How to make the keyboard on the Xiaomi phone more: all the ways

The small keyboard on Xiaomi is a common problem for users with large fingers or poor eyesight. Tiny buttons lead to persistent typos, slow down typing and spoil the experience of using messengers or social networks. Fortunately, the manufacturer has envisaged several ways to scale the keyboard, both through standard MIUI settings and using third-party solutions.

In this article, you will find 5 proven keyboard enhancement methods on all Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO models, from basic settings to hidden features and alternative keyboards. We will also break down the nuances for different versions of MIUI (including MIUI 14 and HyperOS) and explain why sometimes standard methods do not work.

If you're tired of uncomfortable typing, read on. All the instructions are illustrated with screenshots and contain step-by-step actions without water. For convenience, we highlighted the fastest solutions and separately looked at cases where the keyboard automatically resets after rebooting.

1. Standard keyboard settings in MIUI

The most obvious way is to use the built-in MIUI tools, and the manufacturer offers two options for scaling: through the keyboard settings and through the system availability options. Let's look at both.

The first method works for the standard Gboard keyboard (the default on most Xiaomi devices): Open any application with an input field (such as Messages or Notes), call the keyboard, and follow the following steps:

• 🔧 Press the gear icon (⚙️) In the top menu of the keyboard to open its settings.
• 📏 Go to the section "Parameters" → Size and style.
• 🖱️ Move the slider Keyboard Height to the right for zooming or use pre-patterns (Mediocre, Large, Very Large).
• 🔄 Don’t forget to save the changes by the Ready button in the upper right corner.

If you have a Xiaomi keyboard installed (found on older models or in some regions), the path will be slightly different: Keyboard settings → Layout and input → Keyboard size. There are only three fixed sizes available, but there is a separate setting for button sizes.

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To quickly open the keyboard settings, hold a space on the keyboard with your finger and swipe left – a quick access panel will appear.

2. Scaling through accessibility settings

If standard keyboard settings don’t zoom in enough, use system zoom, which will change the size of all interface elements, including the keyboard, but may cause some applications to display incorrectly.

Instructions for MIUI 12-14 and HyperOS:

1. Open the Settings. → Special facilities.
2. Select the display size (or text size on new versions).
3. Move the slider font size and display size to the right, and we recommend starting at 125% and checking the convenience.
4. For fine-tuning, click Additional → The scale of the elements and adjust the size of the keyboard separately.

⚠️ Note: On a scale above 150%, some applications (such as games or banking services) may not display correctly, in which case return the standard settings and try alternative methods from the following sections.

3. Use of gestures for temporary magnification

MIUI offers a handy gesture to temporarily zoom in on any element on the screen, including the keyboard.This feature is useful if you need to zoom in buttons for a short time, for example, to type a long message.

How to turn on:

• 👆 Go to Settings. → Special facilities → Increase.
• 🔄 Enable the Gesture increase option.
• 📱 Now, three times touch the screen with your three fingers, you'll see a magnifying glass. Repeat the gesture to reverse the magnification.

This doesn't change the size of the keyboard all the time, but it allows you to quickly scale it when you need it, for example, it's convenient to use for passwords or small characters.

4.Installation of an alternative keyboard with a customizable size

If the built-in methods don’t work, consider third-party keyboards with extended size settings. We tested the top 3 options for Xiaomi:

For installation:

1. Download the selected keyboard from Google Play.
2. Go to Settings → System → Language and input → Current keyboard.
3. Select a new keyboard and follow the setup instructions.
4. In the keyboard settings, find the Size/Make section and adjust the height.

⚠️ Note: Once a third-party keyboard is installed, the standard Gboard will remain in the system and take up space. ADB (instruction).

5. Reset keyboard settings via ADB (for experienced)

If the keyboard suddenly shrank after updating or resetting settings, and standard methods don’t help, the problem may lie in system files, in which case a reset via ADB (Android Debug Bridge) will help.

You'll need:

• 🖥️ Computer with installed ADB-driver.
• 📱 Included Debugging by USB phone-on.
• 🔌 Cable USB Type-C (original).

Step-by-step:

1. Connect your phone to your PC and open the Command Prompt (Windows) or Terminal (Mac/Linux).
2. Enter the command to check the connection: Adb devices must appear serial number of your device.
3. Do a keyboard reset: adb shell pm clear com.google.android.inputmethod.latin (for Gboard) or adb shell pm clear com.miui.internal.inputmethod (for Xiaomi keyboard).
4. Reboot the phone. The keyboard will go back to the factory size settings.

This method also helps if the keyboard changes size when switching between applications (a common problem on MIUI 13).

Install ADB-PC-driver

Enable debugging over USB on your phone

Connect the original cable

Make a backup copy of the data-->

6. Solving problems with automatic resetting of size

Many Xiaomi users are faced with the fact that the keyboard spontaneously returns to a standard size after a reboot or update, due to the peculiarities of the MIUI, which resets some settings by default.

How to fix the size:

• 🔄 After changing the size of the keyboard, do not close its settings with the “Back” button – use the Ready button (✓) top-right.
• 📱 Restart your phone and immediately check the size of the keyboard. If it resets, reset and do not open other applications for 1-2 minutes.
• 🔧 For MIUI 14+ HyperOS and additionally disable the option Adaptive layout in the keyboard settings.

If the problem persists, try the following:

1. Remove keyboard updates in Settings → Apps → App management → Gboard → Remove updates.
2. Clear the keyboard cache in the same menu (Storage → Clear the cache).
3. Turn off automatic Gboard updates in Google Play.

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If the keyboard is reset after each MIUI update, it's a system error.The only solution is to roll back the firmware version or use a third-party keyboard.

7. Additional tips for easy typing

Increasing the size of the keyboard is not the only way to make typing more comfortable. Here are some proven life hacks for Xiaomi:

• 🎯 Turn on one hand in the keyboard settings – this will move the keyboard left or right, making it easier to type with your thumb.
• 🔊 Use Voice (available in Gboard by tapping the microphone) especially for long messages.
• 📝 Set up Auto Replacement and Text Templates in Keyboard Settings → Dictionary for speeding up the set.
• 🌙 Activate Dark Theme for the keyboard – it puts a strain on the eyes with prolonged use.

For owners of Xiaomi with AMOLED-screens (e.g. Xiaomi 13 or Redmi) K60) We recommend you turn on Always show the keyboard full screen in the display settings, which will remove the black fields on the sides and increase the workspace.

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If you type in two languages frequently, add a second language in the keyboard settings and use a swipe gesture across the space for a quick switch.

FAQ: Frequent questions about setting up the keyboard on Xiaomi