A large proportion of Android phones natively use Gboard, the keyboard developed by Google which integrates certain functions linked to the company’s platforms, such as a translator. Without a doubt, it is one of the best keyboards available for download on Google Play, and from time to time it usually includes new functions such as the clipboard.
However, one of the options present in this keyboard — and its alternatives — can be a real headache in many situations. We are talking about automatic correctorwhose function is to correct possible errors made by the user when writing to send the text correctly.
However, sometimes it does not recognize colloquial expressions or proper nouns correctly, and depending on how it is configured, it may Delete the word you wrote and replace it with another without giving you time to react. Fortunately, it is possible to modify this option so that it is not so intrusive, and even disable it.
How to change autocorrect
Sometimes Google’s keyboard autocorrect feature can play tricks and makes changes to text that has been typed when it is not even necessary. It’s not bad when it’s a suggestion, but I can get very annoying when the text changes without asking.
The keyboard includes an option to disable this feature or change its behavior. To do this you will have to open the keyboard and Click on its settings button, located in the top bar. Once there, you have to scroll down to the spelling correction section.
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Here you will find all the options related to this functionality, which are not uncommon. If you want to disable autocorrect completely, simply turn off the switch of the same name. In this way, The mobile will indicate that a word is misspelled, but it will not change it automatically, but you will have to click on it and select one of the options given, or click on the top bar of the keyboard where the suggestions appear as you type.
Another possibility is to leave it activated, but using option to return to previous state of the word when you press the Delete button. To do this, you must activate automatic correction and the “Cancel automatic correction on return” section. This will make it much easier to return to the word you entered before the phone automatically corrected it.
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