# Showing the Android Keyboard Reliably

DevFeed: [Showing the Android Keyboard Reliably](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/showing-the-android-keyboard-reliably-15852.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developer.squareup.com/blog/showing-the-android-keyboard-reliably>)

Author: Helios Alonso

Published: 2020-02-25T20:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Square Corner Blog RSS Feed](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/square-corner-blog-rss-feed.md>)

Topics: [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [Emulator](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/emulator.md>), [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [emulator](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/emulator.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardware.md>), [keyboard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/keyboard.md>), [qa](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/qa.md>)

## AI overview

This Android development article explains challenges in reliably showing the on-screen keyboard when navigating to a screen that requires text input. It examines hardware keyboards, window focus, forced display, and the problem of the keyboard remaining visible after an app is backgrounded.

## Source excerpt

Making the Android keyboard work better