For some reason when you use a Bluetooth Keyboard it auto swiches to the default Samsung system keyboard. Can switch back to Swype or Thumb Keyboard and keep using the Bluetooth keyboard. But as soon as you disconnect and reconnect it will change the keyboard back to the Samsung one.
Does anyone know how to disable this?
I'm also facing the same problem on Jelly Bean Samsung S3 as well .. searching for the solutio
I have this mostly working for me on a Note 2 (Sprint) using Tasker and Secure Settings plug in.
I set a profile for State->Bluetooth Connected (chose my bluetooth Keyboard). Then action "Wait" 2 secs (because system will automatically switch to Samsung keyboard). If Samsung keyboard is already selected, the popup about swithching to the samsung keyboard will be avoided.
Next, an action to switch to the Null Keyboard, or in my case, External Keyboard helper. (Plug-In ->Secure settings -> Input method
Then an exit action for when the BT KB is disconnected: Wait 2 secs (may be unnecessary), then Secure Settings -> Input method -> Samsung keyboard
Unsolved problems with this method:
1. When disconnecting BT keyboard, swiftkey function of samsung keyboard sometimes stops working. I believe this is a result of the BT disconnect occurring with a different keyboard selected. The sammy kb disables swiftkey when an external kb is connected, and re-enables it when the ext kb is disconnected. Not sure how to fix that yet without manually switching input method back to samsung kb before disconnecting the ext kb.
2. If the soft keyboard is open/displayed while connecting the BT keyboard, the soft keyboard, while no keys are shown, will still hide half of the screen as though it's still open. (At least, in Chrome this happened). Closing and reopening the application fixed this.
I choose this over freezing or uninstalling the samsung keyboard simply because i use it quite a bit. If you don't, then I imagine freezing or uninstalling the Sammy KB or using a ROM without it at all would be a cleaner option.
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Running XRON v 2.9.1
Does anybody know of a widget to toggle between two input methods without having to open up a text field and long press?
Ideally I would want a widget with the option to pick two. Each tap would move it along the list and activate that input method.
I have my Touchpad paired up with a Bluetooth keyboard using BlueKeyboard JP to pair the device. This seems to work well but after some time the keyboard times out and goes to sleep. Waking up it does not pair unless I toggle the input mode and press the connect button on the keyboard at the same time.
When not using the keyboard I use Thumb Keyboard 4. For most daily activity this is fine but the full keyboard is great for longer messages.
A toggle would let me quickly get the keyboard setup before I go into the app/apps that need the input, then quickly get back to my mobile setup.
Thanks
I found this keyboard while desperately looking for one that would show suggestions when using the hardware keyboard.
This one does, and it also got swype while having a size of less then 500 kb (without dictionary).
It has also got the ability of changing the hardware keyboard layout. Strangely it is enabled by default, so my azerty became a qwerty when using that keyboard. (I didn't know apps could take over a hardware thing???) You can turn it off in the settings -> physical keys -> remap keys. You can also change the hardware layout yourself by changing the 'language keycode' in the same settings pane, however I don't know what you should enter (qwerty is the default at 204).
you can find it here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kl.ime.oh&hl=en
There are some quirks, since it is a beta.
For instance you can't type a web address decently, as it will always put a space behind a dot (unless you turn off 'insert space after swype')
Also, It will by default use auto-correction on password and log in fields, which you can also turn off by deselecting 'always predict'.
I almost forgot to mention one thing: it's by fr the fastest keyboard I have ever seen. Even after coldboot, the keyboard will popup instantly after hitting a text field.
thanks bro
finaly an alternative to swiftkey I'll test that
Good work!
Nice! Thanks!
i just bought a new generic bluetooth keyboard for use with my Note3 and my tablet.
when I do normal thumb typing, swiftkey is being used.
the annoying part is that when i connect my BT keyboard, it insists on using Samsung keyboard as default. After disconnecting it, the default does not switch back to Swiftkey and i have to manually set it back.
2 questions :
1. is this the normal behavior?
2. any workaround to this issue? - best scenario would be the onscreen keyboard is automatically hidden and Swiftkey remains as my default keyboard, so there is no need to switch after i leave my BT keyboard on the desk.
thanks.
For a long time, when the folio keyboard was activated the on-screen soft keyboard would automatically disappear. At some point, it stopped doing that. I can't find any setting to restore that method of operation.
Any one know how to set it to do that?
TIA
Well, I figured it out. In choose keyboards you turn "hardware keyboard" off. Which seems logically backwards of what you'd expect. But with hardware keyboard off, the software keyboard disappears when the hardware is active and vice versa.
That is odd. good to know if mine disappears.
Hello, my S7(regular version) keyboard mapping suddenly changed. Some of the symbol keys have been switched around and I cannot use the top numbers row like I used to. Before I had to press shift to type a number, now it is automatically a number. I use the Belgian azerty keyboard setting normally but it is pretty much unuseable for work right now.
This change seems to have come since the last update and it is incredibly annoying. Anyone know a fix?
I've already tried changing the settings for the keyboards but to no avail. Even when sharing the keyboard with my note 9 it keeps doing this. Or when I switch to a Bluetooth keyboard instead of the Samsung keyboard cover.
sdrag said:
Hello, my S7(regular version) keyboard mapping suddenly changed. Some of the symbol keys have been switched around and I cannot use the top numbers row like I used to. Before I had to press shift to type a number, now it is automatically a number. I use the Belgian azerty keyboard setting normally but it is pretty much unuseable for work right now.
This change seems to have come since the last update and it is incredibly annoying. Anyone know a fix?
I've already tried changing the settings for the keyboards but to no avail. Even when sharing the keyboard with my note 9 it keeps doing this. Or when I switch to a Bluetooth keyboard instead of the Samsung keyboard cover.
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So you are talking about the keyboard connected to the Dex workstation (computer / pc), not the S7 keyboard. Right?
But what update are you talking about? Dex update, or S7 update?
I assume Dex update.
So it seems to be a Dex issue which should be solved in Dex ... somewhere.
Oh, I have to update my Dex too before I can check.
Now I have DeX for PC version 2.0.0.21
In Dex settings - general administration - physical keyboard I set the same keyboard layout as in windows. And it works for me.
You can try to enable the option to show the screen keyboard in Dex.
Or just changed the keyboard layout to something else (in Windows and Dex). Hopefully you find a combination that works for you.