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How to Fix: Google Chrome Mobile Emulator: How to show on screen keyboard

Enable on-screen keyboard in Chrome Mobile Emulator

Quick Answer: Use the 'Show Input Method Editor' option in the Chrome Mobile Emulation settings to enable an on-screen keyboard.

To replicate the on-screen keyboard in Chrome's Mobile Emulation tool, you need to enable the 'Show keyboard' option. To do this:

🛑 Enable Show Keyboard

  • Open the Mobile Emulation tab in Chrome DevTools.

🚀 Select the Device

Step 1: [Select a device]

  1. Choose a mobile device from the list.

🚀 Enter Device Settings

Step 2: [Enter device settings]

  1. Go to the 'Device' tab.

🚀 Enable Show Keyboard

Step 3: [Enable Show Keyboard]

  1. Toggle the 'Show keyboard' switch to the right.

✨ Test Your Changes

After enabling Show keyboard, you should see an on-screen keyboard appear when interacting with text fields on the device.

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