Moto E comes with a vanila Google keyboard, which you can find it in Google Play store.
The Google keyboard is actually one of the best keyboards for Android, although it is free. Most Android phone manufacturers tried to modify it with their own footprint. But, so far, neither Samsung nor HTC (forget about LG or Sony) brings a better or more accurate keyboard to Android
Please note, Moto X, Moto G and Moto E use the identical Google keyboard, so this guide is also applicable for Moto G keyboard and Moto X keyboard.
How to use Emojis in Moto E?
Since KitKat 4.4, Android start to support colorful emojis natively. In Google keyboard, you can find a lot of emojis in different categories.
To input emojis, you tap the emoji button in Moto E keyboard. Emojis are organized in different categories. If you want to return to text input mode, tap the ABC button.
Please note, the emojis are available for messages and emails, other supported apps only. If you find your Moto E keyboard does not have the emojis button, very likely, the app does not support emojis, for example, web browser does not support emojis.
How to add or change input languages in Moto E keyboard
In addition to system language (please follow this guide on changing Moto E languages) , you can also add multiple languages to your Moto E keyboard.
In your Moto E, go to Settings–Language & input. Tap the settings icon next to Google keyboard as shown below.
By default, Google keyboard uses the Moto E system language. You need uncheck this settings to proceed as shown below.
After unchecking the “use system language”, you now can select many more languages to your keyboard. Moto E keyboard can handle multiple languages.
Tap any available languages that you are going to use for your keyboard. The checked languages will then be added to your Moto E keyboard.
How to switch languages in Moto E keyboard?
If you added more than one language to your Moto E keyboard, you can switch it on-fly.
To change Moto E keyboard languages, tap and hold the spacebar button until you get the options window as shown below. You can then switch the input language fro the Google keyboard.
How to use gesture typing in Moto E keyboard?
Moto E keyboard also supports gesture typing.
You can slide your finger across the letters of the word. You can release your finger once the word you want is displayed in the floating preview or in the middle of the suggestion strip. To select other words in the suggestion strip, touch it.
When using gesture typing in Moto E keyboard, it is not necessary to use the spacebar. After you lift your finger, it will automatically insert the space and continue a new word.
If the word you want to use is not shown when using gesture typing, you have to manually type it.
How to use Google voice typing in Moto E keyboard
You can use Google voice typing for Moto E keyboard. In other words, you can type by speaking.
To use Google voice typing, touch the microphone button in the Moto E keyboard. You can start to speak once you see the red microphone image. Google speech recognition engine will convert what you speak to text.
If you are using English, you can even speak “comma”, “period”, “question mark” and “exclamation mark” to enter punctuation.
By default, Google voice typing using online speech recognition engine if internet connection is available.
It is possible to use offline speech recognition engine if you are not always connected. You can go to Settings–Language & input. Tap the setting icon next to Google voice typing.
Then tap “offline speech recognition” to download and install additional languages for offline Google voice typing. You need switch to All tab to see all available offline languages as shown below.
Normally, Google voice typing is smart enough to know the language you are using. So, most of the time, you can just leave the input language for voice typing as automatic (default). If the voice typing gets wrong language, you may manually set the language. Tap the “Choose input language”, uncheck “Automatic”, then you can manually select the voice input language.
How to add your own personal dictionary to Moto E keyboard?
Moto E keyboard allows you to add your own personal dictionary. This means you can add your own words to your personal dictionary in Moto E.
Not only the words, but also the optional shortcuts, can be added to your personal dictionary. Moto E keyboard will remember them, and use them as the first choice.
To add words to your personal dictionary, go to Settings–Language & input. Tap the setting icon next to Google keyboard. Then tap “personal dictionary”. You can add words or phrases, and corresponding shortcuts (optional) for the words as shown below.
In this tutorial, I added “Moto E Guide” into my personal dictionary. I also defined a shortcut “zmeg” for it as shown above.
Now, whenever I type zmeg, Moto E Guide will become the first choice. Actually, after I type “zm”, my Moto E keyboard already suggests Moto E Guide.
Personal dictionary in Moto E keyboard is a very useful feature and can save you tremendous time if you use it wisely.
Because Moto X, Moto G and Moto E use the identical keyboard, this guide also applies to Moto X keyboard and Moto G keyboard.
Do you have any questions on using Moto E keyboard (or Moto G keyboard, ot Moto X keyboard)?
