How to completely disable T9 on Xiaomi: all methods for MIUI and third-party keyboards

The automatic T9 word prompt on Xiaomi smartphones often annoys users with inaccurate fixes, slow work, or intrusive sentences. While the feature is designed to speed up typing, it often causes errors — especially when using professional terminology, slang, or rare names. In this article, we will explore all possible ways to disable the T9 on Redmi, Poco, Black Shark and other brands, including hidden MIUI settings and nuances for different versions of keyboards.

It's important to understand that the T9 is not just about auto-replacement, but it's also about a whole range of functions: predicting the next word, automatically placing spaces, fixing typos, and even emoji prompts. We'll show you how to turn them off selectively (e.g., leave auto-replace but remove predictions) or completely. Instructions are relevant for MIUI 12-14 and most popular keyboards, including the Gboard, SwiftKey, and the standard Mi Keyboard.

If you find that after the MIUI update, the settings reset or the keyboard began to behave differently, there is a section in the article to solve this problem. We will also reveal the hidden method of disabling the T9 via ADB, which works even on locked versions of the firmware (for example, for Chinese Xiaomi without Global ROM).

What is T9 and why should it be turned off on Xiaomi?

T9 technology was originally developed for push-button phones, where each digital key corresponded to several letters. Modern smartphones use an adapted version of it, predictive input, which analyzes your vocabulary, message history and even the context of the sentence. On Xiaomi devices, this feature is integrated into:

• 📱 Standard keyboard MIUI (Mi Keyboard)
• 🎹 Gboard (keyboard from Google, preinstalled on many models)
• 🔄 Third-party keyboards (SwiftKey, Fleksy, etc.) if synchronized with your Xiaomi account

The main problems that T9 users face on Xiaomi are:

• ❌ Incorrect corrections: Replacement of specific terms (e.g, MIUI mui, names or abbreviations.
• ⏳ Slowing down the set: delays in prompts, especially on budget models (Redmi) 9A, Poco M3).
• 🔍 Intrusive data collection: Mi Keyboard defaults to send usage statistics to Xiaomi (you can turn off in privacy settings).
• 🌍 Language problems: when switching between Russian and English T9 You may “forget” words or offer irrelevant options.

Fun fact: On some Xiaomi models (like Black Shark 4), the T9 default is more aggressive because of the system’s gaming profile, which optimizes input for chats in games, which can be fixed by switching keyboard modes (for more on this in the Hidden Settings section).

⚠️ Attention: Disconnection T9 It doesn't affect the automatic placement of commas and dots -- it's a separate function that's managed in the language settings. If you want to remove it, look for Automatic punctuation in the keyboard menu.

Method 1: Disable T9 in the standard MIUI keyboard

If you use the Mi Keyboard preinstalled, follow this instruction. Note that the path to settings may vary slightly depending on the version of MIUI (the brackets indicate alternatives for older firmware).

Steps to shut down:

1. Open any field to enter text (such as notes or a message).
2. Touch the gear badge (⚙️) on the keyboard to open the settings.
3. Go to Text Input → Auto-Replacement and Prediction (in MIUI 12 this may be called Smart Input).
4. Turn off the following switches: 🔘 Auto-replacement (correction of typos) 🔘 Predicting the next word 🔘 Automatic space allocation (optional)

Additional settings → Keyboard training

If your MIUI version does not have Auto Replacement, try an alternative route:

Settings → System and device → Language and input → Virtual keyboard → Mi Keyboard → Settings → Text input

Open field for entering text|The gear on the keyboard is pressed.|Auto-replacement disabled|Predictions disabled|Discarded training (optional)-->

⚠️ Note: On some models (Redmi Note 10 Pro, Poco) X3 Pro after disconnection T9 The swipe function may be missing, so to return it, restart the device or reinstall the keyboard through Settings. → Annexes → Application management → Mi Keyboard → Reset.

