2 Ways to Make Keyboard Bigger on Samsung Galaxy Phones
When it comes to the keyboard on your phone, one size doesn’t fit all. Typing on a small keyboard, for example, can be uncomfortable if you have larger hands. Luckily, it doesn’t have to be this way. If you’re using aSamsung Galaxy phone, then you can make the keyboard big enough to accommodate your typing experience. In this post, we’ll walk you through a couple of different ways to enlarge your Samsung keyboard. So, without wasting any more time, let’s get right to it.
1. Increase Keyboard Size From Settings
Samsung Keyboard carries a bunch of customization options that let you tweak various elements of the keyboard. you’re able to dig through Samsung keyboard settings on your phone to quickly increase its size. Read on to learn how.
1.Launch theSettings appon your phone and navigate toGeneral Management.
2.Tap onSamsung Keyboard settings. Now scroll down to theStyle and layoutsection and tap onSize and transparency.
3.Drag the blue handle upwards to increase the height of the keyboard. you may also modify the width of the keyboard from here if you like.
4.Finally, tap onDoneto save changes.
Optionally, you can also increase the font size of the keyboard for better visibility. To do so, head back to theSamsung Keyboardsettings page and tap onFont sizeunderStyle and layout. Now drag the slider towards the plus sign to increase the font size. As you do that, the font size on the keyboard preview will increase.
And that’s how easy it is. Here’s a quick side-by-side comparison of the standard keyboard and the enlarged one.
2. Increase Keyboard with Good Lock Module
If you’re still not satisfied with the size of your keyboard, then you’re able to take advantage of Samsung’s Good Lock module to further increase its size. For those who are unaware,Good Lockis an official app from Samsung that includes a number of modules that can be used to customize various elements of One UI.
Keys Cafe is one such Good Lock module that lets you customize each and every aspect of your Samsung Keyboard. Let’s see how you can use it to make your Samsung keyboard bigger.
1.Download and install theGood Lock appfrom the Samsung Galaxy Store.
2.Open theGood Lock appon your phone. Navigate to theFamily taband tap on thedownloadicon next to theKeys Cafemodule.
3.This will take you to the Galaxy Store app. Tap on theInstallbutton at the bottom to get the Keys Cafe module. Once installed, tap onOpen.
4.In the Keys Cafe app, tap onMake your own keyboardoption and then toggle on the switch at the top.
5.SelectSimple Keyboardand then tap on theEdit buttonto make changes.
6.Here, you will get a bunch of different tools to edit your Samsung keyboard. Long press any key on the keyboard preview and then mark the checkbox that readsAllto select all of them.
7.Now use theWidthandHeighttool at the top to increase the size of the keys.
8.When you’re done, tap on theright checkmarkat the top. Enter a suitablenamefor your customized keyboard layout and hitSave.
Your custom keyboard layout will be applied instantly. Go ahead and open the keyboard to see the difference.
Likewise, you may also use the Keys Cafe module to increase or decrease the size of specific keys on your Samsung keyboard. This can be handy if you’re looking to increase the size of a particular key such as the space bar.
If at any point you want to switch back to the original keyboard size, then all you have to do is disable the Keys Cafe module. To do so, open up the Keys Cafe app on your phone and toggle off theMake your own keyboardoption.
When Size Matters
You can employ any of the methods you like to make the keyboard bigger on your Samsung Galaxy phone. For most of you, the first method should be good enough, if you’re just looking to increase the keyboard size marginally. If not, you can always use the Keys Cafe module to further enlarge and customize the keyboard on your Samsung phone.
Although we only talked about increasing the keyboard size, you can use the above methods to make your Samsung keyboard smaller as well.
Pankil Shah
Pankil is a Civil Engineer by profession who started his journey as a writer back in 2016. He joined TechWiser in March 2021 as a freelance writer to cover buying guides, explainers, and tips & tricks for Android, iOS, Windows, and Web.
