Disable iOS 8 QuickType in HTML input field

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Is it somehow possible to force iOS 8 to not display the QuickType predictions? With a data attribute, for instance? I already tried autocomplete="off", but without success.

In some cases, it simply doesn't make much sense to display those kind of suggestions, like for address input fields. The predictions then just waste screen space that could be used better otherwise.

score 12 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 03 '14 at 23:36

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i put autocapitalize="off" autocomplete="off" autocorrect="off"

and it works.

edited Oct 03 '14 at 23:36

VKen

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answered Oct 03 '14 at 23:07

user3205193

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I only had to set `autocomplete="off"` `autocorrect="off"`. Thanks for this answer! – David Normington Dec 04 '14 at 11:51

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 16 '14 at 02:21

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No. This is on the iOS side: you can't control it via element properties.

Users can disable it themselves by

Swiping down on the menu itself,
Using the international keyboards button (globe icon), or
Disabling it in Settings.

However, there is currently no way to disable it via HTML without changing the input to a type other than text. The autocomplete attribute merely tells the keyboard whether to store previous inputs and recommend those to the user as they're typing.

answered Sep 16 '14 at 02:21

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It is possible, set `autocomplete="off" autocorrect="off"` – David Normington Dec 04 '14 at 11:52
That was on an 8.0 device. 8.1 I've checked also works. – David Normington Dec 04 '14 at 12:07

Disable iOS 8 QuickType in HTML input field

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