diff --git a/java/res/values/donottranslate.xml b/java/res/values/donottranslate.xml
index 83d082f82..e3f0aeade 100644
--- a/java/res/values/donottranslate.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/donottranslate.xml
@@ -18,26 +18,6 @@
 */
 -->
 <resources xmlns:xliff="urn:oasis:names:tc:xliff:document:1.2">
-    <!--  Always show the suggestion strip -->
-    <string name="prefs_suggestion_visibility_show_value">0</string>
-    <!--  Show the suggestion strip only on portrait mode -->
-    <string name="prefs_suggestion_visibility_show_only_portrait_value">1</string>
-    <!--  Always hide the suggestion strip -->
-    <string name="prefs_suggestion_visibility_hide_value">2</string>
-    <!--  Default value of the visibility of the suggestion strip -->
-    <string name="prefs_suggestion_visibility_default_value">0</string>
-    <!--  Option to show/hide the suggestion strip -->
-    <string-array name="prefs_suggestion_visibility_values">
-       <item>@string/prefs_suggestion_visibility_show_value</item>
-       <item>@string/prefs_suggestion_visibility_show_only_portrait_value</item>
-       <item>@string/prefs_suggestion_visibility_hide_value</item>
-    </string-array>
-    <string-array name="prefs_suggestion_visibilities">
-       <item>@string/prefs_suggestion_visibility_show_name</item>
-       <item>@string/prefs_suggestion_visibility_show_only_portrait_name</item>
-       <item>@string/prefs_suggestion_visibility_hide_name</item>
-    </string-array>
-
     <!-- For backward compatibility.
          See {@link SettingsValues#needsToShowVoiceInputKey(SharedPreferences,Resources)} -->
     <string name="voice_mode_main">0</string>
diff --git a/java/res/values/strings.xml b/java/res/values/strings.xml
index 6df69ed47..b6601c8c2 100644
--- a/java/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -108,9 +108,6 @@
     <string name="prefs_show_suggestions">Show correction suggestions</string>
     <!-- Description for show suggestions -->
     <string name="prefs_show_suggestions_summary">Display suggested words while typing</string>
-    <string name="prefs_suggestion_visibility_show_name">Always show</string>
-    <string name="prefs_suggestion_visibility_show_only_portrait_name">Show in portrait mode</string>
-    <string name="prefs_suggestion_visibility_hide_name">Always hide</string>
 
     <!-- Option to block potentially offensive words to be shown [CHAR_LIMIT=30] -->
     <string name="prefs_block_potentially_offensive_title">Block offensive words</string>
diff --git a/java/res/xml/prefs.xml b/java/res/xml/prefs.xml
index 6febb3126..7e4c28496 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/prefs.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/prefs.xml
@@ -144,13 +144,11 @@
             android:entries="@array/auto_correction_threshold_modes"
             android:defaultValue="@string/auto_correction_threshold_mode_index_modest"
             android:persistent="true" />
-        <ListPreference
-            android:key="show_suggestions_setting"
+        <CheckBoxPreference
+            android:key="show_suggestions"
             android:summary="@string/prefs_show_suggestions_summary"
             android:title="@string/prefs_show_suggestions"
-            android:entryValues="@array/prefs_suggestion_visibility_values"
-            android:entries="@array/prefs_suggestion_visibilities"
-            android:defaultValue="@string/prefs_suggestion_visibility_default_value"
+            android:defaultValue="true"
             android:persistent="true" />
         <CheckBoxPreference
             android:key="pref_key_use_personalized_dicts"
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
index b641f3a8b..d2a2fbdd8 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ public class LatinIME extends InputMethodService implements KeyboardActionListen
                 return;
             }
             if (!latinIme.mSettings.getCurrent()
-                    .isCurrentOrientationAllowingSuggestionsPerUserSettings()) {
+                    .isSuggestionsEnabledPerUserSettings()) {
                 return;
             }
             removeMessages(MSG_RESUME_SUGGESTIONS);
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ public class LatinIME extends InputMethodService implements KeyboardActionListen
         mDictionaryFacilitator.resetDictionaries(this /* context */, locale,
                 settingsValues.mUseContactsDict, settingsValues.mUsePersonalizedDicts,
                 false /* forceReloadMainDictionary */, this);
-        if (settingsValues.mAutoCorrectionEnabled) {
+        if (settingsValues.mAutoCorrectionEnabledPerUserSettings) {
             mInputLogic.mSuggest.setAutoCorrectionThreshold(
                     settingsValues.mAutoCorrectionThreshold);
         }
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ public class LatinIME extends InputMethodService implements KeyboardActionListen
             mainKeyboardView.closing();
             currentSettingsValues = mSettings.getCurrent();
 
