When they first came out, the so-called phablets were viewed as devices targeted at a particular niche. However, as the times wore on, phablets like the Galaxy Note series have increasingly found themselves in the hands of many, not just the busy professional.

Samsung recently launched the Galaxy Note 5, its fifth generation phablet complete with improved features, including the S-Pen stylus. Now, the more advanced the harder some users struggle to find basic settings affecting their everyday use of their Note which can beat the whole purpose of the efficiency it’s supposed to deliver.

One of these settings is the auto correct feature, a setting meant to help you fix typos and spelling errors you’re bound to make. However, at times it can prove to be an issue on the Note 5, whether you find it useful or not. So, what do you do to disable auto correct when it becomes a headache?

Here’s what…

• Open any application that allows keyboard typing (messaging or email, for example).
• Immediately to the left of the Space Bar you will notice the Dictation key (with a mic icon).
• Long-press it and this will yield several options. Tap on the Settings gear option.

• Look out for the section that says Smart typing on this pane. Slide the Predictive text to the OFF position to disable it.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 has been around for over two years now and has been replaced by the 2014 flagship offering, the Galaxy S5, and the Galaxy S6 in 2015.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, My device, 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.

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.

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).