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Oppo: Turn Auto-correction On or Off in Gboard

If words get swapped or rewritten while you type, without any underline or tap-to-confirm option, auto-correction is silently editing your text. This sits inside the keyboard settings, not in any messaging app itself. Typing names, slang, or technical terms becomes annoying when the keyboard keeps replacing them on its own.

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Turn Auto-correction On or Off auf Oppo

Auto-correction is a Gboard text-input feature that replaces words it considers misspelled while you type, usually without showing a warning or an underline first. On Android, this setting lives inside the keyboard app itself, not in the general phone settings, which is why many users cannot find it right away.

Because the replacement happens instantly, short typos, names, and slang terms often get swapped for the wrong word before you notice. Disabling the feature stops automatic swaps but keeps the keyboard responsive for regular typing.

To change it, go to Tap on SettingsTap on Additional settingsTap on Keyboard & input methodTap on GboardTap on Text correctionEnable or disable Auto-correction.

Turning the option off is useful if you type in mixed languages, use technical terms, or write short messages where accuracy matters more than speed. If you only want fewer aggressive corrections rather than none at all, check the related suggestion and prediction options in the same Text correction menu before switching auto-correction off completely.

Frequently asked questions

Auto-correction applies its best guess immediately instead of waiting for confirmation. You can review or disable this behavior under Tap on GboardTap on Text correctionEnable or disable Auto-correction.