In this guide, we will show you how to change the keyboard on the Samsung Galaxy S9. While there are many settings to change, changing the keyboard is one of the first things millions of people do. Whether this is for fixing keyboard issues, auto-fixing issues, or just adding some extra customizations.
There are several different reasons why you might want to replace your keyboard. It may be to get the latest emoji characters or replacement keyboards are usually better, faster and have more features.
Changing the Galaxy S9 or Galaxy S9+ keyboard only takes a few seconds in the settings menu. Once you’ve downloaded one of the many 3rd party keyboards, simply follow our instructions and video below. Then, you can customize just about anything. From the size of the keys, add a background image, send GIFs and even Google searches right from your keyboard.
Our video is from the Galaxy S8, but the steps are the same on Samsung’s new Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+. You’ll just want to follow the steps, set the new keyboard as your default keyboard, and you’re done. Here are step-by-step instructions and where to go in settings for those who can’t watch the video.
How to Change Galaxy S9 Keyboard
Over the years Samsung has made it quite difficult to replace their keyboards, but you can still do it. You just need to know what to tap, how to turn it off and everything is ready.
Now that you have successfully gotten rid of Samsung’s rather simple keyboard, you can enjoy a much more customizable and powerful one. We prefer Gboard from Google. You can change the theme, primary colors, add a background wallpaper image, and it’s full of emojis and GIFs to keep chats fun.
In closing, there are several keyboards in the Play Store that are worth trying. Download a few and try one day. Before you go, take a look at these common Galaxy S9 problems and fixes and keep your screen safe with one of these highly recommended screen protectors.
