Xiaomi, Redmi and Poco smartphone owners often face a situation where the keyboard automatically starts typing text in capital letters, which can be annoying, especially when typing long messages or entering lowercase passwords, the problem lies in autocorrect functions and special input modes, which are activated by default in the MIUI or HyperOS system.
Understanding how to remove capital letters in Xiomi can speed up the printing process and avoid unnecessary fixes. In this article, we will discuss in detail the settings of the standard keyboard, third-party input applications and system restrictions that can affect the character register.
The main reason for automatic up-case switching is Autocapitalization, which causes the keyboard to start each new sentence with a capital letter, but there are times when Caps Lock mode is turned on, blocking the return to lowercase characters, the differences between these functions are critical to the correct configuration of the device.
The interface of settings may vary slightly depending on the version of the operating system and the model of your smartphone. For example, on the Xiaomi Mi 11, the menu may look different than on the budget Redmi Note.
Reasons for automatic register switching
Before you start disabling functions, you need to understand what causes the change in the register. In the Android operating system, which runs the MIUI shells, the system service is responsible for typing the text, and it analyzes the context: the beginning of the sentence, the name or the command.
Often users accidentally activate the register lock by pressing the register change button twice, this includes a mode in which all characters are entered as CAPITAL. This is visually displayed by the underlined arrow on the switch key, and also may be the cause of a malfunction in the operation of the keyboard application itself.
⚠️ Note: If the keyboard continues to type cap after the device is restarted, the input application cache may have been damaged or a conflicting plugin installed.
There are several key factors that influence keyboard behavior:
- 🔘 Activated autocapitalization function in language settings.
- 🔘 Accidental Enabling of Caps Lock Mode with Double Tap.
- 🔘 Conflict of third-party applications for managing the clipboard.
- 🔘 Errors in the system font or theme of design.
For a good diagnosis, try opening any text editor and checking the cursor behavior. If the next letter automatically becomes big after the dot, it's a regular autocapitalization job. If all the letters are big regardless of the position, the problem is in the fixation mode.
Settings of the standard Xiaomi keyboard (MIUI Keyboard)
Xiaomi smartphones often have their own MIUI Keyboard installed by default, which has its own specific settings, different from the standard Gboard. To change the input settings, you need to go to the deep menu of system settings.
Open the settings menu and find the Settings section, where you're interested in Language and Entering. This section is where you find all the options for display and behavior of the virtual keyboard. Select the active keyboard from the list.
In the keyboard control menu, look for Settings or Preferences, and this is where the switch that's responsible for the first letter of a sentence is located, and it can be called "Autocapitalization" or "Capital at the beginning of a sentence," and disabling this slider will solve the problem of automatically changing the register.
☑️ Algorithm of disabling autocapitalization
It's important to note that the changes are instant. You don't need to restart the device or close the applications. However, if you use multiple input languages, the settings can only apply to the current active language.
Managing the Gboard keyboard on Xiaomi
Many users prefer to replace the standard keyboard with Google's Gboard.This app offers more flexible settings and an improved predictive system. The process of turning off capital letters here is also simple, but the path to settings looks different.
Run any application that requires text input to make the keyboard appear. On the toolbar above the rows of letters, find the gear icon or press the comma key (depending on the version), this will open the Gboard settings menu. Next, select Setting up text.
In the list that opens, find the Autocapitalization switch, put it in an inactive position, and you can also turn off Auto Replace and Error Correction if they prevent you from typing in a particular style or code.
| Function | Description | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|
| Autocapitalization | Makes the first letter of the sentence capital | Disable for coding |
| Auto-replacement | Changes words to frequently used words | Leave it on. |
| Emphasizing errors | Selects words with errors in red | At the discretion of the user |
| Press vibration | Tactile keyboard response | Insert for convenience |
Once the changes are made, the Gboard keyboard will stop automatically changing the register, which is especially useful for programmers who type commands or when typing with case-sensitive nicknames.
If standard methods don't work, you can try to clean the keyboard application data, which will bring all the settings back to factory settings, and you'll have to reconfigure your vocabulary and preferences, but system errors will be fixed.
How to turn off Caps Lock locking
Special attention should be paid to the situation where the mode of permanent printing in capital letters is activated. On touch screens this is implemented through the mechanism of double tap on the register change key. One press changes the register for the next character, double press fixes the mode.
To exit this mode, just press the register change key again (usually looks like an up arrow). If the arrow is underlined, the mode is active. In some versions of the MIUI shells, this function can be completely disabled in the keyboard settings to avoid accidental activation.
⚠️ Note: On some Poco and Redmi models, double-pressing may be blocked by system power saving restrictions if background processes are limited.
Let’s look at the basic steps to check the fixation settings:
- 🔒 Go to the keyboard settings via the phone menu.
- 🔒 Find the "Screen" or "Exterior" section».
- 🔒 Look for the "Caps Lock" option by double pressing».
- 🔒 Deactivate the function if you don’t need it.
The absence of this feature in the menu means that your firmware version does not allow you to disable it directly, in which case it will help to install an alternative keyboard, where register management is implemented more convenient for the user.
Use of third-party keyboards
If the built-in tools don’t work, the best solution is to install a third-party text-entry app. Google Play offers a variety of options, from minimal to overloaded features.
A popular choice is SwiftKey or TouchPal. These apps have their own prediction engines and flexible register settings. Once you install and activate a new keyboard, you will be prompted to set up a profile. In the "Print" or "Correate" section, you can customize the behavior of capital letters in detail.
The advantage of third-party solutions is that you have profiles, so you can create a Programming profile where autocapitalization is disabled, and a Communication profile where it's enabled for convenience, and it takes seconds to switch between profiles.
When you install a new app, Android will ask permission to access the input, which is standard, because the keyboard needs to process your input, and download the apps only from official sources to ensure the security of your personal data.
Solving Update and Failure Problems
Sometimes the problem with the letter register is software-based and involves errors in the system update. Once a new version of MIUI or HyperOS is installed, the input settings may reset or conflict with the cache.
First, check for updates for the keyboard app itself in the app store. Developers often release patches that fix text input bugs. If the update doesn't work, try clearing the keyboard cache through the app management menu.
For advanced users, a method of resetting input settings through an engineering menu or ADB is available, but this requires caution. The average user just needs to reset the keyboard settings to the factory through the menu of the input application itself.
⚠️ Warning: Resetting your keyboard will remove your personal vocabulary and the history of frequently used words.
If nothing works, consider rolling back the system or waiting for the next security patch.Typing problems are a known bug in some firmware versions that developers fix as planned.