Enter Text
You can type on your device using the available touchscreen QWERTY keyboard, or by speaking
your inputs.
Text Input Methods
Your device offers several text input methods.
Google voice typing allows you to speak your entries.
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Samsung keyboard allows you to enter text by touching keys on a virtual QWERTY keyboard.
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Samsung keyboard includes optional predictive text, which matches your key touches to
common words so you can select a word to insert it into your text.
Swype lets you enter words by swiping across the virtual QWERTY keyboard. Instead of
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tapping each key, use your finger to trace over each letter of a word. You can also tap letters to
enter words.
Select a Default Text Input Method
You can select a default Text Input Method from Settings, or choose on at any time while entering
text.
From Settings:
Press
and tap
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While entering text:
1. From a screen where you can enter text, drag down from the top of the screen to open the
Notification panel.
2. Tap Select input method, and then choose a text entry method.
Google Voice Typing
This feature uses Google voice recognition to convert your spoken words into text.
Use Google Voice Typing to Enter Text
1. From a screen where you can enter text, tap the Google Voice Typing key on the keyboard:
on the Swype keyboard
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on the Samsung keyboard
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Phone Basics
> Settings > Controls > Language and input > Default.
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