WhatsApp has no predictive text switch of its own. To turn it off, remove it, or disable it, change the phone keyboard that draws the suggestion bar. That is Gboard, Samsung Keyboard, or the iPhone keyboard. The same change applies to other apps that use that keyboard.
How to remove predictive text from WhatsApp
Gboard
- Open a WhatsApp chat and tap the message box so a keyboard is on screen. WhatsApp settings have no off switch.
- On Gboard, open keyboard settings. The current Gboard help uses the features menu at the top of the keyboard, then More settings, then Text correction. On many layouts you can also press and hold the comma key and slide to settings. Gboard moves that icon.
- Turn off Show suggestion strip. That removes the bar. Next-word suggestions, when that row is on the same screen, is only the next word. Gboard renames rows by version.
- If those rows are missing, another keyboard is on screen. The phone Settings path to Gboard changes by Android version.
Samsung Keyboard
- Open a WhatsApp chat and confirm the keyboard on screen is Samsung Keyboard, not Gboard.
- Tap the settings icon on that keyboard and turn Predictive text off. Samsung documents that switch while the keyboard is open.
- If you do not see the icon, open the phone’s keyboard settings and look for Samsung Keyboard, then Predictive text. Some versions put it under Smart typing. Samsung says the menu moves. There is no off switch inside WhatsApp.
iPhone
- Open Settings, then General, then Keyboard.
- Turn off Predictive, or Predictive Text. Apple uses both names. Autocorrection on that screen is a different switch. With Predictive off, the iPhone can still offer a correction for a misspelled word.
- You can also touch and hold the emoji or globe key, tap Keyboard Settings, and use the same switch.
- Go back to WhatsApp. The bar is gone because the iPhone keyboard stopped offering it.
How to turn the dictionary off in WhatsApp
A search for how to turn the dictionary off in WhatsApp usually means this bar. WhatsApp has no dictionary switch in the chat. Turn off Show suggestion strip on Gboard, Predictive text on Samsung Keyboard, or Predictive on iPhone. A word the keyboard keeps replacing is the keyboard’s word list, not a WhatsApp menu.
To turn the bar on, see how to get predictive text on WhatsApp. Shmooz is a separate AI assistant inside WhatsApp. It can rewrite a draft you paste. It cannot turn the keyboard off, and it is not part of WhatsApp.
If you searched how to remove predictive text from WhatsApp or how to disable predictive text in WhatsApp, you want the suggestion bar gone. WhatsApp does not have that switch inside a chat.
The row of words above the keyboard is the phone keyboard: Gboard, Samsung Keyboard, or the iPhone keyboard. The steps are under the title. Autocorrect, which changes a word after you type it, is a different switch on that same keyboard.
Shmooz is a separate AI assistant inside WhatsApp. It cannot turn the keyboard off, and it is not part of WhatsApp.
The suggestion bar is still there?
Shmooz can rewrite the message you paste. We cannot turn the keyboard off, and we are not WhatsApp Support.
When this is a different job
- WhatsApp Web — the bar is the computer keyboard or the browser. The phone setting does not control the desktop.
- You wanted it on, and the bar is missing. That is the other page, linked with the steps above. This page is only for turning it off. If the search says word suggestions, see word suggestions on WhatsApp.
- It was on, and then it stopped — why predictive text is not working, including Android and Samsung. This page stays the off switch.
- It changes words you meant — that is autocorrect, on spell check on WhatsApp. A name that keeps getting replaced belongs in the keyboard list: add a dictionary word. A full sentence is grammar check, which is also the keyboard, not a WhatsApp menu.
If you need the sentence, not the next word
Paste the draft into Shmooz and ask for a rewrite. That does not hide the suggestion bar. You copy the line back into the original chat.
The suggestion bar is still there?
Shmooz can rewrite the message you paste. We cannot turn the keyboard off, and we are not WhatsApp Support.
FAQ
WhatsApp has no off switch for predictive text. These answers are the phone keyboard: Gboard, Samsung Keyboard, or iPhone.
How do I remove predictive text from WhatsApp?
WhatsApp has no predictive text switch of its own. Open a chat so the keyboard is on screen. On Gboard, open keyboard settings, then Text correction, and turn off Show suggestion strip. On Samsung Keyboard, turn off Predictive text from the keyboard settings icon. On iPhone, open Settings, then General, then Keyboard, and turn off Predictive or Predictive Text. Those menu names vary by version.
How do I disable predictive text in WhatsApp?
Disabling it is the same phone keyboard, not a WhatsApp menu. Turn off Show suggestion strip on Gboard, Predictive text on Samsung Keyboard, or Predictive or Predictive Text on iPhone. Other apps that use that keyboard lose the bar too.
How do I turn off predictive text on WhatsApp?
Turn it off on the keyboard that is open in the chat. Gboard uses Show suggestion strip under Text correction. Samsung Keyboard uses Predictive text. iPhone uses Predictive or Predictive Text under Settings, General, Keyboard. There is no off switch inside WhatsApp.
How do I turn the dictionary off in WhatsApp?
WhatsApp has no dictionary switch in the chat. The suggestion bar is the phone keyboard. Turn off Show suggestion strip on Gboard, Predictive text on Samsung Keyboard, or Predictive on iPhone. A word the keyboard keeps replacing is that keyboard’s word list, not a menu in the chat. Shmooz is a separate AI assistant inside WhatsApp. It can rewrite a draft you paste. It cannot turn the keyboard off, and it is not part of WhatsApp.
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