How to disable word correction on Xiaomi: setting up the keyboard

Xiaomi’s current smartphones, which run MIUI shells or the new HyperOS, are equipped with intelligent text input systems designed to speed up typing. However, often this feature, known as autocorrection, takes effect against the user by changing the right words to completely different ones or imposing unnecessary endings. This is especially annoying when communicating in instant messengers or conducting business correspondence, when every word has to be rechecked. Owners of Redmi and POCO devices encounter this regularly, since the standard settings of the system sometimes get confused after updates.

The process of deactivating this feature is not universal for all models, as it depends on the installed version of the keyboard. In most cases, Xiaomi smartphones use Google’s virtual Gboard keyboard, but in some regions and older firmware, you may find the standard Mi Keyboard or solutions from third-party developers such as SwiftKey. Understanding which software module is responsible for typing text in your particular case is the first step to solving the problem. Ignoring this fact can lead to you looking for settings in one menu, while the real keyboard is elsewhere in the system.

In this article, we will take a closer look at the algorithms for disabling corrections for different types of input, look at hidden settings, and explain why the system can ignore your commands. You will learn how to completely remove the emphasis of errors and how to make the phone print exactly what you press without unnecessary “smart” interventions, which will allow you to regain full control over text input and improve the comfort of using your smartphone in everyday life.

Determination of an active keyboard in the Android system

Before you make changes to your settings, you need to figure out exactly which app is currently used to type. In the Android ecosystem on which all Xiaomi devices are based, multiple keyboards can be installed, but only one is active. Often users try to configure Gboard while the system uses a standard MIUI keyboard, or vice versa. This leads to confusion and wasted time, since changes in the inactive app are not displayed on the screen.

To check the current input tool, you need to go to the system settings of the device. Find the section that is responsible for additional settings or managing the phone itself. Depending on the version of the MIUI shell or HyperOS, the path may be slightly different, but the logic remains the same. You need to find the item associated with the language and input, where the information about priority applications is stored.

Within the settings menu, look for the "Current Keyboard" or similar wording, and if you click on it, you'll see a list of all the input apps you've installed, which might be Gboard, Mi Keyboard, or SwiftKey. It's the one that's ticked or colored, and that's the target for further customization. If you're planning to use a third-party solution, you'll also need to activate it first in this list.

It's worth noting that after a major operating system update, input priority can be reset to factory value, so if you've used a tool before and now the interface has changed, check that setting first, which will save you time and allow you to immediately jump to the configuration menu.

Disabling autocorrection in Gboard

The Gboard keyboard is the de facto standard for most of today’s Xiaomi smartphones sold globally. It has a powerful predictive algorithm that sometimes becomes overly intrusive. To disable word correction, you need to log into the settings of the app itself, not just the system. This can be done in two ways: through the general Android settings menu or directly through the keyboard interface.

The fastest way to get to the menu is to press the space button or the settings icon (cog) right on the character input bar. If that's not possible, go to Settings on your phone, then select Additional and find Language and Input. From the list of active keyboards, select Gboard and go to Settings. Here you are interested in the text correction category, where all the main controls are concentrated.

Inside the text correction section, you'll see a lot of switches, each of which is responsible for a specific function. To completely disable the intrusive fix, you need to deactivate several options. This is especially true for the basic autocorrect, which changes words on the fly. Also worth noting is the autocomplete function, which offers word endings, and the first-press correction, which automatically inserts the first option from the prompts.

• 🔘 Autocorrection – the main switch that disables the automatic replacement of words with similar words from the dictionary.
• 🔘 Show fix options – hides the hint bar above the keyboard, freeing up space for content.
• 🔘 Blocking unwanted words – allows you to add words to the blacklist that the phone is trying hard to fix, even if autocorrect is turned off.

⚠️ Warning: Once autocorrect is disabled, Gboard will stop automatically fixing obvious typos, so dial speeds may temporarily slow down until you get used to the new mode.

It's important to understand the difference between "tips" and "fix." Tips just suggest words, and the fix actively changes the text that's already printed. If your goal is to remove only the red line underlining but leave the hints, then you need to find the Spelling option in Gboard and turn it off, while keeping the text prediction unit active, which will keep the convenience of fast typing, but removes visual noise and automatic replacements.

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Periodically clear Gboard’s learning history in privacy settings so the vocabulary doesn’t get overwhelmed with slang or bugs that the phone will start to think are correct.

Setting up the standard MIUI keyboard

Devices designed for the Chinese market or older Xiaomi models often pre-installed the company’s own design, the Mi Keyboard. Its logic is somewhat different from Google’s products, although the functionality is similar. The settings interface is more minimal, but the key text management functions are present in full, users often confuse these settings with the system settings, which leads to configuration errors.

To access the Mi Keyboard management, you need to go to Device Settings, select Advanced Settings (or “Additional”), then Language and input. In the keyboard list, find “Mi Keyboard” and click on the settings icon next to it. In the menu that opens, you should look for the “Input” or “Input Settings” section. This is where the switches that control the behavior of text when typed are located.

