How to Switch Between Keyboard Languages on All Your Devices

For all you multilinguists out there

Many popular platforms let you have multiple language keyboards on your devices. This guide provides steps on how to switch between keyboard languages on various platforms namely Windows, macOS, Chrome OS, iOS, and Android as they all offer unique options to switch between keyboard languages.

Note:The following instructions will only work if you have multiple keyboard languages installed on your devices. Check out our previous article on how to addanother language and keyboard to Windows 10, for example.

Switch Between Keyboard Languages on Windows 10

Windows 10 offers multiple ways to change the current keyboard language. You can either use a taskbar option or use a keyboard shortcut to switch the keyboard language.

The Windows 10 taskbardisplays the current keyboard language and you can click this option to change the language. You’ll only see the language option in the taskbar if you have more than one language installed on Windows 10.

Windows 10 has a keyboard shortcutthat displays your keyboard languages and lets you pick one from them.

Windows 10 has one more keyboard shortcut that changes the keyboard language but without showing the languages list. This shortcut changes the languages in the order they appear in the list.

Switch Between Keyboard Languages on macOS

Like Windows 10, macOS offers multiple ways to switch between keyboard languages. Also, like in Windows, most of these options won’t be visible until you install a second language (input source) on macOS.

You can do this by going toSystem Preferences>Keyboard>Input Sourcesand clicking the + icon.

Now select your language, choose the type of keyboard and selectAdd.

The easiest way to switch between keyboard languages on macOS is to use the language icon in the menu bar. The bar at the top of your Mac’s screen has an icon that helps change the current keyboard language.

If you don’t see this language icon in your Mac’s menu bar, select the Apple logo at the top-left corner of your screen, chooseSystem Preferences>Keyboard>Input Sources, and enable theShow Input menu in menu baroption.

Then, follow these steps:

macOS has a keyboard shortcut to toggle amongst the available keyboard languages. You can use this shortcut to go to the next or previous language in the list.

You can also use a single key to change your keyboard language. macOS lets you use the Fn key on your keyboard to cycle through the language list.

To set this up:

Switch Between Keyboard Languages on Chrome OS (Chromebook)

Chrome OS follows a Windows-like approach to help users switch between keyboard languages. You first add the option for languages to the Chrome OS shelf, and then use that option to change the language.

You can also use a keyboard shortcut to change the keyboard language on Chromebooks.

First, follow the steps listed below to enable the input source option to your Chromebook’s shelf.

Chromebook offers two keyboard shortcuts to switch between keyboard languages.

Switch Between Keyboard Languages on iOS (iPhone/iPad)

iPhone and iPad feature the option to change languages on the keyboard itself.

Switch Between Keyboard Languages on Android

Most Android phonesuse Google’s Gboardas the default keyboard app. There are two ways to switch between keyboard languages if you use this app.

Follow the steps below to switch between available keyboard languages.

Gboard offers a globe icon to let you switch between keyboard languages. You won’t see this option straightaway because it needs to be enabled first.

With most devices supporting multiple keyboard languages, you’re never limited to just one language to type in. The methods above help you switch to whatever language you want to use with your keyboard.You canreset keyboard settingsback to the default settings by following the article linked above.

Mahesh has been obsessed with technology since he got his first gadget a decade or so ago. Over the last few years, he’s written a number of tech articles on various online publications including but not limited to MakeTechEasier and Android AppStorm.Read Mahesh’s Full Bio

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