You can write in Morse code on your mobile device.
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Important: Morse code is available for English (United States) on devices running Android 5.0 and higher.
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Step 2: Set up the Morse keyboard
Change settings for Morse layout
Step 1: Download Gboard
On your Android phone or tablet, install Gboard.
Step 2: Set up the Morse keyboard
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Settings app.
- Tap System
Languages and input.
- Tap Virtual keyboard
- Tap Languages
- Swipe right through the options, and then tap Morse code.
- Tap Done.
Languages and input.Step 3: Use Morse code
The Morse code layout works with accessibility services, such as TalkBack, Switch Access or Select to Speak.
- On your Android phone or tablet, open any app that you can type with, such as Gmail or Keep.
- Tap where you can enter text.
- Tap the Globe
. If you have other languages set up, tap again until you reach Morse code.
- Enter text using the dot (.) and dash (-).
. If you have other languages set up, tap again until you reach Morse code.Tip: To play a game and find other learning tools, visit g.co/morse.
Connect an external switch
Gboard will automatically recognise the keys that your switch device has assigned to the dot (.) and dash (-) characters.
You can use Android Switch Access to enter Morse code with an external switch device.
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Settings app.
- Tap System
- Turn on Show virtual keyboard.
Tip: If you have more than two switches, you can assign more actions to the other switches.
Change settings for Morse layout
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Settings app.
- Tap System
- Tap Virtual keyboard
- Tap Languages
- From here, you can turn on settings, such assound on keypress, character timeout and enable key repeat.
Hear feedback when you type
- On your Android phone or tablet, follow steps 1–4 in 'Change settings for Morse layout'.
- Turn on Sound on keypress.
Change character timeout
You can change how long Gboard waits before it turns a Morse code sequence into a letter. You can also send each letter manually.
- Change how long Gboard waits:
- Touch and hold the spacebar.
- Tap Language settings
- Send a letter to the text field manually:
- Set 'Character timeout' to 'Never'.
- Tap the spacebar where you find the Morse code.
Set word timeout
If you turn on this feature, you can control how long before letters turn into words when you type.
- This setting is off by default, so there's no timeout.
- If you set the timeout to one second, and then type 'hello', your keyboard adds the word and a space to the text field after one second.
Tip: When you turn on word timeout, your keyboard auto-corrects, suggests and predicts words as usual.
Repeat keystrokes
To repeat keystrokes: Hold down the dot (.) or dash (-).
When key repeat is on, you can:
- Set when to start repeating
- Set the speed of the repeat rate
Get more help
For more help with Morse code, contact the Google Disability support team.