How to completely disable auto suggestions on Android: keyboard, search and browser

Auto-suggestions on Android are both a convenient feature and a source of irritation. On the one hand, they save time when typing or searching for information. On the other hand, they often offer irrelevant options, reveal your search history to random people, or simply interfere with your concentration. Situations are especially annoying when the system stubbornly suggests misspelled words, old contacts or search queries that you have long forgotten.

In this article we will look at smartphones running Android: from system keyboard settings to hidden settings of browsers and search applications. The instructions are relevant for devices all possible ways to disable auto-suggestions on smartphones running Android: from system keyboard settings to hidden settings in browsers and search applications. Instructions are relevant for devices Samsung, Xiaomi, Google Pixel, Realme and other brands with shells One UI, MIUI, ColorOS or pure Android. You will also learn how completely reset the history of suggestions without tracesif standard methods do not help.

Before you begin, please note: some settings may vary depending on the version of Android (from Android 10 to Android 15) and the device manufacturer. If you do not find the specified menu item, check the “Advanced” section or use the search in the settings (magnifying glass icon in the upper corner).

1. Disabling auto-suggestions in the keyboard (Gboard, Samsung Keyboard, MIUI Keyboard)

The keyboard is the main source of auto-suggestions on Android. The system analyzes your writing style, frequently used words and even sentences to suggest completion options. Sometimes this is useful, but often leads to comical or ridiculous proposals. Let's look at how to disable this feature in popular keyboards.

First, determine which keyboard you are using. This can be done in the settings: Settings → System → Language and input → Virtual keyboard.

Here you will see the active keyboard (for example, Gboard from Google or Samsung Keyboard).

1.1. Disabling tooltips in Gboard (Google Keyboard)

• 📱 Open any text input field (for example, in notes or messenger) so that the keyboard appears.
• 🔧 Click on the gears (⚙️) icon in the top panel of the keyboard to open settings.
• 📝 Go to section Text input → Show text suggestions i turn off the slider.
• 🔍 To completely disable it, also go to Dictionary → Personal Dictionary and delete all saved words.

If you want to leave basic hints, but remove personalized ones (based on your correspondence), disable the option Adaptive input in the same section. This will stop the analysis of your messages in WhatsApp, Telegram and other applications.

Uncheck "Show text suggestions"|Disable "Adaptive input"|Clear personal dictionary|Reset trained data (in the "Advanced" section)

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1.2. Disabling hints in the Samsung Keyboard

On devices Samsung with a shell One UI the path will be a little different:

1. Open the keyboard and tap by gear icon (or three dots).
2. Select Keyboard settings → Smart input.
3. Disable options:
   • 🔄 Text prediction
   • 📊 Input style analysis
   • 💬 Emoji tips (if not needed)

Important: On some models Samsung (for example, series Galaxy S23 or Galaxy Z Fold) you may need to additionally disable Samsung Pass in the settings security, as it synchronizes data between devices.

1.3. Disabling hints in MIUI Keyboard (Xiaomi, Redmi, POCO)

In the firmware MIUI the path to the keyboard settings is often hidden. Here's how to find it. required options:

1. Launch the keyboard and click on gear icon.
2. Go to Advanced settings → Text input.
3. Disable:
   • 🔮 Next word prediction
   • 📱 Cloud dictionary synchronization (if not needed)
   • 🔄 AutoCorrect (if it interferes)

On some devices Xiaomi (for example Redmi Note 12 or POCO X5) may need to be disabled Mi Cloud Sync in your Xiaomi account, as it saves your input history in the cloud.

2. Disabling search suggestions in Google and other search engines

Search suggestions in Google, Yandex or Bing based on your request history, geolocation, and even data from other services (for example, YouTube or Gmail). Disabling them requires working with the account settings and the search application itself.

It is important to understand that search suggestions are divided into two types: local (saved on the device) and cloud (linked to your Google/Yandex account). To disable them completely, you need to work with both.

