Many Xiaomi smartphone users are faced with the intrusive behavior of the standard keyboard, which constantly suggests correcting words or inserting unnecessary emojis. This is annoying, confusing when printing quickly and often leads to typos that have to be corrected manually, especially for those who are accustomed to minimalism and prefer complete control over the typed text, rather than trusting artificial intelligence algorithms.
With MIUI and its new version of HyperOS, input settings can be spread across different menus, creating confusion. Sometimes users can't find a specific switch for predicting the next word or automatically replacing it. In this article, we'll go into detail on how to disable prompts, clear the dictionary, and restore comfort to text on your device.
We will look at the standard system tools, settings of the Gboard application (if installed) and the features of working with the Sogou keyboard, which is often preinstalled on global versions of firmware. Understanding these nuances will help you customize the gadget perfectly for your needs.
Why Xiaomi Keyboard Offers Extra Words
The main reason for intrusive prompts is because of machine learning algorithms built into the shell. The smartphone analyzes your communication style, frequently used phrases and the context of dialogue, trying to guess what you want to write next. For some users, it is a useful feature, but for others it becomes a source of constant noise on the screen.
In addition, Xiaomi devices often default to the Sogou keyboard or a modified version of Gboard with advanced system data access rights. These apps may have their own, more aggressive autocorrect settings that overlap standard Android settings, which is why simply switching the language is sometimes not enough to solve the problem.
⚠️ Attention: Aggressive autocorrection can distort technical terms, proper names, or slang expressions, replacing them with commonly used but incorrect words in this context.
Also, consider that some of the clues are part of accessibility features or special features that may have been activated accidentally, such as Simplified Input or specific settings for people with disabilities can change the behavior of the prediction panel.
Disable prediction in the standard Gboard keyboard
Most modern Xiaomi smartphones use Google’s Gboard keyboard for the global market, a powerful tool that requires the right initial setup to work comfortably, and to remove unnecessary interface elements, you need to go to the deep settings menu of the app itself.
First, open any chat or text input field to call the keyboard. Click on the gear icon, which is usually located at the top of the keyboard toolbar. If there is no icon, press the comma or space key, or go to the phone's general settings: Settings → Additional settings → Language and input. Here, select Keyboard Management and find Gboard.
Where to find hidden Gboard settings?
Inside the Gboard settings menu, you're interested in Setting Text, and that's where all the levers of smart input behavior are concentrated, so you need to find the Autocorrect switch and turn it to "Off," which will prevent the keyboard from changing the words you write.
Next, in the same section, look for the Show suggestion strip, which removes the top line of the word variants, leaving only the letters, a radical but effective method for those who type blindly and do not want to be distracted by visual noise.
⚠️ Note: Once autocorrect is disabled, the responsibility for spelling is entirely on the user. The system will stop highlighting errors with a red line unless a separate check function is enabled.
Also in the “Additional” section, you can turn off the “Smart Compose” feature, which offers whole phrases in gray, which is especially useful if you are annoyed by long predictions that overlap part of the screen.
Setting up and cleaning the Sogou keyboard on MIUI
Owners of Xiaomi devices bought for the Chinese market or some European regions often encounter the Sogou keyboard, which is extremely intrusive, offering stickers, themes and aggressive prediction. You can remove hints here, but the path to settings is slightly different from standard Android.
To access the configuration, call the keyboard and find the S icon or the Sogou logo in the corner of the toolbar. Go to Settings (cog icon). You will need the Keyboard Input or Settings section. Here you should find the Prediction option and disable it. It is also recommended to remove the tick from Auto Replacement.
☑️ Checking Sogou settings
Sogou's peculiarity is that it often has a separate engine for different languages. If you're typing in Russian and English, make sure that the settings are applied to both language profiles, sometimes you need to switch to the desired language in the keyboard menu and repeat the disabling procedure for each of them separately.
Another source of “junk” in Sogou are pop-ups with news or topic suggestions. To get rid of them, look in the General or About section of the program settings and disable all items related to “Recommendations”, “Notifications” or “Receiving Content”.
If standard methods don't work, you can try resetting your keyboard to factory settings. In the Sogou settings menu, find Reset or Restore by default. This will return the keyboard to a state immediately after installation, killing all the accumulated data about your habits that could cause the prompts to work incorrectly.
