HOW TO TYPE PI SYMBOL IN ANDROID MOBILE PHONE ?

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INTRODUCTION

We can always be in the need to insert some special characters like SQUARE ROOT, COPYRIGHT or PI symbol while typing in our android mobile phone.

This article will let you know how to insert the PI symbol in your messages or any text, or whatsapp or any type of document in Android phones.

These symbols are sometimes hard to find or not available in your keyboard.

So, in this article, we’d solve this problem in different ways and learn the insertion and use of PI symbol in Android phones.



WHY DO WE NEED TO TYPE PI SYMBOL?

As , most of us know, PI symbol is a mathematical constant which is used extensively in high school mathematics and in higher mathematics too.

PI IS A SYMBOL REPRESENTING RATIO OF CIRCUMFERENCE TO DIAMETER WHICH IS USED EXTENSIVELY IN THE MATHEMATICS FOR THE CALCULATIONS OF VARIOUS PARAMETERS SUCH AS AREA , CIRCUMFERENCE ETC.

PI SYMBOL is one of the basic and frequently used operation in mathematics.

PI is one of the most frequently used symbol in mathematics.

We might need to use pi symbol because of the following reasons:

  1. For typing in the mathematical expressions.
  2. To send any mathematical operation in the message where we want to type this symbol.
  3. If we need to create any spreadsheet or document in the android phone itself.

and many other reasons can be there.

TYPE PI SYMBOL IN ANDROID PHONES

We can get the pi symbol in a few ways by which we can use them in our phones.

We’ll go through each of the method one by one to search out the options for finding out the ways to add PI symbol.

DIFFERENT METHODS OF ADDING A PI SYMBOL

  1. USING KEYBOARD
  2. DELIVERY DESK
  3. USING GOOGLE

1.USING KEYBOARD

The first and easiest solution to search for the pi symbol in your keyboard.

FOLLOW THE STEPS TO SEARCH AND USE THE PI SYMBOL IN YOUR ANDROID PHONE

  • Whenever you are typing open the keyboard.
  • Click the option for the numbers and symbols as shown in the picture below.

CHOOSE NUMBER/SYMBOLS OPTION

  • As we touch the first option, the numbers and symbols screen will appear in the keyboard.
  • Again choose the MORE SYMBOLS option as shown in the picture below.
TOUCH THE MORE SYMBOLS OPTIONS
IF YOUR KEYBOARD IS NOT BEHAVING AS DESCRIBED, READ THIS SECTION FIRST AND THEN COME BACK.
  • As we chose the more symbols options, PI option will appear.
  • Choose the PI character and it’ll appear the message field.
CHOOSE PI SYMBOL

The symbol will be inserted.



2. DELIVERY DESK

Now, as you have reached here, the symbol is provided below.

STEPS TO COPY THE PI SYMBOL

  • Select the given PI symbol by long pressing the symbol.
  • The options will pop up.
  • Choose COPY.
  • Paste it by long pressing in the text field and choosing paste.
  • The symbol will be added in your text.

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Its always great to learn new things.

The symbol copied from here will respond to the font as well as size.


3.INSERT PI SYMBOL IN ANDROID PHONES USING GOOGLE

Now, if you are still not able to get the symbol, or you might forget or get confused due to any type of error, you can try googling the PI symbol.

Here are the steps.

  •  Open google.com in your browser.
  • Type in the search box PI symbol. (no need to ask for the procedure)
  • The following picture will appear on the screen. There can be a bit difference too due to region etc.
  • Search for the PI symbol, but always take care that we want the text symbol and not image. Bigger symbols are mostly images.
  • Long press the pi symbol and choose copy.
OPEN GOOGLE ,TYPE PI SYMBOL AND COPY
  • The symbol is copied.
  • Long press the position [ while texting or creating any document in the android mobile phone ], choose PASTE OPTION from the popped out options.
  • The symbol will be inserted.

ISSUES WHILE FINDING OUT PI SYMBOL IN ANDROID

Some brands PROVIDE their own keyboard. The steps explained here are with the use of STOCK KEYBOARD offered with android.

So, if you are not getting the PI symbol , there are TWO POSSIBILITIES.

  1. You have Google keyboard but older version. [ Very less people update the google keyboard ].
  2. If not the first option, you don’t have google keyboard.

Both problems will be solved by getting the GOOGLE KEYBOARD [GBOARD]

FOLLOW THE STEPS TO DOWNLOAD/ UPDATE GOOGLE KEYBOARD [ GBOARD]

THE STEPS ARE BRIEFLY DESCRIBED HERE. TO INSTALL ANY APPLICATION, THE DETAILED STEPS ARE HERE. CLICK ANYWHERE ON THIS LINE.

  • Go to the Google Playstore.
  • Search for GBOARD.
  • The options will be enlisted as shown in the picture below.
SEARCH FOR GBOARD

  • From the list, choose GBOARD and the following screen will appear.
  • If you get the option for UNINSTALL AND UPDATE, it means you have GBOARD and you simply need to update it.
  • Click UPDATE to update the keyboard or if you get the option to INSTALL, install it.

CLICK UPDATE

Let the process of installation or updation complete.

  • After the process is finished, you are done.