If you’re a sloppy typist, autocorrect can be incredibly useful at correcting typos. However, the feature could try to autocorrect words not found in the built-in dictionary. We’ll show you how to disable autocorrect on your iPhone and Android device to make typing easier.
How to Turn Off Autocorrect on iPhone
If you’re having autocorrect issues on your iPhone, you can turn the feature off with a few taps. Try typing some text in a new message window. Instead of auto-correcting your words, your phone will flag words as possible misspellings. You can tap on the misspelled word and pick the correct spelling from the alternative words and spellings list. Alternatively, go back to your iPhone keyboard settings screen and toggle the Check Spelling switch to off. The red lines that indicate a misspelled word won’t appear going forward.
Add Words or Phrases to the Dictionary
If you prefer not to turn off autocorrect on your iPhone, you can add words or phrases to the built-in dictionary so that they’re not flagged. Note: You can also enable dictation on your iPhone to use voice recognition and avoid typing words altogether. Just tap the microphone icon in the text message box and start talking.
Turn Off Autocorrect on Samsung Galaxy Devices
If you’re using a Samsung Galaxy device, follow the steps below to turn off the autocorrect feature.
Add Abbreviations or Words to Your Dictionary
If you don’t want to disable autocorrect, you can add words or abbreviations to your dictionary.
Turn Off Spell Checker (Samsung Keyboard)
You may have disabled autocorrect, but you’ll still get word suggestions from the Android spell checker as you type. If you don’t want these suggestions, you can disable the Android Spell Checker.
How to Turn off Autocorrect on Android (Gboard)
By default, Android devices use Gboard, a typing app with several features including handwriting, Google Translate, predictive text, emoji search, etc. Note: Once you disable autocorrect, the keyboard will still offer correction suggestions.
Avoid Embarrassing Auto-Correct Errors
We’ve all had moments when we’ve sent a message only to find that the autocorrect feature changed a word, and it doesn’t make any sense. By tweaking the autocorrect settings, you can turn off the feature and avoid embarrassing errors. Was this guide helpful? Let us know in a comment.
