Android keyboard does not appear
As we have expressed in other tutorials, the virtual keyboard by default, in Android operating system, installed on some mobile devices (phones, tablets and others), is known as GBoard virtual keyboard. which is also a official google app.
Therefore, every time we access them, and we want to write something, it is executed and displayed on the screen. However, since nothing is perfect forever, we sometimes find that “Android virtual keyboard does not appear”. And for those rare cases, today we will address the steps to take, to solve this problem, quickly and easily.
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Steps to execute when the Android virtual keyboard does not appear
Validate GBoard virtual keyboard configuration status
To perform this step validate the status of the Gboard virtual keyboard about our Android devices, that is, that it is installed and correctly configured and activated in the operating system, we must perform the following steps, which may vary slightly, depending on the android version used, and the mobile device make/model employee:
- We unlock our Android mobile device.
- We access the Application Menu.
- Press the Settings button to enter the menu.
- We slide the settings menu screen to the end, to display the System option.
- We select the System option, and there we press the Languages and text input option.
- Then, we press the Virtual keyboard option.
- If everything is correct, that is, it is installed and operational, we should see the GBoard Virtual Keyboard in this section.
- And when pressing on it, we should find that it is activated by default.
- If it does not appear, we should press the Manage keyboards button, and then select and activate it.
- Finally, restarting the mobile device, to then validate that it is already available and operational, by executing a step that requests the visualization of the virtual keyboard on the screen.
Validate the installation status of the GBoard virtual keyboard
In case, we find that, the GBoard virtual keyboard not displayed in option Languages and text input, we must go to the Play Store app to validate that it is installed, and if it is not, proceed to its installation. To do this, the steps would be the following:
- Launch the Play Store app.
- Once opened, we must use any other active virtual keyboard on the mobile device, or failing that, use the voice dictation assistant to locate it using the search bar.
- Once found, we select it to see it on the screen and check its current status, that is, if it is installed or not.
- And if not, we must proceed to install it. And once this step is done successfully, restart the mobile device again to try again to validate that it is already available and operational, by executing a step that requests the display of the virtual keyboard on the screen.
- If necessary, it should be validated again in the Languages and text input option, that it is detected, configured and activated by default.
Reset GBoard soft keyboard
In case the previous 2 steps have not been successful, you can try restarting the Gboard virtual keyboard to see what restorative effect is achieved on it. To do this, the following procedure must be followed:
- We unlock the Android mobile.
- We enter the Application Menu.
- We select the Settings button.
- And then, we hit the Apps & notifications button.
- Once inside the Applications and notifications section, we must scroll until we locate the GBoard app.
- Once located, we select it to see it on the screen.
- Then, we must press the Force stop button, to achieve a restart of the keyboard.
- And after a few seconds, we can try to write a message, browse the web or any other activity, to check if the keyboard works correctly. Since, when forcing to write something, the keyboard should start, and if everything has gone correctly we will see it operational again. As shown in the following pictures.
Other possible solutions
If you still have not been successful in re-enabling the GBoard virtual keyboard, the following alternatives can be tried:
- Clear cache and data of GBoard app.
- Update the GBoard keyboard app, if an update is available.
- Update pending and available Android OS apps.
- Install a third-party virtual keyboard app.
- Restart the phone in Safe Mode and check if the keyboard works properly.
- Reset the mobile device to its factory state.
Very surely, if you have come to apply some of these 2 last alternatives, you have already been able solve the problem. However, and as usual, we leave you an official link from Google about how to fix problems with Gboard, so you can delve a little more about that Android application.
Summary
In short, this new Android Tutorial shows us that we should not despair, when we realize that, “Android virtual keyboard does not appear” about our mobile devices. Since, said problem or failure, in addition to being infrequent, also has solution alternatives very simple and quick to implement, by anyone.
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