I made an App, where you have to scan a Barcode and Enter Text into an Entry.

When using an external Barcode Scanner, the soft Keyboard doesn`t show up for the Entry anymore. I suppose the Device registers the Barcode Scanner as a Keyboard, thus disabling the Devices own soft Keyboard.

Is there a way to force open the soft Keyboard in the c# Code when I open an Entry? Or can I prevent the Phone from viewing the input device as a Keyboard somehow?

Thanks in advance :)

CodePudding user response：

Found a simple solution:

In the Android Settings, you can enable the soft keyboard while a physical Keyboard is connected.

Still wondering if there is a solution in Xamarin forms...