How to Remove the Automatic Big Letter in Xiaomi Messages: All Methods

Are you tired of the keyboard on Xiaomi persistently correcting your lowercase messages to capital sentences? This feature is part of MIUI’s smart autocorrection, which often works too intrusively. For example, when you write a small-letter informal message (hello) on Telegram or WhatsApp, the system automatically replaces it with “hello.” or when you type in brands (iphone → iPhone), nicknames (s1mple → S1mple), or slang words that are supposed to be written in lowercase terms.

The problem is complicated by the fact that in different versions MIUI (12, 13, 14 and on various models (Redmi Note 12, POCO X5, Xiaomi 13) autocorrect settings are hidden in different menus – or not at all in the standard settings. In this article, we will discuss 5 working ways to disable automatic capital letters, including hidden keyboard settings, ADB-You will also learn why the function can spontaneously turn on after updates. MIUI And how to prevent it.

1. disable the autocapital letter in the settings of the MIUI keyboard

The most obvious way is to use the standard Xiaomi keyboard settings, but there are pitfalls: depending on the MIUI version and the smartphone model, the path to the option may differ, and some firmware may not.

If you have a standard MIUI keyboard installed (not Gboard or other third-party), follow the following steps:

• 📱 Open any field to enter text (for example, in Messages or Notes).
• ⚙️ Press the gear icon (⚙️) in the top row of the keyboard to open its settings.
• 🔍 Go to Autocorrect or Text Input (name depends on version) MIUI).
• 🔠 Find the option Automatically with a capital letter (or Capitalize first letter in English) and turn off the slider.

If you don't have that option, your version of MIUI doesn't support disabling it through the GUI, so move on to the following methods.

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Make sure you use the standard MIUI keyboard.

Check the version of MIUI in Settings → About the phone

Backup your keyboard settings (if available)

Reboot your phone after the changes-->

2.Using Gboard or other third-party keyboards

If Xiaomi's standard keyboard doesn't disable autocapital letters, the easiest way to install is to install an alternative one, the most popular one being Gboard, where autocorrecting is more flexible.

1. 📲 Install Gboard from Google Play.
2. 🔧 Go to Settings. → System system → Language and input → Virtual keyboard.
3. 🔄 Turn on Gboard and set it to default keyboard.
4. ⚙️ Open the Gboard settings (cog icon on the keyboard) and select Text input → Autocorrection.
5. 🔠 Turn off the option Automatically with a capital letter.

The advantage of Gboard is that you can fine-tune autocorrects, such as disabling the fix only for certain applications or saving capital letters after the dots, but removing them at the beginning of messages. Gboard also has a Personal Dictionary feature, where you can add words that should not be adjusted (for example, nicknames or brands).

Other good alternatives:

• 🎨 SwiftKey (from Microsoft) – supports cloud dictionary and flexible autocorrect settings.
• ⚡ Fleksy – Minimalist keyboard with open access to register settings.
• 🔒 AnySoftKeyboard – for advanced users, allows you to completely disable any autocorrection.

⚠️ Note: Once a third-party keyboard is installed, the standard Xiaomi keyboard may continue to work in some system applications (e.g., Settings). → To fix this, in the keyboard settings, turn off standard input completely.

3. Disconnection via ADB (for power users)

If neither standard settings nor third-party keyboards help, you can use ADB (Android Debug Bridge), a tool for low-level Android management, which works on all versions of MIUI, but requires connecting the phone to a computer.

Here's the step-by-step instruction:

1. 🖥️ Install. ADB Tools on the computer.
2. 📱 On the phone, turn on Developer Mode (go to Settings). → About the phone and 7 times click on the version MIUI).
3. 🔧 Back to Settings → Additionally. → For developers and enable debugging by USB.
4. 🔌 Connect the phone to your computer and in the command line (or Terminal) execute:

adb shell settings put secure auto_capitalization 0

This command turns off autocapital letters at the system level. To make the changes effective, reboot the device. If you want to return the function, use:

adb shell settings put secure auto_capitalization 1

Warnings:

• 🚨 Misuse ADB It could disrupt the system. Follow the instructions exactly.
• 🔄 After updating MIUI The settings may be reset - you will have to repeat the procedure.
• 🔒 On some devices (Xiaomi) 12T, POCO X4 Pro) root rights required.

4. Manual editing of system files (root required)

For root-right users, there's a radical way to edit the system files that autocorrect, which is risky, but it's 100 percent effective.

Instructions:

1. 📱 Get root access (for example, through Magisk).
2. 📂 Install a file manager with root support (such as Root Explorer or Root Explorer). FX File Explorer).
3. 🔍 Cross the path:

/system/usr/keylayout/

Or (depending on the version of Android):

/vendor/usr/keylayout/

1. 📄 Find the Generic.kl file and open it in the text editor.
2. 🔧 Find the line with the key parameter 115 VOLUME_UP And add after it:

key 200 AUTO_CAP_OFF

1. 💾 Save the file and restart the device.

This method completely disables autocapital letters at the system level, but has drawbacks:

• 🚫 It may disrupt other keyboard functions.
• 🔄 After updating MIUI change.
• ⚠️ Incorrect editing of system files can lead to bootloop (locked phone turn on).

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Before editing system files, back up the /system partition via TWRP or OrangeFox Recovery, which will allow you to restore your phone if something goes wrong.

5. Resetting keyboard settings to factory

Sometimes autocapital letters are turned on because of a failure in the keyboard settings, in which case the reset helps:

1. 📱 Go to Settings. → Annexes → Application management.
2. 🔍 Find the Keyboard app MIUI (Latinime in English version).
3. 🗑️ Press Warehouse. → Clear the data and clear the cache.
4. 🔄 Reboot the phone.

After resetting, all user dictionaries and autocorrect settings will be deleted, and the keyboard will return to factory settings. In most cases, autocapital letters will then be turned off, but if the function is activated again, it means that it is written in the firmware at the system level.

Alternatively, discharge through Safe Mode:

1. 🔄 Press the power button and hold the power off until the window appears Safe Mode.
2. 🔑 Confirm the transition to safe mode.
3. 📝 Check if the autocap problem persists. If it doesn't, one of the apps installed is to blame.

6. Why do autocapital letters turn on themselves?

Many Xiaomi users complain that even after the shutdown, the feature is activated again.

To prevent spontaneous inclusion:

• 📵 Turn off automatic updates MIUI In Settings → The phone. → Updating the system.
• 🔧 Check your keyboard settings regularly after installing new apps.
• 📥 Use backup settings via Mi Cloud or Swift Backup.

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After each MIUI update

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FAQ: Frequent questions on autocapital letters on Xiaomi

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The most reliable way to disable autocapital letters on Xiaomi is to use Gboard or disable the feature via ADB. Standard MIUI settings often don't work, especially after updates.