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How to use Moto E keyboard?

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.

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1) How to use Emojis in Moto E?
2) How to add or change input languages in Moto E keyboard
3) How to switch languages in Moto E keyboard?
4) How to use gesture typing in Moto E keyboard?
5) How to use Google voice typing in Moto E keyboard
6) How to add your own personal dictionary to Moto E keyboard?
6.1) Because Moto X, Moto G and Moto E use the identical keyboard, this guide also applies to Moto X keyboard and Moto G 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.

moto-e-keyboard-emojis-buttonmoto-e-keyboard-emojis

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.

moto_e_keyboard_google_keyboard_setingsmoto_e_keyboard_use_system_language

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.

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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.

moto_e_keyboard_select_languages

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

moto_e_keyboard_personal_dictionarymoto_e_keyboard_personal_dictionary_add_words

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.

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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.

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  1. hari says

    June 13, 2014 at 5:10 pm

    How do I setup 3×4 keyboard in moto e ?

    Reply
    • simon says

      June 14, 2014 at 1:24 pm

      Google keyboard does not have this feature. You may have to try some other third-party keyboard apps.


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    • E srinivas says

      November 19, 2014 at 3:20 am

      Sir, I want ABC, DEF, GHI, JKL… type keyboard how to set up in moto g

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      • simon says

        November 19, 2014 at 12:53 pm

        You need find a 3×4 keyboard in Play store. Google keyboard does not provide 3×4 keyboard.


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      • Gangeyan gangster says

        May 30, 2015 at 6:42 am

        Install but old keyboard from play store and set as default in the settings – >language and input

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        • simon says

          May 30, 2015 at 1:14 pm

          You can set any keyboard as default.


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  2. sonycooldeep says

    July 4, 2014 at 9:14 am

    hello. 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?

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    • simon says

      July 4, 2014 at 2:08 pm

      Google 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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      • Hannah says

        March 17, 2015 at 8:54 pm

        How do you turn the vibration on the key pad off? I’m using a Moto E.

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        • simon says

          March 17, 2015 at 11:49 pm

          In 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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    • Naveen says

      August 14, 2014 at 12:23 pm

      Google keyboard has Enter (return). Hit the “Shift” key, you will find it bottom right corner.

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      • simon says

        August 15, 2014 at 10:19 am

        Thank you for sharing the info.


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      • Nathan says

        October 20, 2014 at 1:51 am

        great thanks 🙂

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      • Soujanya says

        October 28, 2014 at 2:41 pm

        Thanks Naveen

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  3. Zaid Merchant says

    July 7, 2014 at 8:01 am

    Hi how r ull I wanted to ask does moto e support Arabic language

    Reply
    • simon says

      July 7, 2014 at 11:20 am

      yes, 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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      • shawn says

        November 20, 2014 at 12:51 am

        How do I shut off this predictive txt its so anoying

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        • simon says

          November 20, 2014 at 11:46 am

          You 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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  4. Sunil says

    July 30, 2014 at 3:56 pm

    How can I copy text in moto e?
    Previously this was Woking but corrently not working.

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    • simon says

      July 31, 2014 at 1:08 am

      Tap 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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  5. kamal says

    August 7, 2014 at 2:48 pm

    How to inactive the dictionary mode?

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    • simon says

      August 7, 2014 at 11:13 pm

      Do you mean personal dictionary? You can tap the entry, then tap delete icon to remove that entry.


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  6. veeresh says

    August 9, 2014 at 4:43 pm

    how can send messages and someones no which is already in contact list

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    • simon says

      August 10, 2014 at 2:19 am

      In 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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  7. veeresh says

    August 10, 2014 at 2:50 pm

    yes this i know ,but how to send business contact no means i want send one contact no directly to other contact no by messaging.

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  8. patwardhan says

    August 12, 2014 at 10:29 am

    How do I add Gujarati, Indian language to my moto e phone? I tried adding fonts but that does not work. Please guide

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    • simon says

      August 12, 2014 at 1:57 pm

      if 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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  9. Deepak says

    August 20, 2014 at 6:21 pm

    What is third party key board ?

    where is enter key in moto E ???

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    • simon says

      August 21, 2014 at 12:14 am

      There 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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    • shruti says

      October 10, 2014 at 5:19 pm

      How do I stop predictive text I’m moto g2

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      • simon says

        October 11, 2014 at 1:32 am

        Go to settings–language and input, tap the settings icon next to Google keyboard, uncheck “next word suggestion”.