-            if (currentSettingsValues.mAutoCorrectionEnabled) {
+            if (currentSettingsValues.mAutoCorrectionEnabledPerUserSettings) {
                 suggest.setAutoCorrectionThreshold(
                         currentSettingsValues.mAutoCorrectionThreshold);
             }
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ public class LatinIME extends InputMethodService implements KeyboardActionListen
      */
     @Override
     public void onExtractedTextClicked() {
-        if (mSettings.getCurrent().isSuggestionsRequested()) {
+        if (mSettings.getCurrent().needsToLookupSuggestions()) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ public class LatinIME extends InputMethodService implements KeyboardActionListen
      */
     @Override
     public void onExtractedCursorMovement(final int dx, final int dy) {
-        if (mSettings.getCurrent().isSuggestionsRequested()) {
+        if (mSettings.getCurrent().needsToLookupSuggestions()) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -1379,7 +1379,7 @@ public class LatinIME extends InputMethodService implements KeyboardActionListen
                 ImportantNoticeUtils.shouldShowImportantNotice(this);
         final boolean shouldShowSuggestionCandidates =
                 currentSettingsValues.mInputAttributes.mShouldShowSuggestions
-                && currentSettingsValues.isCurrentOrientationAllowingSuggestionsPerUserSettings();
+                && currentSettingsValues.isSuggestionsEnabledPerUserSettings();
         final boolean shouldShowSuggestionsStripUnlessPassword = shouldShowImportantNotice
                 || currentSettingsValues.mShowsVoiceInputKey
                 || shouldShowSuggestionCandidates
@@ -1403,7 +1403,7 @@ public class LatinIME extends InputMethodService implements KeyboardActionListen
             }
         }
 
-        if (currentSettingsValues.isCurrentOrientationAllowingSuggestionsPerUserSettings()
+        if (currentSettingsValues.isSuggestionsEnabledPerUserSettings()
                 // We should clear suggestions if there is no suggestion to show.
                 || noSuggestionsToShow
                 || currentSettingsValues.isApplicationSpecifiedCompletionsOn()) {
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/inputlogic/InputLogic.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/inputlogic/InputLogic.java
index 6588951df..74d879919 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/inputlogic/InputLogic.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/inputlogic/InputLogic.java
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ public final class InputLogic {
         // a letter or a word connector.
                 && settingsValues.isWordCodePoint(codePoint)
         // We never go into composing state if suggestions are not requested.
-                && settingsValues.isSuggestionsRequested() &&
+                && settingsValues.needsToLookupSuggestions() &&
         // In languages with spaces, we only start composing a word when we are not already
         // touching a word. In languages without spaces, the above conditions are sufficient.
                 (!mConnection.isCursorTouchingWord(settingsValues.mSpacingAndPunctuations)
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ public final class InputLogic {
         }
         // isComposingWord() may have changed since we stored wasComposing
         if (mWordComposer.isComposingWord()) {
-            if (settingsValues.mAutoCorrectionEnabled) {
+            if (settingsValues.mAutoCorrectionEnabledPerUserSettings) {
                 final String separator = shouldAvoidSendingCode ? LastComposedWord.NOT_A_SEPARATOR
                         : StringUtils.newSingleCodePointString(codePoint);
                 commitCurrentAutoCorrection(settingsValues, separator, handler);
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ public final class InputLogic {
                 }
             }
             if (inputTransaction.mSettingsValues
-                    .isCurrentOrientationAllowingSuggestionsPerUserSettings()
+                    .isSuggestionsEnabledPerUserSettings()
                     && inputTransaction.mSettingsValues.mSpacingAndPunctuations
                             .mCurrentLanguageHasSpaces
                     && !mConnection.isCursorFollowedByWordCharacter(
@@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@ public final class InputLogic {
         // If correction is not enabled, we don't add words to the user history dictionary.
         // That's to avoid unintended additions in some sensitive fields, or fields that
         // expect to receive non-words.
-        if (!settingsValues.mAutoCorrectionEnabled) return;
+        if (!settingsValues.mAutoCorrectionEnabledPerUserSettings) return;
 