Please leave a comment if you have any problems or questions on how to use Moto E keyboard (or Moto G keyboard, ot Moto X keyboard).
More how-to guides , tips and tricks for using Moto E are available at Moto E how-to guides page.
hari says
June 13, 2014 at 5:10 pmHow do I setup 3×4 keyboard in moto e ?
simon says
June 14, 2014 at 1:24 pmGoogle keyboard does not have this feature. You may have to try some other third-party keyboard apps.
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November 19, 2014 at 3:20 amSir, I want ABC, DEF, GHI, JKL… type keyboard how to set up in moto g
simon says
November 19, 2014 at 12:53 pmYou need find a 3×4 keyboard in Play store. Google keyboard does not provide 3×4 keyboard.
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May 30, 2015 at 6:42 amInstall but old keyboard from play store and set as default in the settings – >language and input
simon says
May 30, 2015 at 1:14 pmYou can set any keyboard as default.
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July 4, 2014 at 9:14 amhello. i m using moto E. pls let me know where is ‘Enter’ button in keypad? like if someone want to write different lines than where is ENTER button?
simon says
July 4, 2014 at 2:08 pmGoogle keyboard is smart. It will detect whether a return key is needed. When you want to do a search, it will have search key; when you want to type a quick note, you will get a done key.
This works most of the time. But sometimes, it may fail to work properly. For example, in some regions, people like to write long sms. They will find there is no return key.
Anyway, if you cannot find the return key for a new line, it means Google thinks you don’t need it…. Your only choice is to use other keyboard. There are quite a lot good keyboard in the Play store.
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March 17, 2015 at 8:54 pmHow do you turn the vibration on the key pad off? I’m using a Moto E.
simon says
March 17, 2015 at 11:49 pmIn settings -language and input,tap the gear icon next to Google keyboard. Tap preferences. Then you can uncheck vibrate on keypress.
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August 14, 2014 at 12:23 pmGoogle keyboard has Enter (return). Hit the “Shift” key, you will find it bottom right corner.
simon says
August 15, 2014 at 10:19 amThank you for sharing the info.
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October 20, 2014 at 1:51 amgreat thanks 🙂
Soujanya says
October 28, 2014 at 2:41 pmThanks Naveen
Zaid Merchant says
July 7, 2014 at 8:01 amHi how r ull I wanted to ask does moto e support Arabic language
simon says
July 7, 2014 at 11:20 amyes, Moto E supports Arabic language. The Google keyboard also support this language.
Anyway, you should check it before buying it because the firmware in different regions may be slightly different.
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November 20, 2014 at 12:51 amHow do I shut off this predictive txt its so anoying
simon says
November 20, 2014 at 11:46 amYou can find the answer in last comment.
Predictive text or auto correction is a keyboard feature. You can turn it off in Settings–language & Input, tap settings icon in the right for Google keyboard, tap text correction. You may turn off Auto correction, and next-word suggestions.
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July 30, 2014 at 3:56 pmHow can I copy text in moto e?
Previously this was Woking but corrently not working.
simon says
July 31, 2014 at 1:08 amTap and hold ant characters, drag the handler to select more character. Once it’s ready, tap the copy button in the top of the screen.
To paste, tap and hold current input area, tap paste.
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August 7, 2014 at 2:48 pmHow to inactive the dictionary mode?
simon says
August 7, 2014 at 11:13 pmDo you mean personal dictionary? You can tap the entry, then tap delete icon to remove that entry.
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August 9, 2014 at 4:43 pmhow can send messages and someones no which is already in contact list
simon says
August 10, 2014 at 2:19 amIn people app, open the contact, there is an message icon to quickly send messages,
You can also use direct message widget for any specific contacts.
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August 10, 2014 at 2:50 pmyes this i know ,but how to send business contact no means i want send one contact no directly to other contact no by messaging.
patwardhan says
August 12, 2014 at 10:29 amHow do I add Gujarati, Indian language to my moto e phone? I tried adding fonts but that does not work. Please guide
simon says
August 12, 2014 at 1:57 pmif you cannot find that language, it means it is not supported by the keyboard. You may have to check other third-party keyboard.
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August 20, 2014 at 6:21 pmWhat is third party key board ?
where is enter key in moto E ???
simon says
August 21, 2014 at 12:14 amThere are many keyboard apps in play store. You may try SwiftKey.