2.1. Disabling hints in the Google application

• 🔍 Open the application Google (not the browser!).
• 📸 Tap your own avatar in the upper right corner → Settings → General.
• 🔄 In the section Autofill disable:
  • 📱 Show input hints
  • 🌍 Personalized results
• 🗑️ To clear the history, go to Manage data and personalization → App and web search history → Delete.

If you use Google Discover (the news feed when you swipe right on the main screen), the tips there are managed separately. To remove them, open Google, swipe to the right, tap on the three dots → Settings → General → disable Autofill in Discover.

2.2. Disabling hints in Yandex

In the application Yandex or browser Yandex.Browser the algorithm is different:

1. Open the application Yandex or browser.
2. Tap on avatar → Settings → Search.
3. Disable:
   • 🔍 Input hints
   • 📍 Take into account location
   • 📊 Personalized search

If you use Yandex Browser, additionally check the settings in Browser → Settings → Privacy and disable Save search history.

2.3. Disabling hints in other browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Opera)

Browsers also save your search history and offer hints. Here's how to remove them:

In Chrome i Firefox you can also completely disable history synchronization with your Google/Mozilla account. To do this, go to your account settings and uncheck History or Browser data.

3. Disabling auto-suggestions in instant messengers (WhatsApp, Telegram, Viber)

Messengers also highlight words, offer emoticons or quick answers. Unlike system settings, everything here is managed within each application. Let's consider the most popular ones.

3.1. WhatsApp

In WhatsApp auto-suggestions appear in the form of:

• 🔄 Suggestions for a quick response (for example, “Ok”, “Thank you”).
• 😊 Emoji suggestions when entering text.
• 🔍 Search suggestions in chats.

To disable them:

1. Open WhatsApp and tap on ⋮ (three dots) → Settings.
2. Go to Chat → Chat prompts and disable Quick answer suggestions.
3. To disable emoji prompts, go in Keyboard settings (this will redirect you to the system keyboard settings, where you need to disable Emoji suggestions).

Search suggestions in WhatsApp based on chat history. To reset them, clear the history of a specific chat (long press → ⋮ → Clear chat).

3.2. Telegram

B Telegram auto-suggestions are less intrusive, but can also interfere:

• 🔍 Hints when searching for messages.
• 🤖 Bot suggestions (for example, @vid or @gamee).
• 📝 Autocorrect and correct typos.

To remove them:

1. Open Telegram and go to ⋮ → Settings.
2. Select Language and keyboard → disable Auto-correction and Emoji suggestions.
3. To reset search suggestions, clear your search history: enter any query in the search, then tap on the cross (✕) next to it and select Clear history.

If you are annoyed by bot suggestions, open a chat with the bot, click on its name → ⋮ → Stop bot.

3.3. messengers

In Viber and less popular instant messengers (Signal, Skype) prompts usually come down to autocorrect and emoji. To turn them off:

• 📱 In Viber: More → Settings → Messages →. disable Suggest emoticons i Autocorrect.
• 🔄 V Signal: ⋮ → Settings → Chat and media → disable Suggest reactions.
• 💬 V Skype: Avatar → Settings → Messages → disable Input prompts.

Most messengers do not have deep personalization of prompts, so it is enough to disable 1-2 options to get rid of them completely.

4. Disabling auto-suggestions in system applications (contacts, calendar, mail)

Android is integrated with Google services, so prompts can appear in the most unexpected places: when adding a contact, creating an event in the calendar, or writing a letter to GmailLet's look at how to remove them.

4.1. Contacts (Google Contacts, Samsung Contacts)

When entering a name or phone number, the system may suggest old contacts or duplicates. To stop this:

• 📱 In Google Contacts:
  1. Open application Contact.
  2. Tap on the avatar → Contact settings → General settings.
  3. Disable Suggestions contacts and Name completion.

In other email clients (Yandex Mail, Outlook) similar settings are in the section Settings → Notifications and tips.

4.3. Google Calendar

When creating an event Google Calendar can suggest locations, participants or even topics based on your history. To stop this:

1. Open Google Calendar → ⋮ → Settings.
2. Select General → disable Smart offers and Auto-complete places.
3. Clear offer history: Settings → Delete offers.

If you use Samsung Calendar or MIUI Calendar, look for similar options in the section Settings → Smart functions.

