How to use Microsoft SwiftKey with more than one language

Your Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard allows you to use up to five languages simultaneously.

We’ve enhanced our multilingual support framework to make it even more effective, by constantly scanning input text to estimate which of the enabled languages are being used, and adjusting predictions accordingly.

Microsoft SwiftKey currently supports 700+ languages on Android. Click here to see the full list.

1. How to add a Language Pack
2. How to update a Language Pack
3. How to remove a Language Pack
4. How to change layouts

A link for our YouTube video: How to Type in Multiple Languages with SwiftKey - YouTube

1 - How to add a Language Pack

To add a Language Pack, either:

• Open the Microsoft SwiftKey app: Tap 'Languages'
  
  
  

Or

• From Toolbar: Tap the three dots ... > select the 'Layouts' icon > tap the 'Add' icon.

Then:

1. Choose the language(s) you want to download from the list.
2. Your language(s) will automatically be enabled.

For languages with the same alphabet/layout, there is no need to switch between languages - you just start typing and your Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard figures out which language you are using!

For languages with different alphabets (i.e. English and Russian), simply slide left or right on the spacebar to switch between them when typing.

2 - How to update a Language Pack

To update your installed Language Packs, either:

• Open the Microsoft SwiftKey app: Tap 'Languages'

Or

• From Toolbar: Tap the three dots ... > select the 'Layouts' icon > tap the 'Add' icon.

Then:

1. Tap the circular arrow in the top-right corner of the app to update all installed Language Packs. (Alternatively, you can always update a Language Pack manually should an 'Update' prompt appear).

3- How to remove a Language Pack

To delete/uninstall a Language Pack, either:

• Open the Microsoft SwiftKey app: Tap 'Languages'.
• From Toolbar: Tap the three dots ... > select the 'Layouts' icon > tap the 'Add' icon.

Then:

1. Uncheck the Language Pack you want to delete.
2. Long press to delete the language.
3. A dialog box will appear asking you to confirm your actions. Select 'Delete'.

4- How to change layouts

In order to accommodate for multiple languages, your Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard offers a number of different keyboard layouts.

Read more: How do I change the keyboard layout (e.g. QWERTY to AZERTY)?