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Introduction
Autocorrect can be a useful feature on smartphones, helping fix typos and spelling mistakes as you type. However, it can also change words you intended to type into something completely different, which can be frustrating. If you find autocorrect more annoying than helpful on your OnePlus 6, here is how to turn it off completely.
What is Autocorrect?
Autocorrect is a software feature found on most smartphones that automatically fixes spelling mistakes and typos as you type. It works by comparing the words you type to an internal dictionary to determine if a word is spelled correctly.
If autocorrect detects a misspelled or unrecognized word, it will automatically change the word to the most probable alternative spelling from its dictionary. This helps you avoid mistakes and type faster without having to go back and manually fix errors.
Why You Might Want to Turn Off Autocorrect
While autocorrect can be useful, it also has some significant downsides:
- It can change words you intended to type into something completely different, which can alter the meaning of sentences.
- It may “correct” proper nouns, names, slang terms, or words from other languages that are not in its dictionary.
- Its corrections are not always accurate and can introduce new errors.
- It can be annoying when you know you’ve typed something properly but autocorrect changes it anyway.
If you find autocorrect is doing more harm than good when typing on your OnePlus 6, disabling it is simple.
How to Turn Off Autocorrect on OnePlus 6
Turning off autocorrect on your OnePlus 6 will disable automatic spelling and typo corrections system-wide. Follow these steps:
1. Open Your Keyboard in Any App
First, open any app where the keyboard pops up, like Messages, Notes, or Gmail. You need to access your keyboard’s settings menu.
2. Long-Press the Gear Icon on the Keyboard
On the lower left of the OnePlus 6’s default keyboard, long-press the gear icon. This opens the keyboard’s settings menu.
Long press the gear icon on the OnePlus 6 keyboard
3. Tap Text Correction
In the keyboard settings menu, tap the “Text correction” option.
4. Toggle Off “Auto-correction”
Find the “Auto-correction” option and slide the toggle to the left to disable it.
5. Confirm Autocorrect is Disabled
You can confirm autocorrect is now turned off by typing a misspelled word – you should no longer see automatic corrections pop up.
And that’s it! Autocorrect is now disabled on your OnePlus 6’s system keyboard. Keep in mind this only applies to the default keyboard – third-party keyboards may have their own autocorrect settings to adjust.
Customizing Other Text Correction Options
In the Text Correction settings menu, you can customize other options related to spelling and typos:
- Predictive text – Toggle this on or off to enable or disable word predictions as you type based on probability.
- Spell checker – With autocorrect off, enable this to still underline misspelled words in red.
- Auto-capitalization – Disable this if you do not want the keyboard to automatically capitalize the first letter of sentences.
- Double-space period – Automatically insert a period when you double-tap the spacebar.
Adjust these and other settings to fine-tune the typing and text correction experience on your OnePlus 6.
Should You Re-Enable Autocorrect?
If you find disabling autocorrect significantly hurts your typing speed and accuracy, you may want to consider turning it back on. Here are some tips:
- Clear your personal dictionary and let autocorrect re-learn words you commonly use. Over time, it will make better corrections tailored to your typing style.
- Add custom words like names or slang terms to your personal dictionary so autocorrect does not try to “fix” them.
- Adjust autocorrect’s aggressiveness – on some keyboards you can make it more or less eager to correct.
- Consider a third-party keyboard app like SwiftKey or Grammarly that may have better autocorrect capabilities.
With some tweaking, you may be able to make autocorrect work for you rather than against you. But if you still find it intolerable, leaving it disabled is an option as well.
Conclusion
While the autocorrect feature aims to improve typing accuracy and speed, it can result in changing intended words and introduce frustrating errors. Thankfully, disabling autocorrect system-wide on the OnePlus 6 only takes accessing the keyboard settings and toggling one option.
Take back control of your typing experience on your OnePlus 6. Turn off annoying autocorrections by following the simple steps outlined above. Just remember you can customize other text correction settings or re-enable autocorrect if you find it ultimately more helpful than not.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Will turning off autocorrect disable spelling check on my OnePlus 6?
A: No, disabling autocorrect only stops the keyboard from automatically changing words it thinks are misspelled. You can still enable the Spell checker option to underline potentially misspelled words.
Q: Can I disable autocorrect on only certain apps?
A: Unfortunately there is no way to disable autocorrect for only select apps. The toggle in the keyboard settings turns it off globally across all apps.
Q: What if I am using a third-party keyboard like SwiftKey or Grammarly?
A: Most third-party keyboard apps have their own autocorrect settings you would manage by going into that app’s settings menu, not the system keyboard menu.
Q: Is there a way to keep autocorrect enabled but stop it from changing certain words?
A: Yes, most keyboards let you add custom words like names or slang terms to a personal dictionary, so autocorrect will not try to “fix” those words when you type them.
