How to disable spelling corrections programmatically in Android

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How can I disable spelling corrections in an EditText's soft-keyboard programmatically in Android? The user can disable it from settings, but I need to disable it in my application.

Is there any way to do this?

I want to disable it. it makes difficultly typing – Adem Sep 07 '11 at 08:11 — Adem, Sep 07 '11 at 08:11

score 52 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 07 '11 at 15:51

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Set this in your layout's xml for your EditText:

android:inputType="textNoSuggestions"

Or call setInputType(InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_NO_SUGGESTIONS) in your Activity'

If you need to support API 4 and below, use android:inputType="textFilter"

answered Sep 07 '11 at 15:51

CrackerJack9

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score 10 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 15 '12 at 02:16

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If setting:

 android:inputType="textNoSuggestions"

still doesn't work (and your text field is small), a quick work-around is to use:

 android:inputType="textVisiblePassword"

answered Apr 15 '12 at 02:16

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