Questions tagged [keyboard-shortcuts]
Keyboard shortcuts are "hotkeys" defined for the physical or virtual keyboard to quickly access functionalities which otherwise would require multiple strokes/taps to be accessed.
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Gboard: select current word, and compound words in German language
I'm using gboard from Google and I absolutely love it. I just have two questions about it because I come from using Swype which has a lot of nice and useful features to quickly which i miss heavily:
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How to create a hardware shortcuts in Android 4.3?
I have Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-i9500 running the latest firmware with Android 4.3.
I want to create "hardware shortcuts".
For example, if I hold volume up and home at the same time, then it'll open an ...
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Android external keyboard layout switch
I have and Android tablet and using external keyboard with it.
Is there any shortcut or another quick way to change keyboard layout on the fly (like on desktop, e.g. Alt+Shift)?
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Controling YouTube using keyboard with Samsung Dex
In the YouTube app using Samsung DeX, I can't figure how to use the keyboard to do things like turn the volume up/down, pause the video, and things like that.
It looks like the app is not configured ...
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Disable meta+[letter] keyboard shortcuts
I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 Relay with a built-in keyboard running CM11. I am trying to edit the keyboard layout, but some existing shortcuts are interfering with the new ones I am trying to add. For ...
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Compose key on external blutooth-connected keyboard
I have a Reudo RBK-3000BT VER 1.0 keyboard connected by Bluetooth to an Android 4.2.2 phone.
Can I use a compose key feature with such a keyboard?
For instance I would type CAPSLOCK+^+o and it would ...
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What is the keyboard shortcut to send mail in Google Inbox?
I often use a bluetooth keyboard with my tablet and use keyboard shortcuts everywhere.
In the Gmail app and in the web versions of both gmail and inbox, the shortcut to send a mail you're writing is ...
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Remapping hardware key on keyboard to trigger voice input
On my Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro running CyanogenMod 10, what I am trying to do is remap a key I never really use, like the capslock key, to trigger voice input. I know keys can be remapped ...
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Unable to use Ctrl+A+D to exit screen session of Termius
I am using Termius Android app on my phone to SSH connect my server. When I get in a screen session, it can't input Ctrl+A+D to leave this session, only Ctrl + one key can be input.
Also, my program ...
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Android head unit stuck due to enabling "simulate secondary display"
Got an Android head unit with no physical buttons (has 1 tiny reset hole only). I was playing around with developer settings and enabled Simulate Secondary Displays with 4K option. Unfortunately this ...
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Compose key (multi key) on physical keyboard
Is it possible to configure a key, say for example Right Alt, to work as the Compose key on a physical (Bluetooth/USB) keyboard?
I'm used to a Compose key on my desktop computer, and having it on ...
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Shortcut to switch to physical keyboard layouts
I use Android Emulator on MacBook Pro M1.
I have trouble with a physical keyboard which works in a very odd way as it doesn't change the layout with ctrl + space and any other combinations. So I need ...
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Gboard personal dictionary with Bluetooth keyboard
With aid from Android Enthusiasts and Reddit, I was able to bring my Microsoft Word Autocorrect shortcuts from my Windows 10 desktop into my Gboard personal dictionary on Android.
I see, now, that ...
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Disable Alt+Tab physical keyboard shortcut
Is there any way to disable the Alt+Tab shortcut when using physical keyboard on android phone ,I'm using xiaomi
Mi a2 phone.
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alt+tab on physical keyboard not working anymore
on my P20Pro Android 9.0.0.159, something happened with my Logitech K380 BT keyboard ; suddenly the alt-tab combination stopped working.
I tried with another keyboard, same problem. The direct button ...
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Switching between keyboards with Bluetooth keyboard with cmd + space shortcut
I use an Apple Bluetooth Keyboard with External Keyboard Helper Pro as my keyboard of choice on an Android 7.0 Tablet.
I use Gboard when I'm not using the external keyboard.
When the external keyboard ...
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Shortcut key to focus the address bar in Firefox for Android
I'm using a Bluetooth keyboard with my Android tablet with Firefox (57+). I tried Ctrl+L, Alt+D to focus the address bar, but it does not work.
Is there a shortcut (not using "F" Keys) for focusing ...
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Entering a pattern using the keyboard
I am using a keyboard with my android phone (connected via a usb otg cable)
I have noted that hitting SPC or RET when the phone is locked takes me to the unlock screen where i have to enter a pattern....
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Add an email address as a shortcut in Android phone
I am using an LG G2 phone with the standard keyboard. I wanted to add a shortcut or entry to the personal dictionary so that I wouldn't have to type out my email address all the time.
However it is ...
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Typing any keys on an external keyboard open apps. How to revert this?
I was typing like I always do using a USB keyboard with External Keyboard Helper Pro bought from Google Play. I usually type in Evernote. In a moment, I'm kind pressing more than one key a the same ...
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Alternative to 'Tab' for external keyboard hyperlink selection/navigation?
On Chrome for Windows using Ctrl-F to search for link text and then Ctrl-Enter (or Esc then Enter) to open the link is a method. But it doesn't appear to work on the mobile version (on my Nexus 7 with ...
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How to stop Vlingo Voice Talk coming up on double-tapping?
Maybe my home button is getting a bit bouncy but I'm getting this annoying app constantly coming up, blasting out "What would you like do". O/S 2.3.5.
Is there a way of reconfiguring double-tap or ...
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Why does GBoard not work when it comes to special keys?
In terminal emulator apps for Android, you can use the volume buttons as special keys, such as CTRL, but it seems GBoard is the only one, or one of the only ones, that does not work with it, does ...
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Disable this keyboard shortcut
I got a hardware keyboard and when I long press Windows key on my Samsung phone, it shows a page with "Default Digital Assistant" (translated to English). This is really annoying and I ...
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Keyboard Shortcut for File Rename
Is there a keyboard shortcut for renaming a file in "Samsung Files"?
I'm looking for a hotkey like f2 in Windows.
I tried different shortcuts in both normal and DeX mode, but no luck. If ...
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How does Android interpret physical keyboard inputs?
I thought I had a grasp of how they work in a general sense, but I've been trying out several keyboards lately and have run into some inexplicable behavior. For example, pressing the ESC key on one ...
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How to increase time of holding buttons to take screen shot on Samsung Note 8
I have looked around online and not found an answer since the question seems too specific! My phone is a Samsung Galaxy Note 8.
I find that even a quick accidental press of volume down and power ...
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Can I redirect the recent apps button/action to the app launcher?
In short, I wondered if there was a way of configuring the home/recent apps button to go to the app launcher instead?
(Perhaps it is a software recommendations/tweaks question.)
EDIT: This lost its ...
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Keyboard always visible in notification
I have GTA vice city game in my mobile (Redmi Note 4 running on Nougat and MIUI 9). I have installed and started playing but as you all know the game is not fun without "cheat codes".
So I want to ...
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Keyboard Macros
Is it possible to have keyboard macros? Like on iPhone if you type lol it automatically converts it into laugh out loud? Couldn't find it on my phone for multiple hours.
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