{"id":608289,"date":"2026-04-15T10:49:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/608289\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T10:49:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:49:12","slug":"i-tried-using-samsung-keyboard-again-and-its-still-hot-garbage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/608289\/","title":{"rendered":"I tried using Samsung Keyboard again, and it&#8217;s still hot garbage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_Wg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"samsung keyboard galaxy s26 5\"  alt=\"Samsung Keyboard listing in the Galaxy app store.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/samsung-keyboard-galaxy-s26-5-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Joe Maring \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>Oh, Samsung Keyboard. My dear, sweet, constantly infuriating, Samsung Keyboard.<\/p>\n<p>A little over a year ago, I found myself using Samsung Keyboard for the first time in a while when reviewing the Galaxy S25, and to absolutely no one\u2019s surprise, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/i-hated-samsung-galaxy-s25-until-changed-one-thing-3526935\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">it went very poorly<\/a>. Almost all of my texts were riddled with indecipherable typos; Samsung\u2019s autocorrect made constant mistakes, and swipe\/voice typing was unbelievably frustrating.<\/p>\n<p>So, when I got the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/samsung-galaxy-s26-review-3650267\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Galaxy S26<\/a> last month, I decided to give Samsung Keyboard another shot. Would things have improved in the year since I had last tried it? Would it finally be worth using? Spoiler alert: not at all \u2014 not even close.<\/p>\n<p>Are you using Samsung Keyboard in 2026?<\/p>\n<p>19 votes<\/p>\n<p>Yes, Samsung Keyboard is still very bad<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Wg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"samsung keyboard galaxy s26 2\"  alt=\"A group chat with typo-ridden messages, typed with Samsung Keyboard.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/samsung-keyboard-galaxy-s26-2-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Joe Maring \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>After setting up the Galaxy S26 and installing all of my apps, it was time to see if my Samsung Keyboard issues from 2025 had been eradicated in 2026. I opened Telegram, Samsung Keyboard appeared, and these were the first two messages I sent:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs amusing keyboard still bad\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A few minutes later, I responded to a message about The Super Mario Galaxy Movie trailer, which read, \u201cI haven\u2019t watched the new trailer yet so I don\u2019t get this one.\u201d That was immediately followed by \u201cOh hey! No typos!,\u201d and then \u201cAgain!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Wg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"samsung keyboard galaxy s26 3\"  alt=\"A group chat with typo-ridden messages, typed with Samsung Keyboard.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/samsung-keyboard-galaxy-s26-3-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Joe Maring \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>Wait a minute \u2026 did Samsung actually fix Samsung Keyboard? Were my first two messages just random mistakes? Oh, how I wish that were true. What little hope I had for a moment that my Samsung Keyboard woes were over was squashed just a few minutes later when I sent the following message: \u201cIt does seem like he has a ROGUH fiery international trip.\u201d And then, \u201cTnay is supposed to be roigj.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These messages are funny the first couple of times, and they admittedly got a couple of chuckles out of me due to their absurdity. But the 10th or 20th time you send a message that looks like gibberish, the charm wears off. At the end of the day, I just want to use my phone\u2019s keyboard to type quickly and reliably \u2014 neither of which is possible with Samsung Keyboard.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Wg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"samsung keyboard galaxy s26 4\"  alt=\"A group chat with typo-ridden messages, typed with Samsung Keyboard.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/samsung-keyboard-galaxy-s26-4-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Joe Maring \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>The problem with Samsung Keyboard doesn\u2019t really boil down to one single thing, but rather a litany of issues. Input sensitivity is all over the place. Samsung\u2019s autocorrect misses obviously misspelled words, yet changes correctly typed ones to something else entirely. Voice typing is embarrassingly inaccurate compared to Gboard. Using Samsung Keyboard is a constant fight against it to send a correctly-spelled message rather than utter nonsense.<\/p>\n<p>I think I said it best in this text: \u201cIt\u2019s like Samsung goes out of its way to make Samsung g keyboard a shifty product.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Will this ever get better?<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Wg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"samsung keyboard galaxy s26 1\"  alt=\"Samsung Keyboard on a Galaxy S26.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/samsung-keyboard-galaxy-s26-1-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Joe Maring \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>Complaints about Samsung Keyboard are nothing new. It\u2019s well known throughout the Android world that it\u2019s one of the worst typing experiences the platform has to offer, and despite this, Samsung has shown little to no interest in doing a damn thing. Instead, the company would rather add <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/galaxy-s26-now-nudge-3643684\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">half-baked AI features to it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d love for Samsung Keyboard to be worth using one day, but at this point, it\u2019s increasingly obvious that fixing the keyboard isn\u2019t a priority for Samsung. And you know what? Fine. But if Samsung doesn\u2019t want to put in the work to make Samsung Keyboard an enjoyable experience, I\u2019d rather the company just pull the plug, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/death-samsung-messages-good-why-3655062\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">as it\u2019s doing this year with Samsung Messages<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s increasingly obvious that fixing the keyboard isn&#8217;t a priority for Samsung.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s easy enough to install Gboard (or any third-party keyboard) to replace Samsung Keyboard, but subjecting people to it right out of the box on every Samsung phone is a terrible user experience. As my colleague Rita recently argued, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/samsung-keyboard-giving-android-bad-rep-3648898\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">it gives all of Android a bad rap<\/a> when the largest Android brand delivers such an awful typing experience.<\/p>\n<p>But until something is done about Samsung Keyboard, I\u2019ll keep complaining about it. Because as they say, \u201cTnay is supposed to be roigj.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/andauth.co\/AAGooglePreferredSource\" class=\"e_dm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"e_Wg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768235233_196_google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_Wg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768235234_247_google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. 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