The user dictionary is a very useful thing. But sometimes when adding new words to it, typos occur and the keyboard offers options with errors. The way out of this situation is to remove the incorrectly spelled word from the dictionary, that is, you need to clear the so-called T9 dictionary or clear the keyboard history. And I will show you how to do this in this short instructional article using the example of the Google Gboard keyboard, the Samsung Keyboard keyboard and the Huawei/HONOR keyboard - Microsoft SwiftKey.
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Cancel auto-correction of words on Android
As many have probably already noticed, the Android keyboard automatically corrects words when you write them. If you don't like it, you can simply disable or turn off auto-word substitution on your Android phone or tablet.
Why turn off automatic word substitution on your Android phone or tablet?
As mentioned above, the autocorrect feature checks the words you type using the android keyboard and immediately suggests replacing the word.
If suddenly you do not select the suggested word, then the auto-correction function thinks that this word is spelled incorrectly and automatically changes this word to its own, thinking that its word is correct.
However, the auto-substitution function on Android phones does not always work correctly and can replace even a correctly spelled word with an incorrect one.
In such cases, the auto-correct function on Android phones can be downright annoying, interfering with your typing.
Below we will describe a method for setting up the auto-word correction function, as well as a method that completely disables the auto-word correction function on an Android phone and tablet.
How to turn off the auto-word substitution function on an Android phone (stock)
By following the steps here, you will completely disable this feature using Google Keyboard.
1 Open Settings on your Android phone or tablet.
2 On the settings screen, tap the Language & input option.
3 On the Language & Input screen, tap Google Keyboard.
4 You are taken to the Google keyboard settings screen, here you need to click on text correction.
5 In the window that opens, click on AutoCorrect.
6 In the pop-up window, click disable to completely turn off the autocorrect feature on your Android phone or tablet.
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How to turn off auto-correct words on Samsung Galaxy phones
The auto-correct feature on Samsung Galaxy phones is known as auto-correct and you can follow the steps given below to disable this feature.
1 Open Settings on your Samsung Galaxy phone or tablet.
2 On the Settings screen, tap Language & input.
3 On the Language & Input screen, tap Samsung Keyboard.
4 On the Samsung Keyboard screen, tap the AutoCorrect option located under T9 Mode.
5 On the next screen, turn off AutoCorrect using the switch (should turn grey).
Setting up auto word correction
Instead of turning off auto-correct completely, you can set it to be more gentle, and we'll show you how to do this.
1 Click Settings - Language & input - Google keyboard.
2 Then click on Text Correction - Auto Correction.
3 In the window that opens, select moderate mode to set the auto-correction settings to a more gentle mode on your Android phone or tablet.
Tip: Google Keyboard allows you to type your own words, so you can type in your own words that aren't in the regular dictionary (animal names and other specific words in your personal vocabulary).
Remove words from SwiftKey
Microsoft Swiftkey is another keyboard that is available by default on most Android devices.
Method number 1: Remove from keyboard
Removing a word from the text suggestion bar is quite simple.
First, you need to launch the keyboard by clicking on the text field.
Now start typing the word you want to delete.
Once you notice a word, you can tap and hold on it.
This will give you a dialog box asking if you want to remove the word from the prediction again.
If you click OK, the word will be removed from the text suggestion.
Method #2: Remove all learned words from Swiftkey
If you want to remove all the memorized words that the keyboard has picked up, you need to first open Swiftkey settings.
To do this, you can simply click on the settings icon (gear) on your Swiftkey keyboard. Another way to do this is to go to Device Settings > System > Language & Input > Virtual Keyboard > Microsoft Swiftkey Keyboard.
When the Keyboard Settings screen opens, press Enter.
Scroll down and click Clear input data.
A dialog box will ask if you want to continue.
Click Continue to delete all words you learned using the keyboard.
How to Clear Gboard History on Android
1. Open your phone's Settings menu.
2. Click System.
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3. Select "Languages and input".
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4. Under Keyboards, select Virtual Keyboard.
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5. Select "Gboard." "
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6. At the bottom of the Gboard panel, in the Settings menu, select Advanced.
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7. Scroll until you see "Delete learned words and data." Touch it.
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8. To confirm that you want to delete them all, re-enter the numeric code provided and click OK.
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Remove words from Samsung keyboard
Method #1: Delete all learned words
Open the Settings app on your Samsung phone and go to General Guide . Now click on Language & input .
Click on On-screen keyboard .
Now select Samsung Keyboard from the list of keyboards.
Tap Reset to default settings .
Click on Remove personalized forecasts .
Tap Erase to confirm the action.
Method #2: Remove a Specific Word
Just like in Gboard, long-press on the word you want to delete. You will see a pop-up asking if you want to remove the word. Click "OK" to confirm.
That's all.
How to disable predictive text input on Google keyboard?
How to disable auto-correction and predictive text on Android
- Open your device's settings.
- Scroll down and select System, then tap Languages & Input. ...
- After that, click on virtual keyboards.
- Select Gboard (or your active keyboard) from the list. ...
- Click on Text Correction in this section.
- Under Corrections, click Auto-Correction to turn off auto-correction.
17 Jan 2021
How to delete words from T9 on Android in Gboard
There are several options. The simplest one is to go to any application with a text input field, click on it and long-press your finger on the button with the comma symbol to select the gear icon. This will take you to the keyboard settings.
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You can also simply click on the three dots in the upper right part of the keyboard and in the menu that appears, tap on the same gear icon.
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Next, you will need to go to Dictionary ⟶ Personal Dictionary and select the language in which the incorrect words are found. In the list that appears, you need to tap on the searched word and in the window that appears, either edit it or delete it through the corresponding icon.
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Situations arise when you need to clear the entire user dictionary at once. In this case, the fastest and easiest solution would be to simply clear application data from the list of all installed programs on your smartphone: Settings
⟶ All applications ⟶ GBoard ⟶ Clear all.
Frequently asked questions about the history of predictive text input
Can I reset predictive text?
Yes, sure. Whether it's Android or iOS, you can reset your predictive text history as described above. Performing a reset is nothing more than deleting the history of the predicted text and starting again. You can also turn off predictive text input completely in some keyboard apps.
How to remove words from iPhone predictive text?
If you don't want to delete or reset all of your personalized dictionaries on your iPhone, but instead want to remove certain words from your predictive text history, you're out of luck if you're using the default Apple iOS keyboard. Right. Apple doesn't allow you to remove individual words from a predictive text field. So, you need to uninstall/reset as mentioned earlier in the article.
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