How to add an Amharic keyboard on Samsung

1. Install Addiyon Keyboard

Get Addiyon Keyboard from Google Play (not the Galaxy Store). It is free and has no ads.

2. Turn it on

1. Open Addiyon and tap Enable in settings.
2. Switch Addiyon Keyboard on in the list, then tap OK on Android’s notice.

To reach the screen yourself: Settings › General management › Keyboard list and default.

3. Make it the default

1. Back in Addiyon, tap Switch keyboard and choose Addiyon Keyboard.
2. Or, in Keyboard list and default, tap Default keyboard and pick Addiyon.

Turning on Keyboard button on navigation bar on the same Samsung screen adds a small keyboard icon at the bottom of the screen, so you can jump between Addiyon and Samsung Keyboard in any app.

4. Start typing

Type Amharic sounds with English letters: selam → ሰላም, endiet neh → እንዴት ነህ. Tap the globe key for English. The spelling rules cover the letters that need Shift.

Samsung-specific tips

• Keyboard looks too small or too tall? Change the height in Addiyon’s settings rather than Samsung’s; Samsung’s size setting applies only to Samsung Keyboard.
• Dark mode: Addiyon follows the phone’s light or dark setting automatically.