The enter key may be replaced by emojis of you are typing a message. It will be replaced by search our go button if you are typing web address of the address bar. So, it’s context sensitive.
If you are editing a document or writing an email, the bottom right one usually is enter key. You may tap and hold it to switch to emojis or other options.
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October 10, 2014 at 5:19 pmHow do I stop predictive text I’m moto g2
simon says
October 11, 2014 at 1:32 amGo to settings–language and input, tap the settings icon next to Google keyboard, uncheck “next word suggestion”.
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September 5, 2014 at 10:25 amHi… Dear sir. I am jayant.
questions is how to see Gujarat language in web site see?
How can see that plz help
I can’t see that?
How it solved solve?
Plz reply me an i waiting your answer.
Your faithfuly customer
simon says
September 5, 2014 at 11:08 amNot sure. It probably depends on the website. If the website uses UTF-8, you should have no issues.
Anyway, I am not familiar with this.
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September 18, 2014 at 2:42 pmHow do I setup 3×4 keyboard in moto e ?
simon says
September 19, 2014 at 12:23 amYou need install other keyboards from play store. The pre-installed Google keyboard doesn’t provide 3×4 keyboard.
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September 27, 2014 at 7:28 amhow i change the alarm ring on moto e
simon says
September 27, 2014 at 11:47 amIn clock app, tap the alarm, tap the music symbol, then you can change the alarm tones. You can customize it similarly as ringtones.
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October 1, 2014 at 10:37 amMoto e has many more hidden smileys.my small sis ws typing rubbish in my phone when i accidently discovered a few: ✍ ✆ ♂ ♀ i knw only dese bt i hv seen more pls pls tell me those remaining.bt fr using dese smileys we hav to type in d keyboard like if u type man ull get ♂ dis one so plss let me knw more ♬
jon says
October 8, 2014 at 4:38 pmis there any option in MotoE to connect external keyboard like we use in MotoG
please suggest if its possible in Moto E
simon says
October 9, 2014 at 12:37 amYes, you can use most Bluetooth keyboard.
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October 10, 2014 at 10:40 amhow to download the telugu language
simon says
October 10, 2014 at 11:56 amThe procedure is covered in this guide.
If the language is not listed, it means the language is not supported by Google keyboard. You have to use other keyboards that support this language.
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October 15, 2014 at 7:06 pmvoice search on moto E when offline is not working… i opened google by sliding finger from bottom of screen and said ok google..When it showed speak now i said Some word , it showed cant reach google at this moment.. i have both uk english and usa english loaded.. i wish to get some help from you… ty in ASdvance
simon says
October 16, 2014 at 12:25 amThe offline voice search actually is for voice commands only. What you downloaded are the voice recognition file for offline use when you are offline or your connection is not good.
If there is no internet connection, Google cannot connect to its server to perform the search.
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October 17, 2014 at 7:41 amI don’t want my chatting get auto corrected but can’t find any help pls let me know if I can stop auto correct while chatting on WhatsApp or fb and I also m unable to direct save any image I like in fb it download some link in place of the pic pls pls help as I m not very net friendly so can you mail me the solution plss help
simon says
October 17, 2014 at 11:03 amSettings — language & input, tap the setting icons next to Google keyboard, tap auto-correction, you can choose Off. The default is modest.
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October 17, 2014 at 9:18 pmI don’t like using the qwerty keypad. Why doesn’t it have option to use the phone keypad????????? Is there a way to do that?
Natalie says
October 17, 2014 at 9:21 pmI saw on other comments you said go to Google play store
simon says
October 18, 2014 at 3:38 amIn the Play store, there are a few 3*4 keyboards. You can try them. For a touch screen qwerty keyboard normally works better. 3*4 is good for a small physical keyboard.
Anyway, you may try this one: GO Keyboard (with 3*4 ) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jb.gokeyboard&hl=en
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October 21, 2014 at 12:39 pmHi , i am using Moto E , i have a problem with the keypad , because when i type the letter Q or R it appears as numbers and one alphabet is appearing in capitals and next one is appeared as a lower case . i think there is some problem with keypad. Kindly help
simon says
October 21, 2014 at 1:58 pmVery likely, you tap the keys too slow. The first row of the keys in the keyboard will become numbers (or even more options) if you tap and hold the key.
You may chekc the settings–accessibility — touch & hold delay. Set it to Medium.
