How to Text in Korean

The language settings on your phone are shared between all programs and menus.

In order to create texts in any language your phone must have a compatible input device and a language packet. Most phones in the United States come with a QWERTY-keyboard featuring the Roman alphabet and font support for U.S. English. Some phones, such as smartphones and high-end messaging phones, can be programmed to display additional languages such as Hangul, the official written language of Korea. Some touchscreen phones offer the advantage of a native, on-screen keyboard which allows you to input text in a non-Roman, featural alphabet.

Things You'll Need

• Computer
• Internet
• USB cable

Instructions

BlackBerry/Android

1. Go to the software downloads section or application market of your phone manufacturer's website.

2. Find the Korean packet. Search under "Languages," "Keyboards" or "Fonts." The packet might be bundled with other East Asian languages such as Chinese or Japanese.

3. Download the file. Right-click and select "Save As." Save the file in a location that you will not forget, such as your desktop or default downloads folder.

4. Open your phone's desktop software; the software disc is included with your phone's original packaging and may be available on the manufacturer's website in the downloads section. Contact the technical support division of your cellphone service provider for assistance locating this software.

5. Connect your phone to your computer with a USB cable; the program will automatically recognize your phone.

6. Install the Korean language packet by selecting "Add/Install" or "Add software." Follow the prompts to locate the language packet file and apply it.

7. Eject your phone using the "Safely Disconnect" option within the phone software or in the lower-right taskbar menu. Wait for a prompt to disconnect the phone before disengaging the USB cable.

8. Restart your device.

9. Open "Settings" and change the "Display Language" to "Korean." Select an "Input Language" as well. Some text entry programs offer the ability to toggle this setting within the program menu.

iPhone

1. Download and install iTunes. (See Resources) Select "Launch" when prompted.

2. Follow the set-up prompts and set the language to Korean.

3. Press the "Home" button to return to the main screen where the icons are located.

4. Select the icon that resembles a set of gears ("Settings.")

5. Navigate through the sub-menus selecting "General," "International" and "Languages." The "General" icon also resembles gears. The International and language buttons are text-only.

6. Select the Korean characters and then press the blue "Done" button in the upper right-hand corner.

References

• "Changing Korea"; Theresa Youn-ja Shim, Min-Sun Kim, Judith N. Martin; 2008
• Apple Support; iPhone and iPod Touch; 2011
• "BlackBerry All-in-One For Dummies; Robert Kao, Dante Sarigumba, Timothy Calabro, William Petz; 2010
• "iPhone For Dummies"; Edward C. Baig, Bob LeVitus; 2010