do anybody knows what keys to press on the physical keyboard to be able to change the input language?
i have Hebrew keyboard as well and i couldn't find any way to change the the language input on physical keyboard.
This is a limitation of the Android OS - you cannot change the language of the physical keyboard that easily - I never found a way to do it, but theoretically it would involve access to the software or a configfile for the text prediction so that it suypplies cues from the physical keyboard to another predictor for another language
Long-press individual keys for alternate letters, and there may be an app for converting the physical keyboard, but it will almost invariably require root. I would also try finding other nationalities who accomplished this and learn from them. -Ara
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
as the mapping using the virtual keyboard of AnySoftKeyboard supports physical keyboard mapping i mange to make it work only when i change the virtual keyboard to Hebrew first and then slide the keyboard out.
this is very inconvenience cos every time i want to change the language i need to close the keyboard and switch to virtual one, change the language and star over.
maybe there is a way to add input option via the power button? like using jkay deluxe or something?
I can tell, how this problem is solved in case of russian layout, but not sure, if it works for hebrew.
Root, then use an app, called Keyboard swither from market.
After that, I installed the special verison of Russian keyboard, that had a layout, compatible with glide.
This version can be downloaded from here
the problem with keyboard switcher is that he just put an icon on desktop.
if i'm using sms app i need to close it to use the switcher, so its not the solution i need.
thanks for the help tough, we need to find a way to make a shortcut via combination of keys
to achieve this, maybe a script for int.d that can apply shortcut function on physical keyboard.
taiber2000 said:
the problem with keyboard switcher is that he just put an icon on desktop.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Oops, sorry, i've named the wrong app, its called Keyboard manager (com.ne0fhykLabs.android.utility.kmLauncher).
How it works: it sets 3 types of keyboard for every device status - landscape, portrait, and the slide out one.
So, if you set the apropriate keyboard with a right layout and ability to swith languages via alt+space (like russian keyboard), you can use your HW keyboard with right char set (the software keyboard itself is hidden in this state).
braintweaker said:
Oops, sorry, i've named the wrong app, its called Keyboard manager (com.ne0fhykLabs.android.utility.kmLauncher).
How it works: it sets 3 types of keyboard for every device status - landscape, portrait, and the slide out one.
So, if you set the apropriate keyboard with a right layout and ability to swith languages via alt+space (like russian keyboard), you can use your HW keyboard with right char set (the software keyboard itself is hidden in this state).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
thanks man, that work great keyboard manger and the anysoftkeyboard combination is the fix i needed. i think it work as well when i'll upgrade to ics later on
taiber2000 said:
i think it work as well when i'll upgrade to ics later on
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yep, it does. I use it at ICS rom with no problems.
anysoftkeyboard doesnt work for arabic
Thank you for sharing this, this method is great! it works for me with bulgarian keyboard but it doesn't with arabic.
Is there anyway I can use the physical keyboard to type in arabic?
are you on ICS or JB? cos if you are with stcok GB you wont have the arabic fonts.
taiber2000 said:
are you on ICS or JB? cos if you are with stcok GB you wont have the arabic fonts.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm on ICS, I tried go keyboard with the same method it worked but its showing lots of non Arabic letters, probably Farsi or Urdu I guess, I'm still looking for another keyboard with physical support, I just looked at the language packs of AnySoftKeyboard, they say that they support physical keyboard mapping for Hebrew and Russian and probably other languages but not Arabic
If you know any other keyboards with multi-language physical support please share.
you should try it with anysoftkeyboard anyhow maybe it will work.
unfourtantly i don't know about other keybaord that support mapping of physical keybaord escpasly our right to left languages.
I got a Logitech Bluetooth Keyboard (K810), English keyboard layout, which I would like to use with my Android smartphone (LG G2). The pairing of the devices works fine, but I can't get it to display German language characters such as ö, ü, ä etc..
Those characters, however, work fine when I use the keyboard with a Windows-PC, after having changed the keyboard-language-settings in the OS.
Is there a way to do the same thing on Android?
