How to Delete Keyboard History on iPhone
All of us enjoy iPhone’s ability to successfully guess what we’re about to type based on our previous writing habits. While that helps us type more fluently, the Apple iOS keyboard also tends to remember any misspelled words and suggest them every time you intend to write that particular word. Sometimes, we type something that we don’t want others to know. Having those words pop when typing with others around can be embarrassing. The solution is to delete keyboard history on iPhone.
You could delete the entire keyboard history on your iPhone or switch to a third-party keyboard altogether that allows removing those misspelled words easily. In this article, we’ll learn how to delete keyboard and even Gboard keyboard history as well as how to turn off embarrassing word suggestions on iPhone. Let’s get started.
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How to Clear/Delete Keyboard History on iPhone
If you use the default Apple iOS keyboard on your iPhone or iPad, you probably already know that it doesn’t allow you to remove specific words from your personal dictionary. So your only option is to delete the entire keyboard history and start from scratch. Read on to learn how to delete the Apple iOS keyboard history on iPhone.
1.Open theSettingsmenu in your iPhone and navigate toGeneralsettings. Then, scroll all the way down and tap on theReset.
2.Inside the Reset menu, tap on the option that readsReset Keyboard Dictionary. It’ll ask you toenter your passcode(if any) to verify authentication. Once verified, tap onReset Dictionarywhen prompted.
And that’s it. That should delete all the custom words you typed while using it and reset the keyboard dictionary to factory default.
How to Turn Off Predictive Text on iPhone
If you are tired of periodically deleting the keyboard history on your iPhone, your next best option is to disable the predictive text function altogether on the Apple iOS keyboard. This way, the keyboard will no longer suggest learned words while typing. Here’s how to do it.
1.To disable predictive text, openSettingson your iPhone. Tap onGeneraland scroll down and tap onKeyboard.
Alternatively, you can also navigate to the Keyboard Settings by tapping and holding theglobebutton on your keyboard and selectingKeyboard Settings.
2.Inside the keyboard settings, underAll Keyboards, toggle off thePredictiveoption.
Now you’ll no longer see those helpful yet sometimes embarrassing predictive text suggestions while typing on your iPhone or iPad.
How to Clear/Delete Gboard History on iPhone
Many iOS users have turned to the more user-friendly keyboard alternative Gboard (Google Keyboard) on their iPhone or iPad. That switch is mainly due to its in-keyboard search option and Glide Typing (type by sliding finger from letter to letter) capabilities.
And if you’re one of the users, here’s how to delete the Gboard history on your iPhone or iPad.
1.To delete keyboard history on iPhone, open theGboard app.Tap onKeyboard settingsand scroll down at the bottom to tap on theClear my dictionaryoption.
This will delete the entire personalized Gboard history on your iPhone.
Try SwiftKey Instead
Microsoft acquired Swiftkey is a decent keyboard alternative for both Apple Keyboard and Gboard. Especially with its ability to remove specific words. All you have to do is press and hold on to a suggested word in the prediction bar and choose theRemoveoption when prompted. This makes for a much better typing experience rather than having to periodically delete keyboard history or turning off the predictive text. SwiftKey also comes with a few other features but lacks Gboard’s built-in integration with other Google services.
Closing Remarks: Keyboard History on iPhone
As we just learned, clearing out any mistakenly spelled words isn’t as easy as you’d like it to be since you’ll end up losing your entire personalized dictionary. Probably the best way to avoid such problems is to switch to a better keyboard. There’re loads ofthird-party keyboards available on iOSwith better customizations and improved word suggestions. We recommendSwiftkeyandGboardthat top the list of most preferred keyboard alternatives on iPhone or iPad. So, do give them a try.
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Pankil Shah
Pankil is a Civil Engineer by profession who started his journey as a writer back in 2016. He joined TechWiser in March 2021 as a freelance writer to cover buying guides, explainers, and tips & tricks for Android, iOS, Windows, and Web.