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  10. jayant says

    September 5, 2014 at 10:25 am

    Hi… 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

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    • simon says

      September 5, 2014 at 11:08 am

      Not 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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  11. renu says

    September 18, 2014 at 2:42 pm

    How do I setup 3×4 keyboard in moto e ?

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    • simon says

      September 19, 2014 at 12:23 am

      You need install other keyboards from play store. The pre-installed Google keyboard doesn’t provide 3×4 keyboard.


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  12. imran says

    September 27, 2014 at 7:28 am

    how i change the alarm ring on moto e

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    • simon says

      September 27, 2014 at 11:47 am

      In 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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  13. MotoEpro says

    October 1, 2014 at 10:37 am

    Moto 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 ♬

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  14. jon says

    October 8, 2014 at 4:38 pm

    is there any option in MotoE to connect external keyboard like we use in MotoG
    please suggest if its possible in Moto E

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    • simon says

      October 9, 2014 at 12:37 am

      Yes, you can use most Bluetooth keyboard.


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  15. m venu gopal says

    October 10, 2014 at 10:40 am

    how to download the telugu language

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    • simon says

      October 10, 2014 at 11:56 am

      The 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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  16. Omm says

    October 15, 2014 at 7:06 pm

    voice 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

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    • simon says

      October 16, 2014 at 12:25 am

      The 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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  17. wafa nasreen says

    October 17, 2014 at 7:41 am

    I 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

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    • simon says

      October 17, 2014 at 11:03 am

      Settings — 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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  18. Natalie says

    October 17, 2014 at 9:18 pm

    I 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?

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    • Natalie says

      October 17, 2014 at 9:21 pm

      I saw on other comments you said go to Google play store

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      • simon says

        October 18, 2014 at 3:38 am

        In 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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  19. Vinay says

    October 21, 2014 at 12:39 pm

    Hi , 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

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    • simon says

      October 21, 2014 at 1:58 pm

      Very 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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  20. Pushparaj says

    October 24, 2014 at 6:01 pm

    Can someone please help me with disabling Predictive text from my MOTO G 2nd Gen.

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    • simon says

      October 25, 2014 at 2:00 am

      Settings–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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  21. Tyler Durden says

    November 2, 2014 at 11:35 pm

    Hi 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.

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    • simon says

      November 3, 2014 at 12:19 am

      You may try SwiftKey keyboard. It has a emojis prediction feature.


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  22. karuppiah says

    November 4, 2014 at 6:42 am

    hello sir, can u help me with the disabling vibration while typing messages??

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    • simon says

      November 4, 2014 at 10:01 am

      Go to settings – language and input, tap settings icon for Google keyboard, uncheck vibrate on key press.


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  23. Shahid says

    November 14, 2014 at 10:59 pm

    When ever I clicks on Personal dictionary in My Googlke Keyboard it shows error dat unfortunately settings have stopped…

    Y so please help!!!!!

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    • simon says

      November 15, 2014 at 3:42 am

      You 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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  24. appu says

    November 19, 2014 at 5:22 am

    Hi.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

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    • simon says

      November 19, 2014 at 12:51 pm

      Predictive 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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  25. kaustubh says

    December 3, 2014 at 2:27 am

    Hi, 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.

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    • simon says

      December 3, 2014 at 5:33 am

      Tap it twice to lock it.


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  26. anup says

    December 4, 2014 at 7:00 am

    Hi how can we edit a number on the dialpad while a call is in progress?

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    • simon says

      December 4, 2014 at 12:59 pm

      If 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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  27. Neeta Nemane says

    December 4, 2014 at 8:34 am

    Hi,
    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.

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    • simon says

      December 4, 2014 at 1:02 pm

      You can tap it to change.

      Do you have Google keyboard in the list?


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  28. Ayush says

    December 12, 2014 at 3:41 pm

    I want to make a letter capital while using Gesture typing. How do I do it?

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    • simon says

      December 13, 2014 at 1:00 am

      Double tap (tap twice quickly) the shift key will lock the keyboard to upper case.


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  29. LJ says

    December 29, 2014 at 9:17 pm

    Is 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.

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    • simon says

      December 30, 2014 at 5:31 am

      What app?

      You can try SwiftKey keyboard.


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      • LJ says

        December 30, 2014 at 6:33 am

        I 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.

