13 Best Samsung Keyboard Tips and Tricks You Should Know

After the Android 8.0 Oreo update, the Samsung Keyboard has undergone a major overhaul in terms of looks and features.

The updated keyboard now offers good competition to third-party keyboard apps. The clipboard contains all the important stuff like themes, GIFs and much more.

Are you aware of all the new features? Do not worry. In this post, you will find 13 best Samsung Keyboard tips and tricks about its features.

let’s roll.

1. Customize the Toolbar

One of the features introduced last year is the toolbar. If you’ve ever used the SwiftKey keyboard, you probably know this.

The toolbar includes shortcuts for emojis, GIF, clipboard, voice typing, one-handed mode, and settings. You can rearrange them according to your preference. Tap the small down arrow icon in the upper right corner of the keyboard. Then reorder the icons.

As you type, the shortcuts are hidden and the suggestions are shown in the same bar. But if you want to switch to toolbar mode, just tap the toolbar icon in the upper left corner.

2. Disable Toolbar

If you don’t like the toolbar and want a little more screen space, you can simply disable it.

For this, follow these steps:

Stage 1: Tap the Settings icon in the toolbar and select Keyboard layout and feedback.

Step 2: On the next screen, turn off the Keyboard toolbar toggle.

3. Add Emoji Shortcut Button

If you’re an emoji lover and want them at your fingertips, you must have noticed that the new keyboard lacks an emoji button at the bottom. Sure, there’s an emoji shortcut in the toolbar, but having it on the keyboard gives quicker access while typing.

So how do you get it back? To get the emoji shortcut back, you have to get rid of the toolbar. Yes, that’s the only way.

When you disable the toolbar as shown above, all shortcuts will be moved to the comma key. Press and hold the comma key to access them. Tap the emoji shortcut to make it the main shortcut icon.

4. Access Clipboard and Lock Items

As I always say, very few keyboard apps have a native clipboard. Fortunately, the Samsung Keyboard is one of them. You can access the clipboard directly from the toolbar.

Interestingly, the keyboard saves images as well as text. And if you don’t want clipboard items to disappear, you can lock them.

To do this, open the clipboard from the toolbar and then press and hold the clipboard item you want to lock. Select Lock to clipboard from the drop-down menu.

5. Change Keyboard Size

Previously, the default size of Samsung Keyboard could not be changed. People with big fingers had to switch to keyboards with big keys. Fortunately, this is now possible now that you’ve got a locale.

To change the keyboard size, follow these steps:

Stage 1: Tap the Settings gear icon on the keyboard toolbar.

Step 2: Select Keyboard layout and feedback from settings. Then tap on Keyboard size and layout.

Stage 3: Use the blue border to resize the keyboard on the next screen.

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6. Change Keyboard Layout

Besides changing the keyboard size, you can change its layout from QWERTY to T9 mode, also called 3×4 keypad. This is a kind of hidden feature in Samsung Keyboard.

To switch between layouts, follow these steps:

Stage 1: Go to Samsung Keyboard Settings by tapping the setting icon. Then go to Languages ​​and genres.

Step 2: On the Languages ​​and genres screen, tap the language whose mode you want to change. You will get the Layout option. Choose your preferred mode.

7. Change Keyboard Color

If the default white of the keyboard is tiring, you can choose a different color. Samsung provides a night mode for its keyboard along with other High contrast colors. Do you want to try them?

Here are the steps:

Stage 1: Open Samsung Keyboard Settings and go to Keyboard layout and feedback.

Step 2: Tap the high contrast keyboard setting. On the next screen, activate the mod first and then choose the color scheme from the four available options.

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8. Change Keyboard Theme

Even if you explore all the Samsung Keyboard settings, you will not find the option to change its theme. How is this done?

Well, you have to change the theme of your device from the Theme app. But after doing that, the keyboard theme will also change automatically.

9. Dictate Text with the Bixby Button

Most Samsung phones now come with a dedicated button for Bixby Assistant. Although many do not like it and want to remove it, you can use it to dictate text. Of course, you can also use Google voice typing on the keyboard. But let’s say you’re driving, you’ll have to look for that key first, and that’s why using the Bixby button is okay.

To use it, all you have to do is open the app where you want to type the text, keep the Samsung keyboard open and press the Bixby button. Then say the Dictation command followed by your text. Boom! The text will be written.

10. Text Shortcuts

While most keyboards support text shortcuts, the good thing here is that Samsung Keyboard automatically replaces the expanded form instead of just showing it in the suggestions bar.

To create a shortcut, go to Keyboard settings > Smart Typing > Text Shortcuts. Under Text shortcuts, tap the Add button. Then enter your shortcut phrase followed by the expanded phrase.

11. Remove Words

Samsung continues to learn new words to better provide next word suggestions. Sometimes recorded words are not spelled correctly. That’s why you can get suggestions with misspellings. Therefore, it is better to remove such words.

When you see a misspelled word in the suggestion bar, long press the word and tap OK on the popup to remove it.

12. Enable Gestures

Samsung Keyboard supports two types of gestures: Swipe to type and Cursor control. You can only use one at a time. In the first, you can enter text by sliding your finger between letters. The second gesture lets you move the cursor by sliding your finger across the keyboard.

To enable either one, go to Samsung keyboard Settings > Smart Typing > Keyboard slide controls.

13. Change Quick Access Symbols

If you hold down the period key on your Samsung Keyboard, you will find ten symbols there. It’s a nice way to quickly add symbols. But not everyone wants the same symbols. With that in mind, Samsung lets you customize these symbols.

To change symbols, go to Samsung Keyboard Settings > Keyboard Layout and feedback > Special symbols.

Go on!

Now that you know the coolest Samsung Keyboard tips and tricks, it’s time to get the most out of them. After following these tips and using the keyboard extensively, you will understand the features you need in a keyboard. Only then would it be wise to try another third-party keyboard that suits your needs.