how to disable spell checker for Android AutoCompleteTextView?

Question

I've searched for this problem but not found any answers for my case.
I have an AutoCompleteTextView and some strings as suggestions (city names).

Android marks them with red line.

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I think it's Android's spell checker. How can I prevent spell checking?

score 12 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 17 '13 at 16:36

12

Found the best solution:

android:inputType="textPhonetic"

answered Jul 17 '13 at 16:36

shift66

score 7 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 17 '13 at 15:17

7

Put this in your XML:

android:inputType="textNoSuggestions"

answered Jul 17 '13 at 15:17

6thSigma

This seems better `textPhonetic` as I can't tell what phonetic is meant to be used for. – Mo Beigi Sep 06 '20 at 07:54

score 6 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 17 '13 at 15:17

6

I am not sure but

You can use android:inputType="textNoSuggestions" to get rid of suggestions and android:autoText to false for autocompletetextview.

The other possible way out will be to use android:inputType="textVisiblePassword"

You can have look at here

answered Jul 17 '13 at 15:17

NetStarter

@downvoter can you please help me understand the reason for a downvote ? it will be a big help for me to understand this – NetStarter Aug 24 '13 at 13:37

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