Method 2: Setting up Gboard (Google keyboard)

Gboard is often installed by default on global Xiaomi versions (e.g. Redmi Note 11 Global) and its settings are more flexible than the Mi Keyboard, but the path to disabling the T9 is less obvious.

1. Open any text field and tap the tripod icon (⋮) keyboard.

2. Select Settings → Text input.

3. Disable the following options:

• 🔘 Autocorrection (Autocorrection)
• 🔘 Show suggestions (show suggestion strip)
• 🔘 Next-word Predictions (Next-word suggestions)

4. For a complete reset of the dictionary, go to the Dictionary → Personal Dictionary and delete all saved words.

If you are using Gboard with sync through your Google account, turn off:

Gboard Settings → Account → Synchronization of the dictionary

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To speed up the input without T9, turn on Gboard gesture input (Glide Typing) in the section Settings → Gestures. This will allow you to type without taking your finger off the screen, without intrusive prompts.

Method 3: Disable T9 via ADB (for power users)

If standard methods did not work (for example, on Chinese firmware Xiaomi without Global). ROM), can be turned off T9 through ADB-This method requires connecting the smartphone to the computer and enabling debugging. USB.

Step-by-step:

1. Enable Developer Mode on Xiaomi: Go to Settings → About Phone. 7 times click on MIUI Version. Return to Settings → Additional → For Developers and enable USB Debugging.

command-line

Terminal

adb devices

The name of your device should appear.

Mi Keyboard

adb shell settings put secure miui_keyboard_correction_enable 0

adb shell settings put secure miui_keyboard_suggestion_enable 0

Reset the device.

If you use Gboard, the commands will be different:

adb shell settings put secure spell_checker_enabled 0

⚠️ Attention: Teams ADB They may be reset after the update. MIUI. To fix the changes, use the Tasker or MacroDroid app to automatically execute commands when you boot the system. ADB on devices with a blocked bootloader (bootloader) - this can lead to failures.

Method 4: Reset keyboard settings to factory

If the T9 continues to work despite all the manipulations, a full reset of keyboard settings will help, which will delete all saved words, input history and personal settings, instructions are suitable for Mi Keyboard and Gboard.

For Mi Keyboard:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find the Mi Keyboard and select Warehouse.
3. Click Clear Data and Clear Cache.
4. Confirm the action (this won’t delete system dictionaries, only user data).

For Gboard:

1. Open Settings → System and Device → Language and Input → Virtual Keyboard → Gboard.
2. Select additionally → Resetting settings.
3. Confirm the reset.

To install an alternative keyboard:

1. Download the app from Google Play or APKMirror (if Play Market is not available).
2. Go to Settings → System and Device → Language and Entering → Virtual Keyboard.
3. Turn on the new keyboard and set it by default.
4. Open the keyboard settings and turn off all options associated with the T9.

Advantages of alternative keyboards:

• ✅ No data collection (unlike Mi Keyboard and Gboard).
• ✅ More opportunities for customization (size, themes, layouts).
• ✅ No advertising and unnecessary features.

Standard Mi Keyboard|Gboard (Google)|SwiftKey| Other third-party |I don't know which one I have-->

Solving problems after T9 shutdown

Sometimes, after you turn off auto-replacement and predictions, you get side effects, and here are the most common problems and solutions.

If you notice that the keyboard has become less convenient after disabling the T9, try the following settings for compensation:

• 🔍 Turn on vibration when pressed (keyboard settings) → Sound and vibration for better tactile feedback.
• 🎨 Increase the size of the keys in the keyboard settings → Size and layout.
• 🔄 Activate one-handed mode if you are uncomfortable typing with both hands.

On some Xiaomi models (e.g. Mi 11 Ultra) after updating MIUI 13→14, the keyboard settings are reset.

1. Make a backup of the settings in Settings → Additional → Backup.
2. Remember or take pictures of the current keyboard settings.
3. After updating manually return the previous parameters.

FAQ: Frequent questions about disabling the T9 on Xiaomi