Android
Turn On/Off Glide Typing auf Android
Glide typing is a Gboard feature that lets you enter words by dragging your finger across the letters instead of tapping each one. It runs independently from autocorrection and word suggestions, so switching it off does not change how predictions or corrections behave.
Some users disable it because the swipe gesture accidentally triggers wrong words during fast typing, or because they prefer classic tap input for precision. Others turn it on to speed up one-handed typing on larger screens.
Where to find the setting
The toggle lives inside the keyboard app settings, not in the general Android input menu:
Tap on Settings ➔ Tap on System ➔ Tap on Keyboard ➔ Tap on On-screen keyboard ➔ Tap on Gboard ➔ Tap on Glide typing ➔ Turn on/off Enable glide typing
Inside the same menu you also find related options like Show gesture trail, which displays the visible line while you swipe, and additional gesture toggles that only apply while Glide typing is active.
If your keyboard app is not Gboard, the same setting is usually named differently and located under that app's own settings instead of the system Keyboard menu.