How to Turn off Smart Reply and Smart Compose Features in Gmail May 24, 2021, 9:30 am EDT | 1 min read Gmail sets itself apart with its smart email features. But if you don’t like Gmail’s auto-complete or auto-reply suggestions, you can turn them off. Here’s how to disable Smart Reply and Smart Compose. What Are Smart Reply and Smart Compose? The Smart Reply feature in Gmail shows you three quick replies at the bottom of an email. The Smart Compose feature gives you predictive text suggestions right as you’re typing an email. You can disable both features in Gmail’s settings on a per-account and per-device basis in the Gmail web client or in the mobile app for iPhone and Android.