5. Disabling auto-suggestions through Android settings (for advanced users)

If standard methods did not help, you can use hidden Android settings or disable system services responsible for hints. This section is for those who are ready for deeper manipulations with the system.

5.1. Disabling the Google Play Services service for hints

Google Play Services is responsible for many background processes, including personalized hints. It cannot be completely disabled (this will disrupt the operation of the device), but it can be done. limit:

1. Go to Settings → Applications.
2. Click on ⋮ → Show system ones.
3. Find Google Play Services → Storage and cache → Space management → Clear all data.
4. Go back and click Permissions → disable Contact, Microphone i Storage (this will reduce the amount of data collected).

⚠️ Attention: Clearing data Google Play Services may lead to temporary disruptions some applications (for example, maps or mail). After restarting the device, functionality will be restored, but the prompts will become less intrusive.

5.2. Using ADB to disable system prompts

For advanced users, there is a way to disable prompts through ADB (Android Debug Bridge). This requires connecting your phone to the computer and running commands.

Here are step-by-step guide:

1. Enable Developer mode on your phone:
   • Go to Settings → About phone.
   • Tap 7 times on Build numberuntil the “You have become a developer” notification appears.

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.inputmethod.latin

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox

⚠️ Attention: Incorrect use ADB may lead to unstable operation of the system. Please back up your data before running commands. If after disconnecting the keyboard stops working, return it with the command:

adb shell pm enable com.google.android.inputmethod.latin

5.3. Resetting applications to factory settings

If prompts appear due to a glitch in the settings, you can reset all applications to factory settings without losing data:

1. Go to Settings → System → Reset settings.
2. Select Reset application settings (do not confuse with a full reset!).
3. Confirm the action. After the reboot, all permissions and application settings will return to the default state.

This will help if the prompts appeared after updating the system or installing a new application.

6. Alternative methods: using third-party applications

If system methods do not help, you can use third-party tools. They do not always give 100% results, but can further limit data collection.

6.1. Applications for blocking tracking

Some applications block the collection of data on the basis of which hints are generated:

• 🛡️ Blokada — blocks connections with trackers from Google and other companies.
• 🔒 TrackControl —shows which applications are monitoring your activity and allows you to limit them.
• 🌍 NetGuard — firewall, which can block access to hint servers.

Install one of these applications from Google Play or F-Droid, grant it rights VPN (necessary for filtering traffic) and block domains associated with hints (for example, clientservices.googleapis.com or suggestqueries.google.com).

6.2. Alternative keyboards without hints

If you are annoyed by even basic hints, try keyboards that do not initially offer them:

• 📱 AnySoftKeyboard - an open keyboard with a minimum number of “smart” ones functions.
• ⌨️ Fleksy —keyboard with an emphasis on privacy.
• 🔑 Simple Keyboard —minimalistic keyboard without data collection.

After installation, go to Settings → System → Language and input → Virtual keyboard and select a new default keyboard.

6.3. Using browsers with tracking protection

Browsers like Firefox Focus, Brave or DuckDuckGo by default block trackers and do not save search history, which automatically disables most hints.

To switch:

1. Install one of the browsers from Google Play.
2. Open it and go to settings.
3. Enable options:
   • 🛡️ Blocking trackers (in Firefox Focus or Brave).
   • 🔍 Do not save history.
   • 🌍 Use DuckDuckGo as the default search engine.

This will not only remove hints, but and will increase the privacy of your surfing.

7. What to do if the tips return after a reset?

Sometimes auto-suggestions appear again after a while. This happens due to:

• 🔄 Synchronization with your account. Google/Yandex (history is restored from the cloud).
• 📱 Automatic application updates (settings are reset after the update).
• 🤖 Background servicesthat start collecting data again.

That's how it is prevent:

7.1. Disabling history synchronization

If you are using a Google account:

1. Go to Settings → Accounts → Google.
2. Select your account → Account synchronization.
3. Disable synchronization for:
   • 📝 Application data
   • 🔍 Web and application history
   • 📱 Contact (if cloud backups are not needed)