How to clear the history of the keyboard on Xiaomi smartphones: all ways

The keyboard on Xiaomi smartphones keeps the entire history of your input, from search queries to private messages. This is convenient for autocomplete, but creates privacy risks. If you sell a phone, transfer it to another person, or just want to remove traces of your activity, cleaning the keyboard history becomes a must.

Depending on Xiaomi’s model (e.g. Redmi Note 12, POCO X5 or Mi 11) and MIUI version (13, 14 or HyperOS), cleaning methods may vary. In this article, we’ll break down all current methods, from manual removal through settings to full keyboard data reset, and learn how to turn off history forever and what to do if standard methods don’t work.

Why it’s important to clear keyboard history on Xiaomi

Keyboard typing history is not just a handy feature, it's also a potential security threat, and here are the key reasons why it's worth cleaning regularly:

• 🔒 Protection of personal data: The keyboard remembers passwords, card numbers, addresses and other sensitive information that can be retrieved even after deleting messages.
• 📱 Preparing for sale: When handing over a phone to a new owner, your input history can reveal your habits, contacts, and even financial details.
• 🗑️ Memory optimization: Accumulated data takes up space in system storage, which can slow down keyboard performance.
• 🔄 Resetting "sticky" sentences: Sometimes the keyboard starts offering irrelevant or offensive words - clearing the story solves this problem.

Clearing is especially important for users who are actively using Gboard (Google keyboard) or SwiftKey (Microsoft) and these apps sync data to the cloud, which increases the risk of leakage, while the standard MIUI keyboard stores history locally, but also requires attention.

⚠️ Attention: If you are using MIUI 14+ or HyperOS, some menu items may be called differently, for example, the "Language and input" section in new versions is moved to "Additional" → "Special facilities".

Method 1: Clear history through MIUI keyboard settings

Xiaomi's standard keyboard (aka Mi Keyboard) allows you to remove your input history directly from the interface.

1. Open any application where the keyboard appears (such as Messages or Notes).
2. Touch the gear badge (⚙️) on the keyboard panel to open its settings.
3. Go to the Dictionary or Personal Data section (name depends on the version of MIUI).
4. Choose Clear your entry history or Delete training data.
5. Confirm the action by pressing OK.

If you have HyperOS, the path might look like this: Keyboard settings → Advanced → Training data → Clear. In some firmware, the option is hidden deeper — for example, in Settings → System → Language and Type → Virtual Keyboard → Mi Keyboard → Additional.

Check out the MIUI/HyperOS version

Open any text field to call the keyboard

Find the settings icon on the keyboard panel

Make sure the correct section (Dictionary/Personal Data) is selected

Confirm the deletion of data

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Once cleaned, the keyboard will start to learn again, and the first few days of autocomplete will be less accurate. That's normal and temporary.

Method 2: Delete your history in Gboard (Google keyboard)

Gboard is the most popular alternative keyboard on Xiaomi. It syncs data to your Google account, so cleaning requires additional steps.

1. Open the phone settings → System → Language and input.
2. In the Virtual Keyboard section, select Gboard.
3. Go to the dictionary → Delete training data.
4. Click Delete and confirm the action.

For complete cleaning, it is also recommended:

• 🔄 Reset personal dictionary: Dictionary → Personal dictionary → Drop it.
• 🗑️ Clear Gboard cache: Settings → Annexes → Gboard → Memory. → Clear the cache.
• ☁️ Turn off sync (if not needed): Gboard settings → Account. → Synchronization of the dictionary.

⚠️ Note: If you use Gboard on multiple devices, clearing your history on Xiaomi won’t remove it from other devices, and you’ll need to go to your Google account settings and manually delete your keyboard details.

Standard MIUI

Gboard (Google)

SwiftKey (Microsoft)

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Method 3: Cleaning through system settings (for all keyboards)

If you can't find the cleaning option in the keyboard itself, try the universal method through system settings.It works for most keyboards, including SwiftKey and third-party apps.

Instructions:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. In the search bar, type the keyboard name (such as Gboard or Mi Keyboard).
3. Select the app and open the Memory section.
4. Click Clear Data (this will remove all settings and history) or Clear Cache (less radical).

Important: Cleaning up the data will reset all keyboard settings, including themes, languages and user words, and after the procedure, you will need to reconfigure.

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If the keyboard is slowing down after cleaning, restart the phone, which will help the system reassemble the cache for optimal operation.

Method 4: Complete keyboard reset via ADB (for advanced)

If standard methods fail (for example, due to a firmware failure), you can use ADB (Android Debug Bridge), which requires connecting the phone to the computer and turning on the developer mode.

Step-by-step:

1. Activate Developer Mode: Go to Settings → About Phone and click on MIUI Version 7 times.
2. Return to Settings → Additional → For developers and enable USB debugging.
3. Connect your phone to your PC, install ADB Tools, and execute the command:

adb shell pm clear com.miui.miuikeyboard

For Gboard, use:

adb shell pm clear com.google.android.inputmethod.latin

This command will completely reset the keyboard, deleting all data, including history.The method works on all versions of MIUI and HyperOS, but requires caution - improper use of ADB can disrupt the system.

⚠️ Attention: Before use ADB Create a backup of data through Settings → Memory. → Backup: In rare cases, a keyboard reset can cause system applications to fail.

How to Turn Off History Preservation Forever

If you don't want to clean up your story regularly, you can turn it off completely.

• 📱 Mi Keyboard: Go to Keyboard Settings → Personalization → Training data and disable the option Save your input history.
• 🔍 Gboard: Open Settings → Text input → Personalization and deactivation Offer words when entering and dictionary synchronization.
• ⚙️ SwiftKey: Go to Settings → Account. → Cloud Services and Disable Data Synchronization.

Disabling your history can degrade autocomplete quality, but it will significantly increase privacy, especially for users who often enter sensitive information (passwords, document numbers).

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Disabling synchronization with the cloud (Google/Microsoft) Not only does it protect data, but it also saves traffic as the keyboard stops sending input statistics to the servers.

Frequent problems and their solutions

When cleaning the keyboard history on Xiaomi, users face typical difficulties, and here are the most common ones and ways to fix them:

If none of these methods worked, try installing an alternative keyboard (like AnySoftKeyboard or Fleksy) that doesn’t initially store your input history. Also check your phone for viruses — some malware blocks you from changing your system settings.

FAQ: Answers to Frequent Questions