The keyboard on Android phones has an autocorrect feature that allows users to automatically correct misspelled words.
The presence of this feature is fairly practical because it can prevent typos, especially when users enter words or sentences in English.
Although it is intended to make typing easier, it is not uncommon for users to feel disturbed by the autocorrect feature.
This is because the autocorrect feature is still unable to recognize a number of abbreviations or slang that are currently circulating.
Android phones generally have many keyboard options which include Gboard, Microsoft Swiftkey keyboard, as well as Samsung keyboard.
However, the auto-correct feature is quite common in Gboard's default settings. If you feel disturbed, users can turn off the auto-correct feature.
How to disable auto-correct on Android Smartphone
- Open the “Settings” menu and look for the “Additional Settings” option
- Select “Language and Input” then select the type of keyboard used in the “Manage Keyboard” option
- Select “Gboard” and look for the “Text Correction” option
- Press “Auto-correction” until the toggle is grayed out to disable the autocorrect feature
How to disable predictive text on Android
In addition to the auto-correct feature, usually Android smartphones also have another feature called predictive text.
As the name suggests, this feature can provide a choice of word predictions that the user will type. This prediction is taken based on the words previously input by the user.
However, some users may actually feel disturbed by the predictive text feature. If you want to disable it, here are the steps to turn off the predictive text feature:
- Open the “Settings” menu and look for the “Additional Settings” option
- Select “Language and Input” then select the type of keyboard used in the “Manage Keyboard” option
- Select “Gboard” and look for the “Text Correction” option
- Press “Show suggestion strip” until the toggle is grayed out and the predictive text feature will be automatically disabled
That's how to disable the auto-correct and predictive text features on Android smartphones.
