Skip to content
TechBone
Oppo

Oppo: Add a Second Keyboard Language on Gboard

If you type in more than one language, the default Gboard setup only offers your phone's system language and blocks you from typing accented characters or a different script. Switching the whole system language just to write a message is not necessary. Gboard can hold several languages at once and let you switch between them while typing.

6 min8 steps
Version

Step by step

1 / 8

Step 1 of 8: Tap on **Settings**

1

Tap on Settings

Live simulator

Android 11 · Coloros 11
Add a Keyboard Language on Gboard – Coloros 11: step 1 – Tap on Settings
Tap on Settings
1 / 8

Scroll or use the buttons for the next step

Feedback

Was the guide correct?

Help others: confirm the path or report a problem.

44

Confirmations

Forum verified this path

Oppo

Add a Keyboard Language on Gboard auf Oppo

Gboard on Oppo phones starts with a single active language, matching your phone's system language. Typing in a second language then means missing letters, wrong autocorrect suggestions, or no matching keyboard layout at all.

Adding a language to Gboard solves this without touching your system language. Once a second language is set, a small language switch icon appears on the keyboard, letting you jump between input languages during typing. Each added language can also use its own layout, useful if a language typically pairs with a QWERTY, QWERTZ, or AZERTY arrangement.

Menu path to add a keyboard language

Open SettingsAdditional settingsKeyboard & input methodGboardLanguagesAdd keyboard. Pick the language you need from the list, choose a layout if prompted, then confirm with Done.

If you regularly write in three or more languages, repeat the same path for each one. Gboard keeps every added language available in the switch menu, so you never lose access to a layout once it is set up.

Frequently asked questions

Tap the globe or language icon on the Gboard toolbar, or swipe on the spacebar depending on your Gboard version. Each tap cycles to the next language you added under Languages.