Samsung Keyboard keeps overriding default keyboard - Gboard or Swiftkey

[Jazzmaniac]

I just upgraded to the Galaxy S24 Ultra from the S20 Note. I had always previously used Gboard as my default keyboard. Yet on the S24 Ultra, the Samsung Keyboard (which I don't like at all) keeps reappearing despite having set Gboard as my default keyboard. I then downloaded Swiftkey and same issue. Samsung Keyboard keeps reappearing despite having chosen Swiftkey as my default keyboard. I have already tried deleting cache of Samsung Keyboard as well as making sure I have most current version of Samsung Keyboard. I would delete the Samsung Keyboard in a nanosecond if I only could. I have wasted far too much time on this issue. I searched on line and found no solution despite many others having the same problem. Help!!!! Please advise, what am I supposed to do to get rid of the reoccurring Samsung Keyboard???

[BandOfBrothers]

I can well understand the frustration this must cause because most definitely this shouldn't happen @Jazzmaniac 

I appreciate you have deleted the cache of the Samsung Keyboard. 

Could you also try > Clear Cache Files from the phone's System Partition Section  > https://www.samsung.com/uk/support/mobile-devices/how-do-i-clear-the-cache-on-my-device/ You may need to insert your earphones or hook upto a powered On Laptop or use a Tv's USB Port to access the Clear Partition Section. This may help with lag or stutters as this clears the phone of old/unused or broken cache files.There is also a Repair Apps option in the Menu System too. 

Sometimes the issue can be an app making this happen too.

If I can be of any further help then please don't hesitate to ask.  😎 

[Catt78]

I don't understand why would you use gboard or swiftcrap? Samsung keyboard is much better 🤦🏻🤦🏻

[Junebug Bugs]

As a high volume user and after trying both, I've found that  I prefer the Google keyboard for it's advanced features and ease af use. It's really just a personal preference. 

[Bigtasty65]

Yeah agreed the Samsung keyboard is quite impressive now. I especially like using the S-pen for handwriting to text conversion. It is fast and very accurate for me.

[nallacious]

I also prefer Gboard to the Samsung keyboard, but I am having a problem where the keyboard doesn't appear for signing on apps, for messages etc.  Yesterday I cleared the Gboard cache and it started working, but today the problem appeared again.  I currently have the S24 ultra, but previously had a S23 and I didn't have this problem.  With the S23 I used Swiftkey.  As Android phone owners, we should be able to use the apps of our own choice and not have Samsung impair the use of other brand apps.

[davehorne]

That's strange.  I use Microsoft Swiftkey Keyboard, have it in Settings / General management / Keyboard list and default chosen as my default and never had any issues.  

Could your problem be linked to your browser, is your browser perhaps wanting to 'see' a specific keyboard?

I'm just thinking out loud, I can't imagine if you have a specific keyboard chosen as your default keyboard, that the phone would override your choice.

[nallacious]

I was having the problem with the preinstalled Messages app, Google search, Venmo, and possibly my Chrome browser.  I had Gboard set up as my default app.

The problem may just have to do with the cache.  Each time I cleared the cache, the keyboard returned, but the most recent time this problem appeared, it happened the day after I cleared the cache.  I don't use the keyboard a lot, probably less than the average user.  It seems unreasonable that the default keyboard cache should have to be cleared every day or two.

[bentley2700]

I have a Samsung Galaxy A71 and this da*n problem just started in the last several days.  It's infuriating!  Apparently Samsung has made a bad mistake in a recent update.  Hopefully they'll fix it.  There's a reason the word "default" is used in the default keyboard choice setting, after all.

[nallacious]

I'm not having this Samsung keyboard problem anymore, but I don't know what I might have done to fix it.  Mostly all I was doing was reselecting GBoard as my default every time the S24 Ultra switched it to the Samsung keyboard.  On a similar topic, I just got my S24 cameras to focus in 10x zoom mode though, by resetting the camera settings.