Change keyboard layout to QWERTY

**defcon3** · 03-23-2009, 12:58 AM

Hello again:

My BB is with a (physical) German keyboard, i.e. QWERTZ; the only difference between this one and the normal QWERTY (US) is the location of the Z and Y keys.

During setup I have installed English US only, and there are no other languages but the layout is still QWERTZ. Let me explain - to type Z, I have to press the physical key Z, which here is located where Y normally stands. Vice versa, if I wish to type Y, I need to press the key Y which is physically located where Z is.

Hence my question - is there a way to edit some/few files and make BB behave as if with QWERTY keyboard. I don't care what is written on the keyboard as I am used to typing QWERTY, I just want to know Y is cuddling between T and U and not banished in the corner...

**aristile** · 03-23-2009, 01:00 AM

Nope. If you want a QWERTY instead then you have to sell that QWERTZ phone and then purchase one that is QWERTY.

**misterjots** · 03-23-2009, 01:04 AM

really? you cant buy the keyboard and change the software?

**aristile** · 03-23-2009, 01:07 AM

You can buy a keyboard if you like but then you will have a QWERTY keyboard that types just like a QWERTZ keyboard. The mapping is part of the hardware and/or firmware and you can't update it.