How to stop Android keyboard from censoring your messages

Sometimes you need to say what you think using colorful language. But from the first moment, Android can get in the way, making your swearing more boring (or just wrong). Here's how to end that nonsense.

First, we must mention that there are many, lots of options for keyboards on Android and we can't cover them all here. Instead, we will talk about the three most popular: Gboard, SwiftKey and the default Samsung keyboard. If you use something else, similar options may exist, but you may have to search the keyboard settings menu to find them.

How to allow offensive language on Gboard

If you are a Gboard user, that's the standard google keyboard on Pixel devices, but it is also enabled in the Play Store, then you are one step away from saying what you have in mind.

To enable offensive language on Gboard, you will need to jump to your Settings. The easiest way to do this is to open a text box and then long press the emoji key / coma. When the pop-up window of three appears, slide to gear icon. In the Settings menu, choose option “Text correction”.

Here's a switch to Block offensive words: swipe that bad boy and you can write whatever you want.

If you use voice text a lot, you will notice that it also blocks offensive language by using shitty asterisks to censor it. To change this, go back to Settings and choose the option “Voice typing”.

In the Voice menu, slide lever “Block offensive words” to the off position. Now you can speak freely.

How to allow offensive language in SwiftKey

By default, SwiftKey is good enough to let you say what you want to say as long as you type correctly on your first try. As an example, will not replace “fuck” with “bend”, but if you accidentally type “fuck”, SwiftKey will not choose “fuck” as a replacement.

To make your text corrections appropriate, you'll need to find out what your common typos are first (Yes, it's a job, I know) and later use text replacement to get the desired result.

To do this, open the SwiftKey Settings menu; you will find it in the app drawer. On the menu, choose option “Writing”.

On the writing page, touch settings “Clipboard”. It's a weird place for SwiftKey to put text correction settings, but that's where it is.

On the Clipboard page, tap option “Add a new clip”. In the New Clip window that appears, write your typo at the top, the replacement word at the bottom and then touch “Keep”.

From this moment, every time I type that particular word, SwiftKey will automatically replace it with your preferred correction.

How to allow offensive language on the Samsung keyboard

Samsung's keyboard is similar to SwiftKey in that it will allow you to use offensive language if you spell it correctly.. But again, if you write your vulgarities … it doesn't really do anything. Samsung's keyboard is terrible at autocorrect. Will make some suggestions, but it doesn't replace the word (in my test of vulgarity, in any case).

Despite this, in addition to the same way as SwiftKey, you can use text replacement to transform those errors from “fuxking” in text “fucking” suitable. With an open but blank text box, tap the gear icon in the suggestion bar.

Choose option “Smart typing” and subsequently “Text shortcuts”.

On the Text Shortcuts page, touch the button “Add” in the upper right. In the Add Shortcut window that appears, type enter your typo in the first box and the correct word below. When it's over, touch the button “Add” and bam-Dammit.