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How do I turn off the spell checker?

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Cannich
Cannich

Spell checker rewrites my sentences... Sometimes with embarrassing results. I have don't searches, and there isn't any information..pls help

Spell checker rewrites my sentences... Sometimes with embarrassing results. I have don't searches, and there isn't any information..pls help

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Tap on google keyboard > then tap on text correction > then tap on the control to disable auto-correction.

Thanks for the screenshot.

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Kevin
Kevin

Firefox for Android does not have a spell checker. Autocorrect is a a feature of many mobile keyboards. You can change that in the Android OS settings for Language and Keyboard.

Cannich
Cannich Question owner

Thank you...but...I already have it off.... ????

Kevin
Kevin

Chosen Solution

Tap on google keyboard > then tap on text correction > then tap on the control to disable auto-correction.

Thanks for the screenshot.

Cannich
Cannich Question owner

My thanks to you for the help.