Android autocorrect · Settings guide
How to turn autocorrect on or off on Android
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Autocorrect belongs to the keyboard app, not the phone. Samsung phones use the Samsung Keyboard, where it's called Auto replace; many other Android phones use Gboard.
01 · Before you start
Check these first
- Samsung notes menu paths can differ on older devices and operating systems; the steps below are for the latest Samsung software.
Source: Samsung: personalise and turn predictive text on and off on a Galaxy
02 · Change the setting
Step by step, by device
Samsung Keyboard
Settings → General management → Samsung Keyboard settings → Auto replace
- Go to Settings, then tap General management.
- Tap Samsung Keyboard settings.
- Tap Auto replace, then tap the switch to turn it on or off.
Predictive text, the word suggestions above the keyboard, has its own switch in the same menu.
Source: Samsung: personalise and turn predictive text on and off on a Galaxy
Gboard
Features menu → More → Settings → Text correction
- Open any app where you can type, and tap a text field.
- At the top of the keyboard, tap Open features menu, then More → Settings.
- Tap Text correction and pick the correction options you want.
Source: Google: get word suggestions and fix mistakes in Gboard (Android)
If the setting doesn't change
To undo a word Gboard has just corrected automatically, tap Backspace. If corrections keep happening, open Text correction in Gboard's settings again and check your options.
Source: Google: get word suggestions and fix mistakes in Gboard (Android)
Frequently asked questions
Where is autocorrect on a Samsung phone?
Samsung calls it Auto replace: Settings → General management → Samsung Keyboard settings → Auto replace.
How do I undo an autocorrection in Gboard?
Tap Backspace straight after the correction.