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OnePlus: Enable Autospace After Punctuation on Gboard

If you rely on quick typing in WhatsApp or Mail, missing spaces after commas and periods slow you down on every message. Gboard on your OnePlus can insert that space automatically, but the option sits deep inside the text correction settings and is easy to miss. Because it is still an experimental setting, it does not always behave the same way across keyboard updates.

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VersionAndroid 10 · Oxygenos 10

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Enable Autospace After Punctuation on Gboard auf OnePlus

When you type a period, comma or question mark on a OnePlus running Oxygenos, the next word often sticks directly to the punctuation mark unless you tap the space bar yourself. The setting responsible for fixing this sits inside Gboard's text correction menu, not in the general system keyboard settings.

Autospace after punctuation tells Gboard to insert a space automatically once it detects a punctuation mark at the end of a word. This speeds up messaging apps like WhatsApp or Mail, where fast typing matters more than perfect manual spacing.

To enable or disable it, follow this path:

Open the SettingsTap on SystemTap on Languages & inputTap on Virtual keyboardTap on GboardTap on Text correctionEnable or disable Autospace after punctuation

This option is still treated as an experimental feature inside Gboard, so its exact wording or position can shift between keyboard updates. If the toggle behaves inconsistently or disappears after an update, check whether Gboard itself needs updating from the Play Store before assuming your device is faulty.

Disable the setting again if it starts adding spaces in places where you do not want them, for example inside URLs or code snippets typed on the phone.

Frequently asked questions

Gboard only inserts the space when it recognizes a completed word followed directly by punctuation. If autocorrect or text prediction is disabled, the automatic spacing after Enable or disable Autospace after punctuation can behave inconsistently.

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