Xiaomi Red Emphasis: Why It Appears and How to Delete It Forever

Have you noticed that on your Xiaomi smartphone, words are highlighted in red — as if the program checks the spelling, but does it with errors? — This problem is familiar to many MIUI users, and it can appear in both standard applications (Messages, Notes) and messengers (WhatsApp, Telegram).

In 90% of cases, the system is not the fault, but the keyboard (most often Gboard or standard MIUI Keyboard), its autocheck settings or language pack conflict. Less often, the problem lies in system glitches after a MIUI update or malfunctioning of Google services. In this article, we will analyze all possible causes and give 7 working ways to remove red accents, including hidden settings that are not written in the official documentation.

1. Disabling spell check in the keyboard

The most common reason for red accents is the keyboard spell check feature that works even if you type in Russian, but the system thinks the word is written with an error, and you can turn it off right in the keyboard settings.

Instructions for Gboard (keyboard from Google):

1. Open any field to enter text (e.g., Messages).
2. Touch the badge. ⚙️ (gear) on the keyboard to go to its settings.
3. Select Text Correction → Spelling Check.
4. Move the slider to the off position.

For the standard MIUI Keyboard:

• 📱 Go to Settings. → Additionally. → Language and input → Current keyboard (MIUI Keyboard).
• 🔍 Find the Text Correction or Spelling Check section.
• ❌ Turn off the automatic check or highlight errors.

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If the red lines are left after turning off the spell check, try restarting the phone – sometimes changes are only applied after the reboot.

2. Reset keyboard settings to factory

If disabling spell check didn't help, other keyboard settings, such as language settings or the user's dictionary, may have gone wrong, in which case resetting keyboard settings to standard ones will help.

For Gboard:

1. Go to the keyboard settings (icon) ⚙️ input panel).
2. Select additionally → Resetting settings.
3. Confirm the action by pressing OK.

For MIUI Keyboard:

• 🔧 Open the Settings. → Annexes → Application management.
• 🔎 Find the keyboard. MIUI on the list and tap on it.
• 🗑️ Select Warehouse. → Clear the data (this will delete the user dictionary!).
• 🔄 Reboot the phone.

⚠️ Note: Clearing the keyboard data will remove all saved words from the user's dictionary. After resetting, you will have to re-add specific terms (such as jargon or names).

3. Verification of language packages and regional settings

Red accents can be caused by conflicting language packets, for example, if the system thinks you are typing in English and the keyboard is configured in Russian, and the problem arises when the region is not selected correctly (for example, Russian (Ukraine) instead of Russian (Russia)).

How to check:

• 🌍 Go to Settings. → Additionally. → Language and region.
• 📝 Make sure your primary language is Russian (Russia) or another relevant region.
• 🔄 If the language is already correct, try switching to English temporarily and then back to Russian.

Also check the keyboard settings:

1. Open the keyboard settings (Gboard or MIUI Keyboard).
2. Find the Languages or Text Entering section.
3. Remove all unnecessary languages, leaving only the ones you use.

4. Update of keyboard and system services

If the red accent appears after the MIUI update or the installation of a new application, the problem may be an outdated version of the keyboard or a failure of Google system services.

For Gboard:

• 📲 Open the Google Play Store.
• 🔍 Enter in search of Gboard.
• 🔄 If you have an update button, press it.

For system services:

1. Go to Settings → About the phone → System update.
2. Check for MIUI updates and install them.
3. Open Google Play Store → Menu → Settings → Auto Update apps and select Always.

If the updates don’t help, try reinstalling Gboard:

1. Remove the keyboard through Settings → Apps → Gboard → Delete.


2. Reboot the phone.




3. Install Gboard again from Google Play.

5. disabling system spell check (for advanced)

MIUI has a hidden spell-checking system that works independently of the keyboard, which can emphasize words in red even if all keyboard settings are disabled, and to deactivate it, you need to go to the language and input settings.

Instructions:

1. Open Settings → Additional → Language and input → Spelling Check.
2. Select Turn off spell check or uncheck all available languages.
3. If there is no point, tap on three points (⋮) → Additional settings → Verification of the text.

On some Xiaomi firmware, this section may be hidden, and resetting the language settings will help:

• 🔧 Go to Settings. → System system → Resetting settings → Resetting language and keyboard settings.
• ⚠️ This won’t delete your data, but it will reset all language preferences.

✅ All important notes and messages are saved?

✅ Are account passwords remembered (if you use autocomplete)?

✅ Is there a backup of the user dictionary of the keyboard?

✅ Wi-Fi connection checked (for downloading updates after reset)?-->

6. Removal of the user dictionary and cache

Red accents can come from a damaged user dictionary, a database that stores words you've added manually, and if the dictionary is filled with erroneous entries or conflicts with system settings, the keyboard begins to emphasize even the right words.

How to clear the dictionary:

• 📱 For Gboard: Gboard settings → Dictionary → Delete user words.
• 🗃️ For MIUI Keyboard: Settings → Annexes → keyboard MIUI → Warehouse → Clear the cache.

If that doesn’t work, try a full reset:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → All applications.
2. Find Gboard or the MIUI Keyboard.
3. Click Warehouse → Clear the data and Clear the cache.
4. Reboot the phone.

⚠️ Warning: Cleaning the keyboard data will delete all the saved words, including those you added manually (e.g., nicknames, jargon, abbreviations.

7.Verification for viruses and conflicting applications

Rarely, red accents can be caused by viruses or conflicting applications that interfere with keyboard operation, for example, some “optimizers” or antiviruses from unknown developers can modify system settings.

How to check:

• 🛡️ Install an official antivirus (e.g. Google Play Protection or Dr.Web Light) and scan the system.
• 🔍 Go to Settings. → Annexes → All applications and sort the list by installation date.
• 🗑️ Remove suspicious apps installed before the problem occurs.

If you suspect a particular application (e.g. SwiftKey, GO Keyboard), try:

1. Remove it through Settings → Apps.


2. Clear the system keyboard cache.




3. Reboot the phone.

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If none of these methods worked, the problem could be deep MIUI settings, in which case resetting your phone to factory settings (but don’t forget to back up!) will help.

FAQ: Frequent questions about red accent on Xiaomi