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October 24, 2014 at 6:01 pmCan someone please help me with disabling Predictive text from my MOTO G 2nd Gen.
simon says
October 25, 2014 at 2:00 amSettings–language & input, tap settings icon for Google keyboard, tap Text correction, you have all options there. You can turn off auto correction of adjust the auto correction levels, or turn off next-word suggestions.
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November 2, 2014 at 11:35 pmHi I am using the Moto X 2nd Gen and I am wondering it there is a setting to turn on suggested emoticons when a word is typed. Ex: “The football game was exciting.” On the 1st gen Moto X the word football would be blue and when you thumb over it a suggested football emoticon would appear. This is not a function that I have found on the 2nd Gen… Any help is appreciated.
simon says
November 3, 2014 at 12:19 amYou may try SwiftKey keyboard. It has a emojis prediction feature.
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November 4, 2014 at 6:42 amhello sir, can u help me with the disabling vibration while typing messages??
simon says
November 4, 2014 at 10:01 amGo to settings – language and input, tap settings icon for Google keyboard, uncheck vibrate on key press.
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November 14, 2014 at 10:59 pmWhen ever I clicks on Personal dictionary in My Googlke Keyboard it shows error dat unfortunately settings have stopped…
Y so please help!!!!!
simon says
November 15, 2014 at 3:42 amYou may have to reset the Google keyboard at Settings–Apps–Google keyboard. Tap clear data, and clear cache. Then reboot the phone.
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November 19, 2014 at 5:22 amHi.m a new moto e user…can smone pls guide me on how to switch off predictive text fr Watsapp bbm n other such applications??
Thanks
simon says
November 19, 2014 at 12:51 pmPredictive text or auto correction is a keyboard feature. You can turn it off in Settings–language & Input, tap seettings icon in the right for Google keyboard, tap text correction. You may turn off Auto correction, and next-word suggestions.
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December 3, 2014 at 2:27 amHi, I am not able to enter continuous capital letters in my moto e. The shift key in bottom left will allow only 1 capital letter, but I have to enter whole sentence in capital.
simon says
December 3, 2014 at 5:33 amTap it twice to lock it.
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December 4, 2014 at 7:00 amHi how can we edit a number on the dialpad while a call is in progress?
simon says
December 4, 2014 at 12:59 pmIf the call is in progress, why do you want to edit the number?
If you need tape some numbers (like phone banking, or support hotline), you can move the phone away from your ear to wake up the screen (or tap the power key). Then under Hangup (in red background), you can find the icon for dial pad (the first one from left, 10 dots). Tap it to input.
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December 4, 2014 at 8:34 amHi,
my Moto G keypad is not getting displayed while typing anything, instead of keypad speaker is getting on.
In Language & input setting – in default option it shows “Emoji – iWnn IME: instead of US keyboard.
simon says
December 4, 2014 at 1:02 pmYou can tap it to change.
Do you have Google keyboard in the list?
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December 12, 2014 at 3:41 pmI want to make a letter capital while using Gesture typing. How do I do it?
simon says
December 13, 2014 at 1:00 amDouble tap (tap twice quickly) the shift key will lock the keyboard to upper case.
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December 29, 2014 at 9:17 pmIs there a way to disable the Emojis on the Moto E and use the better and more clear ones from the app? Bc I’ve tried and isn’t working it just goes back to my original crappy Emojis.
simon says
December 30, 2014 at 5:31 amWhat app?
You can try SwiftKey keyboard.
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December 30, 2014 at 6:33 amI guess what I’m trying to say is I want them to look like the ones on a iPhone or iPod but I dont think it’ll work. But i did dwnld SMS Pro and they worked, but in order to do that I have to disable my original messaging and access my contacts through the app SMS Pro to send a text message . And for that I think I have to keep an internet connection…., which I don’t want to do all that.
W/ my iPod all it had to do was access a few things and then simply made its way as an option to my keyboard.
Kinley Ryder says
December 30, 2014 at 8:10 pmHey, I was wondering how to disable the emojiis on my phone. My older sister disabled them on her phone and I don’t like the kind of like of emojis I have so I just want to download an app for different emojis. But my question is. “How to disable the emojis on the motorola moto g?”
simon says
December 31, 2014 at 1:48 amEmojis support is built into the KitKat. You cannot disable it. You can choose not to use it.
