How can I personalise and turn predictive text on and off on my Samsung Galaxy device?

You can quickly access the predictive text settings anytime the Samsung keyboard is open or via the Settings menu.

Via the keyboard:

1. Tap the Settings icon.

Via the Settings menu:.

1. Go to "Settings", then tap "General management".
2. Tap "Language and input", "On-screen keyboard", then "Samsung Keyboard".
3. Tap "Smart typing".
4. Tap the switch to activate or deactivate.

Text shortcuts allow you to quickly and easily type your commonly used words and phrases. Once added, your text shortcuts are displayed in the predictive text bar.

As you use predictive texting, it will learn your most used words and phrases and prioritise them in the predictive text bar. You can clear everything that predictive texting has learned through the Smart typing settings.

1. Open the Settings app, then tap "General management".
2. Tap "Language and input", "On-screen keyboard", then "Samsung Keyboard".
3. Tap "Reset to default settings".

4.Tap "Erase personalised predictions", then tap "Erase".

If you'd like to remove a single word from the predictive text suggestions, you can do so directly from the Samsung Keyboard.

1. Open the "Samsung keyboard".
2. When a word appears in the predictive text bar that you want to remove, tap and hold the word.

3. Tap "OK" to remove the word from your learned words. 

Auto replace will complete or replace the word you are typing with the word it thinks is the most likely for the sentence. As you type, words will be highlighted blue in the middle space of the predictive text bar. To insert the highlighted word, tap the space bar, enter key or use a punctuation mark.

This feature can be activated or deactivated via the "Smart typing" menu. Tap "Auto replace", then tap the switch to activate or deactivate the setting.

Auto spell check underlines misspelled words in red and suggests the most likely corrections. This feature can be turned on and off in the Smart typing settings.

Auto capitalise will automatically capitalise the first letter of each sentence. This feature can be turned on and off in the Smart typing settings.