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Huawei: Turn Off Unused Keyboard Languages

If your SwiftKey keyboard lists several downloaded languages, switching between them with a swipe gets slower and the layout selector gets crowded. Deactivating a language you rarely use keeps the switcher clean without deleting the language data, so you don't have to redownload it later.

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Turn a Keyboard Language On/Off auf Huawei

SwiftKey on Huawei phones keeps every downloaded keyboard language active by default, even ones you barely type in. Each active language shows up in the swipe-switcher above the keyboard, which makes it slower to find the layout you actually want.

Turning a language off is different from deleting it. Deactivating only hides it from the switcher, while the dictionary and layout data stay stored on the phone. That means you can turn it back on instantly, without waiting for another download.

To manage this, open Open the settingsTap on System & updatesTap on Languages & inputTap on SwiftKey KeyboardTap on Languages. From there you can Activate or deactivate the keyboard language for any installed language.

Use this toggle when you switch languages occasionally but don't want them cluttering the switcher. If you never plan to use a language again and want to free up storage, deleting it entirely from the same Languages screen is the better option, since deactivating alone does not remove the downloaded data.

Frequently asked questions

No. Deactivating a language in SwiftKey KeyboardLanguages only removes it from the switcher. The dictionary and layout stay on the phone until you delete the language separately.