How to Turn Off Autocorrect on WhatsApp

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: March 29, 2019 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to prevent WhatsApp from correcting automatically your spelling errors. WhatsApp doesn't offer the option to enable or disable auto-correction, but you can disable your smartphone's or computer's auto-correct feature to prevent typing mistakes from being corrected in WhatsApp.

Method 1

Method 1 of 5:
On iPhone

1
Open your iPhone's
Settings. Tap the Settings app icon, which resembles a set of gears on a grey background.
2
Scroll down and tap
General. It's near the top of the Settings page, just below the bottom of your iPhone's screen.
3
Scroll down and tap Keyboard. This option is about halfway down the General page.
4
Tap the green "Auto-Correction" switch
. The switch will turn white
. This signifies that your iPhone will no longer correct automatically your typing errors in WhatsApp or any other app into which you enter text.
- You might also want to tap the green "Auto-Capitalization" switch to disable automatic capitalization.

Method 2

Method 2 of 5:
On Stock Android

1
Open your Android's Settings. Swipe down from the top of the screen to pull down the notifications menu, then tap the Settings icon
in the top-right corner of the menu.
- On some Androids, you may have to swipe down with two fingers to get the notifications menu to appear.
2
Scroll down and tap System. This option is near the bottom of the page.
- If you see a Languages & input or Language & keyboard option in the Settings page, tap it, then skip the next step.
3
Tap Languages & input. It's near the top of the System menu.
4
Tap Virtual keyboard. This option is near the top of the page. Doing so opens a list of your installed keyboards.
5
Select your keyboard. Tap the name of your default keyboard (e.g., Google).
6
Tap Text correction. It's near the top of the menu.^{[1]
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Tap the teal "Auto-correction" switch
. Doing so will turn the switch grey
, signifying that your Android will no longer correct automatically your spelling errors in WhatsApp or any other app into which you enter text.
- You may also want to disable the "Auto-capitalization" feature in this way.
- Depending on your Android's screen size, you might have to scroll down to see the "Auto-correction" switch.

Method 3

Method 3 of 5:
On a Samsung Galaxy

1
Open your Samsung Galaxy's Settings. Swipe down from the top of the screen, then tap the Settings icon
in the top-right corner of the menu that appears.
2
Scroll down and tap General management. It's near the bottom of the Settings menu.
3
Tap Language and input. This option is at the top of the General Management page.
4
Tap On-screen keyboard. You'll find it in the "KEYBOARDS" section of the page.
5
Select your keyboard. Tap your Samsung Galaxy's current keyboard (e.g., Samsung Keyboard).
6
Tap the blue "Predictive text" switch. It's to the right of the "Predictive text" heading near the top of the screen. Doing so will turn the switch white, signifying that your Samsung Galaxy will no longer correct automatically your spelling errors in WhatsApp or any other app into which you enter text.

Method 4

Method 4 of 5:
On Windows

1
Open Start
. Click the Windows logo in the bottom-left corner of the screen.
2
Type in autocorrect. This will search for the autocorrect settings menu.
3
Click Autocorrect misspelled words. You'll see this at the top of the Start menu.
4
Click the "On"
switch. It's below the "Autocorrect misspelled words" heading. Doing so will disable autocorrect for programs, including WhatsApp, on your Windows 10 computer.

Method 5

Method 5 of 5:
On Mac

1
Open the Apple menu
. Click the Apple logo in the top-left corner of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear.
2
Click System Preferences…. This option is near the top of the drop-down menu.
3
Click Keyboard. It's in the System Preferences window. Doing so opens a new window.
4
Click Text. This tab is at the top of the Keyboard window.
5
Uncheck the "Correct spelling automatically" box. You'll find it at the top of the Keyboard window. Doing so will prevent programs on your Mac, including WhatsApp, from correcting automatically your typing.

Warnings

Since WhatsApp doesn't allow you to disable auto-correct specifically for its messaging, turning off auto-correct will also disable auto-correct in any other typing or messaging apps.

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