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.

KEYBOARD & INPUT METHODS

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

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

  • MY KEYBOARD

    • Input language and keyboard layout: Sets the keyboard language and layout (QWERTY and Phone).

    • Keyboard height and layout: Allows you to adjust various height and layout options for you keyboard to make it easier to use.

      • Bottom row keys: Sets the default keys to display on either side of the Space Key (on the bottom row of the keyboard). Choose Voice input, Handwriting, Settings, Clip Tray, and Symbols.

      • Extended keyboard: Checkmark to display the numeric keys on the top row.

      • Keyboard height: Sets the height of the keyboard in comparison to the screen you’re typing on.

      • Keyboard theme: Sets the Keyboard theme. Choose White or Black.

      • Split keyboard: Checkmark to split the keyboard by spreading your two fingers (only when in landscape orientation).

      • One-handed operation: Checkmark to be able to position the keyboard on the left or right side of the screen for easy one-handed operation.

  • SMART INPUT

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

    • Show word suggestion: Checkmark to show words through text prediction.

    • Auto correction: Choose from Off, Mild, Moderate, and Aggressive.

    • Update word suggestions: Uses Swype Connect to provide more word suggestions. To use this feature, accept the Agreement Rights.

    • Additional settings: Sets advanced settings, including Vibrate on keypress, Sound on keypress, Pop-up on keypress, Autocapitalization, Auto-punctuation, Spell checker, Suggest next word, Clear word suggestion history, Personal dictionary, Languages, and Pen type and color.

    • Help: Displays additional keyboard help information.

  • 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.

    • GENERAL

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

    • Offline speech recognition: Enables voice input while offline.

• SPEECH

  • Voice Search: Sets voice search options.

    • Language: Sets the Google search by voice language.

    • “Ok Google” Detection: Allows you to say “Ok Google” to start a voice search with Google.

    • Speech output: Sets when to use speech output. Choose from On, Hands-free Only, and Off. 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.

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

    • 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 and displays the language status.

• MOUSE/TRACKPAD

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