Change your keyboard theme, sound, or vibration

You can change how Gboard looks, sounds, and vibrates.
Important: If your device's vibration settings are turned off, your Gboard's vibration settings will be overridden. 

Important: If your device uses Android 8 (Go edition), some of these steps might not work.

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Change how your keyboard looks

You can change your keyboard theme. To give your Gboard a background, like a photo or a color:

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Settings app Settings app.
  2. Tap System and then Languages & input.
  3. Tap Virtual Keyboard and then Gboard.
  4. Tap Theme.
  5. Pick a theme. Then tap Apply.

Change how your keyboard sounds & vibrates

To pick whether your keyboard makes sounds or vibrations, and how loud or strong they are:

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, install Gboard.
  2. Open the Settings app Settings app.
  3. Tap System and then Languages & input.
  4. Tap Virtual Keyboard and then Gboard.
  5. Tap Preferences.
  6. Scroll down to "Key press."
  7. Pick an option. For example:
    • Sound on keypress
    • Volume on keypress
    • Haptic feedback on keypress
    • Vibration strength on keypress
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