How to Put a Picture on Android Keyboards Including Samsung

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Steps for Gboard

Step 1:Open Gboard in any app and tap the toolbar’s Settings icon. If you don’t see it, tap on the 4-square icon followed by the Settings icon.

Step 2: Go to Theme. Tap theAdd (+)icon under My Themes to add a new theme.

Step 3:Select a background image and adjust its width, height, and brightness. Once you are satisfied with the adjustments, tap theNext button, followed by the Done/Save button.

Step 4:You can turn off the key borders on the subsequent screen. Finally, pressApply. You will now have a custom background on your Google Keyboard.

If you want to edit Gboard’s existing background image, go toGboard Settings > Themes. In the first section, you will find all the custom themes. Tap on the one you want to edit, followed by the Pencil (Edit icon).

Steps for SwiftKey

To put a background picture on theSwiftKey keyboardon your Android phone, follow these steps:

Step 1:Open the SwiftKey keyboard in any messaging app and tap theSettings iconin the toolbar. If that icon doesn’t appear, tap thethree-dot iconfollowed by Settings to go to SwiftKey’s Settings.

Step 2:Once in Settings, tap onThemes. Then go to the Custom tab and selectStart.

Step 3:Tap on theAdd Imagebutton and navigate to the image you want.

Step 4:You will reach the screen to adjust image parameters like brightness, widget, etc. Once you’re satisfied with your selection, pressDone.

Step 5:You will be presented with the keyboard’s preview and given the option to disable Key borders. Finally, tap onSaveat the top-right corner.

Steps for Samsung Keyboard

Samsung Keyboard doesn’t offer a native option to use pictures as background. As such, you need to use the Theme Park module of the Good Lock app to add a background image to the Samsung Keyboard. Here are the steps for the same:

Step 1:Install theGood Lock appon your Samsung Galaxy phone from the Galaxy Store.

Step 2:Tap on theDownload iconnext to Theme Park to install it. Once done, open it.

Step 3: Select theKeyboard tabin the Theme Park module and press theCreate Newbutton.

Step 4:Click on theGallery iconand select the desired image as the background.

Step 5:On the screen that appears, you can customize your keyboard. Then, tap on theDownload iconat the top. Give your theme a name, and pressOK.

Step 6:Tap on thenewly created themewith the image in the background and selectApply. That’s it. Your Samsung Keyboard will now have a picture of your liking in the background.

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Last updated on 23 July, 2024

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