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Smartphones

How to Turn Off Autocorrect in your Samsung Galaxy S5

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Like the phone itself, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Settings too are refined and can be hard to come across or remember where you last spotted a particular setting. How to disable autocorrect is one of these settings.

Anyway, worry no more. This here is your guide on how to turn to turn off autocorrect in your Galaxy S5. There are two ways you can go about it:

Disable Autocorrect from the Settings app:

  • Go to Menu and click on the Settings icon (it resembles a Gear icon).
  • Head over to the General
  • Select Language>>Input
  • The resultant screen displays the list of available Keyboards (Samsung Keyboard, Swift key and so on).
  • Select the Samsung Keyboard.
  • You will find the Predictive text option here and simply tap on it to turn off.

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Disable Autocorrect Directly from Keyboard

  • This is the second option that allows you turn off autocorrect directly from the keyboard.
  • On the bottom row next to the Sym button, touch and hold the second-left button.
  • A pop-out box will appear in which you will find a Gear icon – Tap it.
  • You will be directed to the Samsung Keyboard settings page upon which you should repeat the last step in Option 1 above (Disable Autocorrect from the Settings app).

Smartphones

How to Turn Off Autocorrect on OnePlus One

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Typing is one of the most rudimentary things on any given phone, and this is particularly so in this era of smartphones and touchscreens. Many users grapple with the issue of how to turn off autocorrect on their phones every day.

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Last year, a Chinese manufacturer going by the name OnePlus took the smartphone world by storm by unleashing a phone with high-end specs, yet at a very reasonable price that has since made it the darling of many. When it comes to their flagship project, the OnePlus One, one of the prevalent issues users have faced is how to disable autocorrect with accusations of ghost touches (multitouch) and typing problems.

For anyone encountering this, here is a simple guide on how to turn off autocorrect on your OnePlus One:

  • Head to Settings.
  • Select Language and Input.

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  • Go to [Android Keyboard-(AOSP)].
  • Scroll down the options and click Auto-Correction.
  • Select Off.

Your problem should go away now. In the slim chance that the above standard method does not work for you, then you should try to disable the AOSP before enabling it back. This is mostly pub-science but it works.