How to Clear Google Keyboard History on Android

The keyboards store the very repeated words in it and show them in suggestions every time you are composing a message , many times this action that the keyboard performs can seem uncomfortable if it registers offensive or compromising words.

If this is your case and you feel uncomfortable with them, you can delete the history of the Google keyboard , if you do not know how to do this, do not worry, we will teach you how to do it.

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  1. What is the Gboard keyboard history for within Android?
  2. How to delete Google keyboard history on Android?
    1. from the keyboard
    2. Entering the settings
  3. How to check Google keyboard history cleared on Android?
  4. How to clear the native keyboard history of an Android device?

What is the Gboard keyboard history for within Android?

The Android Gboard keyboard stores in its memory each and every one of the words that are written on it very repeatedly , the storage of this keyboard also includes the combined stickers that are  widely used when you open the Stickers.

The storage or history that the Gboard keyboard makes is used to make it easier to use it, showing you most used words in the keyboard suggestions section whenever you are writing a message.

How to delete Google keyboard history on Android?

The most used keyboard on Android mobile devices (includes phones and tablets) is the Google keyboard, Gboard history can be deleted, to achieve this you can apply any of the two methods shown below:

from the keyboard

You can delete the keyboard history from it, the procedure to achieve this is the one that will be shown below:

  1. Open the Gborard keyboard in any application or tool that allows it, for example Facebook Messenger.
  2. After you have the keyboard open, search on it, the gear icon when you get it press on it, if you do not get this icon press on the comma.
  3. When you do the above, you will be sent to the Gboard keyboard settings, where you should look for the Storage option, press on it when you get it.
  4. In the new section you must select the option Clear keyboard data and that’s it.

Entering the settings

Another way to delete the history of the Gboard keyboard is by entering it from the mobile device settings , to achieve deletion in this way, apply the following procedure:

  1. Enter the settings of your device with Android operating system, to achieve this press on the gear iconthat should be found in the application menu of the device. If you cannot find it, open the slider bar of your device, in it you will find the option to enter the settings.
  2. Once you are inside the settings of your device, look for the System option and press on it.
  3. In the new window that will open, select  the option Languages ​​and text input.
  4. Now you must find and press on the Screen keyboard option.
  5. Now select the Gboard keyboard that will be shown to you, then select the Advanced Options option.
  6. Then you must select the Delete data and words learnedoption , you will be shown a message informing you that the action you are applying cannot be undone, in the same way you will be informed of the number of words that are being deleted.
  7. To complete the removal process, you must click on the Accept option found at the bottom of the information message. When you perform this action, the deletion of the historywill begin, this may take a few seconds.

How to check Google keyboard history cleared on Android?

Check if the process you just carried out was done correctly and the removal of suggested words was achieved on the keyboard in question, achieving this is very simple, you just have to open the keyboard in any application or tool that allows it .

Once you open the keyboard in any tool , verify that there is no suggestion word there, you can also type any word to see if another one is suggested. If none is suggested, it is because the procedure was done correctly.

If the suggested words still appear, it is because you did the procedure wrong or because your keyboard has a problem, if so, you must repeat the process or delete the keyboard and then reinstall it on your Android device.

How to clear the native keyboard history of an Android device?

By default all mobile devices including those with Android operating system come with a native keyboard , this is running in case you have not installed one of the alternative keyboards for Android devices . You can also delete the history of these native keyboards, achieving this is very simple, below we will show you how to do it:

  1. The first thing you should do is enter the settings of your operating system,you can do this by pressing the gear icon found in the applications menu or in the slider menu of your mobile device.
  2. Once you enter the settings or configurations of your device, look for the System option in the list of options, when you get it, select it.
  3. In the new window, select the Languages ​​and text input option.
  4. Next you need to select the Virtual keyboard or Screen keyboardoption .
  5. After you do the above, you will be shown the name of the native keyboard that your device has, press on it.
  6. You will be shown the native keyboard settings, in them you must look for the reset settings option, when you get it press on it.
  7. Followed by the above select the option Clear stored data.
  8. To finish, press confirm the action and that’s it.

 

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