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January 12, 2015 at 9:16 pmI can receive emojis from a friend (who uses a different phone/network) but am unable to send them myself. When I try, the space where the emoji should be is left blank. The old school smileys work – e.g. 🙂 😛 – but when I send them they display as little green alien emojis on my friend’s phone. Is this fixable?
simon says
January 13, 2015 at 12:33 amIt depends on phones. Some vendors may have a proprietary implementation.
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February 12, 2015 at 6:49 pmWhat does that mean, exactly?
simon says
February 13, 2015 at 12:44 amSorry. It is probably a reply for another comment.
Try to set the language to English, use Google keyboard and use the stock messaging app.
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January 20, 2015 at 4:11 pmHow to Store & check Calls In & out
simon says
January 21, 2015 at 12:02 amAll calls (incoming and outgoing) are recorded in call history. You need some third party apps to process these raw data if you need statistics.
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February 11, 2015 at 4:20 pmWhen I go to send a emojj on the text messaging (sms) app it let’s me but the person I’m texting can’t see them
simon says
February 12, 2015 at 12:07 amProbably his phone doesn’t support emoji.
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March 4, 2015 at 2:36 pmMy Moto E was set with a password to unlock but due to some reason it is showing “Speak Now Loading” with “Google Mic”, now it is not allowing me to unlock….please help
simon says
March 4, 2015 at 10:43 pmDid you install any other keyboard apps?
You can unlock moto e with your Google account through android device manager from a pc.
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March 9, 2015 at 6:53 amWhy can’t I use my emojis on my Facebook app?
simon says
March 9, 2015 at 10:39 amTap and hold the enter key.
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March 18, 2015 at 1:54 amHi everyone i have a problem, today i was using my moto E and noticed that the (a, q, caps, 1, @, ~) don’t work.
i dleted the keyboard cache and made a factory reset and it stills the same? what should I do? please answer
simon says
March 18, 2015 at 5:27 amDid you check the language settings for both the phone and the keyboard? What characters did you get when tapping these keys?
You can try some other keyboard apps, e.g., SwiftKey.
Sometimes, a reboot may also solve such strange problems.
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March 30, 2015 at 10:24 amDear Sir, My new Moto E 2nd gen operate in only double click for open any application. What should I do for Single Click. Please reply as soon as.
simon says
March 30, 2015 at 1:59 pmDid you turn on TalkBack in Settings–Accessibility?
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April 16, 2015 at 6:17 pmOther phones offer you to add a custom word while typing. Can the Moto G do this? It is very annoying to have to go to a separate ‘special’ list each time to add a name or local word. Other phones offer to ‘add to dictionary’ as you type.
simon says
April 16, 2015 at 10:42 pmYou can user personal dictionary for Google keyboard in settings – language and input.
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April 17, 2015 at 12:52 pmYes but that’s not as you type which other phones all seem to offer. E.g. Nokia Lumia, Amazon Fire, they all add as you type and learn to predict better. Not sure if it’s Google or Moto to blame but it’s a poor system.
simon says
April 18, 2015 at 1:57 amI guess you probably turned off some setting under text correction for Google keyboard. The Google keyboard actually is quite good in learning your typing habit.
If you need alternative keyboard, you can try SwiftKey.
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April 24, 2015 at 7:14 ammy mote e shows unfortunately, google keyboard has stopped. how to overcome this problem. i can’t able to type anything.
simon says
April 24, 2015 at 9:59 amReboot the phone (power off and then power on) to see whether the keyboard persists.
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May 25, 2015 at 1:27 pmWhen I send an emoji by text message it doesn’t show on my message and the person receiving gets a greyed out speech bubble – how can I rectify this
simon says
May 25, 2015 at 1:51 pmWhen you tap the emoji, it should be shown in your message. But the recipient may not get it as emoji depending on the phone OS.
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May 25, 2015 at 4:12 pmHi the emoji does not appear on the sent text on my phone and i know the recipient has emoji as i receive these when they reply
simon says
May 26, 2015 at 12:38 amWhen typing, do they display normally?
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June 1, 2015 at 11:45 pmHow can I delete a line of text on Moto E?
simon says
June 2, 2015 at 1:06 amIt’s up to the app you are using.
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June 2, 2015 at 3:37 pmby mistake, in my mobile moto e 1st gen – input language has been changed to some other language including keyboard, other than english. now i want to restore the english language and what i can do now ?
simon says
June 3, 2015 at 5:10 amYou can guess based on icons. The relative location of the settings are identical for all languages.