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  30. Kinley Ryder says

    December 30, 2014 at 8:10 pm

    Hey, 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?”

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    • simon says

      December 31, 2014 at 1:48 am

      Emojis support is built into the KitKat. You cannot disable it. You can choose not to use it.


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  31. Max says

    January 12, 2015 at 9:16 pm

    I 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?

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    • simon says

      January 13, 2015 at 12:33 am

      It depends on phones. Some vendors may have a proprietary implementation.


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      • Max says

        February 12, 2015 at 6:49 pm

        What does that mean, exactly?

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        • simon says

          February 13, 2015 at 12:44 am

          Sorry. 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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  32. Navin kumar says

    January 20, 2015 at 4:11 pm

    How to Store & check Calls In & out

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    • simon says

      January 21, 2015 at 12:02 am

      All 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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  33. Billy Barlow says

    February 11, 2015 at 4:20 pm

    When 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

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    • simon says

      February 12, 2015 at 12:07 am

      Probably his phone doesn’t support emoji.


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  34. Umed Rathore says

    March 4, 2015 at 2:36 pm

    My 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

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    • simon says

      March 4, 2015 at 10:43 pm

      Did 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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  35. Jennifer says

    March 9, 2015 at 6:53 am

    Why can’t I use my emojis on my Facebook app?

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    • simon says

      March 9, 2015 at 10:39 am

      Tap and hold the enter key.


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  36. Axel Zaldivar says

    March 18, 2015 at 1:54 am

    Hi 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

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    • simon says

      March 18, 2015 at 5:27 am

      Did 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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  37. DILAWAR says

    March 30, 2015 at 10:24 am

    Dear 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.

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    • simon says

      March 30, 2015 at 1:59 pm

      Did you turn on TalkBack in Settings–Accessibility?


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  38. VG says

    April 16, 2015 at 6:17 pm

    Other 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.

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    • simon says

      April 16, 2015 at 10:42 pm

      You can user personal dictionary for Google keyboard in settings – language and input.


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      • VG says

        April 17, 2015 at 12:52 pm

        Yes 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.

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        • simon says

          April 18, 2015 at 1:57 am

          I 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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  39. Juliet says

    April 24, 2015 at 7:14 am

    my mote e shows unfortunately, google keyboard has stopped. how to overcome this problem. i can’t able to type anything.

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    • simon says

      April 24, 2015 at 9:59 am

      Reboot the phone (power off and then power on) to see whether the keyboard persists.


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  40. Tim fuller says

    May 25, 2015 at 1:27 pm

    When 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

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    • simon says

      May 25, 2015 at 1:51 pm

      When 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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  41. Tim Fuller says

    May 25, 2015 at 4:12 pm

    Hi 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

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    • simon says

      May 26, 2015 at 12:38 am

      When typing, do they display normally?


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  42. Teresa says

    June 1, 2015 at 11:45 pm

    How can I delete a line of text on Moto E?

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    • simon says

      June 2, 2015 at 1:06 am

      It’s up to the app you are using.


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  43. natarajan parameswaran says

    June 2, 2015 at 3:37 pm

    by 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 ?

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    • simon says

      June 3, 2015 at 5:10 am

      You can guess based on icons. The relative location of the settings are identical for all languages.


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  44. naidu pothala says

    June 24, 2015 at 5:45 pm

    Hi 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.

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  45. Carol says

    June 25, 2015 at 12:41 pm

    I 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.

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  46. Mohan rama swamy says

    June 28, 2015 at 5:11 am

    Sir, how can I change my text colour …plz guide me sir in changing my keyboard colour..

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    • Mohan rama swamy says

      June 28, 2015 at 7:42 am

      Sir I’m using moto e with kitkat4.4.4V….how to change the font colour..is it possible in moto e??

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    • simon says

      June 28, 2015 at 12:34 pm

      Some 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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  47. sureshnathamani says

    July 8, 2015 at 3:12 am

    Hi, 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.

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  48. Yadvendra singh says

    August 20, 2015 at 9:42 am

    Sir, how to use keyboard moto e USB ,or otg bired .

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    • simon says

      August 20, 2015 at 10:29 am

      Moto 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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  49. aravinthkumar says

    August 30, 2015 at 4:47 pm

    How to add the words while typing…. Suddenly the option add to dictionary option disappeared in my mobile…. How I hav to active it

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    • simon says

      August 30, 2015 at 10:32 pm

      Reboot the phone.


