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How to enable both hardware and virtual keyboards on Android ice cream sandwich

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I'm developping a stock management application with Django for a customer's company, and want to use an ice cream sandwich tablet as the end-user device. I use an USB barcode reader which works fine.

My problem is that once the barcode reader is plugged in, it's recognized as a real keyboard, and I can't access the virtual keyboard anymore. This is a big issue for me, because I only use the barcode reader to encode EAN13 codes, and need the soft keyboard beside...

Is there any way to enable both virtual and real keyboards ? I really need help on this....

Thank you !

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Lapin-Blanc Avatar asked May 12 '12 07:05

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1 Answers

Well, I found a solution to my problem ! (Don't know what to about the bounty now...)

When you enter a text area (eg : on the navigator), you just have to touch the keyboard icon on the left of the clock. There beside "Use physical keyboard", you have to choose "No".

I found that even like that, the barcode reader will still be active (yessss !) and the soft keyboard will popup too !

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Lapin-Blanc Avatar answered Nov 11 '22 11:11

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