Dictionary and entry history management
Even after all prediction functions are disabled, the keyboard can continue to suggest words it has "remembered" before, because the personal vocabulary is kept separate from the autocorrect settings, and in order to (completely) remove unwanted prompts, you need to clear the vocabulary.
In Gboard, this is done through the Setting up Text → Personal Dictionary menu. Here you will see a list of all the words the system has learned. You can delete them one by one or clear the entire list by clicking on the menu (three dots) and selecting Delete All. This is especially useful if the keyboard has started offering random words or typos that you once accidentally typed and confirmed.
For a Sogou keyboard, the path can look like Settings → Dictionary → Personal Dictionary Management. There's also a cleanup feature available. Regularly cleaning the dictionary helps not only remove unnecessary clues, but also increase privacy, as you delete data about what you wrote in the past.
| Function | Gboard | Sogou (MIUI) | SwiftKey |
|---|---|---|---|
| The path to settings | The gear on the panel. | Logo S → Cogs | Application icon |
| Disabling prediction | Text customization | Enter / Keyboard settings | Type of text |
| Clearing the dictionary | Personal dictionary | Managing a personal dictionary | Confidentiality |
| Auto-replacement | Switch in text | Auto-replacement switch | Autocorrection |
It’s important to understand the difference between a cache and a dictionary. Cache is a temporary file, and a dictionary is a database of your words. Cache clearing in the Apps section → Application Management → Keyboard → Memory can help if the keyboard is slow, but removing prompts requires cleaning the dictionary.
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Periodically clean your personal vocabulary if you frequently change conversation topics or work with highly specialized terms so that the keyboard doesn’t try to guess non-existent words.
Third-party alternatives to standard input
If MIUI built-in tools and standard keyboards seem too overloaded, there is always the option to install a third-party solution.The Android app market offers a variety of options where minimalism and no advertising are the priority.
One of the best alternatives is OpenBoard, which is an open-source keyboard that doesn't have access to the Internet, so it can't physically send your data to servers for analysis, and it doesn't have all the bells and whistles of today, like cloud-based prediction, but it works quickly and predictably.
- 📱 OpenBoard is the perfect choice for paranoids and minimalists, completely open source.
- 🎨 FlorisBoard is a modern open source keyboard, in active development, with flexible interface configuration.
- ⌨️ Hacker’s Keyboard is a great option for those who need a complete layout as on a computer, without unnecessary prompts and emojis.
Installing a third-party keyboard requires confirmation in Xiaomi’s security system. Once the app is installed, the system will alert you to the potential risks of data entry. This is standard procedure for Android, and if you downloaded the application from a trusted source (such as Google Play or F-Droid), do not worry.
⚠️ Warning: When installing third-party keyboards, read permissions carefully. avoid apps that require access to contacts, location or microphone without an obvious need.
After you install a new keyboard, remember to switch it as your primary keyboard. This usually happens automatically, but if not, go to Settings → Additional Settings → Language and Input → Current keyboard and select the installed app.
Reset keyboard settings and eliminate errors
There are times when the keyboard is not behaving properly even after all the settings: prompts appear again, the interface freezes or words are replaced with nonsense, in which case a complete reset of the keyboard application to the factory settings through the Android system menu helps.
To do this, go to Settings → Applications → All apps. Find your keyboard (like Gboard or System Keyboard) in the list. Click on it and select Memory (or Storage) and you have two buttons available here: Clear cache and Clear everything (or Reset).
Using Clear Everything will remove all learned words, theme settings, clipboard history, and personalization, and the keyboard will be what it was when you bought the phone, a radical method, but it's guaranteed to remove software errors caused by the setting conflict.
Once reset, you’ll need to reset the input language and, if necessary, re-enable or turn off the features you want, and it’s recommended that you immediately turn off syncing your dictionary with your Google account after the reset, unless you want old habits to return automatically.
If the problem persists even after a reset, it may be due to a version conflict or system update, in which case it is worth checking for updates for the keyboard application itself in the Play Market or GetApps store. Developers often release patches that correct behavioral bugs.
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Resetting the keyboard app completely through Android settings is the most effective way to eliminate deep software errors and intrusive behavior.