But, if you don’t like what is showing up in the predictive texts, you can clear the keyboard history. Although you can’t view or edit the history, you can reset the keyboard and clear all the history. Doing so will make your phone assume that you’re typing in a new phone.So, you can check the methods for erasing the keyboard history as listed below.
How to Clear Keyboard History?
Before you clear your keyboard history, it’s best to remember that you cannot restore it. The process of clearing the keyboard history is slightly different for iOS and Android. It might differ for third-party keyboards. But, we’ve got you covered if you use Gboard or Swiftkey.
Using Device Settings
You can clear the keyboard history through Device settings. This process is different for Android and iOS.On AndroidIf you’re using the default keyboard in your Android, follow these steps to clear your keyboard history:If your android uses Gboard by default, you can follow the guide for Gboard under Third-party Keyboards.On iPhone and iPadYou can clear your keyboard history on iPhone and iPad by following these steps:
Using Other Keyboards
If you’re using third-party keyboards, you have to follow a different process. Below are the guides for Gboard and Microsoft Swiftkey.
Gboard
The process of clearing the keyboard history in Gboard is different for Android and iOS.On AndroidOn iOS
Microsoft Swiftkey
The process for clearing the Keyboard history in SwiftKey is slightly different for Android and iOS.On AndroidOn iOS
Stop the Keyboard From Observing Your Activities
After learning that your keyboard keeps track of all your activities, you can have some privacy concerns. Clearing the keyboard history will delete all the words that it learned. But, this won’t stop it from learning your habits again.If you don’t want your keyboard to learn your typing habits at all, you can disable predictive keys. On AndroidYou can do this on Android by following these steps:For Android users using Gboard, you can follow these steps:On iPhone and iPadTo turn off Predictive keys in iOS, you can follow these steps:
Stop the Keyboard From Auto-Correcting
If you don’t like it when your keyboard auto-corrects your words, clearing the keyboard history won’t solve this issue. You have to disable autocorrect from the keyboard settings.On AndroidOn iOS
