Apps Apps
Set your default messaging app
To set Messages as your default messaging app, swipe up > Settings > Apps &
notifications > Advanced > Default apps > SMS app, and select the messaging app to use as the
default.
Use the keyboard
When you tap a text box, like in a message or search, you have keyboard options.
» Type or gesture: Enter letters by touching them one at a time. Or, enter a word by tracing a path
through the letters. While you’re typing, word suggestions appear above the keyboard. Tap one to
select it.
» Voice entry: Tap on the touchscreen keyboard, then say what you want to type.
» Close the keyboard: Tap .
Keyboard screen. Tap the microphone in the top right to speak a message.
» Symbols and numbers: Touch and hold a letter to enter the number at the top of it. To enter
symbols, tap
?123
.
» Capital letters: Tap .
» Keyboard options: To customize your keyboard, swipe up > Settings > System > Languages
& input > Virtual keyboard > Gboard.
» Cut, copy and paste: Touch and hold a word to highlight it, tap CUT or COPY. Touch and hold the
location you want to paste the text, and tap PASTE.
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Type an SMS message
See a different
keyboard? It
varies by app. This
one is for texting.
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