You can change how Gboard looks, sounds and vibrates.
Important: If your device's vibration settings are turned off, your Gboard's vibration settings will be overridden.
Change how your keyboard looks
You can change your keyboard theme. To give your Gboard a background, such as a photo or a colour:
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Settings app .
- Tap System Languages and input.
- Tap Virtual keyboard Gboard.
- Tap Theme.
- Pick a theme. Then tap Apply.
Change how your keyboard sounds and vibrates
To pick whether your keyboard makes sounds or vibrations, and how loud or strong they are:
- On your Android phone or tablet, install Gboard.
- Open the Settings app .
- Tap System Languages and input.
- Tap Virtual keyboard Gboard.
- Tap Preferences.
- Scroll down to 'Key press'.
- Pick an option. For example:
- Sound on keypress
- Volume on keypress
- Haptic feedback on keypress
- Vibration strength on keypress