When I am trying to type into an EditText in the emulator, it does not allow me to enter with the computers keyboard and the onscreen keyboard always pops up.
Is there a way to disable to the keyboard from popping up and allow entry from computers keyboard instead?
thanks
Try this:
Eclipse > Window menu > AVD Manager
Select your virtual device and click Edit
Under Hardware, Click New
Select Keyboard Support then click OK
Edit its value to yes
Now you have to click off onto another item in the list, like "Abtract LCD Density" or something. This seems to make the UI keep the "yes" change.
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Go to config.ini file in the AVD's local directory and set hw.keyboard to "NO".
Or you can update your emulator through command line using following command:
android update -avd <avd_name> [-<option> [<value>]] ... [-<qemu args>]
Good luck with Android
in simple way,
select your AVD from AVD manager
click Edit check "Keyboard Hardware Present"
now start your device. its done.
goto AVD manager -> select your device -> click settings -> check mark the "Hardware keyboard present" option -> restart your virtual device.
A slight correction for your question, It is not on-screen keyboard but its soft keyboard (Keyboard from emulator called soft keyboard).
But if you want to disable soft keyboard from you emulator kindly disable 2 things from your emulator, Android Keyboard (AOSP) and Google App.
From your emulator Go to Settings > Apps > and disable Android Keyboard (AOSP) and Google App. NOTE: By disabling Google App you may not use some Google App function, but you can Enable it back anytime.
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Does anybody know how to display the keyboard in the emulator when the EditText field has focus. I have tried so many solutions but none of them work. I am working in android 4.3 Jelly Bean. The Emulator I am using is GenyMotion. I would also like to know how to hide the keyboard when the EditText field loses focus. I assume however if the keyboard does not appear in the emulator it won't appear when testing on the device.
Any help much appreciated
Just check the details of your emulator. Soft Keyboard won't be displayed if you have checked the option "Hardware Keyboard Present", uncheck that option. And it will automatically displayed on the device since device doesn't have hard keyboard.
Close emulator -> Setting button -> Check Use virtual keyboard for text input
run Genymotion as the application from windows or mac (not from android studio plugin)
then select the settings sign on the right of the virtual device you have installed from the virtualdevicelist
choose the 'use virtual keyboard for textinput'
then close the application.
this worked for me in genymotion 2.6.0
Try this it work for me:
GO to settings menu ->Language&Input->turn off the Hardware Physical keyboard.
First of All close Genymotion emulator.
Then Start Genymotion Application
From left side menu open Filters -> Source -> Genymotion Now check the checkBox of Genymotion if already unchecked.
Then from installed devices select three doted icon -> Edit Then in edit window go down in Android System Option And check the checkBox of Use virtual keyboard for text input
For new versions of Genymotion (mine is 3.1.0),
Right click on your virtual device and click "edit"
Then choose "Use virtual keyboard for text input" and click "CONFIRM"
I am new to android programming. Although I have titled the question differently, my primary question is whether the AVD/Emulator supposed to show the keyboard? I am using Eclipse. If yes, is there any specific setting that needs to be done? I am only doing my first android app and my emulator doesnt show the keyboard.
Edit your AVD, add "Keyboard Support" and change the value to no.
Restart your AVD making sure that you wipe user data. Your keyboard will popup now.
Check this and this.
Just go to AVD manager in eclipse. Click Edit on current AVD after that just check Hardware Keyboard Present. Relaunch AVD and check.
I'm working android project.So I'm using Android Emulator for this step.
But when project requires input I'm using Emulator keyboard.Is there any method for enter from keyboard to android emulator without android's emulator keyboard?
How to enable PC's keybord for write text or password on Emulator?
I just checked, the option should be there, after clicking on new you will see a checkbox option there that enables the keyboard
I am using android sdk 4.0.3 ,I have created an Emulator of it.
Now I have a problem that the emulator is showing the Disabled
DPAD Buttons .I have set up the Hardware keyboard present and display skin with buttons option in configuration.
So i just want to enable the Dpad Buttons on emulator
Every emulated device is based on a more or less real device, which you chose as '4.0" WVGA (480x800:hdpi)' this doesnt only concern the resolution of your emulated device bur also its hardware features. In the main screen of the avd-manager enter the tab that says device definitions. there you can edit your chosen device and you will find the dpad under input.
This sounds crazy, but it worked for me:
Launch a fresh emulator from the Android Virtual Device(AVD) Manager.
Note: "DO NOT START THE DEVICE".
Find the configuration file, something like: ~/.android/avd/XXXX.avd/config.ini
Notice that this directory has only one INI file.
Edit config.ini:
change hw.dPad=no to hw.dPad=yes
The AVD Manager will still show dPad=no when you click on Details. It appears to not catch on until the virtual device is started. (Clumsy? yes)
Start the device. It should show DPAD without the complaint about it not being there.
The DETAILS button in AVD Manager should also show hw.dPad=yes
I ran into this while trying to bring up the "Snake" demo. It failed to run, asking to press the UP key -- and the pad didn't respond! After getting DPAD set, the demo can be controlled through the pad.
This appears to be a bug in the AVD Manager. If you get dPad set to 'yes', it can be set to 'no' through the AVD Manager. But changing 'no' to 'yes' requires the above workaround.
The virtual device folder has a config file , just like my Mac OS X and a VM(A17) :
~/.android/avd/A17.avd/config.ini
change
hw.dPad=no
to
hw.dPad=yes
I found this solution in a different file. I am using SDK version revision 20.
Create a fresh AVD from you AVD manager.
There is no option in AVD manager to enable DPAD. I tried even by clicking Edit.
Go to C:\Users\%USERNAME%\.android\avd\YOUR_AVD_NAME folder
Open hardware-qemu.ini file. Here you will get all hw config details.
There you will find hw.dPad = no; Change it to hw.dPad = yes and save the file
Restart your AVD and Voila !!! DPAD is now enabled in Emulator.
Edit config.ini as
hw.dPad=no --> hw.dPad=yes
.
Clone Device Definitions with enable keyboard
Enable Input -> Keyboard.
For your previous AVD, So you wouldn't face this problem anymore in the future.
You have to uncheck the hardware keyboard present option. It would then be enabled. So the option would be
Display a skin with hardware controls - true
Hardware keyboard present - false
I am using the AVD manager in eclipse. Is there a setting that I can use to stop the on screen keyboard appearing when an input field has focus?
I tried has hardware keyboard = true, but then the emulator doesn't seem to start at all :-S
mstoic's answer works, but with one problem: Google voice typing gets enabled with no way to get rid of it.
Not sure if this is available in emulators of all Android versions, but I found this in Settings -> System -> Languages & Input -> Physical keyboard (API 29 emulator). It worked for my use case.
The emulated device should have a physical keyboard, therefore negating the need for a soft keyboard.
I tried it out now and this configuration combination works for me:
hw.keyboard=yes
hw.touchScreen=no
The AVD has a physical keyboard, but no touchscreen, therefore only the physical keyboard can be used for text input, and the emulator does not show the soft keyboard.
Simply disable the Gboard app on your emulator.
To do that, go to Settings > Apps > Gboard, and then click the "DISABLE" button.
If Gboard is not visible, make sure you select the three dots in the top right corner and select the "Show system" option.
In some apps, you may see the Voice input box instead of the keyboard, you can disable that too by disabling the Google app in the same way you disabled Gboard.