4.3 Galaxy S4: how do I prevent keyboard backspace from deleting whole word? I've just updated my Galaxy S4 (T-Mobile, in case that matters) from 4.2.2 to 4.3.  Now when using the keyboard (default settings), if I get to the end of a word -- either strictly on my own or via one of its suggestions -- and then backspace, it deletes the whole word.  Before, backspacing at that point deleted one character at a time.  Often it's faster for me to correct a suggestion (or notice and fix a typo of mine) this way than to start over with that word.  I'd like my phone to stop being so aggressive in cleaning up after me.

I don't remember setting something for this in the previous version (though it's been a while).  I've walked through the settings for the device and in Twitter and Messaging (the apps where I've noticed this behavior so far), but haven't found anything that seems relevant.  I have not rooted my phone and don't plan to.

Current settings, under Device -> Language &amp; Input:


Default: Samsung keyboard  
Samsung keyboard settings: 

predictive text: on  
auto replacement: off  
auto capitalization: on  
auto spacing: on  
auto punctuate: off  

Keyboard Swipe: 

SwiftKey Flow on
Cursor Control off



Aside from auto punctuate (which I turned off), these settings are as they came after the upgrade.
If I may, I suggest KK Keyboard. I'm not advertising, but I use it myself, because my keyboard did this too.