How to remove the T9 on Xiaomi Poco: disabling auto-replacement and setting up

Poco smartphone owners often encounter an intrusive automatic text correction feature that interferes more than helps, and when the phone persistently changes the right words to other words, it can drive anyone mad, especially when typing technical terms, names or slang phrases that the system considers to be errors.

The problem lies in the algorithms for the Gboard or Sogou virtual keyboard, preinstalled in the MIUI and HyperOS shells, which tend to anticipate a user's thoughts, but often do so incorrectly, and fortunately, developers have left the option to completely disable this functionality or fine-tune it to their needs.

In this article, we will discuss all available methods for managing autocorrection and predictive input, learn how to remove unnecessary words from the dictionary, reset accumulated training data and regain full control of the text you enter.

Difference Between Auto Replacement and Predictive Set

Before we get to settings, we need to be clear about the difference between the two main features that users often confuse: Auto-replacement is the process where a keyboard changes a word it has already typed for another word it considers more correct, which happens instantly after a space or punctuation mark is put.

In turn, predictive input (or prompts) only offers options for continuing a phrase over the keyboard, but does not change the text without your direct involvement. Many users want to leave hints but remove aggressive auto-replacement, which is considered the most convenient configuration for fast printing.

Android system settings allow you to manage these parameters independently, so you can keep the hint bar active to see abbreviations or emojis, but you can prevent the system from correcting your words by force, which gives you a balance between typing speed and content control.

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Use Auto Replace only to correct obvious typos, but turn it off for professional correspondence to avoid embarrassing situations.

Understanding this mechanics will help you flexibly configure your device, such as giving instant messengers hints and disabling all interventions to work with documents, which minimizes errors and improves overall productivity on your smartphone.

Disable autocorrection in the standard Gboard keyboard

Most Poco smartphones use Google's Gboard as their primary input tool, a powerful tool that requires the correct initial configuration. To remove an intrusive fix, you need to go to the deep menu of your keyboard settings.

Open any application that requires text input, such as notes or messages. When the keyboard appears, find the gear icon in the top toolbar. If it's not there, press and hold the comma or emoji to call the settings menu.

• 🔹 Click on the “Text” or “Text Correction” section in the settings menu.
• 🔹 Find the Auto Replace switch and put it in an inactive position.
• 🔹 To completely disable the prompts, remove the tick from the item "Show the hint bar».
• 🔹 Check if the autocapitalization mode is activated if it interferes with you.

Once you do this, Gboard will stop imposing its word variants, but it's worth remembering that the keyboard can continue to suggest words based on your correspondence history. To completely reset this data, you'll need to clean up the dictionary, which we'll talk about in the next sections.

Setting up the Sogou keyboard on Xiaomi devices

In some regions and on certain models, Poco has a Sogou keyboard pre-installed, known for its extensive customization capabilities, but also for its aggressive self-correction behavior, and its settings interface is slightly different from standard Android.

To access input control, click on the "S" icon at the top of the keyboard or select the settings icon. You're interested in a section that might be called "Input" or "Input settings." That's where the key switches are hidden.

⚠️ Note: In the Sogou keyboard, auto-replace function can be broken down into several sub-items, such as "Typographic Correction" and "Smart Prediction." Turn them off sequentially, checking the result.

Pay special attention to language settings. If you have multiple languages enabled, Sogou may try to guess the input language on the fly, leading to chaotic letter swapping, and it is recommended that only one primary language be kept active for stable operation.

Also in this keyboard is a feature called Cloud Input, which can mix words from the Internet into your personal vocabulary, disabling this option will increase privacy and remove unnecessary options for hints that are not relevant to your communication style.

Removing words from personal dictionary

Even after you turn off auto-replacement, the keyboard can remember words that you used a lot or, conversely, often corrected. Accumulated statistical dataset can distort the algorithms. Cleaning up your personal dictionary returns the keyboard to a "factory" state in terms of vocabulary.

The cleanup procedure doesn't delete your private messages or contacts, it only affects the internal keyboard cache.It's a secure operation that often solves problems with "glutty" input behavior. You can find this option in the "Additional" or "Privacy" section of the keyboard settings.

There is also the ability to manually delete specific words that the system persistently suggests, which in some versions of Gboard requires you to click on the cross next to the hint or keep the word in the hint list for a long time, which allows you to point-to-point the behavior of the system without completely resetting.

Cleaning your dictionary regularly is useful if you have changed your occupation or social circle, for example, if you stop using specific professional jargon, removing it from the dictionary will improve the quality of your daily life tips.

Comparison of keyboard capabilities for Xiaomi

Choosing an alternative keyboard can be a radical but effective solution. The market offers a variety of options, from minimalist to overloaded features. Below is a comparison of popular Android solutions.

If standard solutions don't suit you, look at Microsoft's SwiftKey, which is famous for its clever prediction that lessens corrections, and its handy settings panel, which Poco users often note is stable.

For those who appreciate minimalism, the ideal choice is Simple Keyboard, an open-source application that doesn't have any auto-replacement features, cloud syncs, or unnecessary animations. It just types in text as you type it.

Reset keyboard settings to factory

In cases where no settings are working and the keyboard is not behaving properly, it is recommended to reset the keyboard completely, which will return all input parameters to the out-of-the-box state, a last resort, but often the only one that works when software failures.

To do this, go to the basic Poco smartphone settings, find the Apps section, and select All Apps. In the list, find your keyboard (like Gboard). Inside the app menu, find the Clean button and select Reset Settings or Clear All Data.

After this procedure, the keyboard may ask you to re-allow your contacts or microphone, be prepared to reconfigure the input language and layout, however, this is guaranteed to remove any software conflicts caused by a system update or corrupt configuration files.

⚠️ Warning: Resetting the keyboard app data will delete all of your stored user words and learning history.You will lose personalization, but get a clean system.

Advanced Methods through ADB (for Power Users)

For users who are not afraid of the command line, there is the possibility of fine-tuning hidden Android settings through USB debugging. Using the ADB tool (Android Debug Bridge) allows you to change values that are not available in the normal interface.

First, activate the developer mode on your Poco, and then seven times click on the build number in the About Phone section, then turn on USB debugging in the developer menu, connect the phone to your computer, and enter a command to check the connection.

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To disable autocorrection at the system level, you can use the following commands that change the parameters of the input subsystem. Be careful when entering commands, as an error can lead to unstable interface operation.

adb shell settings put secure enabled_input_methods com.google.android.inputmethod.latin/com.android.inputmethod.latin.LatinIME


adb shell ime list -s

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Using ADB gives you maximum control, but requires a PC and basic command line knowledge. Use this method if standard settings fail.

This method is especially useful if the manufacturer has blocked certain settings in firmware. Through ADB, you can force the priority of input methods or disable specific correction services that are hidden from the average user.

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