How to Change Your Keyboard Language on Samsung Galaxy

This wikiHow teaches you how to download and enable a new language for your keyboard, using a Samsung Galaxy.

Steps

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    Open an app that allows you to type in messages. For instance, tap the Google search widget on your home screen, or start a new text message. Your keyboard will pop out from the bottom of your screen.
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    Tap the gear icon on your keyboard. This button is located in the lower-left corner of your screen. It will open your keyboard settings on a new page.
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    Tap Languages and types. This is the first option at the top of the settings menu. It will open a list of all your current keyboard languages.
    • If you're using a single-language keyboard, you will only see one language listed here.
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    Tap the MANAGE INPUT LANGUAGES button. This will open a list of all your downloaded keyboard languages, as well as more languages available for download.
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    Slide the switch next to a downloaded language to
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    .     Here, all your downloaded languages are listed below the "DOWNLOADED LANGUAGES" heading. Switching a language on will allow you to use it on your keyboard.
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    Tap the
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    icon next to a language under "AVAILABLE LANGUAGES".     Languages listed in this section are available to use only after downloading. Tapping this button will download the selected language.
    • After downloading an available language, you can switch it on in the DOWNLOADED LANGUAGES section.

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