(Image credit: Alan Martin) 4. Next, you need to find the keyboard settings.Again, this varies by handset. On phones that run on a clean version of Android, you want to go to System > Languages ...

Not every Android phone comes with the same default keyboard, either, so if you change from something like a Pixel to a Galaxy, you can expect a somewhat different layout along with other changes.

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You can replace the default Android keyboard with alternatives such as SwiftKey and Typewise—here's how to swap the keyboard on an Android phone.

After selecting my base layout, I delve into the settings. The interface displays a standard white keyboard and lets me add more rows of emojis or other symbols to the top.

Android users also will be happy to hear that the predictive text performs flawlessly in the T9 keypad layout. If you've ever complained that the soft keys were too small, then give T9 a try.

I'm getting schizo alternating between iOS and Android phones. As limiting as Apple's walled garden is, one plus is the ability to quicky switch from one keyboard layout to another via the little ...

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The 8pen keyboard, unfortunately, belongs in this latter category. I’m a big fan of innovation and out-of-the-box thinking, but the developer needs to go back to the drawing board with this one.