How to Remove Auto Replacement on Android Xiaomi: A Complete Guide for All Models

Auto-replacement on Xiaomi smartphones is often a source of annoyance: the keyboard stubbornly corrects the right words for the wrong ones, changes the slang to formal options or adds unnecessary gaps. The problem is compounded by the fact that MIUI and the standard Gboard keyboard auto-correction settings are hidden in different menus – they are not always easy to find. This article will help you figure out how to completely disable auto-replace or customize it for your needs on any Xiaomi, Redmi, POCO or Black Shark device.

We'll look at all possible scenarios, from basic keyboard shutdowns to deep system settings for those who have auto-replacement coming back after upgrades. We'll focus on the differences between MIUI 14 and MIUI 15, and the nuances of working with alternative keyboards. If you're tired of the phone being smarter than you, read on.

Why is Xiaomi Auto Replacement Not Working Right?

The reasons for the malfunction of autocorrection on Xiaomi fall into three categories: software errors, AI learning features, and conflicts between keyboards.

• 🔄 Mixed dictionaries: MIUI It automatically loads dictionaries for multiple languages at the same time, leading to chaotic substitutions (for example, Russian words are corrected to English and vice versa).
• 🤖 Aggressive machine learning: Gboard and Mi Keyboard algorithms analyze your writing style, but often misread jargon, proper names, or professional terms.
• 📱 Keyboard conflicts: if multiple keyboards are installed on the device (e.g. Gboard) + SwiftKey, auto-replacement settings can be reset.
• 🔄 Updates MIUI: after major updates (for example, with MIUI 13 on MIUI 14) keyboard settings are often reset to factory.

Fun fact: in MIUI 15, developers have added a feature called Contextual Auto-Replacement, which takes into account the topic of correspondence, for example, in a work chat, it will offer formal versions of words, and in private messages – conversational, but this feature is still unstable and often causes ridiculous corrections.

⚠️ Warning: If auto replacement started to work worse after updating the firmware, try clearing the keyboard cache in Settings → Annexes → Application management → keyboard → Warehouse → Clear the cache. This will reset the learnable word base without losing user words.

Method 1: Disable auto-replacement in the standard MIUI keyboard

If you use the branded Mi Keyboard (set by default on all Xiaomi smartphones), the auto-replacement switching algorithm depends on the version of MIUI. In recent versions, the path to settings has changed, so we will consider both options.

For MIUI 14 and newer:

1. Open any field to enter text (such as notes or a message).
2. Put the pin on the gear badge (⚙️) on the keyboard to open the settings.
3. Go to the Text Input section → Auto-replacement.
4. Turn off the sliders: 🔘 Auto-replacement (main function) 🔘 Automatic arrangement of punctuation marks 🔘 Predicting the next word

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For MIUI 13 and older:

• 📱 Go to Settings. → Additionally. → Language and input → Current Keyboard (Mi Keyboard) → Settings.
• 🔍 Find the Text Input section → Correction of text.
• 🔘 Turn off all options related to auto-replacement and word prediction.

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If auto-replacement still works after you turn off, check if you have a second keyboard (like Gboard) installed, and the system can automatically switch between the two, resetting the settings.

Method 2: Configure auto-replacement in Gboard (if installed)

Google's Gboard is a popular alternative to Xiaomi's standard keyboard, and its auto-replace settings are more flexible, but also more confusing, to disable auto-correction:

1. Open any text field and tap the gear icon on the keyboard.
2. Select Settings → Correction of text.
3. Turn it off: 🔘 Auto-replacement (main switch) 🔘 Automatic comma placement 🔘 Show sentences when entering 🔘 Block offensive words (if it interferes with the)

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Important: Gboard has a hidden feature called Adaptive Prediction that analyzes your messaging messages. To turn it off, go to Settings → Input suggestions → Adaptive Prediction and deactivate the slider.

⚠️ Note: If you use Gboard on Xiaomi with MIUI 15, there may be a conflict between the system keyboard and Gboard. To avoid this, set Gboard as the default keyboard in Settings → System system → Language and input → Current keyboard.

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Method 3: Reset keyboard settings to factory

If auto-replacement is unpredictable even after manual shutdown, resetting the keyboard can help, which will delete all the learning data (including the words you added), but return the factory settings.

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find the Mi Keyboard (or Gboard if you use it) in the list.
3. Select Warehouse. → Clear the data.
4. Confirm action. Attention: this will delete all user keyboard settings!
5. Reboot the phone.

Once reset, the keyboard will be like new, you'll have to reconfigure the language, theme and other settings, but it's guaranteed to remove all the sticky auto-replace settings.

On some Xiaomi models (such as the Redmi Note 12 Pro+ or Xiaomi 13 Ultra) you may need to re-activate in Settings → Language and Input → Keyboard Management after resetting the keyboard.

Method 4: Disable Auto Replacement via ADB (for power users)

If the standard methods do not work, you can resort to commands. ADB (Android Debug Bridge.This will help disable auto-replacement at the system level, but requires connecting the phone to the computer.Warning: wrong commands ADB They may disrupt the system!

Instructions:

1. Install ADB Tools on your computer.
2. Turn on USB debugging on your phone (Settings → About Phone → MIUI Version → 7 taps → For developers → USB debugging).
3. Connect your phone to your PC and type in the command line: adb shell settings put secure spell_checker_enabled 0 This command disables the spell checker system.
4. To disable the text prediction, type: adb shell settings put secure text_show_suggestions 0
5. Reboot the phone.

To install an alternative keyboard:

1. Download the app from Google Play.
2. Go to Settings → System → Language and input → Keyboard management.
3. Activate the new keyboard and make it the main one.
4. Turn off the Mi Keyboard or Gboard to avoid conflict.

For example, in SwiftKey, auto replacement can be turned off as follows:

1. Open the keyboard settings (icon) ⚙️).
2. Go to Correction. → Auto-replacement.
3. Turn off all options in this section.
4. In the Languages section, remove unnecessary language packs that may interfere.

⚠️ Note: On some Xiaomi models (e.g, POCO F5 or Redmi K60) system keyboards can't be completely removed -- they can only be deactivated. If you do, when you reset the settings, they can be activated again.

Frequent problems and their solutions

Even after disabling auto-replacement, Xiaomi users are faced with a return feature or other bugs.

If none of these solutions worked, try rolling back the firmware to the previous MIUI, for example, in MIUI 12, the auto replacement was more stable than in MIUI 14/15.

1. Download the necessary firmware version from the official Xiaomi website.
2. Go to Settings → About Phone → System Update → Three Dots → Select a firmware file.
3. Select the downloaded file and wait for the process to be completed.

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Before rolling back the firmware, back up your data via Settings → Additional → Backup and Reset. rollback can cause you to lose user files!

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