3 Fixes for Autocorrect Not Working on Android

Basic Fixes

• Temporarily remove other keyboard languages: The autocorrect feature might not work for some other languages that you wish to use.
• Force quit and relaunch the keyboard: You can force quit and relaunch whatever keyboard app you use to give it a fresh start.
• Update your keyboard app: Always use the updated version of the Keyboard app on your Android phone.

1. Enable Spell Checker and Grammar Checker

These two features are responsible for enabling autocorrect on your Android phone.

Step 1: Open Settings on your Android phone and tap on System.

Step 2: Tap on Languages and Input and select Spell Checker.

Step 3: Enable the toggle for Use Spellchecker. Then, tap on Languages and ensure that you select your preferred language for Spell Checker.

Step 4: Tap the Settings icon next to Default Spell Checker and enable the toggle for Grammar Check.

Fix 2: Check Autocorrect Settings for Your Keyboard

Whichever keyboard you use on your Android phone, check the autocorrect settings for the same.

For Gboard

Step 1: Open Settings on your Android phone and select System.

Step 2: Tap on Languages and input and select On-screen keyboard.

Step 3: Select Gboard and tap on Text correction.

Step 4: Under Corrections, check if you have enabled options like Auto-correction, Auto-capitalization, and Auto-space After Punctuation.

For Microsoft SwiftKey

Step 1: Open Microsoft SwiftKey on your Android phone and select Typing.

Step 2: Check if you have enabled Autocorrect, Auto Capitalize, and Auto Space.

After enabling them, close Microsoft SwiftKey and launch the SwiftKey keyboard to check if the problem is solved.

Fix 3: Delete Learned Words and Data

Sometimes, the words you add to your personal dictionary get suggested instead of the correct spellings. So, try removing the learned words.

Open Settings > System > Languages and input > Personal dictionary and delete any news words or data you added.

You can also refer to our post if Voice-to-Text is not working on your Android phone.