- Google is testing a new keyboard switcher button in Android 15 QPR1.
- A single tap of the new keyboard switcher quickly changes the current keyboard, while a long press opens the keyboard switcher menu.
- In contrast, a single tap or long press of the old keyboard switcher button would always open the keyboard switcher menu.
A lot of the recent discourse around Android 15 lately has been about how minor of an update it seems. I couldn’t disagree more, but I can understand why many users feel that’s the case. The reason it seems that way is because a lot of Android 15’s new features and changes are currently hidden, as Google is either targeting them for next year’s release or preparing them for one of the upcoming quarterly platform releases. Case in point: Hidden away in the first quarterly platform release of Android 15 is a revamped keyboard switcher that’s not only faster to use but also more one-handed friendly.
The keyboard switcher is a button that can appear in the navigation bar when you pull up the software keyboard. It only appears when you have multiple Android keyboards installed, though, as the purpose of the button is to let you quickly change Android’s default keyboard. Tapping the keyboard switcher button opens a “choose input method” dialog in the middle of the screen with radio buttons to select the input method that you want.