Why does my old layout come back after adding a new keyboard language?

Adding a new language does not overwrite an existing one. If the old layout reappears, you likely switched keyboard languages during typing rather than changing the layout of the language you meant to edit.

Does switching the layout also change the keyboard language?

No. The language stays the same, only the arrangement of keys and diacritics for that language changes. To use a completely different language, you add it separately under the same Languages menu.

I do not see multiple layouts when I swipe through the options. What is wrong?

Not every language offers more than one layout in Gboard. If only one option appears when you swipe, that language currently has no alternative layout available on your OnePlus phone.

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When you set up your OnePlus phone with a specific language and region, Gboard adds a matching keyboard layout automatically. If that default layout does not match how you actually type, for example a different regional QWERTY variant, the key positions and autocorrect behavior can feel off from the start. You can add and switch to another layout for the same keyboard language without losing the language pack itself.

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OxygenOS links every keyboard language to a default layout the moment you pick your language and region during setup. That default is not always the layout you are used to, especially if a language supports several regional variants such as QWERTY, QWERTZ or AZERTY. Gboard keeps using this default until you manually add and select a different layout for the same language.

To change it, open Settings ➔ System ➔ Languages & input ➔ Virtual keyboard ➔ Gboard ➔ Languages. Tap the keyboard language you want to adjust, then swipe left or right through the available layouts for that language. Select the one you need and confirm with Done.

This only changes the layout for the language you selected. Other installed keyboard languages keep their own layout setting and need to be adjusted separately.

If typing feels wrong across all languages, not just one, the issue is usually a different setting such as autocorrect or key feedback rather than the layout itself. In that case, changing the layout will not fix the behavior.

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Yes. Each language listed under Settings ➔ System ➔ Languages & input ➔ Virtual keyboard ➔ Gboard ➔ Languages has its own layout setting. Changing one language does not affect the layout stored for another.

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