In fact I would need to be able to toggle between the two languages (Eng & German), since I prefer to use the English-keyboard-layout when writing in English and the German one when writing in German. That's easy on Windows, just press the Windows-key together with Space, but how to do on Android?
Any idea how that could be accomplished? If toggle is not possible, then I would prefer to permanently change the keyboard input language on my LG G2 to German.
I had a similar problem. Updated my LG G2 to Android 5.0 but no help. I cannot find "Android keyboard" setting. I did find that on one of my tablets, and that one worked.
I installed External Keyboard Helper Demo (then Pro: 2.49 euros). It helped. Even then I had to select
Settings > Language and Input > Default (sp?) > External Keyboard Helper Pro (or Demo)
It is not enough to select EKH elsewhere, I had to be select EKH as the Default too before äö started to work.
How to get that "Android keyboard" option (not just "LG keyboard") without EKH?
andruser said:
How to get that "Android keyboard" option (not just "LG keyboard") without EKH?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, I also got it working after I installed the full version.
However, I don´t fully understand your question from above. What exactly are you trying to accomplish?
External keyboard layout without EKH application
Parinibbana said:
What exactly are you trying to accomplish?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If I have EKH keyboard as the default, I have to select LG keyboard as the default (which takes some time) to be able to use the phone without the external keyboard. Therefore, EKH does not seem to be very useful (it is almost worse than not having an external keyboard).
So I wish that when the external keyboard is not connected, the internal (virtual) keyboard should be usable (without that tedious manual selection). How to achieve that?
I believe that my external keyboard should work automatically and without EKH. Some other devices do find and use correctly my keyboard. They have the option "Android keyboard" besides "LG keyboard". I don't see the "Android keyboard" option anywhere.
Have you been able to pair your Logitech-keyboard with your phone using bluetooth?
Parinibbana said:
Have you been able to pair your Logitech-keyboard with your phone using bluetooth?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If yes, you could simply set the normal keyboard at default and activate the Logitech-keyboard only when you need. This can be done easily by first activating the soft-keyboard by clicking into the text-filed. This will open the soft-keyboard. Then pull down the notification-bar and click on "Select keyboard" in order to change to the Logitech keyboard.
It is correct, it works also without External Keyboard Helper.
Hallo,
I'm using a Rapoo Bluetooth Keyboard (qwertz) with my fire TV_Stick, unfortunatly the Stick only recognises an english Keyboard Layout (qwerty) because of this reason i sideloaded the App External Keyboard Helper
My Problem now is: to run this App, it needs to be enabled via Settings > Language and input (Android-OS) but i can't find those settings in Fire-OS.....
I am currently running CM 13.1 on my Tab S2 9.7 with an external Logitech Bluetooth keyboard. However, it seems that several of the function keys at the top of the keyboard do not seem to be associated with any action.
How do I make sure I have the correct keyboard layout file for this keyboard installed?
Also, is it possible to redefine the external keyboard between different languages? E.g. English, German, pinyin for typing Chinese etc.?
hga89 said:
I am currently running CM 13.1 on my Tab S2 9.7 with an external Logitech Bluetooth keyboard. However, it seems that several of the function keys at the top of the keyboard do not seem to be associated with any action.
How do I make sure I have the correct keyboard layout file for this keyboard installed?
Also, is it possible to redefine the external keyboard between different languages? E.g. English, German, pinyin for typing Chinese etc.?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
How do other users type in e.g. German, French or Chinese (pinyin) using an external keyboard attached to the Tab S2? Is it at all possible or do you have to use an on-screen keyboard?
Hi,
I have a new TCL C715 running AndroidTV 9 and a german Logitech K380 bluetooth keyboard.
I can pair my keybord with the TV and it works, however it always behaves as if an american layout would be used, but I want to use a german layout.
This happens regardless of which language the TV is set to and there are no options to change the keyboard layout.
I have now tried to use the "External keyboard helper" app but even when I use that and set the layout to german in the app, the keyboard bahaves as if it were an american one.
Is there anyhing I could try to get a german layout?
Many thanks!