Use a physical keyboard with your Pixel Tablet

Important: Some of these steps work only on Android 14 and up. Learn how to update your Android version.

You can purchase an Android-compatible physical keyboard and connect it to your Pixel Tablet. This lets you quickly compose documents, write emails, and navigate your tablet's interface.

Connect a physical keyboard to your Pixel Tablet

Before you can use a physical keyboard with your Pixel Tablet, you need to undock it from your Charging Speaker Dock.

To connect a Bluetooth keyboard to your Pixel Tablet:

1. Put the keyboard into pairing mode. For help, refer to the keyboard manufacturer’s instructions.
2. Open your device's Settings app .
3. Tap Settings Connected devices Pair new device next to "Available devices", tap the keyboard you want to connect.

Change your physical keyboard's settings

1. Open your device's Settings app .
2. Tap System Keyboard Physical keyboard.
3. Under "Physical keyboard":
   • Change the physical keyboard layout: Choose your current physical keyboard choose the language for which you want to change the layout choose a layout.
4. Under "Options":
   • Use on-screen keyboard: Turn this on if you want to keep your virtual keyboard on the tablet's screen when the physical keyboard is active.
   • Keyboard shortcuts: Tap to display a list of useful keyboard shortcuts.
   • Modifier keys: Tap this setting to change the behavior of physical keyboard keys like Caps lock, Ctrl, and Alt.

Note: The language settings for your on-screen keyboard are automatically applied to your physical keyboard after you connect it to your Pixel Tablet.

Change touchpad settings

If your physical keyboard has a touchpad, you can adjust the touchpad's settings after you connect it to your Pixel Tablet:

1. Open your device's Settings app .
2. Tap System Touchpad.
3. Change a setting:
   • Tap to click: When this setting is on, you can tap your touchpad to select (similar to left click on a mouse).
   • Reverse scrolling: Turn on to make content move up when you scroll down.
   • Bottom-right tap: Turn on to access more options when you tap the bottom-right corner of your touchpad.
   • Pointer speed: Drag left and right to change speed.

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