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    • simon says

      August 31, 2015 at 12:17 am

      Can you still get personal dictionary in Settings–language and input–Personal dictionary?


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  50. helene says

    November 17, 2015 at 10:00 am

    hi – 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

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    • simon says

      November 17, 2015 at 10:15 am

      You can install other keyboards. Some offer full keyboard.


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  51. Pranav says

    November 19, 2015 at 5:05 pm

    I 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

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    • simon says

      November 20, 2015 at 12:37 am

      Not sure. But you probably have to reset the phone. You will lose all data that are not backed up.


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  52. Paul Dunstan says

    November 27, 2015 at 9:56 pm

    Hi 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

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    • simon says

      November 28, 2015 at 10:24 am

      It 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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  53. Sri Nidhi says

    December 13, 2015 at 6:17 pm

    Sir ,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 .

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    • simon says

      December 14, 2015 at 12:36 am

      White background is part of Google Now. You have to use other launchers if you don’t like the white background.


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      • Sri Nidhi says

        December 14, 2015 at 2:10 am

        Thank you sir.

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  54. Sarah says

    December 17, 2015 at 8:29 pm

    I 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?

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    • simon says

      December 18, 2015 at 1:09 am

      You just correct it a few times, the keyboard will learn to change.


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      • Jill says

        January 16, 2016 at 9:46 am

        Does the moto e 2nd generation have somewhere where u can stop your keyboard from vibrating when I txt?

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        • simon says

          January 16, 2016 at 2:21 pm

          Yes, 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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  55. manjunathaswamy says

    March 3, 2016 at 4:17 am

    to turn off shutter sound in camera is not possible in moto x play after upgraded to marshmallow the company fails to solve the problem so don’t upgrade to marshmallow

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  56. Steven says

    March 9, 2016 at 6:21 pm

    Is it possible to draw words with my finger on the moto e phone

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    • simon says

      March 10, 2016 at 12:16 am

      You can install Google handwriting input app. Then you can write, instead of typing.


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  57. kimbrinkerhoff says

    October 31, 2016 at 5:01 pm

    I recently disabled voice search, now touch sounds on one of my game apps doesn’t work.

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    • simon says

      October 31, 2016 at 10:36 pm

      They are not related. You should check the settings inside the game.


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  58. Bob says

    November 2, 2016 at 10:40 pm

    Why 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

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    • simon says

      November 2, 2016 at 11:12 pm

      Not 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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  59. Bob says

    November 2, 2016 at 11:18 pm

    I 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

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    • simon says

      November 3, 2016 at 12:49 am

      Do 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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  60. Paul Redekopp says

    March 1, 2017 at 4:53 pm

    My keyboard turned red, how do I get black and white back? Pure edition

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    • simon says

      March 1, 2017 at 11:28 pm

      You can change Google keyboard theme in Settings – language & input.


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  61. Paul Redekopp says

    March 2, 2017 at 1:29 am

    That worked , thanks very much

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  62. Rishabh Saha says

    March 11, 2017 at 6:34 am

    Is moto e3 power support one thumb keypad???

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    • simon says

      March 11, 2017 at 12:46 pm

      probably not. You should check whether Moto E3 is listed as supported devices for the keypad.


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  63. Vinay says

    March 30, 2017 at 2:40 pm

    I want to change autocorrect settings

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    • simon says

      March 30, 2017 at 11:49 pm

      In keyboard settings, you can disable auto correction.


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      • Amber Raymond says

        March 31, 2017 at 10:19 am

        Greetings.. 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

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        • simon says

          March 31, 2017 at 11:24 pm

          Not sure about that setting.


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  64. Soumarya says

    July 19, 2017 at 5:12 pm

    Hii 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

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    • simon says

      July 19, 2017 at 11:26 pm

      You 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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  65. Akbar Saleem Shaik says

    August 27, 2017 at 3:47 am

    How to get voice typing “telugu” language on moto e

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    • simon says

      August 27, 2017 at 12:04 pm

      Did you find other languages in the list? Google probably doesn’t offer this language in voice typing.


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  66. Danny Rafferty says

    September 19, 2017 at 1:40 pm

    I can’t access the text keyboard on my MOTO E as the voice command box won’t close down or delete

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    • simon says

      September 19, 2017 at 1:54 pm

      You 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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  67. DH Nathan says

    August 15, 2018 at 9:58 pm

    On 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”?

