Edit Auto-Correct

[SerenityNetworks]

When I swipe the keyboard for the word "and" the phone almost always auto-corrects the work to "andrew" (my name). It's quite annoying. I'm finding posts on how to turn auto-correct on and off, but not how to simply edit an erroneous entry. How can I get the phone to stop auto-correcting "and" to "andrew"?

Thanks in advance,
Andrew

 

[MYKEL61]

I too cant figure this out..Any help would be great!

 

[LineKill]

You can try long pressing on the word andrew and remove it from the learned words. See if that might help.

 

[SerenityNetworks]

Thank you. I just opened the Memo app' and tried entering "and". It never auto-corrected to "andrew". However, it does it in both Facebook Messenger and Messages. A long press gives me several options, but none of them provide the option to edit learned words. I'm still stuck.

Andrew

 

[lizardchest]

It sucks that there has to be a work-around, but how about:
Settings>(search) Personal dictionary>Personal dictionary>"+"> Type "and" (minus the quotes" in both text fields.
I'm not positive if that will override it, but there's a chance.
Good luck!

 

[SerenityNetworks]

Thank you. Earlier I found what I'm showing below by searching for "Spelling Correction". Both get me to the same place.

Setting > (search) Personal dictionary > which brings me to "Language and Input". I have the following choices. Nowhere can I find a place to enter a "+" or "-". I'm tempted to try "Reset", but I'm not sure of the impact.

• Language
• Keyboards
  • Virtual keyboard
    • Samsung keyboard
      • Languages and types
        • English
      • Smart typing (on/off)
        • Predictive text (on/off)
        • Auto check spelling (on/off)
        • Auto capitalize (on/off)
        • Auto spacing (on/off)
        • Auto punctuate (on/off)
      • Customization
        • Keyboard layout (misc settings)
        • Key-tap feedback (misc settings)
        • High contrast keyboards (on/off)
      • Other Settings
        • Reset settings
        • About Samsung keyboard
    • Google voice typing
    • Manage keyboards
  • Physical keyboard
    • Show virtual keyboard
    • Keyboard shortcuts
• Speech
• Mouse/Trackpad

 

[LineKill]

I usually try to help people fix the app in question and not tell them to just use another app.

However, in this particular instance, I am going to suggest that you try either Gboard or SwiftKey. In addition to much more functionality the prediction is better by far. It is subjective, but I like SwiftKey.

If you use either of these keyboards your existing problem will go away. It is up to you, but that is my recommendation.

 

[SerenityNetworks]

Thank you. I'll install SwiftKey and report back. I used SwiftKey back when I had a Note 3. Still, it seems odd that the problem just appeared recently and there's no apparent way to make it stop.

 

[LineKill]

Thank you. I'll install SwiftKey and report back. I used SwiftKey back when I had a Note 3. Still, it seems odd that the problem just appeared recently and there's no apparent way to make it stop.

Your welcomeツ I am not sure what's going on either. Please come back and let me/us know how SwiftKey is working for you.