You can purchase an Android-compatible physical keyboard and connect it to your tablet. This lets you quickly compose documents, write emails, and navigate your tablet’s interface.
Important: Some of these steps work only on Android 14 and up. Learn how to update your Android version.
Connect a physical keyboard to your tablet
To connect a Bluetooth keyboard to your tablet:
- Put the keyboard into pairing mode. For help, refer to the keyboard manufacturer’s instructions.
- Open your device’s Settings
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- Tap Settings
Connected devices
- Next to “Available devices,†tap the keyboard you want to connect.
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Connected devices Change your physical keyboard’s settings
- Open your device’s Settings
- Tap System
- Under “Physical keyboard:"
- Change the physical keyboard layout: Choose your current physical keyboard
- Change the physical keyboard layout: Choose your current physical keyboard
- Under “Options,†change a setting:
- 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.
Tip: The language settings for your on-screen keyboard are automatically applied to your physical keyboard after you connect it to your tablet.
Change touchpad settings
If your physical keyboard has a touchpad, you can adjust the touchpad’s settings after you connect it to your tablet:
- Open your device’s Settings
- Tap System
- 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.