Owners of the popular Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 smartphone often face intrusive behavior from the system keyboard, which constantly tries to guess the typed word, a feature known as T9 or autocorrection, designed to speed up typing, but in practice it often annoys users by replacing the right words with the wrong ones or offering unnecessary options, especially when using slang, technical terms or proper names that are not in the standard dictionary.
Disabling this feature on a MIUI shell device may not seem obvious, as settings are hidden in the depth of the menu or require switching between different types of keyboards. In this article, we will detail all available methods for deactivating smart input so that you can print exactly what you want without artificial intelligence. We will look at the settings of the standard Gboard keyboard, which is installed by default on most global versions of firmware.
Before we go into radical action, it's worth understanding that turning off predictive input completely doesn't mean giving up convenience. You can keep the word prediction function, but you can take away the automatic character replacement, which is the middle ground for many users. Let's figure out how to find the right controls in your smartphone's Android system.
Search for keyboard settings in MIUI system
The first step to manage text input is to go to the appropriate section of system settings. On Xiaomi smartphones, the path to these parameters may vary slightly depending on the version of the Android operating system installed and the MIUI shell. Most often, users find the desired item through the general settings menu, where all the device parameters are collected.
You need to open the Settings app and scroll through the list to the Additional Settings section, which hides the language and input options, but in newer firmware versions, this item can be entered into a separate Language and Input menu, which is sometimes located at the top of the list of main settings or inside the Advanced Settings section.
⚠️ Note: Do not confuse the system keyboard settings with the settings of third-party printing applications, if you have them installed.
To quickly access the keyboard management menu, you can search by settings. Simply type the word "keyboard" or "language" into the search bar at the top of the settings screen, and the system will prompt you to go to the desired Settings → Additional settings → Languages and input. This will save time and allow you to immediately go to editing Gboard settings.
The menu that opens will show you the option “Keyboard Management” or “Current Keyboard” and displays the active input method, and clicking on your keyboard name (usually Gboard or Google Keyboard) will take you to its personalized settings menu, where the main configuration magic happens.
- 📱 Open “Settings” on the main screen.
- ⚙️ Go to the section "Additional settings».
- 🌐 Select the item "Languages and input».
- ⌨️ Click on "Keyboard management».
Once you do this, you'll be in the direct text management menu, and that's where the autocorrect function and other dialing assistants decide their fate, and it's important to not get confused by similar names and choose the active method settings, not just a list of languages.
Disable autocorrection and predictive dial on Gboard
Google’s Gboard keyboard is the standard for most Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 devices shipped to the global market. Its settings interface is logical enough, but requires care, since the settings are broken down into several subcategories. To disable intrusive word correction, you need to find the Textocorrect section.
And inside this menu, you'll see a lot of switches that are responsible for all aspects of how text works, and we're primarily interested in the autocorrection item, which is the one that automatically replaces the typed word with the most likely dictionary variant, and completely disabling this switch will stop any attempts by the keyboard to "fix" you.
And then there's the word hints or text prediction feature nearby. If you turn off autocorrection only, but leave hints, the keyboard will offer word variations over a number of numbers, but won't change the text itself, which is often the best solution for those who want to control the process but need clues.
You should also pay attention to the Autocapitalization setting, which, if it bothers you, can also be deactivated from the same menu, and after you make all the changes, just go back to your desktop, and the settings apply instantly and do not require you to restart the device.
- 🔍 In the Gboard menu, select “Settings».
- 📝 Go to the section "Text correction».
- ❌ Turn off the slider "Autocorrection».
- 💡 If necessary, turn off the “word hints».
☑️ Checking Gboard settings
It's important to understand the difference between these features. Autocorrect changes what you've written when you put a space, and the prediction only offers options. To have full control of the text, you'd better disable both settings, leaving only pure character input.
Setting up the standard MIUI keyboard
In some regions or on the Chinese versions of the firmware Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 can be installed own keyboard from the developers of MIUI. Its interface is different from Gboard, and the settings are elsewhere. If you see the MIUI logo when switching languages, the instruction will be different.
To access settings, you need to press and hold a comma or a special key with the settings symbol on the keyboard itself, or log in through the Language and Input menu. Unlike Gboard, settings here are often grouped more compactly, and you need to find the Input Settings section or similar in meaning.
