Android change keyboard input language
As I got a Nexus 7 Android tablet[1], I also acquired a bluetooth keyboard (the Logitech K810[2], which seems great so far).
But, as I have a Swiss-German laptop, got a UK Android tablet, have a Swiss smartphone, and a French keyboard, some keyboard set input problems appears.
In case you are in the same situation, and, for example, have a QWERTY keyboard but want to write in AZERTY, or in Cyrillic, you can easily change the keyboard set in Android.
When you are trying to write some text (Fig 1), and notice the keys you are typing on your keyboard are not the ones you want to appear on the screen, go to your Settings. In Language and input menu (Fig 2), select the Samsung keyboard options (Fig 3), in which you can select the Input languages (Fig 4).
You can here select the keyboard set you want to use (Fig 5) when typing, regardless of your physical keyboard set.
Just select the keyboard set you need, try typing some text somewhere (Fig 6), see if it works, and voilà !
Links and credits
- [1] – Nexus 7 – Google – www.google.com
- [2] – Logitech Bluetooth Illuminated Keyboard K810 – www.logitech.com