Modern Xiaomi smartphones give users a lot of freedom, allowing you to turn the standard interface into a personalized space. One of the first steps to comfortable use of the gadget is to adjust the keyboard, because it is with which you interact most often. Standard input may not be satisfied due to the size of the buttons, lack of tactile returns or the banal desire to change the design.
Changing the way you type on MIUI shells and the new HyperOS is as simple as possible, but many of the features are hidden in the depths of the menu. In this guide, we will discuss how to make the keyboard comfortable, beautiful and functional using built-in tools or third-party solutions.
You don’t need to be a technician to change the font, add emojis or adjust voice input.The Android system that underpins Xiaomi smartphones makes it easy to switch between different input methods, making printing quick and enjoyable.
Settings of the standard Gboard keyboard on Xiaomi
By default, most devices have Gboard, the Google keyboard, which is considered the gold standard for speed and accuracy, and to change the settings, you need to go to the system menu. Open Settings, find the Additional Settings section, and select Language and Enter.
Here you'll see a list of all the input methods available, and if you click on the name of the active keyboard (usually marked with a tick), you'll be taken to the detailed configuration menu, and that's where you adjust the vibration when you press, the height of the panel, and even the cursor control.
- 🔹 Text settings: autocorrection, predictive typing and register correction.
- 🔹 Preferences: Including sound and vibration.
- 🔹 Topics: changing background color and buttons.
- 🔹 Languages: Adding layout for multilingual input.
⚠️ Note: If the keyboard stopped appearing in the input fields after changing the settings, check if it is not forcibly disabled in the security menu or special features.
And you have to pay special attention to the floating keyboard, which allows you to move the input panel to any part of the screen, which is very convenient on large tablets or smartphones, and you can activate it by holding a comma key or using the Gboard settings menu.
How to install a third-party keyboard (SwiftKey, Yandex)
Standard functionality doesn't always meet the needs of advanced users. If you want unique themes, advanced clipboards or special ergonomics, you should install a third-party application. Popular options like Microsoft SwiftKey or Yandex.Key offer powerful text prediction algorithms.
Once you download the app from Google Play or GetApps, the system will automatically prompt you to activate the new input method. If that doesn't happen, go to Settings → Additional Settings → Language and Input → Keyboard Management. Find the installed application in the list and put the switch to the active position.
☑️ Algorithm of installation of new keyboard
It's important to understand that third-party keyboards require permission to access all the text you type, which is necessary for autocorrection and dictionaries to work. While large companies value reputation, installing software from unverified sources can carry risks.
| Function | Gboard (Standard) | SwiftKey | Yandex.Keyboard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swipe input | There is. | Got it (Flow) | There is. |
| Design topics | Basic | Extended. | A huge choice. |
| Voice input | Google Assistant | Integrated | Alice/Yandex |
| buffer | Basic | Expanded | Expanded |
Security of Third-Party Keyboards
Customization of themes, fonts and appearance
Visuals play a major role in how you experience the device, and to make the keyboard unique, you have to click on the settings icon (cog) or the four-square icon in Gboard, and then select the Themes section, and the design store is available here.
You can choose a finished design from the gallery or create your own. My Theme feature allows you to use any photo from the gallery as a background. The system automatically selects the contrasting color of the letters so that the text remains readable.
For deeper customization, many users change the system font, this is done through the Themes app (icon with brush). Go to profile, select Fonts and download the option you like. After application, the font will change throughout the system, including the keyboard, if it supports system styles.
- 🎨 Transparency: adjust the level of background transparency for the soaring effect.
- 🔤 Size: Change the height of the keyboard for easy finger hits.
- 🌑 Dark theme: sync colors with the overall interface theme.
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Use live wallpaper or GIF-animation as the background of the keyboard to add speakers, but remember that this can slightly increase battery consumption.
Dictionary and autocorrection management
Smart text input is not just a convenience, it's a necessity. Xiaomi's keyboard quickly learns your communication style. To speed up this process or correct errors, go to the keyboard settings and find Personal Dictionary.
You can manually add frequently used words, contact names, or specific terms that the system is persistently fixing, and adding a word to the dictionary ensures that it is always suggested when you type the first letters.
If autocorrection becomes annoying, you can fine-tune it. Text correction adjusts the aggressiveness of corrections. You can turn off automatic first word replacement or you can stop correcting words you added manually.
⚠️ Warning: Periodically clear your keyboard learning history if you’ve given the device to other people or started using it to work with new professional vocabulary so you don’t throw away the predictive set.
For multilingual users, setting the languages correctly is critical, and you can not only add layouts to the language menu, but you can also set up switching between them, usually by swiping a space or clicking on the globe icon.
Voice input and dictation
When typing is uncomfortable, voice input comes to the rescue, and on Xiaomi smartphones, this feature is integrated deep into the system, and you just have to tap the microphone icon on the keyboard to activate it, or say an activation command if it's configured.
Google's speech recognition technology supports many languages and dialects, and to improve recognition, you can use Voice Match to help you understand your voice and intonation better.
Voice input also supports punctuation commands, so by saying comma words, dots, new paragraphs, you can format text without using your hands, and this is especially useful when dictating long messages or notes.
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Voice input works most accurately when there is a stable Internet connection, since the processing of the audio signal takes place on the servers of the company, not on the device.
Solving problems: the keyboard does not appear or glitch
Sometimes users are faced with a situation where when trying to type in the keyboard does not pop up. This can be caused by a malfunction in the system process of the Android System or a particular input application.
If the reboot didn't work, clear the keyboard cache. Go to Settings → Apps → All apps, find Gboard (or your main keyboard). Select Memory and click Clear cache. Don't confuse it with clearing data, otherwise you'll lose the learned words.
In rare cases, conflict can be caused by optimizer or antivirus applications that erroneously block pop-ups. Check the permission list for the keyboard and make sure it is allowed to display on top of other applications.
- 🔄 Restart: completely switch off and turn on the smartphone.
- 🧹 Cleaning: Deleting cache through the app menu.
- 🔌 Safe mode: check the work in mode without third-party applications.
- 🆙 Update: Check for updates for Google Play and the keyboard itself.