Questions tagged [external-keyboard]
A device to input characters, attached to the Android device externally via USB or Bluetooth.
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Gboard On-Screen keyboard can not be turned off on Android 14 with physical keyboard connected (Teclast T60)
I have a problem on Android 14 tablet (Teclast T60) which the Gboard on-screen keyboard refuses to be turned off when I use an external BT physical keyboard, even though I completely disabled all the ...
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After system "update" to (BP3A.250905.014) you cannot use Bluetooth keyboard to enter 2-factor-authentication codes to login to Google. How to undo?
After Android OS's last system "update" (to build # BP3A.250905.014) you cannot use Bluetooth keyboards to enter 2-factor-authentication codes to access your Google accounts. If you focus ...
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Keys on Samsung S7 FE Tablet Book Cover Keyboard not working / how to remap them
Two rows of keys have stopped working: 4RFV and 5TGB. Apparently, this is not fixable and I have to buy a new keyboard. But that's not in the budget currently. I'm looking into something called ...
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Typing å on an USB keyboard without deadening ~ and `
This question is for a hardware keyboard connected via an USB C to C cable. On the OSK I was already good, using "Unexpected Keyboard" which I love. Plugging in the hardware keyboard, I don'...
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How to autocomplete a word from suggested text when using physical keyboard?
When I am using a physical keyboard, there is a toolbar that appears while I am typing that displays 3 words of predictive text available to autocomplete as I am typing. Surely there must be a way to ...
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Can I use a physical keyboard as a game controller?
I have a phone with a physical keyboard (F(x) Tec Pro1 X). I would like to map that keyboard to game controller inputs so I can use it to play Android games that support controllers. Unfortunately I ...
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How to share Keyboard and Mouse between PC and Android with minimal latency?
I am looking for a way to share my keyboard and mouse with the Android device that I have. I am trying to play a game on my Tab, downloaded an app called Panda Mouse Pro that lets you set keymaps to ...
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Samsung Galaxy tab S7 vs Logitech K810 keyboard config conflict [duplicate]
Same question as How to add US international keyboard on Android? Closed here and go see there for follow up. I have a Galaxy Tab S7 and a Logitech K810 keyboard. I am used to the US-International ...
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Invalid Ukrainian layout with a physical keyboard and Microsoft SwiftKey
I have a HUAWEI tablet with the stock OS. The manufacturer only installed Microsoft SwiftKey. I connect a physical keyboard to the tablet, go to Settings, Language & input, tap on “Physical ...
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Disable Ctrl + Shift shortcut to choose input method
I have a Lenovo Tab K10, Android 12, using Gboard. I'm trying to use Ctrl + Shift + arrow from an external keyboard to select words, however, Ctrl + Shift causes the "Choose input method" ...
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Media Skip back/forward via USB keyboard keys
I have an Android 14 phone (Samsung Galaxy A15). I want to control media playback with a USB keyboard connected to my phone. The keyboard does not have dedicated "media playback" buttons. Is ...
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Missing character in Android's keyboard layout for Hebrew
I type in both English and in Hebrew on a Windows 10 PC and on Android. The latter device is a Pixel 4a(5G), running Android 11. The image attached to this question shows two Keyboards. The top one ...
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Remapping CTRL_LEFT with ALT_LEFT
I have a tablet with an external keyboard (both from Xiaomi). My intention is to swap the keys CTRL and ALT and I am doing it by the project exkeymo. I created an apk with the remapping: map key 56 ...
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Mouse/keyboard not working with scrcpy, how to fix?
My Samsung Galaxy A24 phone used to work fine with my Windows 10 laptop via scrcpy.exe, on a USB-C cable. I did not change anything in the setup. Suddenly, now scrcpy shows the phone's screen fine ...
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How to change typing layout for physical keyboard on android tablet?
I got a QWERTZ keyboard made by Samsung for my Samsung Galaxy tablet because literally I couldn't buy anything else and was lucky to even find this one. I prefer QWERTY, so I'm wondering how I can ...
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