Install a virtual keyboard on your Android tablet to enjoy touch-sensitive typing and smooth mouse movements using your PCs and laptops.

Our guide illustrates how to change or use multiple Android keyboards while showcasing the best Android keyboards you can install. Why should you change the default keyboard on your Android phone?

You can customize just about anything on an Android phone or tablet — even the device's on-screen keyboard. Read on to learn how to change your keyboard on an Android device.

To keep Gboard from stopping unexpectedly, make sure that it's set as the default keyboard, is fully updated, and has a clear cache.

Image: Ben Patterson In Android, you create shortcuts in the keyboard’s personal dictionary. You can get even more creative with keyboard shortcuts if you wish.