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:
- Talk-to-text doesn't work with all languages.
- Some of these steps only work on Android 7.0 and up. Learn how to check your Android version.
Change how your keyboard looks
You can change your keyboard theme. To give your Gboard a background, such as a photo or a colour:
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Settings app
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- Tap System
Languages and input.
- Tap Virtual keyboard
- Tap Theme.
- Pick a theme. Then tap Apply.
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Languages and input.Change how your keyboard sounds and vibrates
To pick whether your keyboard makes sounds or vibrations, and how loud or strong they are:
- On your Android phone or tablet, install Gboard.
- Open the Settings app
- Tap System
- Tap Virtual keyboard
- Tap Preferences.
- Scroll down to 'Key press'.
- Pick an option. For example:
- Sound on keypress
- Volume on keypress
- Haptic feedback on keypress
- Vibration strength on keypress