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June 24, 2015 at 5:45 pmHi Simon..
I have a query..
While texting a message, I wanted to add a word..
for example ‘momos’ to my personal dictionary, how do i do that..
Previously I used to find a prompt “add this to personal dictionary”, but now I couldn’t find it.
Carol says
June 25, 2015 at 12:41 pmI was using Personal Dictionary optional shortcut (type in one word and ENTIRE SENTENCE would appear). It was working fine, but will no longer work. I type certain sentences repeatedly and was trying to save time/typing. Any suggestions on what happened, or how to get it working again? The info is still in the phone, I have tried re-entering.
Mohan rama swamy says
June 28, 2015 at 5:11 amSir, how can I change my text colour …plz guide me sir in changing my keyboard colour..
Mohan rama swamy says
June 28, 2015 at 7:42 amSir I’m using moto e with kitkat4.4.4V….how to change the font colour..is it possible in moto e??
simon says
June 28, 2015 at 12:34 pmSome third-party keyboards has various themes. You may try SwiftKey keyboard, which is free with many themes.
Google keyboard does not offer theme options.
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July 8, 2015 at 3:12 amHi, I have inadvertently disabled the google keyboard option in my Moto E phone. Now, my phone has got locked, to unlock it, i couldn’t input my password. Is there any way to get in, without doing a hard reset. Thank you.
Yadvendra singh says
August 20, 2015 at 9:42 amSir, how to use keyboard moto e USB ,or otg bired .
simon says
August 20, 2015 at 10:29 amMoto E 1st Gen doesn’t support USB OTG. So you can only use Bluetooth keyboard or mouse.
Moto E 2015 supports OTG.
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August 30, 2015 at 4:47 pmHow to add the words while typing…. Suddenly the option add to dictionary option disappeared in my mobile…. How I hav to active it
simon says
August 30, 2015 at 10:32 pmReboot the phone.
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August 31, 2015 at 12:17 amCan you still get personal dictionary in Settings–language and input–Personal dictionary?
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November 17, 2015 at 10:00 amhi – how can i enable the number lock on the keyboard, instead of always tapping the 123 button, i have the moto x pure edition – thank you
simon says
November 17, 2015 at 10:15 amYou can install other keyboards. Some offer full keyboard.
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November 19, 2015 at 5:05 pmI accidentally disabled my google keyboard in settings and now I cannot even unlock my phone. It does not take any keyboard input so I cannot type the password to unlock it. please advise
simon says
November 20, 2015 at 12:37 amNot sure. But you probably have to reset the phone. You will lose all data that are not backed up.
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November 27, 2015 at 9:56 pmHi Simon,
This has been raised several times in the thread, but never yet had a full answer – often because people did not give enough detail or did not answer your return question. I hope to get it sorted for myself and all future people with the same issue!
1. My Daughter now has a Moto E using the Google UK Keyboard.
2. When she sends an emoji via the default messaging app, it appears in the original message when she types – but after clicking send it leaves a blank space. i.e. it just disappears. This is even when sending nothing but the emoji. In such cases it just sends a blank space.
3. The recipient (me in this case, using an iPhone 5S on IOS) receives no emoji. I get only a grey speech bubble to show that she has sent an empty text.
4. Her messaging app shows that she has sent a blank text. The emoji is no longer present.
My feeling is that it is not just that the iPhone does not recognise the emojis being used (I wondered if the phone recognised that it was sending to an iPhone and made the emoji disappear). When she sends an emoji to my wife – the same thing happens. My wife has a Samsung Galaxy on Android.
What I can say is that the emoji appears in the line of text when typing – but immediately that you press the send icon, it disappears (and does not send).
Sending emojis via email is fine.
Please help.
Thanks,
Paul
simon says
November 28, 2015 at 10:24 amIt sounds the problem is not due to keyboard, but very likely due to messaging app.
What happens if you send the message through Hangouts? In Moto E, you can choose Hangouts as default SMS app.
In Messaging app, you need make sure the SMS encoding method as “Automatic”. Open messaging app, tap menu key (3 vertical dots in top right), tap settings, make sure the encoding method is automatic.
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December 13, 2015 at 6:17 pmSir ,I m a user of moto e I want to change the white display which is very bright at night time in android 5.1 version .
simon says
December 14, 2015 at 12:36 amWhite background is part of Google Now. You have to use other launchers if you don’t like the white background.
