Delete word combinations

[PAULSTEIN13]

Now you can delete a word you don't want in your predictive text, but can you delete word combinations you don't want anymore? I find my phone guessing sentences that I used a year ago that make zero sense now and I'd like to remove them.

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! If you see that combination appear in the predictions, try long-pressing it and seeing if a Delete option appears.

 

[PAULSTEIN13]

It does not appear if it is multiple words on one box. For example, I just had the word suggestion "to be" after I typed 'It does not appear' ^ in this comment and the delete option doesn't pop up after holding on it.

 

[B. Diddy]

I'm not sure if there's any other way. I would guess that Google uses machine learning to decide what to show, and if you never tap it (or rarely type that phrase), it will eventually not be suggested.

 

[PAULSTEIN13]

Well, there should be a way. Because it even suggests phrases that I misspelled once.

 

[B. Diddy]

What keyboard app are you using? I just tried it in Gboard. If I type "whatdo," I get "What do" and "What does" as a couple of options. If I long-press one of them, I see a Remove Suggestion and a trashcan icon appear. You don't see that?

 

[PAULSTEIN13]

Samsung keyboard (English). That long-press is not an option for me. Are there different and more customizable keyboards?

 

[B. Diddy]

As mentioned above, Gboard (Google's own keyboard app) can do it. The keyboard works quite well, and has some nice ways you can customize it (e.g, adding your own background images). I don't know about other 3rd party keyboard apps, but it's worth giving Swiftkey a try.

 

[PAULSTEIN13]

why the hell wouldn't android have an adequate keyboard? seems like a vital part of a smart phone