         if (TextUtils.isEmpty(suggestion)) return;
         final boolean wasAutoCapitalized =
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ public final class InputLogic {
 
     public void performUpdateSuggestionStripSync(final SettingsValues settingsValues) {
         // Check if we have a suggestion engine attached.
-        if (!settingsValues.isSuggestionsRequested()) {
+        if (!settingsValues.needsToLookupSuggestions()) {
             if (mWordComposer.isComposingWord()) {
                 Log.w(TAG, "Called updateSuggestionsOrPredictions but suggestions were not "
                         + "requested!");
@@ -1299,7 +1299,7 @@ public final class InputLogic {
         // how to segment them yet.
                 || !settingsValues.mSpacingAndPunctuations.mCurrentLanguageHasSpaces
         // If no suggestions are requested, don't try restarting suggestions.
-                || !settingsValues.isSuggestionsRequested()
+                || !settingsValues.needsToLookupSuggestions()
         // If we are currently in a batch input, we must not resume suggestions, or the result
         // of the batch input will replace the new composition. This may happen in the corner case
         // that the app moves the cursor on its own accord during a batch input.
@@ -2003,7 +2003,7 @@ public final class InputLogic {
                 new SettingsValuesForSuggestion(settingsValues.mBlockPotentiallyOffensive,
                         settingsValues.mPhraseGestureEnabled,
                         settingsValues.mAdditionalFeaturesSettingValues),
-                settingsValues.mAutoCorrectionEnabled,
+                settingsValues.mAutoCorrectionEnabledPerUserSettings,
                 sessionId, sequenceNumber, callback);
     }
 }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/Settings.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/Settings.java
index fb1a210bb..0e6a15a7e 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/Settings.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/Settings.java
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ public final class Settings implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChang
     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";
-    public static final String PREF_SHOW_SUGGESTIONS_SETTING = "show_suggestions_setting";
+    // 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";
     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 =
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SettingsFragment.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SettingsFragment.java
index ac5d71c0b..b289174c6 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SettingsFragment.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SettingsFragment.java
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@ public final class SettingsFragment extends InputMethodSettingsFragment
         if (showSetupWizardIcon != null) {
             showSetupWizardIcon.setChecked(Settings.readShowSetupWizardIcon(prefs, getActivity()));
         }
-        updateListPreferenceSummaryToCurrentValue(Settings.PREF_SHOW_SUGGESTIONS_SETTING);
         updateListPreferenceSummaryToCurrentValue(Settings.PREF_KEY_PREVIEW_POPUP_DISMISS_DELAY);
         final ListPreference keyboardThemePref = (ListPreference)findPreference(
                 Settings.PREF_KEYBOARD_THEME);
@@ -298,7 +297,6 @@ public final class SettingsFragment extends InputMethodSettingsFragment
             LauncherIconVisibilityManager.updateSetupWizardIconVisibility(getActivity());
         }
         ensureConsistencyOfAutoCorrectionSettings();
-        updateListPreferenceSummaryToCurrentValue(Settings.PREF_SHOW_SUGGESTIONS_SETTING);
         updateListPreferenceSummaryToCurrentValue(Settings.PREF_KEY_PREVIEW_POPUP_DISMISS_DELAY);
         updateListPreferenceSummaryToCurrentValue(Settings.PREF_KEYBOARD_THEME);
         refreshEnablingsOfKeypressSoundAndVibrationSettings(prefs, getResources());
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java
index 8de5fed07..39e834f84 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java
@@ -85,9 +85,8 @@ public final class SettingsValues {
     public final int mKeyPreviewPopupDismissDelay;
     private final boolean mAutoCorrectEnabled;
     public final float mAutoCorrectionThreshold;
-    // TODO: Rename this to mAutoCorrectionEnabledPerUserSettings.
-    public final boolean mAutoCorrectionEnabled;
-    public final int mSuggestionVisibility;
+    public final boolean mAutoCorrectionEnabledPerUserSettings;
+    private final boolean mSuggestionsEnabledPerUserSettings;
     public final int mDisplayOrientation;
     private final AsyncResultHolder<AppWorkaroundsUtils> mAppWorkarounds;
 