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December 14, 2015 at 2:10 amThank you sir.
Sarah says
December 17, 2015 at 8:29 pmI use the MotoX, 2nd gen. I have some words that I “saved” somehow. Example: the word -“because” always comes up as “becuase” as the default, but it is no where in my personal dictionary. I can’t seem to find where I can delete this and the other words I have that I don’t want. Any suggestions?
simon says
December 18, 2015 at 1:09 amYou just correct it a few times, the keyboard will learn to change.
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January 16, 2016 at 9:46 amDoes the moto e 2nd generation have somewhere where u can stop your keyboard from vibrating when I txt?
simon says
January 16, 2016 at 2:21 pmYes, of course. It is under Google keyboard settings. In Settings–language & input–Google keyboard–Preferences. Disable “vibrate on keypress” and sound on keypress as well if you wamt.
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Steven says
March 9, 2016 at 6:21 pmIs it possible to draw words with my finger on the moto e phone
simon says
March 10, 2016 at 12:16 amYou can install Google handwriting input app. Then you can write, instead of typing.
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October 31, 2016 at 5:01 pmI recently disabled voice search, now touch sounds on one of my game apps doesn’t work.
simon says
October 31, 2016 at 10:36 pmThey are not related. You should check the settings inside the game.
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November 2, 2016 at 10:40 pmWhy does my Moto e 3rd gen keyboard only work sometimes on Facebook. I may have to log out and in several times before I can type a comment
simon says
November 2, 2016 at 11:12 pmNot sure about the issue. It can be caused by Facebook app. you can try to update all apps in play store.
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November 2, 2016 at 11:18 pmI have just installed the Facebook app and I have no problem leaving a comment using the app the problem happened when logging using a bookmark, I don’t really like the app but if I can’t comment for hours at a time I may be forced to use it
simon says
November 3, 2016 at 12:49 amDo you mean you got problems when using a browser to access Facebook? It would be possible because the web version doesn’t work well in Android.
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March 1, 2017 at 4:53 pmMy keyboard turned red, how do I get black and white back? Pure edition
simon says
March 1, 2017 at 11:28 pmYou can change Google keyboard theme in Settings – language & input.
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March 2, 2017 at 1:29 amThat worked , thanks very much
Rishabh Saha says
March 11, 2017 at 6:34 amIs moto e3 power support one thumb keypad???
simon says
March 11, 2017 at 12:46 pmprobably not. You should check whether Moto E3 is listed as supported devices for the keypad.
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March 30, 2017 at 2:40 pmI want to change autocorrect settings
simon says
March 30, 2017 at 11:49 pmIn keyboard settings, you can disable auto correction.
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March 31, 2017 at 10:19 amGreetings.. in setting up my Moto g I was given the option between traditional gum drop Android emojis and just standard ones. How do I change find this setting because I want my standard ones as Android gum drops do not as translate well and are outdated in someways. I love my gumdrops but the rest of the Emojis I cannot with. Please help
simon says
March 31, 2017 at 11:24 pmNot sure about that setting.
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July 19, 2017 at 5:12 pmHii Sir…I have Moto E4 Plus…in the google keyboard the pop up option of the letters and numbers is turned on and I cannot find a way to turn off the pop up option…please help me as my phone is not working properly with the pop up option turned on…thanks in advance
simon says
July 19, 2017 at 11:26 pmYou can turn off the symbols in Google keyboard (Gboard) settings (Settings – language and input – virtual keyboard – Gboard – preferences – long press for symbols.
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August 27, 2017 at 3:47 amHow to get voice typing “telugu” language on moto e
simon says
August 27, 2017 at 12:04 pmDid you find other languages in the list? Google probably doesn’t offer this language in voice typing.
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September 19, 2017 at 1:40 pmI can’t access the text keyboard on my MOTO E as the voice command box won’t close down or delete
simon says
September 19, 2017 at 1:54 pmYou can disable voice typing key in Google keyboard. You can change Gboard settings in Settings –language & input –virtual keyboard–Gboard–preferences.
You cna also disable Google voice typing in Manage keyboards.
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August 15, 2018 at 9:58 pmOn the top line of the of the key board (the “qwerty” line the keys have little numbers above and to the right of the larger character. What are these numbers for? Is there a “second” function”?
simon says
August 16, 2018 at 12:30 amYou can tap and hold (long tap) these keys to use these additional characters.
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