Bug 401726

Summary: remote keyboard don't work since android update to 9
Product: [Applications] kdeconnect Reporter: Sylvain Bouchet <sylvain.bouchet>
Component: android-applicationAssignee: Albert Vaca Cintora <albertvaka>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal CC: alexmasonpro, xaver.hugl
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 1.10   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: screenshot of andoid screen

Description Sylvain Bouchet 2018-12-04 06:47:23 UTC
Created attachment 116662 [details]
screenshot of andoid screen

SUMMARY
On my htc u11 life all was working well, thanks, it was the good times.
Then my phone updates to android 9. Since then, the virtual input keyboard doesn't work at all.
Note that the virtual mouse works well.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. a working phone with the previous version of android
2. update the phone to android 9
3. try the virtual keyboard

OBSERVED RESULT


EXPECTED RESULT


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
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MacOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: Linux Mint 18.3 KDE
(available in About System)
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Alex Mason 2018-12-06 22:23:14 UTC
Same issue on Nokia 6.1, which updated to Android 9 recently. Keyboard and presentation remote stopped working but virtual mouse still works.
Comment 2 Zamundaaa 2019-01-13 12:09:16 UTC
This is happening for me, too. I don't really know if it was the upgrade to android 9 for me but still
Comment 3 Erik Duisters 2019-01-29 17:20:49 UTC
Git commit fc119515323eb69357e6dadf3fed0edb9af607a0 by Erik Duisters.
Committed on 29/01/2019 at 17:19.
Pushed by eduisters into branch 'master'.

Fix keyboard input on Pie (Android 9/API 28)

M  +2    -0    src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Plugins/MousePadPlugin/MousePadActivity.java

https://invent.kde.org/kde/kdeconnect-android/commit/fc119515323eb69357e6dadf3fed0edb9af607a0