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Samsung Devices ignore TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_NO_SUGGESTIONS, so TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_VISIBLE_PASSWORD is the only thing that works for them.
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SuggestionsCorrector for Samsung
public class SuggestionsCorrector {
public static final String SAMSUNG = "samsung";
public EditText correctSuggestions(EditText editText) {
if(Build.BRAND.equalsIgnoreCase(SAMSUNG)) {
editText.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_VISIBLE_PASSWORD);
}
return editText;
}
}
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Over17 commented Aug 29, 2017

Found out this code breaks Korean input. With "visible password", the Google Korean keyboard is showing latin symbols only.
Just something to consider when using this hack for Samsungs ;)

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