Autocorrect is supposed to help take a lot of work out of typing on a small screen, but it's often more trouble than it's worth.
Take a quick look around the Internet and you'll find stories of autocorrect causing much worse misunderstandings. That's why we just did a whole tip on how to take control of autocorrect on an iPhone.
Android is a little trickier than Apple, however, because it lets you use a number of keyboards and each one has its own settings. Plus, each phone has a different version of Android and the settings might be a little different. We'll cover the Samsung keyboard, some major third-party options and where you can generally find other keyboard settings.
Samsung's default keyboard
For any Samsung phone using the default Samsung keyboard, tap on a text field to bring up the keyboard. Find the key with the gear icon, which should be in the bottom-left next to the SYM button. Pressing this key brings up the keyboard settings.
That button might be set to act as a microphone, text select or another feature. Tap and hold it to bring up the available options, then select the gear icon to bring up the keyboard settings.
