INFECTEDROM What your phone logs, and how to limit it

Turn off Keyboard learning and cloud typing suggestions on Google Android 15

Keyboard

Sensitivity 4/5

Default: On

Phones / Google Android 15 / Keyboard learning and cloud typing suggestions

Your virtual keyboard learns frequently used words and names to improve auto-correct and predictive text. Depending on platform settings, some models use cloud processing to refine vocabulary models.

Goes to
Google, Apple, Samsung
Default
On
Control
Can be switched off
Effort
a few seconds

How to do it

Open Settings, go to System then Keyboard, tap On-screen keyboard, choose Gboard, select Privacy, and turn off personalised learning and usage statistics.

Usually found under: Settings > System > Keyboard > On-screen keyboard > Gboard > Privacy

Menu names may differ by device and version.

What you lose

Gboard will stop adapting custom word predictions to your typing patterns.

What is collected

Typed words, custom dictionary terms, frequent phrases, typing cadences.

It operates to make typing faster and more accurate across your applications.

Retention is not stated here. The sensitivity rating is this site's own estimate.

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