Ever since the launch of the first Kindle, Amazon has cultivated a religious cult of followers through its line of devices. And the good thing about them is that the company has managed to keep the cost low (compared to the likes of competitors like Apple’s iPad and Microsoft Surface lines) but this is not to belittle this ereader which is still the best in the business.
They come in a range of options from the Kindle Fire HD to the Voyage and Paperwhite to the Fire HDX 8.9, the latest baby in its line.
Regardless of whichever device you own, knowing how to turn off auto correct on your Kindle can be handy, particularly if you are one of those who do not view auto correction a useful feature. The worst thing about it is that auto-correct is enabled by default.
Here then is a how-to guide on how to go about fixing it.
Open your device’s home screen.
At the top right corner find and select Settings.
Choose More.
Look for Kindle keyboard in the options pane that comes up. Select it.
Navigate to Quick fixes and drag the slider to the Off position.
Isn’t it just a pain when you get down to type on your fresh Mac or freshly installed copy of OS X 10.10 and the operating system keeps substituting your keystrokes with words it reckons you are trying to type? Nobody wants to find themselves in this irritating mess with Yosemite deeming itself more artificially intelligent than you are. And if you don’t know how to turn off auto correct in OS X, then you’re in for a rough ride.
Worry not though, we got your back – as ever. This simple guide looks to explain the steps you need to turn this around while using Mac OS X Yosemite, the latest version of Apple’s desktop operating system. As such, be warned that the steps you would need to follow in previous version of OS X may differ from one version to the next.
How to Turn off Auto Correct
To disable auto correct on your Mac running Yosemite, do the following:
Launch Spotlight by clicking on the magnifying glass icon located on your desktop’s upper right-hand corner.
Type ‘keyboard’ and open the first result that comes up (this should redirect you to Yosemite’s Keyboard settings located in the system preferences menu).
You will notice four tabs at the top of the window [Keyboard, Text, Shortcuts, InputSources]. Click on ‘Text’ and uncheck the box titled Correct spelling automatically.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how you turn off auto correct on Yosemite.
Say what you want about BlackBerry but the phone changed the phone landscape in more ways than you care to imagine. It so much as spawned the CrackBerry culture, a name given to those who became addicted to this marvelous gadget. To date, BlackBerry still commands an army of diehards and as they would tell you, you never know what you missing until you own one.
As with Android and Apple devices though, the BlackBerry too isn’t exempt from functions such as text auto correct. It can come in handy when correcting misspelt words, but it can attack a user’s vocabulary – and word choice – mercilessly especially if none of that is contained in the built-in dictionary.
Knowing how to turn off predictive text on the BlackBerry has been found to be challenging by some users, but that challenge ends here.
Enter the Menu and navigate to Options (some devices will ask you to select SMS Text or Text Messaging before selecting Options).
Scroll to and choose Disable Auto Text. Some BlackBerries will allow you to Turn off Auto-correct with Spacebar and while you’re at it, you can also Disable Word Substitution.
Select Menu hit (if the device provides the option to) and hit Save.
Alternatively:
Swipe down from top of the screen if you own a device like the Z10.
Look up the best smartphones on the market today and HTC One M8 has got to be up there with the best of them. I mean, if the most recent release dates are none of your concern, then this bad boy is every bit worth to be slid in your pocket. Few phones in the market today can be spoken of in the same breath as the One M8 – it’s a darling of a metallic smartphone of ridiculous power. In fact, only the iPhone 5S rivaled it in its heyday. Little wonder then that many still prefer it to its successor, the One M9.
The HTC One M8
That aside, some users are yet to get acquainted with a host of features, among them, how to turn off predictive text. Although meant to ease the process of typing, auto correct doesn’t always play nice. And it can be really annoying if you don’t know how to turn off predictive text because you type text and the feature turns it to something else we don’t want to use.
To turn off this auto-help on your One M8, here’s what you need to do:
Head over to Settings.
Select Language & keyboard.
Under Language & keyboard, tap HTC Sense Input (Keyboard Options).
You will be taken to the HTC Sense Input settings Find and tap Advanced.
With the recent launch of the OnePlus 2, Chinese company OnePlus has managed to vanquish the ever-precarious sophomore attempt with this stunning mid-range phone. In case you’ve purchased the OP2 without knowing what you actually bought, just know that for that kind of money, you got the best value for your buck.
The rivals to this gem include the likes of high-end culprits iPhone 6, Samsung Galaxy 6 and HTC One M9, the top smartphones on the market right now. In short, the specs are tempting yet the price remains half that of its competition.
However, daily use is likely to be fraught with the usual challenges you’ll face with any other phone. This includes the turning off auto correct and it is for this reason we are here in the first place.
How to Disable Auto Correct
Follow these steps and you will be able to resolve auto correct issues on your OP2:
Launch Settings in the menu app.
Look for Language & input and open it.
You will find a sub-heading titled Keyboard & input methods which allows you to check the keyboard you’re using. Select the keyboard you are using.
