How To Type Pinyin With Tones Transliteration In Android Smartphone?
Preparation
To type Pinyin Tones you must prepare these following step:
- Start by installing a keyboard that supports Pinyin input. Popular options include "GBoard - the Google Keyboard" or any other Chinese keyboard available on the Play Store.
- Once installed, go to your "Device's Settings" ( gear-shaped icon )
- And select "System & update" -> "Keyboard & input method" -> "Manage keyboards".
Tap "System & update* 
Tap "Keyboard & input method" 
Manage keyboards - Tap the switch on the right side of Gboard row to activate the Gboard app. Then tap under the "Gboard".
- Tap "Languages".
- Tap "+ Add keyboard".
- Type "Chinese". Then tap “繁體中文（台灣）拼音“ keyboard row.
- Tap on "拼音“ ( PinYin ).
- Tap "Simplified Chinese" switch, if you need it. Tap "Done" button.
- Tap "Back" button on the keyboard.
- Close the "Settings" app.
To Type Consonant (initial) on Android:
- Tap on the editor field area.
- If the input type language of the keyboard is Chinese. Tap and hold the spacebar button on the keyboard ( the white rectangle with language label, for example 拼音 ). Then choose English keyboard ( for example ).
- Tap Shift button ( up side arrow ), if you need it.
- When typing, you can enter Pinyin Consonant by tap the letter keys. In this example, we type W letter.
To Type Vowel (Final) on Android:
- Tap on the editor field area.
- If the input type language of the keyboard is not 拼音 ( PinYin ). Tap and hold the spacebar button on the keyboard ( the white rectangle with 拼音 label ). Then choose “繁體中文（台灣）拼音“ keyboard.
- Tap and hold the letter that you need. Slide to the desired tone mark. In this example o to ǒ.
- Finish. The ǒ has typed successfully.
Note
- Practice using the keyboard to become familiar with the tone input process.
- Press and hold vowel then slide to desired tone mark.
- ā = a with first tone.
- á = a with second tone.
- ǎ = a with third tone.
- à = a with fourth tone.
- ī = i with first tone.
- í = I with second tone.
- ǐ = i with third tone.
- ì = i with fourth tone.
- ū = u with first tone.
- ú = u with second tone.
- ǔ = u with third tone.
- ù = u with fourth tone.
- ē = e with first tone.
- é = e with second tone.
- ě = e with third tone.
- è = e with fourth tone.
- ō = o with first tone.
- ó = o with second tone.
- ǒ = o with third tone.
- ò = o with fourth tone.
- ǖ = ü with first tone.
- ǘ = ü with second tone.
- ǚ = ü with third tone.
- ǜ = ü with fourth tone.
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