How to get black keyboard layout for Lollipop keyboard? I just updated my Nexus4 from Kitkat to Lollipop. The most obvious change for me is the background color of the theme and especially the keyboard. It used to have a black background, now its color is the brightest of whites hurting my poor eyes. Can I change the background color back into blackness, and if so, how?

Note: I like to avoid keyboard apps from third parties. I know they exist in different flavors, but I like to keep it native.
Your current layout is called "Material Light". To change it, though there isn't a pure black version, go to


  Settings > Language and Input > Google Keyboard > Appearance and Layouts


The dark material setting is called "Material Dark" and looks like this:



I'm assuming you want material design as you are keeping it stock, but there are the old KitKat 'Holo' themes in there also.