Today’s smartphones have long since learned grammar and know how to spell words in almost every language in the world. The so-called autocorrect function in the keyboard helps people write messages without mistakes. The keyboard you use refers to the dictionary on your smartphone. If you spell words incorrectly, you will be prompted for the correct spelling of the word or the words will be automatically replaced with the correct spelling.
Sometimes, things like names, obscure cities, street names, and pet names may be unknown to your Android device keyboard. Instead of manually correcting the keyboard every time it tries to change these words, you can add them to the dictionary.
This method is certainly more complicated than turning off autocorrect completely, but it’s worth it. In the end, you’ll only add the words you want to the dictionary, and the rest of the time your smartphone will still “help you with your grammar.”
Well, if you want to add a word or phrase to your Android autocorrect dictionary, here’s how you can do it.
How to add a word or phrase in the Samsung keyboard dictionary
The Samsung keyboard may not be as clear to the user when it comes to adding words to the dictionary. Nevertheless, if you want to do this, you have to follow these steps:
- First of all, type text into the text box to open the keyboard.
- Then, enter the word or phrase you want to add and tap on the checkbox to accept the spelling.
- After that, tap on backspace to highlight the word again and select it in the suggestion bar.
Once you have completed these steps, the word will be saved and will appear as a suggestion in the future.
How to add a word or phrase in the Gboard keyboard dictionary
If you want to add a word or phrase in the Google Gboard dictionary, you have to follow these steps:
- At first, open the keyboard, and enter the word or phrase you want to add.
- Next, if the word isn’t in the dictionary, a red line will appear below it. Tap the word and select “Add to Dictionary”.
Once you have completed these steps, you will add a word or phrase in your Google Gboard dictionary. The word or phrase will now be suggested in the future.
How to disable the autocorrect feature in Gboard
If you want to disable the autocorrect feature in Gboard on your Android device, you have to follow these steps:
- Swipe down from the top of your Android smartphone or tablet screen twice to open the “Quick Settings” panel.
- Tap on the gear icon.
- After that, navigate to the “System” section in the “Settings” menu.
- Then, choose “Languages & Input”.
- Tap on the “On-screen keyboard” option under the “Keyboard” section.
- Open the “Gboard” settings and select “Text correction”.
- Finally, scroll down and turn off the “Auto-correction” option.
Once you have completed these steps, you will disable the autocorrect feature in Gboard on your Android device.
How to enable automatic replacement of lowercase letters with uppercase letters on Android
Android can automatically fix capital letters at the beginning of sentences and on proper nouns as you type.
Under normal circumstances, this is a useful feature. However, for some people, it cannot be ideal. Many words are proper nouns as well as common nouns. If you find that you use such words regularly, you can turn off the autocapitalization feature.
You can do this by following these steps:
- Go to the “Settings” menu and select “System”.
- Then, choose “Languages & Input”.
- Tap on the “On-screen keyboard” option under the “Keyboard” section.
- Open the “Gboard” settings and select “Text correction”.
- After that, go to the “Auto-capitalization” and enable it.
Once you have completed these steps, you will be able to enable the automatic replacement of lowercase letters with uppercase letters on Android.
How does T9 work
Although it’s easy to hit the right keys on touch-screen mobile devices, this feature makes typing even faster and corrects mistakes that are easy to miss.
When you start to type a word – the system checks it against the dictionary and guesses the variants you can type next. If you press the space bar, the word will be replaced with the most appropriate word. If you make a mistake, there will also be a replacement.
Variants of words are taken from a special dictionary, additionally, you can replenish them yourself. Words that are spelled most often are put first.
As a result, thanks to this substitution of whole words in the not yet written word, it’s possible to write much more productively and pleasantly than typing each letter individually.