Inside the menu, look for Autocorrection or Smart Correction. The MIUI keyboard may also have Predictive Set, which should be disabled to achieve the desired result. The interface can be designed in a minimalist style with large switches.
⚠️ Attention: After updating the keyboard setting system MIUI You can drop to the factory. Check this section after every major firmware update.
A feature of the MIUI keyboard is the presence of cloud dictionaries, which can interfere even when local autocorrect is turned off. It is recommended to go to the section "Cloud Settings" and disable dictionary synchronization if you want to completely isolate the device from external influences on text.
Hidden functions of the MIUI keyboard
If standard methods don’t work, you can try to clear the keyboard application data. Go to Settings → Apps → All Apps → MIUI Keyboard → Memory → Clear the data. This will return the keyboard to a “shop-like” state, killing all accumulated learning errors.
Removing the user dictionary and resetting the training
A common cause of T9 malfunction is a bloated user dictionary, into which the keyboard records your habits, including typos. If you once accidentally took a wrong fix, the keyboard memorized it and will now impose it over and over again. The solution is to clear the learning history.
In Gboard settings, you need to go to the “Additional” (or “Additional Settings”) section, and you’ll find “Reset” or “Delete saved words” on the Gboard settings, which won’t affect your personal files or other phone settings, but will only affect the keyboard word database.
| Action. | The result | Need for a reset |
|---|---|---|
| Disabling autocorrection | Words stop changing automatically | No. |
| Clearing the dictionary | All learned words are deleted | No. |
| Resetting keyboard settings | Return to factory input parameters | Recommended |
| Removal of updates | Retreat to the factory version of the Gboard | Yes. |
Once the dictionary is cleaned, the keyboard will become "stupid" again, like the first day of use, a great way to get rid of the intrusive fixes on specific terms or names that the system has persistently considered errors, a process that takes only a few seconds.
Also in this section, you can find the "Contact Sync" option, which, if enabled, uses names from your phone book to predict, and disabling this feature will increase privacy and remove unnecessary clues about the names of people you know when typing.
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Periodically clear the history of input in the keyboard settings. This not only removes the errors of the T9, but also frees up some space in the system cache, which is useful for the performance of the Redmi Note 5.
Using third-party keyboards for full control
If the built-in MIUI and Gboard tools don’t work, or the interface seems overloaded, the best solution is to install a third-party keyboard. App stores offer many options where auto-replace functions are managed more flexibly and easily.
One of the most popular solutions is the Yandex or SwiftKey keyboard, which allows you to customize the behavior of prompts in detail, for example, in SwiftKey you can turn off autocorrection, but leave a smart prediction of the next word, which is the perfect balance for many users.
To install an alternative keyboard, download the app from the Google Play Market, launch it and follow the activation instructions. Android will request permission to use the new keyboard and a warning that a third-party app may access the input data, a standard warning for any keyboard, including the system keyboard.
- 📥 Download the selected keyboard from the Play Market.
- 🔓 Activate it in the settings "Language and input».
- ✅ Select a new keyboard as the default method.
- ⚙️ Configure autocorrect parameters in the keyboard application.
Using third-party software often solves the problem when MIUI system bugs interfere with the proper operation of standard tools, and third-party keyboards often have more modern dictionaries and better understand the context of Russian speech.
Problem Solving and Frequently Asked Questions
Even after all the instructions are completed, nuances can arise, such as the keyboard can continue to suggest words if One-Hand mode is activated or special features for people with disabilities are enabled.
Sometimes the problem is not with settings, but with a specific application. Some messengers or games have their own input fields that ignore system settings, and in such cases, cleaning the cache of the most problematic application through the application management menu helps.
⚠️ Warning: If after all the manipulations, the keyboard is not working correctly (lost, freezes), try to remove updates to the Google Keyboard app through the app menu.
Remember that completely disabling the T9 on the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 is only possible through the active keyboard menu, not through the general system language settings.This is a key point that users often miss when wandering through the general Android settings.
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The most reliable way to get rid of T9 errors is a combination of disabling autocorrection in the Gboard settings and periodically cleaning the user dictionary.
In conclusion, text management on Xiaomi gives the user enough tools for a comfortable work, the correct setting will relieve unnecessary stress when typing messages and make using a smartphone more enjoyable.