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I'm developping a inventory management app, and want to use an kitkat tablet as the end-user device. I use an USB barcode reader which works fine.

My problem is that once the barcode reader is plugged in, it's recognized as a real keyboard, and I can't access the virtual keyboard anymore. This is a big issue for me, because I only use the barcode reader to read barcodes, and need the soft keyboard beside...

But When i use marshmallow that's time barcode reader and virtual keyboard works fine. but kitkat and lollipop not working as well.

Is there any way to enable both virtual and real keyboards ? I really need help on this....

Thank you !

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I don't think what you're asking for was available until Android 5.0 unfortunately. If you're aiming for later versions of Android, you should be able to enable both in the settings menu.

Android 5.0

Languages and Input > Current keyboard > Turn "Hardware Show Input Methods" ON

Android 8.0

System > Languages and Input > Physical Keyboard > Turn "Show virtual keyboard" ON

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