How to change keyboard and autocorrect settings on a OnePlus (OxygenOS 16)

Device

Android

Shown on

OnePlus Nord 5 (CPH2709), OxygenOS 16.0.5.1201, Android 16

App

Settings

Path

Settings › System & update › Input method

Real screenshots

5 of 5 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

2 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Input method

   Open Settings, System & update, Input method. Current keyboard: Gboard on ours.

   Done

2. 

   Open Gboard

   Tap Manage keyboards, then Gboard.

   Done

3. 

   Pick a section

   Tap Corrections and suggestions. Preferences, Theme and Glide typing are here too.

   Done

4. 

   Switch off Auto-correction

   Auto-correction and Auto-capitalisation were on on ours.

   Done

5. 

   Number row and emoji key

   Back on Gboard settings, Preferences: Number row was off, Number row for passwords and Emoji key were on.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Gboard not listed? Another keyboard may be the current one: check Current keyboard on Input method. Source: Fix problems with Gboard
• Older OxygenOS? OnePlus's OxygenOS 14 manual uses Additional settings, Keyboard & input method, Manage keyboards. Source: OxygenOS 14.0 User Manual

If this does not work

• Keyboard too high? Keyboard location was Raised on ours; change it on Input method.
• Gboard misbehaves? Google's Gboard help covers it. Source: Fix problems with Gboard

About this guide

Our OnePlus came with Gboard, Google's keyboard.

The screenshots are from our OnePlus Nord 5 with OxygenOS 16.0.5.1201 and Android 16, in Dark mode. We looked and changed nothing.

Good to know

Change the language on a OnePlus.

In short: System & update, Input method, Manage keyboards, Gboard.