diff --git a/java/res/xml/prefs_screen_correction.xml b/java/res/xml/prefs_screen_correction.xml
index 020d3afa6..284231bf1 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/prefs_screen_correction.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/prefs_screen_correction.xml
@@ -41,13 +41,11 @@
         android:summary="@string/prefs_block_potentially_offensive_summary"
         android:defaultValue="@bool/config_block_potentially_offensive"
         android:persistent="true" />
-    <ListPreference
-        android:key="auto_correction_threshold"
+    <CheckBoxPreference
+        android:key="pref_key_auto_correction"
         android:title="@string/auto_correction"
         android:summary="@string/auto_correction_summary"
-        android:entryValues="@array/auto_correction_threshold_mode_indexes"
-        android:entries="@array/auto_correction_threshold_modes"
-        android:defaultValue="@string/auto_correction_threshold_mode_index_modest"
+        android:defaultValue="true"
         android:persistent="true" />
     <CheckBoxPreference
         android:key="show_suggestions"
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/Settings.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/Settings.java
index 5596c7fe9..6567e7159 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/Settings.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/Settings.java
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ public final class Settings implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChang
     public static final String PREF_VOICE_INPUT_KEY = "pref_voice_input_key";
     public static final String PREF_EDIT_PERSONAL_DICTIONARY = "edit_personal_dictionary";
     public static final String PREF_CONFIGURE_DICTIONARIES_KEY = "configure_dictionaries_key";
-    public static final String PREF_AUTO_CORRECTION_THRESHOLD = "auto_correction_threshold";
+    // PREF_AUTO_CORRECTION_THRESHOLD_OBSOLETE is obsolete. Use PREF_AUTO_CORRECTION instead.
+    public static final String PREF_AUTO_CORRECTION_THRESHOLD_OBSOLETE =
+            "auto_correction_threshold";
+    public static final String PREF_AUTO_CORRECTION = "pref_key_auto_correction";
     // PREF_SHOW_SUGGESTIONS_SETTING_OBSOLETE is obsolete. Use PREF_SHOW_SUGGESTIONS instead.
     public static final String PREF_SHOW_SUGGESTIONS_SETTING_OBSOLETE = "show_suggestions_setting";
     public static final String PREF_SHOW_SUGGESTIONS = "show_suggestions";
@@ -139,6 +142,7 @@ public final class Settings implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChang
         mRes = context.getResources();
         mPrefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
         mPrefs.registerOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(this);
+        upgradeAutocorrectionSettings(mPrefs, mRes);
     }
 
     public void onDestroy() {
@@ -207,11 +211,9 @@ public final class Settings implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChang
                 res.getBoolean(R.bool.config_default_vibration_enabled));
     }
 
-    public static boolean readAutoCorrectEnabled(final String currentAutoCorrectionSetting,
+    public static boolean readAutoCorrectEnabled(final SharedPreferences prefs,
             final Resources res) {
-        final String autoCorrectionOff = res.getString(
-                R.string.auto_correction_threshold_mode_index_off);
-        return !currentAutoCorrectionSetting.equals(autoCorrectionOff);
+        return prefs.getBoolean(PREF_AUTO_CORRECTION, true);
     }
 
     public static float readPlausibilityThreshold(final Resources res) {
@@ -421,4 +423,21 @@ public final class Settings implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChang
             final SharedPreferences prefs, final int defValue) {
         return prefs.getInt(PREF_LAST_SHOWN_EMOJI_CATEGORY_ID, defValue);
     }
+
+    private void upgradeAutocorrectionSettings(final SharedPreferences prefs, final Resources res) {
+        final String thresholdSetting =
+                prefs.getString(PREF_AUTO_CORRECTION_THRESHOLD_OBSOLETE, null);
+        if (thresholdSetting != null) {
+            SharedPreferences.Editor editor = prefs.edit();
+            editor.remove(PREF_AUTO_CORRECTION_THRESHOLD_OBSOLETE);
+            final String autoCorrectionOff =
+                    res.getString(R.string.auto_correction_threshold_mode_index_off);
+            if (thresholdSetting.equals(autoCorrectionOff)) {
+                editor.putBoolean(PREF_AUTO_CORRECTION, false);
+            } else {
+                editor.putBoolean(PREF_AUTO_CORRECTION, true);
+            }
+            editor.commit();
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java
index ed11de96e..3dbbfad9d 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java
@@ -135,9 +135,6 @@ public class SettingsValues {
         mShowsVoiceInputKey = needsToShowVoiceInputKey(prefs, res)
                 && mInputAttributes.mShouldShowVoiceInputKey
                 && Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN;
-        final String autoCorrectionThresholdRawValue = prefs.getString(
-                Settings.PREF_AUTO_CORRECTION_THRESHOLD,
-                res.getString(R.string.auto_correction_threshold_mode_index_modest));
         mIncludesOtherImesInLanguageSwitchList = Settings.ENABLE_SHOW_LANGUAGE_SWITCH_KEY_SETTINGS
                 ? prefs.getBoolean(Settings.PREF_INCLUDE_OTHER_IMES_IN_LANGUAGE_SWITCH_LIST, false)
                 : true /* forcibly */;
@@ -148,7 +145,10 @@ public class SettingsValues {
         mUseDoubleSpacePeriod = prefs.getBoolean(Settings.PREF_KEY_USE_DOUBLE_SPACE_PERIOD, true)
                 && inputAttributes.mIsGeneralTextInput;
         mBlockPotentiallyOffensive = Settings.readBlockPotentiallyOffensive(prefs, res);
-        mAutoCorrectEnabled = Settings.readAutoCorrectEnabled(autoCorrectionThresholdRawValue, res);
+        mAutoCorrectEnabled = Settings.readAutoCorrectEnabled(prefs, res);
+        final String autoCorrectionThresholdRawValue = mAutoCorrectEnabled
+                ? res.getString(R.string.auto_correction_threshold_mode_index_modest)
+                : res.getString(R.string.auto_correction_threshold_mode_index_off);
         mDoubleSpacePeriodTimeout = res.getInteger(R.integer.config_double_space_period_timeout);
         mHasHardwareKeyboard = Settings.readHasHardwareKeyboard(res.getConfiguration());
         mEnableMetricsLogging = prefs.getBoolean(Settings.PREF_ENABLE_METRICS_LOGGING, true);
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputLogicTests.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputLogicTests.java
index a6c9bbee0..e09b1e936 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputLogicTests.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputLogicTests.java
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ public class InputLogicTests extends InputTestsBase {
     public void testDoubleSpacePeriod() {
         // Reset settings to default, else these tests will go flaky.
         setBooleanPreference(Settings.PREF_SHOW_SUGGESTIONS, true, true);
-        setStringPreference(Settings.PREF_AUTO_CORRECTION_THRESHOLD, "1", "1");
+        setBooleanPreference(Settings.PREF_AUTO_CORRECTION, true, true);
         setBooleanPreference(Settings.PREF_KEY_USE_DOUBLE_SPACE_PERIOD, true, true);
         testDoubleSpacePeriodWithSettings(true /* expectsPeriod */);
         // "Suggestion visibility" to off
@@ -277,18 +277,16 @@ public class InputLogicTests extends InputTestsBase {
         testDoubleSpacePeriodWithSettings(false, Settings.PREF_KEY_USE_DOUBLE_SPACE_PERIOD, false);
 