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    • simon says

      August 16, 2018 at 12:30 am

      You can tap and hold (long tap) these keys to use these additional characters.


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  68. John says

    December 14, 2019 at 12:49 am

    Can the Moto e5 go do speech to text offline?

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    • simon says

      December 16, 2019 at 12:55 pm

      Yes, the voices trying can be used
      offline. You can check download the necessarily language pack in the voice typing settings.


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  69. BOBBI WRIGHT says

    June 6, 2020 at 2:48 pm

    Hello my husband has motog7 and every time he types over every letter there is like a comma

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    • simon says

      June 7, 2020 at 12:30 pm

      Do you mean something like a tail? If yes, it is due to glide typing. You can disable it in Settings –system — language & input — virtual keyboard –Gboard –Glide typing. Uncheck Enable glide typing.


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  70. Joseph says

    August 30, 2020 at 6:40 pm

    On my Moto E5 Play, how do I pull up a second “symbol” screen that contains the percent symbol? Thank you

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    • simon says

      August 30, 2020 at 11:31 pm

      Tap the key (1234 in one key) left to space key when you are already in the symbol screen.

      Actually, you do not need the second screen to access % and many other symbols. Hold (tap and hold) the . key (right to the space bar) and you can see some frequently used symbols. Without releasing your finger from the screen, move your finger to the desired one, release your finger to use that one. If you get used to it, it is super fast.


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  71. Ina Klasko says

    December 7, 2020 at 7:01 pm

    Where is the colon (:) on the moto 5e play keyboard???????

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    • simon says

      December 16, 2020 at 1:57 pm

      Tap “?123” key and you should see it.


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  72. Bernadette says

    March 25, 2021 at 9:35 pm

    Hi. I have a Moto g7 Optimo Maxx Android 10 phone (Model XT1955DL) . The keyboard is weird. Whenever I try to complete a form, or write an email, the keyboard completely covers the area I’m working in so that I can’t see what I’m typing, make changes, etc. It’s really annoying and hard to deal with. Many times I have to completely give up filling out a form, because it covers the “submit” area, just won’t go away to allow me to hit the submit. As soon as it realizes I’m touching the screen, up comes the darned keyboard. I’ve never seen anything like it with any other phone I’ve ever owned (and I’m an old bat, have owned many, many phones going back to the ones that were like bricks! LOL). Completely frustrated!

    I know you said that Samsung phones use the same keyboard, but I’ve had many Samsungs (as a matter of fact, right now, my other phone is a Samsung A10e) and none of them have EVER done this.

    Also, a weird tab appears at the bottom of the keyboard with a little “baseball diamond” in the center. I tried using that to move the keyboard down the screen but it won’t budge downward. Under some conditions it will go up, but that’s of no help because my hand and wrist then are covering the form or content I’m trying to type, so I STILL can’t see what I’m typing. PLEASE HELP!??

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    • simon says

      March 27, 2021 at 4:13 am

      Moto G always uses the stock Google keyboard (Gboard). By default, it should hide less than 1/3 of the screen (you can set the size in Settings –System — Language & input –Virtual keyboard– Gboard– preference –Keyboard height). You can scroll up or down the page to see what you typed. And when you tap anywhere outside of the input box, the keyboard should hide automatically.

      I did not fully understand your situation. But there are serval ways to temporarily hide the keyboard when typing (without leaving the input box).

      If you are using navigation gestures, you should see a down arrow button on the left side when you are using the keyboard (as shown below). You can tap the button to hide the keyboard without leaving the input box.
      hide keyboard when using navigation gestures
      You can also tap the … button to use the floating keyboard (it seems you already knew it). You can move the keyboard anywhere on the screen. But no part of the keyboard can be moved out of the screen.

      If you are using 3 navigation buttons, the Back button will change direction from left to bottom, as shown below, you can tap it to hide the keyboard.
      hide keyboard when using 3 navigation buttons


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  73. Mousey says

    April 2, 2021 at 5:06 pm

    I visit line forums. But the keyboard doesn’t work for m
    making paragraphs.

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    • simon says

      April 3, 2021 at 1:14 am

      What do you mean by “making paragraphs”? Did the Enter key appear? or does it appear as the N-ext key (–>|)?


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  74. Stewart Silverman says

    February 14, 2022 at 7:47 pm

    How do I set up all caps on the keyboard?

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    • simon says

      February 15, 2022 at 3:23 am

      Tap the caps lock key twice.


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