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.

  • Word suggestion: Checkmark to set Auto correction, Suggest next word, Advanced word selection, and Clear history. Tap the Settings icon to access these settings.

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

  • Path input: Checkmark to enter a word by drawing a path through all of the letters.

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

  • Keyboard gesture: Sets the gestures to use including Hide Keyboard, Split Keyboard, and One-handed operation.

  • Additional settings: Sets additional settings including Keyboard theme, Extend keyboard, Vibrate on keypress, Sound on keypress, Preview on keypress.

  • Help: Tap the Help for more information.

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 using the recordings you perform using this device.

  • Google Account dashboard: Manage your collected data using your Google Account.

  • Bluetooth headset: Checkmark to record audio through a connected Bluetooth headset.

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

MOUSE/TRACKPAD

• Pointer speed: Sets the pointer speed on a slide bar.