Modern Xiaomi smartphones, which run on MIUI shells or the new HyperOS, offer users many features to speed up typing. However, often the built-in dictionary and aggressive autocorrect system start working against the owner, imposing the wrong words or changing endings, this is especially annoying when typing specific terms, names or slang expressions.
Many users are wondering how to turn off this feature to print exactly what you need without too much editing. The deactivation process depends on which keyboard is installed by default on your system. The standard version is most often found in Google's Gboard or in-house development Mi Keyboard.
In this article, we will take a look at all the ways you can manage prompts, and you will learn not only to completely disable auto-replacement, but also to clean up the accumulated database so that the system will no longer offer previously entered but no longer relevant words.
Why you may need to disable autocorrection
Intelligent text entry is meant to help, but in some scenarios it becomes a major obstacle, for example, if you're working with technical codes, medical terms, or just using unique abbreviations, the algorithm will constantly try to correct them to common analogues, which reduces the speed of printing and makes you constantly distracted to check the result.
And the dictionary of the smartphone remembers everything you type, and if you've ever made a typo in an important word and the system has memorized it, it will offer that option over and over again, and turning off the prediction function allows you to break this circle and regain full control of the text you type.
Also worth considering is the psychological aspect: constant pop-up prompts can distract from thought and disrupt the rhythm of the set. For people who type by blind printing or use non-standard layout, the presence of clues over the keys is unnecessary visual noise.
- 🚫 Misinterpretation of professional slang and jargon.
- 🧠 Accumulation of erroneous words in device memory that are difficult to delete.
- ⚡ Reduced speed of recruitment due to the need to constantly check auto-replacement.
Determining the active keyboard on the device
Before you start settings, you need to understand which application is responsible for text input. On Xiaomi smartphones, there are different options, most often it is Gboard, which is the standard for Android, or Mi Keyboard, a proprietary solution from the manufacturer.
You can check the current keyboard through system settings. Go to Settings, then select Additional and find Language and Type. At the top of the screen, you will see the active input method. By clicking on it, you can see the name of the application and go to its detailed configuration.
Sometimes users install third-party solutions, such as SwiftKey or Yandex Keyboard, which are similar to the dictionary, but may differ in the location of the switches, and in this guide we will focus on the two main options found on Redmi and Poco.
How to change the keyboard quickly?
Configure and disable the dictionary in Gboard
Google's Gboard is considered one of the smartest, but its settings allow for flexible behavior management. To get into the control menu, open any application that requires text and call the keyboard. On the top toolbar, find the gear icon or pinch the comma/emoji icon for quick access.
In the menu that opens, you need to go to Settings and then select Text Correction, and that's where all the key switches are. To completely disable smart features, you'll need to deactivate multiple options at once, as they work independently of each other.
First of all, turn off the autocorrect slider, which will prevent the system from automatically changing the words you write, then turn off the option display to remove the hint bar above the keys, and it is also useful to reset the statistics to delete the accumulated data.
☑️ Checklist of Gboard setup
Importantly, after updating the Gboard app, some settings may reset. Check this section regularly if you notice the return of intrusive prompts. The interface may vary slightly depending on the Android version.
Auto Replacement Management in Mi Keyboard
Xiaomi device owners often use the built-in Mi Keyboard, which is optimized to work with the MIUI shell. Its settings are along the Settings path → Additional → Language and Input → Keyboard Management. Select Mi Keyboard from the list.
In the settings menu, look for Predictive Input or Input Settings, and here is the master switch for the dictionary, and disabling Word Prediction will remove the extension bar.
And you should also pay attention to the Auto-Replacement feature, which, even when you turn off the prediction, can work by correcting endings. Make sure that this slider is also inactive. In some firmware versions, these settings can be combined into one smart input.
| Function | Description | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|
| Autocorrection | Automatically changing the word to another | Turn it off. |
| Prediction | Offers word variants from above | If you wish, |
| Autocapitalization | Makes the first letter capital | Leave it on. |
| Keyboard sound | Publishes a click when pressed | If you wish, |
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In Mi Keyboard, settings can be duplicated in the system menu and in the keyboard application itself, and changes made in one place must be applied in another.
Cleaning up accumulated data and resetting the dictionary
Simply turning off the prompts is not enough if you already have a lot of erroneous words in your memory, and to clear the dictionary, you have to delete the accumulated training data, and that will return the keyboard to its factory state, and it will start to "learn" again.
For Gboard, go to Settings → Additional → Reset or find Personal Dictionary. In Mi Keyboard, a similar feature is in Recovery and Reset. Press Clear Data or Reset Dictionary.
⚠️ Note: After resetting the keyboard will forget all your familiar words, including commonly used names and specific terms, and you will have to re-type them so that the system remembers the correct options.
This procedure also helps if the keyboard has started to work incorrectly, freeze or offer inadequate replacement options.Cache and data cleaning often solves software glitches associated with a bloated database.
- 🗑️ Remove all custom words added manually.
- 🔄 Resets statistics on the frequency of use of words.
- 🛠️ Solves problems with hanging the hint panel.
Using third-party keyboards for full control
If Xiaomi’s standard tools don’t work well or the interface seems too complicated, it’s worth considering alternatives. Third-party developers often offer more flexible privacy and dictionary management settings. Popular options include Simple Keyboard or OpenBoard.
These applications are open and do not collect input data, which ensures that your vocabulary is not cloud synchronized, and installing such a keyboard allows you to completely disable any prediction algorithms, leaving only basic character input.
To install, go to Google Play, download the selected application and activate it in the Language and Enter settings. After switching, you will get a minimalist interface where the dictionary function is either missing or controlled by a single simple button without hidden menus.
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Use Guest mode or create a separate user profile on Xiaomi if you need a keyboard with a clean dictionary to work with without mixing it with personal data.
Frequent problems and their solution
Users may find themselves in a situation where after all the settings, prompts still appear, often because a particular application (such as a messenger) may have its own autocorrect settings that override the system.
Check the settings of the app itself where the problem occurs. Telegram, Viber or WhatsApp may have spell checking features enabled, and make sure you don’t have multiple input languages activated at the same time, as switching between them can confuse the dictionary settings.
If the problem persists, try removing keyboard updates through the App menu. → Application management. This will roll back the input system to the factory version, where there will be no accumulated configuration errors.
⚠️ Note: When removing system keyboard updates, make sure you have internet access to reboot if required, or backup settings.
In rare cases, the set theme may cause conflict. Some custom themes change fonts and indentations, which may cause the hint bar to appear incorrectly or not disappear. Go back to the standard theme to rule this out.