{"id":245077,"date":"2021-05-07T18:23:48","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T15:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-turn-off-autocorrect-for-android\/"},"modified":"2021-05-07T18:23:48","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T15:23:48","slug":"how-to-turn-off-autocorrect-for-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-turn-off-autocorrect-for-android\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Turn off Autocorrect for Android"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a278b70a0bfc\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a278b70a0bfc\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-turn-off-autocorrect-for-android\/#Turn_off_Autocorrect_in_Gboard\" >Turn off Autocorrect in Gboard<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-turn-off-autocorrect-for-android\/#Turn_off_Autocorrect_on_a_Samsung_Galaxy_Phone\" >Turn off Autocorrect on a Samsung Galaxy Phone<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Turn off Autocorrect for Android&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-726405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/android-autocorrect.png?width=1200&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"android autocorrect\" width=\"1200\" height=\"555\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Autocorrect is one of those smartphone features people love to hate. As handy as it can be, it can also be a huge annoyance. We\u2019ll show you how to turn it off for good on your Android device.<\/p>\n<p>Even if you\u2019re somehow unfamiliar with the term \u201cautocorrect,\u201d you\u2019ve probably experienced it. When you\u2019re typing on your phone or tablet and the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/49573\/upgrade-your-default-android-keyboard-with-one-of-these-keyboard-apps\/\">keyboard<\/a> automatically makes a correction without your input, that\u2019s autocorrect.<\/p>\n<p>It can be handy, for example, when you mistakenly type \u201ctaxo\u201d and it corrects the word to \u201ctaco\u201d when you haven\u2019t even realized that you made a typo. However, a lot of the time, autocorrect can \u201ccorrect\u201d things in a way that you don\u2019t want, but the good <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> is that you can turn it off.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll be covering how to turn off autocorrect in Google\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.latin\">Gboard keyboard<\/a> and the default Samsung Keyboard that comes on Galaxy smartphones. Let\u2019s get started.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/49573\/upgrade-your-default-android-keyboard-with-one-of-these-keyboard-apps\/\"><strong><em>The 6 Best Software Keyboards for Android<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Turn_off_Autocorrect_in_Gboard\"><\/span>Turn off Autocorrect in Gboard<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>First, swipe down twice from the top of your Android smartphone or tablet\u2019s screen to reveal the Quick Settings toggles and tap the gear icon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-725100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2021-04-26_15-21-41.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"open the shade and tap the gear icon\" width=\"437\" height=\"183\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Next, go to the \u201cSystem\u201d section in the Settings menu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-725127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2021-04-26_17-03-40.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"select system\" width=\"446\" height=\"232\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Now, select \u201cLanguages &amp; Input.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-726412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2021-05-03_17-07-10.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"languages and input\" width=\"446\" height=\"155\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Choose the \u201cOn-screen Keyboard\u201d option under the Keyboard heading.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-726411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2021-05-03_17-07-41.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"on-screen keyboard\" width=\"448\" height=\"140\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tap \u201cGboard\u201d to open the Gboard <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> settings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-726410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2021-05-03_17-08-20.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"select Gboard\" width=\"447\" height=\"147\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Now, we can go to the \u201cText Correction\u201d section.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-726409\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2021-05-03_17-08-50.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"go to text correction\" width=\"447\" height=\"183\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Scroll down and toggle off \u201cAuto-Correction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-726408\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2021-05-03_17-09-41.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"turn off auto correction\" width=\"444\" height=\"128\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s it! No more autocorrections will mess up your typing. Only your own typos will do that now.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Turn_off_Autocorrect_on_a_Samsung_Galaxy_Phone\"><\/span>Turn off Autocorrect on a Samsung Galaxy Phone<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>First, swipe down once from the top of your Samsung Galaxy device\u2019s screen and tap the gear icon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-725096\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2021-04-26_15-37-18.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"open the shade and tap the gear icon\" width=\"436\" height=\"169\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Next, go to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Management.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-726415\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2021-05-03_17-02-22.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"general management\" width=\"438\" height=\"168\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Select \u201cSamsung Keyboard Settings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-726414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2021-05-03_17-03-51.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"samsung keyboard settings\" width=\"436\" height=\"143\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>All you need to do is toggle off \u201cPredictive Text.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-726413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2021-05-03_17-04-38.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"turn off predictive text\" width=\"434\" height=\"106\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s it! The keyboard will stop trying to predict what you meant to say and make suggestions. It\u2019s up to you to fix your typos now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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