Terminal not registering typing in Android Studio

Question

When I open the terminal in android studio and type, nothing registers and the cursor stays put.

The screen shot caught the cursor between flashes but it stays right by the > after app. Someone else had the same issue 4 months ago here : Android Studio terminal issue

But no one came forward with solutions.

Anyone know how to fix this?

Answer 1

This behavior is a problem related to an incompatibility between IntelliJ (and then Android Studio) and the new windows 10 console (https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/PY-14354).

It is possible to bypass the problem enabling the legacy mode in the terminal options.

1. Launch a command prompt from windows (win+r and then type cmd)
2. Right click on the title
3. properties
4. options
5. check Use legacy console, then click OK
6. Close the terminal and open another one (or just restart Android Studio, it works both ways)