Turn off Keyboard learning and cloud typing suggestions on Sony Android (Xperia) 14
Keyboard
Sensitivity 4/5
Default: On
Phones / Sony Android (Xperia) 14 / 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 minute or two
How to do it
Open Settings, go to System and Keyboards, tap Gboard, and disable Share usage statistics and Personalise for you.
Usually found under: Settings > System > Keyboard > On-screen keyboard > Gboard > Privacy
Menu names may differ by device and version.
What you lose
The keyboard will not personalise word predictions based on your typed text across devices.
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.