Write in Morse code - Android (original) (raw)

You can write in Morse code on your mobile device.

Important: Morse code is available for English (United States) on devices running Android 5.0 and higher.

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Step 1: Download GBoard

Step 1: Download Gboard

On your Android phone or tablet, install Gboard.

The Morse code layout works with accessibility services, like TalkBack, Switch Access, or Select to Speak.

On your Android phone or tablet, open any app that you can type with, like Gmail or Keep.
Tap where you can enter text.
Tap the Globe . If you have other languages set up, tap again until you reach Morse code.
Enter text using the dot (.) and dash (-).

Tip: To play a game and find other learning tools, visit g.co/morse.

Gboard will automatically recognize the keys your switch device has assigned to the dot (.) and dash (-) characters.

You can use Android Switch Access to enter Morse code with an external switch device.

Tip: If you have more than 2 switches, you can assign more actions to the other switches.

On your Android phone or tablet, follow steps 1-4 in "Change settings for Morse layout."
Turn on Sound on keypress.

You can change how long Gboard waits before it turns a Morse code sequence into a letter. You can also send each letter manually.

If you turn on this feature, you can control how long before letters turn into words when you type.

This setting is off by default, so there's no timeout.
If you set the timeout to one second, and then type "hello," your keyboard adds the word and a space to the text field after one second.

Tip: When you turn on word timeout, your keyboard autocorrects, suggests, and predicts words as usual.

To repeat keystrokes: Hold down the dot (.) or dash (-).

When key repeat is on, you can: