How to disable automatic correction on iPhone and Android

For those who type fast and often text and email, autocorrect can be the bane of your life. It’s true that it has the potential to be useful, but it also has the potential to be annoying. In your speed to send your text or email to people, you may not notice that autocorrect has taken it upon itself to change certain words, and in doing so, you will deeply embarrass the other person. Aside from the shame factor, other people may not like a computer dictating to them how words should be spelled. So here’s how to disable autocorrect on iPhone and Android.

Read more: How to disable or adjust autocorrect on Android

To disable the default iPhone keyboard, go to Settings–>General–>Keyboards and scroll down to All keyboards† Switch off Automatic correction† There are also a few other things here, like automatic capitalization, that you might want to look at as well.

How to disable automatic correction on Google Gboard

If you’re an Android user, you probably use Google Gboard as your keyboard (although Gboard is also available for iOS). On Android, the exact setting location may vary depending on the phone model you have, but on a Pixel phone, all you need to do is go to Settings–>System–>Languages ​​& Input–>Keyboards† Tap On-Screen Keyboard–>Gboard–>Text Correction† You can now switch off automatic correction†

To turn off Gboard’s automatic correction on iOS, go to the app and then Keyboard Settings† There, near the top of the page, is automatic correctionwhich you can turn off.

How to disable automatic correction on SwiftKey

For SwiftKey, it’s easy to disable the auto-correct feature. Go to the clearly marked Settings button (it’s big and bright – you can’t miss it), and autocorrect is the second setting from top to bottom.