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    From Chris Green@cl@isbd.net to comp.mobile.android on Sun Sep 21 18:31:19 2025
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    Another question about my new Android 15 tablet.

    The on-screen keyboard doesn't pop up automatically when you click on
    a text entry field. What you get is an oval stripe with several icons
    on it, one of which opens the keyboard. I think this is the gboard
    app running. Is there a way to make gboard go straight to the
    on-screen keyboard or do I need a different keyboard app?
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    Chris Green
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  • From Andy Burns@usenet@andyburns.uk to comp.mobile.android on Sun Sep 21 18:49:04 2025
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    Chris Green wrote:

    The on-screen keyboard doesn't pop up automatically when you click on
    a text entry field. What you get is an oval stripe with several icons
    on it, one of which opens the keyboard.

    Mine does normally open the keyboard (phone and tablet), there are a
    couple of apps which are *sometimes* reluctant ... screenshot?

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  • From Chris Green@cl@isbd.net to comp.mobile.android on Mon Sep 22 09:28:55 2025
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    Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
    Chris Green wrote:

    The on-screen keyboard doesn't pop up automatically when you click on
    a text entry field. What you get is an oval stripe with several icons
    on it, one of which opens the keyboard.

    Mine does normally open the keyboard (phone and tablet), there are a
    couple of apps which are *sometimes* reluctant ... screenshot?

    Yes, on my phone it works as expected but on the tablet it
    consistently opens the little 'oval menu' so it takes three taps to
    get to a keyboard.

    I've got around the problem by installing Simple Keyboard and using
    that instead of Gboard, now it works exactly as one would expect.
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    Chris Green
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