Samsung Galaxy S8 autocorrect problems means you can easily type messages that people can’t understand. This is especially true when you type quickly without touching the suggestion that appears at the top of the keyboard.
We’ll show you how to fix Galaxy S8 autocorrect issues by changing your keyboard settings and installing a better Galaxy S8 keyboard that will automatically autocorrect your phone instead of tapping it again to use the correct word.
Coming from another Android phone or iPhone, this will help you type faster and better on the Galaxy S8.
How To Fix Galaxy S8 Auto-Correct Issues
How to fix Galaxy S8 autocorrect issues?
The first thing you can do is make sure your Galaxy S8 autocorrect settings are configured correctly. By default, it should include autocorrect support, but not spellcheck.
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With Spell Check and AutoCorrect turned on, you will see better typing options, but you have to tap on the words to send the auto-corrected version and also tap on the misspelled words to correct them.
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That said, if you’re typing a message quickly and then tapping send, like on an iPhone, you can easily send a garbled message that even you don’t understand.
Instead, you should install a better Android keyboard that will automatically correct words as you type. When Google Gboard is loaded, you can enter the auto-corrected word by pressing the spacebar instead of pausing to click at the top.
Download Google Gboard to your Galaxy S8. This is a free app in the Google Play Store and as the name suggests it is made by Google.
Gboard is the best way to fix Galaxy S8 autocorrect problems.
Open the app and follow the instructions to install the keyboard. This will prompt you to open the keyboard in the Galaxy S8 keyboard settings. You will see a warning that this keyboard can collect your texts other than passwords and credit card numbers. This is a legit app from Google, so you don’t have to worry about nefarious purposes.
On the next screen, tap English (US) Gboard. You will then be asked to allow access to your contacts, which will allow you to enable the option to suggest contact names.
Unlike the Samsung keyboard, when you tap the space bar, it will automatically insert the corrected word instead of the misspelled word. This will fix most GalaxyS 8 autocorrect issues without spending money or changing the way you type.
One downside to this is that it no longer has the top number bar at the top of the keyboard, but it’s a tradeoff we’d gladly make for better autocorrect on the Galaxy S8.
