalized.
- Dots automatically – add a period with a space when you double-click on the “Space” key.
- Spell checker – mark words with an error while typing.
- Continuous input:
- Enable continuous input – enter words without lifting your finger from the keyboard.
- Draw a line with continuous input.
- Enable gesture control – to erase words with a gesture to the left of the delete key.
- Enable cursor control – move the cursor with gestures on the space bar.
- Voice input. We read all the details in this article.
- Dictionary – you can collect your own dictionary from non-standard phrases, jargon, slang.
- Search – use search suggestions when entering text from Google Search.
- Additional settings:
- Emoji on the hardware keyboard. Pressing the Alt key opens the emoji keyboard.
- Show application icon – display the application icon in the Google Start bar.
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Voice input
In addition to the usual typing on the keyboard, you can use Google's voice input technology. All information on it in this article.
I will only say that to use the service you need the Internet and a configured Voice Match (voice assistant). Read more about working with the Assistant here.
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Input help
When entering text, you can activate the Google spelling checker by selecting Russian in the settings.
Additionally, enable autocomplete for unfinished phrases. It helps a lot with fast text input. It also uses the capabilities of a third-party Google service.
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Keyboard and input methods
To enter text, everyone usually uses the virtual keyboard on the phone screen. By default, the Gboard keyboard is installed, but you can choose another one – Fleksy, for example.
To add / change a keyboard, go to the virtual keyboard settings> Manage keyboards.
You can also use a physical keyboard by connecting it via bluetooth to your phone if you type a lot. Go to the properties of the physical keyboard and check out the keyboard shortcuts that will make it easier to use the system.
Additionally, you can enable the display of the virtual keyboard when the physical one is already connected.
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Speech
Google Speech Synthesizer is used for speech synthesis. Basic settings for speech:
- Russian language.
- Speech rate – adjustable.
- The tone of speech is customizable.
- Listen to an example – Play a short demo of synthesized speech.
- Default speed – set the standard speed when speaking text.
- Default Tone – set a standard audio tone.
These are all the basic settings for language, voice recognition and keyboard for text input.