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Language and Input
Settings
Language and Input
Configure your device’s
language and input settings.
Language
Select a default language for your device.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
.
2. Tap
Language and input
>
Language
.
3. Select a language from the list.
Default Keyboard
Select a default keyboard for your device.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
.
2. Tap
Language and input
>
Default keyboard
.
3. Select a keyboard.
Note
: Additional keyboards can be downloaded from
the Google Play store.
Samsung Keyboard Settings
Configure options for using the Samsung keyboard.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
.
2. Tap
Language and input
>
Samsung keyboard
for options:
•
English(US)
: Set the keyboard type: Qwerty
keyboard or 3x4 keyboard.
•
Select input languages
: Choose which
languages are available on the keyboard. To
switch between languages, slide the space bar
sideways.
•
Predictive text
: Allow Predictive text to
suggest words matching your text entries,
and, optionally, complete common words
automatically. Predictive text can learn your
personal writing style from your contacts,
messages, Gmail, and social networking
sites — improving its accuracy of predicting
your text entries.
• Additional keyboard settings provide
assistance with capitalization, punctuation,
and much more.
Google Voice Typing Settings
Speak rather than type your text entries using
Google voice typing.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
.
2. Tap
Language and input
.
3. Tap
Google voice typing
for options:
•
Language
: Select languages for Google voice
typing.
•
“Ok Google” detection
: Say “Ok Google” to
start a voice search from the Google app.
•
Hands-free
: Configure voice search and
spoken notifications.
•
Speech output
: Use speech output for all
notifications or only when Hands-free mode is
active.
•
Offline speech recognition
: Download
language data to use speech recognition when
not connected to a network.
•
Block offensive words
: Hide recognized
offensive voice results.
•
Bluetooth headset
: Record audio through a
Bluetooth headset (not included).