How to enable tips on the Android Xiaomi keyboard: full instructions with pictures

Are you tired of constantly typing typos on your Xiaomi smartphone? Or want to speed up printing with smart prompts? Enabling autocomplete and smart suggestions on the MIUI keyboard takes less than a minute, but many users are not even aware of these capabilities. In this article, we will examine all the ways to activate prompts, from standard settings to hidden Gboard and SwiftKey keyboard features, which are often installed by default on Redmi, POCO and Xiaomi devices.

It's important to understand that the prompt algorithms work differently depending on the keyboard you choose. For example, the built-in MIUI keyboard offers basic auto-replacement options, whereas Google's Gboard analyzes your writing style and adapts to frequently used phrases. We'll look at the settings for all popular options, including multilingual input solutions. If you've never looked at Language and Type, it's time to do that!

Why are the tips on the Xiaomi keyboard not working?

Before you turn on the clues, you need to figure out why they might be disabled, and most of the time, the problem is one of three things:

• 🔄 Resetting settings: After the update MIUI or reset to factory settings keyboard returns to the state “out of the box”, where all “smart” functions are turned off.
• 📱 Default Keyboard Change: If you have installed a third-party keyboard (like SwiftKey) but haven’t set it up, the system can use the base version without prompting.
• 🔒 Confidentiality restrictions: B MIUI 14+ Incognito mode appeared, which blocks the analysis of the input text to generate prompts.

Another common reason is that there's no Internet connection, and today's keyboards (including Gboard) load cloud vocabulary databases for more accurate sentences, and if you're offline, the hints will be limited to a local vocabulary, and check if the mobile Internet or Wi-Fi is on before you set up the keyboard.

How to enable tips on the standard MIUI keyboard

If you haven’t installed a third-party keyboard, your Xiaomi device uses a built-in solution from the developers of MIUI.

1. Open Settings → Additional → Language and input.
2. Tap the current keyboard (usually the “MIUI Keyboard” or “Android Keyboard (AOSP)”).
3. Select keyboard settings → Text input.
4. Activate the switches: 🔠 Showing hints (main parameter) 🔄 Auto-replacement (correction of typos) 📚 Word training (to personalize suggestions)

Once these options are enabled, the keyboard will start offering words above the input bar. If prompts don't appear, try restarting your smartphone — sometimes changes only apply after the reboot. Also check if Incognito is enabled in the keyboard settings (it disables text analysis).

All switches in Text Input are activated |

Selected the correct default keyboard |

Internet connection (for cloud dictionaries) |

Incognito mode is disabled in the keyboard settings-->

Setting up tips in Gboard (Google keyboard)

Gboard is the most popular alternative to the standard keyboard on Xiaomi, offering advanced autocomplete, gesture support, and cloud-based dictionary synchronization to customize the hints:

1. Open any text field (such as WhatsApp or SMS) to make the keyboard appear.
2. Put the pin on the gear badge (⚙️) keyboard.
3. Go to Text Input → Show the prompt bar (turn on the switch).
4. In the dictionary section, activate: 🔄 Auto-replacement 📊 Input tips 🌐 Multilingual tips (if you use multiple languages)

To improve the accuracy of the prompts, we recommend you enable Personalization in your Gboard settings. This feature analyzes your messages (on the device only!) and adapts sentences to your writing style. If you are concerned about privacy, you can turn off cloud sync, but then the hints will be less “smart”.

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To reset a learning dictionary in Gboard, go to Settings → Dictionary → Personal Dictionary and remove unnecessary words. This is useful if the keyboard has begun to offer incorrect options.

Activation of prompts in SwiftKey (Microsoft)

SwiftKey is another popular keyboard, often pre-installed on POCO devices, and its key advantage is artificial intelligence, which predicts whole phrases rather than single words, to include clues:

1. Run SwiftKey in any text field.
2. Tap the + icon in the upper left corner of the keyboard.
3. Select Settings → Prediction.
4. Activate: 🔮 Prediction of words 🔄 Auto-replacement 📱 Cloud synchronization (for transferring dictionaries between devices)

SwiftKey is a feature that supports topical cues, for example, if you write frequently about technology, the keyboard will suggest terms like “processor,” “update,” or “MIUI.” To improve accuracy, you can manually add frequently used words to the Personal Dictionary (Dictionary in Settings section).

Additional prompting functions: gestures, emojis and voice input

Modern keyboards on Xiaomi offer not only text tips, but also other “smart” tools:

One of the most useful features is predicting the next word, for example, if you write "How are you," the keyboard might suggest "actions?" or "plans?" or "mood?" In Gboard, it's called "Smart Reply," and in SwiftKey, it's called "Flow." To include:

• In Gboard: Settings → Text input → Smart Reply suggestions.
• In SwiftKey: Settings → Prediction → Prediction of the next word.

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Voice input with prompts saves up to 30 percent of the time when typing long messages, especially for users with disabilities or when driving.

Problem Solving: Tips don’t appear or work wrong

If you have enabled all settings but the hints still aren't showing, check out the following points:

⚠️ Note: On Xiaomi devices with MIUI 13 and older, there is a bug where the prompts disappear after the system update. To fix this, reinstall the keyboard through Settings. → Annexes → Application management → Find your keyboard and select Reset Settings.

• 📱 Check the default keyboard: Sometimes, after installing a new app (like Viber), the system automatically switches to the base Android keyboard without prompts. → Language and input → Current keyboard and select the desired one.
• 🔄 Clear the keyboard cache: In Settings → Apps find your keyboard, then storage → Clear the cache.
• 📡 Update the keyboard: Outdated versions may contain bugs. Go to Google Play and check for updates for Gboard or SwiftKey.
• 🔒 Check permissions: Some keyboards (like SwiftKey) require access to Contacts and SMS to generate tips with names and frequently used phrases.

If the problem persists, try switching to another keyboard, such as if you don't have Gboard, install SwiftKey or vice versa, often to help determine if the problem is related to a particular application or MIUI system settings.

Keyboard comparison: which is best for hints on Xiaomi?

The choice of keyboard depends on your tasks. We tested the three most popular options on Xiaomi 13 Ultra, Redmi Note 12 Pro+ and POCO F5 devices.

SwiftKey is better for professional use (for example, for document work or programming), whereas Gboard is more convenient for everyday communication thanks to integration with Google services (search, translation, maps). If you care about privacy, turn off cloud sync in any keyboard settings - this will reduce the accuracy of prompts, but the data will not be transmitted to the servers.

⚠️ Attention: On devices POCO firmware MIUI for POCO Sometimes there are conflicts between the preinstalled SwiftKey and Gboard. If after installing the second keyboard, the prompts stopped working, delete one of them or reset the default settings.

FAQ: Frequent questions about tips on Xiaomi keyboard