@@ -155,11 +154,9 @@ public final class SettingsValues {
         mGestureFloatingPreviewTextEnabled = prefs.getBoolean(
                 Settings.PREF_GESTURE_FLOATING_PREVIEW_TEXT, true);
         mPhraseGestureEnabled = Settings.readPhraseGestureEnabled(prefs, res);
-        mAutoCorrectionEnabled = mAutoCorrectEnabled && !mInputAttributes.mInputTypeNoAutoCorrect;
-        final String showSuggestionsSetting = prefs.getString(
-                Settings.PREF_SHOW_SUGGESTIONS_SETTING,
-                res.getString(R.string.prefs_suggestion_visibility_default_value));
-        mSuggestionVisibility = createSuggestionVisibility(res, showSuggestionsSetting);
+        mAutoCorrectionEnabledPerUserSettings = mAutoCorrectEnabled
+                && !mInputAttributes.mInputTypeNoAutoCorrect;
+        mSuggestionsEnabledPerUserSettings = readSuggestionsEnabled(prefs);
         AdditionalFeaturesSettingUtils.readAdditionalFeaturesPreferencesIntoArray(
                 prefs, mAdditionalFeaturesSettingValues);
         mIsInternal = Settings.isInternal(prefs);
@@ -193,17 +190,13 @@ public final class SettingsValues {
         return mInputAttributes.mApplicationSpecifiedCompletionOn;
     }
 
-    // TODO: Rename this to needsToLookupSuggestions().
-    public boolean isSuggestionsRequested() {
+    public boolean needsToLookupSuggestions() {
         return mInputAttributes.mShouldShowSuggestions
-                && (mAutoCorrectionEnabled
-                        || isCurrentOrientationAllowingSuggestionsPerUserSettings());
+                && (mAutoCorrectionEnabledPerUserSettings || isSuggestionsEnabledPerUserSettings());
     }
 
-    public boolean isCurrentOrientationAllowingSuggestionsPerUserSettings() {
-        return (mSuggestionVisibility == SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_SHOW_VALUE)
-                || (mSuggestionVisibility == SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_SHOW_ONLY_PORTRAIT_VALUE
-                        && mDisplayOrientation == Configuration.ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT);
+    public boolean isSuggestionsEnabledPerUserSettings() {
+        return mSuggestionsEnabledPerUserSettings;
     }
 
     public boolean isWordSeparator(final int code) {
@@ -263,26 +256,18 @@ public final class SettingsValues {
         return null == appWorkaroundUtils ? false : appWorkaroundUtils.isBrokenByRecorrection();
     }
 
-    private static final int SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_SHOW_VALUE =
-            R.string.prefs_suggestion_visibility_show_value;
-    private static final int SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_SHOW_ONLY_PORTRAIT_VALUE =
-            R.string.prefs_suggestion_visibility_show_only_portrait_value;
-    private static final int SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_HIDE_VALUE =
-            R.string.prefs_suggestion_visibility_hide_value;
-    private static final int[] SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_VALUE_ARRAY = new int[] {
-        SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_SHOW_VALUE,
-        SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_SHOW_ONLY_PORTRAIT_VALUE,
-        SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_HIDE_VALUE
-    };
+    private static final String SUGGESTIONS_VISIBILITY_HIDE_VALUE_OBSOLETE = "2";
 
-    private static int createSuggestionVisibility(final Resources res,
-            final String suggestionVisiblityStr) {
-        for (int visibility : SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_VALUE_ARRAY) {
-            if (suggestionVisiblityStr.equals(res.getString(visibility))) {
-                return visibility;
-            }
+    private static boolean readSuggestionsEnabled(final SharedPreferences prefs) {
+        if (prefs.contains(Settings.PREF_SHOW_SUGGESTIONS_SETTING_OBSOLETE)) {
+            final boolean alwaysHide = SUGGESTIONS_VISIBILITY_HIDE_VALUE_OBSOLETE.equals(
+                    prefs.getString(Settings.PREF_SHOW_SUGGESTIONS_SETTING_OBSOLETE, null));
+            prefs.edit()
+                    .remove(Settings.PREF_SHOW_SUGGESTIONS_SETTING_OBSOLETE)
+                    .putBoolean(Settings.PREF_SHOW_SUGGESTIONS, !alwaysHide)
+                    .apply();
         }
-        throw new RuntimeException("Bug: visibility string is not configured correctly");
+        return prefs.getBoolean(Settings.PREF_SHOW_SUGGESTIONS, true);
     }
 
