Abstract: An electronic device and method for securely entering textual input into the device. An electronic device has a keypad area and a plurality of keys disposed within the keypad area, each key having a character associated therewith and the characters being arranged on the keypad in a particular order. The electronic device includes a keypad security application for changing the characters associated with the keys. When activated, the keypad security application functions by changing the characters associated with the keys following the selection of a character by a user for input into the electronic device. The keypad security application associates at least two characters with different keys such that the arrangement or order of the characters on the keypad is changed.