Multilanguage Keyboard with Android

Question

Sometimes I type in German and sometimes in English. I seem to be only able to switch on autocompletion for one language and have to add the words of the other language one by one to the dictionary.

Is there a better way for those people who are multilingual?

Answer 1

Yes, you can do this. Here's how:

Note: I'm on Froyo (Android 2.2), so if you're on a different version it may be slightly different.

• Go To your home screen.
• Choose Settings from the Menu
• Choose Language & Keyboard
• Choose Android Keyboard
• Choose Input Languages
• Select the English and German Languages
• Exit out by pressing the Home Key

You're now set up for German and English.

Here's how to test it:

• Open the browser
• Tap the address bar to bring up the keyboard
• LONG PRESS the address bar (or text field, whatever you want to call it)
• Look at the the space bar: it will have the following: < English >
• Now SWIPE/SLIDE your finger over the space bar, you'll see it change to < German >

Once < German > is selected, you're now using the German keyboard. Swipe again to return to English.

Enjoy.