     private static boolean readBigramPredictionEnabled(final SharedPreferences prefs,
@@ -396,10 +381,10 @@ public final class SettingsValues {
         sb.append("" + mAutoCorrectEnabled);
         sb.append("\n   mAutoCorrectionThreshold = ");
         sb.append("" + mAutoCorrectionThreshold);
-        sb.append("\n   mAutoCorrectionEnabled = ");
-        sb.append("" + mAutoCorrectionEnabled);
-        sb.append("\n   mSuggestionVisibility = ");
-        sb.append("" + mSuggestionVisibility);
+        sb.append("\n   mAutoCorrectionEnabledPerUserSettings = ");
+        sb.append("" + mAutoCorrectionEnabledPerUserSettings);
+        sb.append("\n   mSuggestionsEnabledPerUserSettings = ");
+        sb.append("" + mSuggestionsEnabledPerUserSettings);
         sb.append("\n   mDisplayOrientation = ");
         sb.append("" + mDisplayOrientation);
         sb.append("\n   mAppWorkarounds = ");
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputLogicTests.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputLogicTests.java
index de9475af4..59b858dbd 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputLogicTests.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputLogicTests.java
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
 
 package com.android.inputmethod.latin;
 
-import com.android.inputmethod.latin.settings.Settings;
-
 import android.test.suitebuilder.annotation.LargeTest;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.view.inputmethod.BaseInputConnection;
 
+import com.android.inputmethod.latin.settings.Settings;
+
 @LargeTest
 public class InputLogicTests extends InputTestsBase {
 
@@ -242,16 +242,14 @@ public class InputLogicTests extends InputTestsBase {
 
     public void testDoubleSpacePeriod() {
         // Reset settings to default, else these tests will go flaky.
-        setStringPreference(Settings.PREF_SHOW_SUGGESTIONS_SETTING, "0", "0");
+        setBooleanPreference(Settings.PREF_SHOW_SUGGESTIONS, true, true);
         setStringPreference(Settings.PREF_AUTO_CORRECTION_THRESHOLD, "1", "1");
         setBooleanPreference(Settings.PREF_KEY_USE_DOUBLE_SPACE_PERIOD, true, true);
         testDoubleSpacePeriodWithSettings(true /* expectsPeriod */);
-        // "Suggestion visibility" to "always hide"
-        testDoubleSpacePeriodWithSettings(true, Settings.PREF_SHOW_SUGGESTIONS_SETTING, "2");
-        // "Suggestion visibility" to "portrait only"
-        testDoubleSpacePeriodWithSettings(true, Settings.PREF_SHOW_SUGGESTIONS_SETTING, "1");
-        // "Suggestion visibility" to "always show"
-        testDoubleSpacePeriodWithSettings(true, Settings.PREF_SHOW_SUGGESTIONS_SETTING, "0");
+        // "Suggestion visibility" to off
+        testDoubleSpacePeriodWithSettings(true, Settings.PREF_SHOW_SUGGESTIONS, false);
+        // "Suggestion visibility" to on
+        testDoubleSpacePeriodWithSettings(true, Settings.PREF_SHOW_SUGGESTIONS, true);
 
         // "Double-space period" to "off"
         testDoubleSpacePeriodWithSettings(false, Settings.PREF_KEY_USE_DOUBLE_SPACE_PERIOD, false);
@@ -264,10 +262,10 @@ public class InputLogicTests extends InputTestsBase {
         testDoubleSpacePeriodWithSettings(true, Settings.PREF_AUTO_CORRECTION_THRESHOLD, "3");
 
         // "Suggestion visibility" to "always hide" and "Auto-correction" to "off"
-        testDoubleSpacePeriodWithSettings(true, Settings.PREF_SHOW_SUGGESTIONS_SETTING, "0",
+        testDoubleSpacePeriodWithSettings(true, Settings.PREF_SHOW_SUGGESTIONS, false,
                 Settings.PREF_AUTO_CORRECTION_THRESHOLD, "0");
         // "Suggestion visibility" to "always hide" and "Auto-correction" to "off"
-        testDoubleSpacePeriodWithSettings(false, Settings.PREF_SHOW_SUGGESTIONS_SETTING, "0",
+        testDoubleSpacePeriodWithSettings(false, Settings.PREF_SHOW_SUGGESTIONS, false,
                 Settings.PREF_AUTO_CORRECTION_THRESHOLD, "0",
                 Settings.PREF_KEY_USE_DOUBLE_SPACE_PERIOD, false);
     }