Android basics: how to disable Google keyboard checker

  • Auto-correct on Android keyboards helps avoid spelling mistakes.
  • Disabling spell check on the Google keyboard is a simple and accessible process.
  • Settings may vary depending on the Android device manufacturer.
  • There are multiple resources to improve the user experience on Android.

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That keyboards for Android including an automatic proofreader is a good solution, since more than one has avoided sending a misspelled word. But, also, the decision made by the application in question is sometimes not the right one, and there are many who believe that it is better if the aforementioned help is not activated. We are going to explain how to get this for the Google keyboard.

The steps that we will indicate are valid for the work of the Mountain View company, which if it is not included in the default terminal, it is possible to download it without having to pay anything for it in the link that we leave in the image after this paragraph. Installation it has no mystery Since once development starts in the Android terminal, an assistant appears to change (not delete) the one used by default.

Steps to deactivate the checker

The truth is that it is not at all complex to deactivate the Google keyboard corrector for Android (for other developments the process may be different, although it will not vary much). If you have a terminal with the operating system no modifications, you have to do the following:

  • Access the Terminal Settings using the corresponding application that is in the list of available developments

  • Select the section called Language and text input and from the available options the following: Google keyboard

Google keyboard settings on an Android terminal

  • Now choose Spell Correction and disable the slider called AutoCorrect

In the event that your Android terminal has a custom interfaceLike Samsung's TouchWiz, the steps are somewhat different - but not much more complex. Basically, what you have to do is find the section where the keyboards are managed, which is usually called Language and introduction (or similar).

Language settings in Samsung's TouchWiz for Android

In the list that appears now you must locate the Google Keyboard and do what we have indicated in the tthird previous step. Once this is done, if this development is used, the automatic correction will not be carried out on your Android.

Others basic concepts of the Google operating system you can find out in the following list with their corresponding links:


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