         // "Auto-correction" to "off"
-        testDoubleSpacePeriodWithSettings(true, Settings.PREF_AUTO_CORRECTION_THRESHOLD, "0");
-        // "Auto-correction" to "modest"
-        testDoubleSpacePeriodWithSettings(true, Settings.PREF_AUTO_CORRECTION_THRESHOLD, "1");
-        // "Auto-correction" to "very aggressive"
-        testDoubleSpacePeriodWithSettings(true, Settings.PREF_AUTO_CORRECTION_THRESHOLD, "3");
+        testDoubleSpacePeriodWithSettings(true, Settings.PREF_AUTO_CORRECTION, false);
+        // "Auto-correction" to "on"
+        testDoubleSpacePeriodWithSettings(true, Settings.PREF_AUTO_CORRECTION, true);
 
         // "Suggestion visibility" to "always hide" and "Auto-correction" to "off"
         testDoubleSpacePeriodWithSettings(true, Settings.PREF_SHOW_SUGGESTIONS, false,
-                Settings.PREF_AUTO_CORRECTION_THRESHOLD, "0");
+                Settings.PREF_AUTO_CORRECTION, false);
         // "Suggestion visibility" to "always hide" and "Auto-correction" to "off"
         testDoubleSpacePeriodWithSettings(false, Settings.PREF_SHOW_SUGGESTIONS, false,
-                Settings.PREF_AUTO_CORRECTION_THRESHOLD, "0",
+                Settings.PREF_AUTO_CORRECTION, false,
                 Settings.PREF_KEY_USE_DOUBLE_SPACE_PERIOD, false);
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputTestsBase.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputTestsBase.java
index ea7823c64..d5e93744a 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputTestsBase.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputTestsBase.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class InputTestsBase extends ServiceTestCase<LatinIMEForTests> {
 
     // Default value for auto-correction threshold. This is the string representation of the
     // index in the resources array of auto-correction threshold settings.
-    private static final String DEFAULT_AUTO_CORRECTION_THRESHOLD = "1";
+    private static final boolean DEFAULT_AUTO_CORRECTION = true;
 
     // The message that sets the underline is posted with a 500 ms delay
     protected static final int DELAY_TO_WAIT_FOR_UNDERLINE_MILLIS = 500;
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public class InputTestsBase extends ServiceTestCase<LatinIMEForTests> {
     protected MyEditText mEditText;
     protected View mInputView;
     protected InputConnection mInputConnection;
-    private String mPreviousAutoCorrectSetting;
+    private boolean mPreviousAutoCorrectSetting;
 
     // A helper class to ease span tests
     public static class SpanGetter {
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ public class InputTestsBase extends ServiceTestCase<LatinIMEForTests> {
         setupService();
         mLatinIME = getService();
         setDebugMode(true);
-        mPreviousAutoCorrectSetting = setStringPreference(Settings.PREF_AUTO_CORRECTION_THRESHOLD,
-                DEFAULT_AUTO_CORRECTION_THRESHOLD, DEFAULT_AUTO_CORRECTION_THRESHOLD);
+        mPreviousAutoCorrectSetting = setBooleanPreference(Settings.PREF_AUTO_CORRECTION,
+                DEFAULT_AUTO_CORRECTION, DEFAULT_AUTO_CORRECTION);
         mLatinIME.onCreate();
         EditorInfo ei = new EditorInfo();
         final InputConnection ic = mEditText.onCreateInputConnection(ei);
@@ -230,8 +230,8 @@ public class InputTestsBase extends ServiceTestCase<LatinIMEForTests> {
         mLatinIME.onFinishInput();
         runMessages();
         mLatinIME.mHandler.removeAllMessages();
-        setStringPreference(Settings.PREF_AUTO_CORRECTION_THRESHOLD, mPreviousAutoCorrectSetting,
-                DEFAULT_AUTO_CORRECTION_THRESHOLD);
+        setBooleanPreference(Settings.PREF_AUTO_CORRECTION, mPreviousAutoCorrectSetting,
+                DEFAULT_AUTO_CORRECTION);
         setDebugMode(false);
         mLatinIME.recycle();
         super.tearDown();