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How do you type in Hindi on a phone or computer?
On a phone, add the Hindi keyboard in your settings and use the transliteration mode: type "namaste" and it offers नमस्ते. On Windows, add Hindi under Language settings and use the Hindi Phonetic layout. On Mac it is Input Sources → Devanagari – QWERTY. Transliteration is what almost everyone uses — you never have to learn a new key layout.
Android
Settings → System → Languages & input → Virtual keyboard → Gboard → Languages → add Hindi (Latin) for transliteration, or Hindi for the native layout.
Hindi (Latin) is the one you want. You type kaise ho and it offers कैसे हो.
iPhone
Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard → Hindi (Transliteration).
Switch with the globe key.
Windows
Settings → Time & Language → Language → Add a language → हिन्दी. Install it, then pick Hindi Phonetic as the keyboard. Switch with Windows + Space.
Mac
System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources → + → Hindi → Devanagari – QWERTY.
Voice is often faster
Every one of these has a microphone. Speaking Hindi into it is quicker than typing and doubles as pronunciation practice — if the phone types what you meant, you said it clearly enough.
The two characters worth knowing
Halant ( ् ) removes the built-in "a" from a consonant. क is "ka"; क् is a bare "k". Transliteration handles this automatically, which is most of why it is easier.