Unlike Gboard, settings can be grouped differently here: you need to find Autocorrect or Auto Replace and put the slider inactive, and you should also check for Smart Input, which can include a set of algorithms for correcting grammar and style, disabling this item will make the keyboard behavior more predictable and "dumb" in the good sense of the word, allowing you to enter text without interference.

The Mi Keyboard features the ability to adjust vibration and sound to the system settings separately from the system settings. If you turn off correction to improve speed, it makes sense to also adjust the vibration length or turn off the keyboard sound to focus on the printing process, which is especially true for those who are used to typing quickly and rely on tactile sensations rather than visually checking each word.

Text management in third-party keyboards

Many Xiaomi users prefer to install alternative solutions such as Microsoft SwiftKey, Yandex Keyboard or TouchPal. These applications have their own, often more advanced prediction engines, but they can also be annoying with excessive activity. The setup principle is the same, but the paths to the menu may differ. Usually the settings are hidden inside the application itself, which can be accessed through the icon on the desktop or through the gear icon on the input panel.

In SwiftKey, for example, you have to go to the "Input" or "Write" section, where the "Autocorrect" switch is located. The unique feature of this keyboard is that you can adjust the aggressiveness of the fixes. You can leave the function on, but reduce its sensitivity so that it only changes obviously wrong words, ignoring controversial cases, a compromise for those who do not want to completely abandon the help of artificial intelligence.

The keyboard from Yandex is popular in the Russian segment due to its excellent speech recognition and local features of the language. To turn off the fix in it, you need to open the settings (cogs), select "Keyboard Management" or "Autocorrection" and remove the corresponding tick. It is noteworthy that Yandex.Keyboard often offers a "smart" input bar, which can also be turned off if it interferes with the review.

When using third-party keyboards, it’s important to keep permissions in mind. Fix functions require access to your input data. If you value privacy over the convenience of autocorrection, disabling this feature will also increase your digital security, as less data will be analyzed by cloud developers’ servers.

Dictionary reset and keyboard learning

Sometimes the problem isn't with the settings themselves, but with the accumulated vocabulary that has learned the wrong patterns or specific abbreviations, and if turning off autocorrects didn't work, or if the keyboard keeps behaving strangely, it makes sense to reset personal training data, and that will bring the keyboard back to factory status by clearing your typing, slang, and specific names habits.

To do this, you need to go to Settings → Additional → Language and Input → Gboard → Additional. At the bottom of the list, you will find “Reset Keyboard Settings” or “Delete Learned Words.” By clicking on this button, you confirm the action, after which the keyboard will start learning again, which can temporarily reduce the quality of predictions, but solve the problem of incorrect replacements.

It is important to distinguish between app resets and dictionary resets. The first will return all the switches to their original position (by enabling autocorrection), and the second will only clear the word database. So after the reset procedure, you will have to retrace the feature disabling path described in the previous sections. Be careful when choosing the type of reset, so that you do not lose your preferences for design and sounds.

Solving problems with sticking settings

In rare cases, users are faced with a situation where the settings are not saved or functions are turned on back after the device is restarted. MIUI/HyperOS If standard methods don't work, a deeper approach to diagnosis is required.

The first step should be to update the keyboard app through the Google Play store or GetApps. Developers regularly release bug fixing patches. If the update didn't work, try removing keyboard updates through the app management menu. Go to Settings → Apps → Find your keyboard → Click three dots in the corner → Remove updates. After that, the system will roll back to the factory version and the settings will reset, which often solves the problem of software conflicts.

⚠️ Warning: Removing system keyboard updates may temporarily disrupt some of the functions that depend on it until you re-update or restart. Another reason could be the Power Savings mode or third-party optimizers, which force the keyboard to close down, preventing it from saving changes in real time. Try adding the keyboard app to the power saving exception list. This will ensure that it is constantly working in the background and will allow you to correctly apply all the changes you made to the configuration (FAQ) Why does the keyboard keep emphasizing words with a red line after autocorrecting is disabled? Red underlining is a spell-checking feature that works separately from autocorrection. To remove the underline, you need to find the keyboard settings "Spelling" or "Spelling Check" and turn it off. This will remove the visual highlighting of errors, but will not change the words automatically. Can you turn off autocorrect only for one particular application? Standard Android and MIUI tools can not do this, settings apply globally for all input fields. However, some third-party keyboards (for example, SwiftKey) may have experimental functions or plugins that allow you to create profiles, but in the basic version, the setting of the single for WhatsApp, the browser and the MIUI do not affect the speed of the smartphone, or the speed of the device from the operation? On the contrary, it can even reduce the system load a little, since the processor does not need to constantly analyze the input text and check it with the database in real time. What if after the MIUI update, the keyboard settings disappeared? With major updates, the shell settings can be reset to default. You need to re-enter the language settings and input and disable autocorrection. It is also recommended to check the updates of the keyboard itself in the application store, since the new version of the software could change the menu structure. Is it safe to use third-party keyboards on Xiaomi? Using popular keyboards, you can reset the default. Always check the developer’s permissions and reputation before installing.