Language & input

Use the Language & input menu to select the language for the text on your phone and for configuring the on-screen keyboard. You can also manage your language dictionary for personal words that you’ve added.

• Language: Sets the language to use on your device.

• Personal dictionary: Displays a list of the personal words that you’ve added that are not in the standard dictionaries.

KEYBOARD & INPUT METHODS

• Default: Sets the default on-screen keyboard to use when entering text.

• Google voice typing: Checkmark to select Google voice typing to enter data. Tap the Settings icon to change the Google voice settings.

  • Choose input languages: Sets the languages supported with Google voice typing.

  • Block offensive words: Checkmark to hide recognized offensive text.

  • Download offline speech recognition: Enables voice input while offline.

• LG Keyboard: Checkmark to select the LG Keyboard to enter data. Tap the Settings icon to change the following settings:

  • Input language and type: Sets the keyboard language and characters.

COMMON SETTINGS

• Word suggestion: Sets word prediction and auto word correction.

• Auto capitalize: Checkmark to automatically capitalize the first letter of each sentence.

• Auto punctuation: Checkmark to insert a period when the space key is double-tapped.

• Voice typing key: Checkmark to display the Voice typing key on the keyboard.

• Touch feedback: Sets key preview, sound feedback, and vibrate feedback when typing.

• Handwriting: Checkmark to set the handwriting style. Tap the Settings icon to set the pen thickness, color, and delay time.

• Path keyboard: Checkmark to enter a word by drawing a path through all of the letters when using the on-screen keyboard.

ADVANCED SETTINGS

• Hide keyboard: Checkmark to allow the on-screen keyboard to be hidden by swiping it downward.

CHINESE

• Fuzzy pinyin: Checkmark to automatically correct common pinyin mistakes. Tap the Settings icon to view common mistakes.

ABOUT

• Software version: Displays the LG Keyboard software version.

SPEECH

• Voice Search: Sets voice search options.

  • Language: Sets the Google search by voice language.

  • Speech output: Sets when to use speech output. Choose from Always, Informative only, or Hands-free only. To turn on speech output only when you’ve got a headset attached to your phone, select Hands-free only.

  • Block offensive words: Checkmark to hide offensive voice results.

  • Hotword detection: Checkmark to allow you to say “Google” when viewing the Google Now screen rather than touching the Microphone icon to initiate a voice search or action.

  • Download offline speech recognition: Sets one or more additional languages for speech recognition when you don’t have a network connection.

  • Personalized recognition: Checkmark to improve speech recognition accuracy.

  • Google Account dashboard: Allows you to manage your collected data.

  • Bluetooth headset: Checkmark to record audio through your Bluetooth headset, if available.

• Text-to-speech output: Sets the preferred speech engine and speech rate (slow vs. fast). Also plays a short demonstration of speech synthesis.

MOUSE/TRACKPAD

• Pointer speed: Sets the pointer speed using a slide bar to select it.