How to Remove the Automatic Capital Letter on Xiaomi Keyboard: All Working Methods

Why Xiaomi Keyboard Automatically Puts Capital Letters – and How to Fix It

You type in a WhatsApp message or post on social media, and the keyboard on Xiaomi stubbornly replaces the first letter with a capital letter — even when you don’t need it? — This feature, called auto-capitalization, is enabled by default in most MIUI firmware. It’s useful for formal texts, but annoying when you’re informally communicating or entering specific data (like hashtags or logins).

Complicating the problem, the setup can be hidden in different menus depending on the version of MIUI (12, 13, 14) and the type of keyboard: standard Gboard (from Google), branded Mi Keyboard or third-party applications like SwiftKey. In this article, we will discuss all possible ways to disable autocapital letters from basic to hidden system tweaks.

Important: If you use a third-party keyboard (like the Samsung Keyboard on a Xiaomi smartphone), the settings may be different, so check the section with instructions for a specific keyboard below.

Method 1: Disabling autocapital letters in the standard Gboard keyboard

Most Xiaomi users default to Google's Gboard, a keyboard, to disable the automatic capital letter:

1. Open any application where you can type text (such as Notes or Messages).
2. Touch the gear badge (⚙️) on the keyboard panel to open the settings.
3. Go to the Text Input section → Auto-replacement.
4. Find the option Automatic capital letters and move the slider to the off position.

If Automatic capital letters are not on the menu, upgrade Gboard to the latest version via Google Play. In older versions, the option could be called Capital letters at the beginning of the sentence.

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⚠️ Attention: On some firmware MIUI (for example, MIUI 12.5 for Redmi Note 10) auto-capitalization can be disrupted after auto-capitalization is disabled.

Method 2: Setup of the Mi Keyboard

If you use a standard Xiaomi keyboard (Mi Keyboard), the algorithm of actions will be different.This keyboard is often installed by default on POCO and Redmi devices with localized firmware.

Instructions:

1. Press the space on the keyboard and select Keyboard Settings (or Mi Keyboard Settings).
2. Go to Advanced Settings → Auto-replacement.
3. Turn off the options: 🔹 Capital letter at the beginning of the sentence 🔹 Automatic punctuation (if it interferes with)

Save the changes and restart the keyboard (for example, close and reopen the app).

On some models (e.g. Xiaomi 12T), the path may look like this: Settings → Additional → Language and Input → Mi Keyboard → Text input.

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Method 3: Disconnection through MIUI system settings

If the keyboard ignores your settings, the problem may lie in the global MIUI settings, a method that works on MIUI firmware 13/14 and higher.

Steps:

1. Open Settings → Additional → Language and input.
2. Select Virtual Keyboard → Keyboard Management.
3. Press three points (⋮) in the upper right corner and select Reset keyboard settings.
4. After reset, reconfigure the keyboard as described in Method 1 or 2.

⚠️ Warning: Resetting will remove all custom words from the auto-replacement vocabulary. If you added specific terms (like nicknames or slang), you'll have to re-enter them.

Method 4: Using ADB to force shutdown (for advanced)

If standard methods do not work, you can disable autocapital letters through ADB-This method requires connecting the smartphone to the PC and enabling debugging. USB.

Instructions:

1. Turn on Developer Mode on Xiaomi: go to Settings → About Phone and 7 times click on the MIUI version.
2. Return to Settings → Additional → For developers and activate Debugging over USB.
3. Connect your smartphone to your PC, open Command Prompt (Windows) or Terminal (Mac/Linux) Enter: adb shell settings put secure auto_capitalization 0
4. Reset the device.

To return autocapital letters, use the command:

adb shell settings put secure auto_capitalization 1

Method 5: Install an alternative keyboard (if nothing worked)

If neither method worked, consider installing a third-party keyboard, such as SwiftKey or Fleksy, which offer more flexible auto-replace settings.

How to switch:

1. Install a keyboard from Google Play (like SwiftKey).
2. Open Settings → System → Language and input → Virtual keyboard.
3. Activate the new keyboard and set it by default.
4. In keyboard settings (e.g. SwiftKey) disable: 🔹 Auto-capitalization (in the Typing section) 🔹 Auto-space after punctuation (if not required)

The advantage of this method is additional features such as gestures, dark topics, and synchronizing the vocabulary between devices.

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Before installing a new keyboard, check reviews on Google Play - some apps may collect data about your input. Popular keyboards (Gboard, SwiftKey) are usually safe, but little-known ones can pose a risk.

Frequent problems and solutions

Sometimes autocap letters come back after you update MIUI or reset your settings.

• 🔄 Reset keyboard settings: As described in Method 3, return the settings to factory settings and reset them.
• 📱 Cleaning the app cache: Go to Settings → Annexes → Application management → Gboard/Mi Keyboard → Warehouse → Clear the cache.
• 🔧 Update check: An outdated version of the keyboard may ignore settings. Update it to Google Play.
• 📲 Conflict with other apps: Some auto-replacement managers (like Grammarly) can override keyboard settings.

If the problem persists, check if the Smart Reply feature is enabled in Google’s settings (it can automatically format text).

1. Open Google Settings (an app or section in the basic settings).
2. Go to Google Services → Smart Reply and turn off the option.

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If autocapital letters only appear in a particular app (like Telegram or VK), the problem may be its internal settings.

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