To disable auto correct, turn off Auto-correction.
Today, we want to take you through the process of turning off the auto correction abilities of iOS. Just like the iPhone and iPad, your iPod too runs iOS and disabling auto correct on the latter basically follows similar steps.
For most users, doing away with it is not recommended, but the choice to disable auto correct on your iPod can be a reasonable solution for some unique situations where you find the typo prevention to be not just irritating but totally unnecessary as well. Don’t worry though, you can always revert things to the default setting swiftly should you need to.
Another thing, the autocorrect toggle is present in all modern iOS devices, including the iPod, so this should not be hard to find irrespective of how old or new your hardware is.
Here then is how you can disable auto correct on your iPod:
Open the Home screen and head over to Settings.
Clicking on Settings will yield multiple options. Tap on General.
Right about the middle of the General settings pane, find and select Keyboard.
This is where you will find the auto correction feature.
Two years is a lot for a smartphone, there is no denying that. That’s how long the Nexus 5 (the phone where Android Kit Kat made its debut) has been around. Regardless, if you can find one, then you have one of the best value smartphones money can get you. That’s before you can get its forthcoming sibling, the Nexus 5X that is due for launch on September 29, 2015.
When it comes to typing on the Nexus 5, the auto correct feature makes things easier for some, whether it’s a text message they are drafting, an email or online form they are completing. For others though, the feature seems to have a mind of its own, turning what was a coherent conversation into a meaningless jumble. Fortunately, however, you can disable auto correct by adjusting the settings on your prized Nexus.
To disable the feature, you will have to do this manually – as is with every other phone – given there is no dedicated app to turn it off. Here’s what you need to do:
Go to Settings.
Select Language & input.
Select ‘Default’ which you will find under Keyboard & input methods (the default on the Nexus is the Google keyboard).
Select Auto-correction on the pane that ensues and you will be able to turn it off here.
Auto correct can be a vexing feature, and no less so on the iPhone. When you disable auto correct, you will be in a position to type more freely without having to double-check if normal words have been transformed into something you wouldn’t want finding their way into your mother’s or boss’s inbox.
The good thing with turning off auto correct is that whatever words you type – whether correct or not – will remain so.
So, how do you disable auto correct in your iPhone? Let’s walk you through!
Launch Settings on your iPhone.
Head over to General and hit Keyboard.
Somewhere among the options you should be able to find Auto-correction. Slide the switch to the OFF position.
Opt out of Settings like you normally do and you should kiss your problem goodbye.
Easy, right?
Disabling auto correct on your iPhone gives you the option to leave spell checking on – or turn it off – so that’s your call. Disabling it also leaves the convenient Quick Type keyboard intact which is welcome news for those who loathe auto correct but would want to be notified of typos (or have the option to type faster available).
The LG G2 is a powerful smartphone that was LG’s response to Samsung’s 2013 Galaxy S4 and HTC One, a year that saw us introduced to ultra-powerful phones many couldn’t have envisioned.
We may be in 2015 and two years into its introduction but the G2 is still a smartphone that boasts enviable specs that would be the envy of many, save for the geek who’s after the latest gadget on the market. In fact, this large yet wieldy phone can be credited for making the Korean giant relevant in the smartphone world again (this and probably the Nexus 4 and 5).
But a review is not the reason we are here today but rather, to know how to turn off predictive text on the LG G2.
Steps to Turn off Auto Correct
Turning off predictive text or spellcheck on the LG G2 is very simple.
Go to Settings.
Select Language and input.
Choose LG keyboard.
On the right you’ll see a gear icon. Tap on it and go to Word suggestion/Auto correction. Uncheck it and your problem should go away.
For anyone looking to turn off word suggestion, just follow the same procedure.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 has been around for over two years now and has been replaced by the 2014 flagship offering, the Galaxy S5, and the Galaxy S6 in 2015. This means the S4 may feel a bit of a relic, especially after the unveiling of the innovative Galaxy S6 Edge.
However, just because there are new entrants in this line doesn’t mean you should write off the Galaxy S4 yet: the screen is stunning, processor is superfast and the camera is great. Make no mistake about it, it’s still a beast of a phone.
Now, some S4 users (mostly the new) are yet to get to terms with how to turn off predictive text on this phone but thankfully, your worries end here.
Turn off Predictive Text in your S4 Touchwiz
For anyone with no idea what Touchwiz is, this is the layer, or rather interface, over the Android platform on Samsung smartphones. To change your keyboard settings, simply follow these steps:
Go to Menu.
Navigate to Settings.
At the top are four options: Connections, Mydevice, Accounts and More. Tap My device.
Scroll down until you find Input and control whose first sub-category is Language and input. Tap on it.
Here, you will find the list of keyboards. Tap on the gear icon next to Samsung keyboard.
Find Predictive text and move the slider until it is no longer green.
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The LG G2 is a powerful smartphone that was LG’s response to Samsung’s 2013 Galaxy S4 and HTC One, a year that saw us introduced to ultra-powerful phones many couldn’t have envisioned.
