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Huawei: Resize the On-Screen Keyboard

If the SwiftKey keyboard on your Huawei phone feels too large for one-handed typing or too cramped to hit the right keys, the default layout is likely still active. Height, width and position of the keyboard can all be adjusted independently of each other. This becomes noticeable especially on larger displays or when you switch between portrait and landscape typing.

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Resize the On-Screen Keyboard auf Huawei

The SwiftKey Keyboard on Huawei phones starts with one fixed layout that is sized for an average hand reach. On larger screens this leaves unused space at the edges, on smaller screens the keys sit too close together and cause typos.

The Resize option inside the keyboard settings solves this by letting you drag the keyboard borders and reposition the whole layout on the screen. It does not touch autocorrect or text prediction, so if your typing errors come from wrong suggestions rather than key spacing, check the correction settings instead.

To reach the option, go to Open the settingsTap on System & updatesTap on Language & inputTap on SwiftKey KeyboardTap on TypingTap on Resize.

Once the resize frame appears, use Pull the horizontal borders up or down to change the height and Pull the vertical borders to the left or right to change the width. With Tap and hold the keyboard to position it freely you can move the whole layout, for example toward the center or one side of the screen for one-handed use. Confirm with Confirm with OK to save the new size and position.

Pulling the borders too far can push keys off-screen or make swipe typing less accurate, so small adjustments usually work better than extreme sizes.

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Yes. Open Open the settingsTap on System & updatesTap on Language & inputTap on SwiftKey KeyboardTap on TypingTap on Resize again and drag the borders back to the default position, then confirm with Confirm with OK.