About This App
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Category
Productivity
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Installs
1M+
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Content Rating
Rated for 3+
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Developer Email
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Privacy Policy
http://www.kikatech.com/privacy_en_kika_keyboard_theme.html
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Galaxy Starry Keyboard Background is a keyboard theme app used for customizing your Android keyboard with beautiful space and star designs. This app launched a few years back and is available on Google Play. It has over 500,000 installs, which is pretty good for a niche theme app. It's completely free to download and install, which is a big plus. You don't need to create an account or register to use it, making the setup super quick. I didn't notice any annoying in-app purchases popping up, and while there might be some ads, they aren't too intrusive from my experience. It just lets you get right to making your keyboard look cool.
Using the app is straightforward. After you download it from Google Play and install it, you open the app and browse through the collection of galaxy and starry night backgrounds. When you find one you like, you tap to apply it. The app then guides you to enable it in your phone's keyboard settings, which is a standard process for any keyboard theme. A simple tip from a user: sometimes you need to select "Galaxy Starry Keyboard" as your active keyboard in your phone's settings after applying a theme for it to show up. Also, restarting your phone once after the initial setup can help everything run smoothly. I use it daily, and switching between themes is easy if you want to change your look.
Compared to other popular keyboard theme apps like Gboard or Microsoft SwiftKey, this app is much more specialized. Gboard has tons of features like GIF search and translation, but its built-in theme options can be limited if you really love space themes. Galaxy Starry Keyboard Background focuses only on that aesthetic, so the quality and variety of starry designs are often better. I chose this app over others because I wanted my keyboard to have a consistent, beautiful space look without any clutter. Other theme apps might have a single space theme, but this app has a whole gallery dedicated to it, which feels more curated and personal for someone who loves that style.
Features
- 🌌 Offers a dedicated library of high-quality galaxy, nebula, and starfield backgrounds specifically for keyboards, which is more focused than the general themes in apps like Gboard.
- 🌌 Provides easy, one-tap application of themes with clear instructions to activate the keyboard in system settings, making the setup process less confusing than some other theme apps.
- 🌌 The app is completely free to download and use with no mandatory registration, which stands out compared to some similar apps that lock the best themes behind a paywall or subscription.
- 🌌 Creates a visually immersive experience by theming not just the keys but often the entire keyboard background with deep space imagery, which feels more cohesive than simpler color-change apps.
Pros
- ⭐ The sheer variety and artistic quality of the space-themed backgrounds are excellent, often better than the single astronomy theme you might find in a bigger app like SwiftKey.
- ⭐ It's very lightweight and doesn't slow down your typing experience, which is a problem I've had with some feature-heavy keyboard apps that include themes.
- ⭐ The app does one thing perfectly—transforming your keyboard into a window to the cosmos—without unnecessary bloat, which is its main appeal over more complex alternatives.
Cons
- ✨ Could offer more customization, like adjusting key color or font to better match the space backgrounds, a feature some other theme apps provide.
- ✨ Occasionally, an ad may appear, though infrequent; a premium ad-free option would be a welcome improvement for a seamless experience.