How to change Gboard keyboard settings on a Xiaomi phone (HyperOS 3)

Device

Android

Shown on

Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G (25080RABDG), HyperOS 3.0.308.0, Android 16

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Additional settings › Languages and input › Manage keyboards › Gboard: Preferences › Theme

Real screenshots

11 of 11 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

5 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Languages and input

   Open Settings and tap Additional settings. Languages and input is below Date and time.

   Done

2. 

   Check the current keyboard

   Current keyboard shows which keyboard you type with. Ours said Gboard.

   Done

3. 

   Tap Manage keyboards

   Tap Manage keyboards, just below.

   Done

4. 

   Tap Gboard

   Available on-screen keyboard lists Gboard, English (UK), with its switch on. Autofill with Google was off and Google Voice Typing on. Tap the word Gboard.

   Done

5. 

   Open Preferences

   Gboard's Settings list starts with Languages, English (UK) (QWERTY) on ours. Tap Preferences.

   Done

6. 

   Keys

   Under Keys: Number row (always show numbers) was off. Number row for passwords, Emoji key, Comma key and Full stop key were on. The page says the Emoji key hides the language switch key.

   Done

7. 

   Font

   Under Appearance, Font said Gboard default.

   Done

8. 

   Layout and shortcuts

   Further down, Suggestion strip was on and One-handed keyboard Off. Under Shortcuts, Double-space full stop was on; Auto-space after punctuation, Touch and hold keys for symbols and Flick keys to enter symbols were off.

   Done

9. 

   Open Theme

   Back on Gboard's Settings, tap Theme.

   Done

10. 

    Pick a theme

    Under Default are Dynamic colour, System auto, Default and Default dark. Ours was Dynamic colour, ticked. Colours, further down, has more.

    Done

11. 

    Or make your own

    The + under My themes adds a theme of your own. We didn't open it.

    Done

If you do not see this option

• Quicker way in? Xiaomi's REDMI Note 13 5G page says you can also tap the settings icon on the keyboard itself. Source: How to change the keyboard layout on the REDMI Note 13 5G?
• Another keyboard as default? For the REDMI 13C 5G, Xiaomi says to tap Current keyboard and pick the input method, and to turn keyboards on or off in Manage keyboards. Source: How to set and switch an input method on the REDMI 13C 5G?
• Languages & input? Some Xiaomi pages spell it Languages & input; ours said Languages and input. To add a typing language, Xiaomi and Google both say Gboard, Languages, Add keyboard. Source: How to change the keyboard layout on the REDMI Note 13 5G? · Source: Type in a different language

If this does not work

• Gboard missing from the list? Google says Gboard can drop out of the keyboard list after an update. Turn its switch back on in Manage keyboards. Source: Fix problems with Gboard · Source: How to set and switch an input method on the REDMI 13C 5G?
• Gboard lags or freezes? Google says to clear Gboard's cache and keep only one or two languages on. See how to clear an app's cache on a Xiaomi phone. Source: Fix problems with Gboard
• Keys click or buzz? Google says key sound and vibration are under Preferences, Key tap. See how to turn off keyboard and touch sounds. Source: Change your keyboard theme, sound, or vibration

About this guide

Our Redmi uses Gboard as its keyboard. Its own settings change the keys, the layout and the colours.

The screenshots are from our Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G with Xiaomi HyperOS 3.0.308.0 and Android 16, in Light mode. Gboard was set to English (UK). We only opened these screens and changed nothing.

Good to know

On a Pixel the same Gboard pages open from a different path: how to change Gboard settings on a Google Pixel.

To change the phone's own language, see how to change the language on a Xiaomi phone.

In short: Settings, Additional settings, Languages and input, Manage keyboards, Gboard: Preferences, Theme.