diff --git a/java/res/values/strings.xml b/java/res/values/strings.xml
index a269d49..f4d072d 100644
--- a/java/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@
     <!-- Description for option enabling or disabling the use of names of people in Contacts for suggestion and correction [CHAR LIMIT=65] -->
     <string name="use_contacts_dict_summary">Use names from Contacts for suggestions and corrections</string>
 
+    <!-- Option name for enabling the use by the keyboards of sent/received messages, e-mail and typing history to improve suggestion accuracy [CHAR LIMIT=25] -->
+    <string name="use_personalized_dicts">Personalized suggestions</string>
+    <!-- Description for option enabling the use by the keyboards of sent/received messages, e-mail and typing history to improve suggestion accuracy [CHAR LIMIT=65] -->
+    <string name="use_personalized_dicts_summary">Learn from your communications and typed data to improve suggestions</string>
+
     <!-- Option name for enabling or disabling the double-space period feature that lets double tap on spacebar insert a period followed by a space [CHAR LIMIT=30] -->
     <string name="use_double_space_period">Double-space period</string>
     <!-- Description for option enabling or disabling the double-space period feature that lets double tap on spacebar insert a period followed by a space [CHAR LIMIT=65] -->
diff --git a/java/res/xml/prefs.xml b/java/res/xml/prefs.xml
index bf3b623..4f7c9f0 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/prefs.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/prefs.xml
@@ -134,6 +134,12 @@
                 android:persistent="true"
                 android:defaultValue="true" />
             <CheckBoxPreference
+                android:key="pref_key_use_personalized_dicts"
+                android:title="@string/use_personalized_dicts"
+                android:summary="@string/use_personalized_dicts_summary"
+                android:persistent="true"
+                android:defaultValue="true" />
+            <CheckBoxPreference
                 android:key="pref_key_use_double_space_period"
                 android:title="@string/use_double_space_period"
                 android:summary="@string/use_double_space_period_summary"
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/Settings.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/Settings.java
index 714c3a9..94f1458 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/Settings.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/Settings.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
     public static final String PREF_MISC_SETTINGS = "misc_settings";
     public static final String PREF_ADVANCED_SETTINGS = "pref_advanced_settings";
     public static final String PREF_KEY_USE_CONTACTS_DICT = "pref_key_use_contacts_dict";
+    public static final String PREF_KEY_USE_PERSONALIZED_DICTS = "pref_key_use_personalized_dicts";
     public static final String PREF_KEY_USE_DOUBLE_SPACE_PERIOD =
             "pref_key_use_double_space_period";
     public static final String PREF_BLOCK_POTENTIALLY_OFFENSIVE =
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java
index 06406c1..d98e547 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java
@@ -29,11 +29,9 @@
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.InputAttributes;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.R;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.RichInputMethodManager;
-import com.android.inputmethod.latin.SubtypeSwitcher;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.SuggestedWords;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.SuggestedWords.SuggestedWordInfo;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.utils.CollectionUtils;
-import com.android.inputmethod.latin.utils.InputTypeUtils;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.utils.StringUtils;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -71,6 +69,7 @@
     public final boolean mIncludesOtherImesInLanguageSwitchList;
     public final boolean mShowsLanguageSwitchKey;
     public final boolean mUseContactsDict;
+    public final boolean mUsePersonalizedDicts;
     public final boolean mUseDoubleSpacePeriod;
     public final boolean mBlockPotentiallyOffensive;
     // Use bigrams to predict the next word when there is no input for it yet
@@ -148,6 +147,7 @@
                 Settings.PREF_INCLUDE_OTHER_IMES_IN_LANGUAGE_SWITCH_LIST, false);
         mShowsLanguageSwitchKey = Settings.readShowsLanguageSwitchKey(prefs);
         mUseContactsDict = prefs.getBoolean(Settings.PREF_KEY_USE_CONTACTS_DICT, true);
+        mUsePersonalizedDicts = prefs.getBoolean(Settings.PREF_KEY_USE_PERSONALIZED_DICTS, true);
         mUseDoubleSpacePeriod = prefs.getBoolean(Settings.PREF_KEY_USE_DOUBLE_SPACE_PERIOD, true);
         mBlockPotentiallyOffensive = Settings.readBlockPotentiallyOffensive(prefs, res);
         mAutoCorrectEnabled = Settings.readAutoCorrectEnabled(autoCorrectionThresholdRawValue, res);
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@
         mIncludesOtherImesInLanguageSwitchList = false;
         mShowsLanguageSwitchKey = true;
         mUseContactsDict = true;
+        mUsePersonalizedDicts = true;
         mUseDoubleSpacePeriod = true;
         mBlockPotentiallyOffensive = true;
         mAutoCorrectEnabled = true;