Can't enter decryption password on boot after removing Google Keyboard - X Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I completely removed Google Keyboard from stock rom (Moto X Play, 6.0.1) and installed Hacker's Keyboard instead. Everything works fine, but when phone boots and the screen appears where you have to enter the password to decrypt the device no keyboard is present on screen. I can go around it with USB OTG and physical PC keyboard but this is not something I can do anytime as I don't carry the keyboard with me. Is there any way to use custom keyboard to decrypt the phone or is it somehow set to work with Google keyboard only? Hacker's Keyboard is installed in /system/app if that matters. TIA

minimale_ldz said:
I completely removed Google Keyboard from stock rom (Moto X Play, 6.0.1) and installed Hacker's Keyboard instead. Everything works fine, but when phone boots and the screen appears where you have to enter the password to decrypt the device no keyboard is present on screen. I can go around it with USB OTG and physical PC keyboard but this is not something I can do anytime as I don't carry the keyboard with me. Is there any way to use custom keyboard to decrypt the phone or is it somehow set to work with Google keyboard only? Hacker's Keyboard is installed in /system/app if that matters. TIA
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Decrypt as in unlock the phone? Have you set up the keyboard as a default one?

pijes said:
Decrypt as in unlock the phone? Have you set up the keyboard as a default one?
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Decrypt when you reboot. It works in TWRP, but TWRP has its own keyboard. I set HKeyboard as default, but it's not working on decrypt screen for some reason.

minimale_ldz said:
Decrypt when you reboot. It works in TWRP, but TWRP has its own keyboard. I set HKeyboard as default, but it's not working on decrypt screen for some reason.
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Hmmm..... Have you tried installing the keyboard to /system/priv-app instead? Not sure if that will work but it may be worth a try.

FanDroid09 said:
Hmmm..... Have you tried installing the keyboard to /system/priv-app instead? Not sure if that will work but it may be worth a try.
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Thanks but it doesn't work either. I suspect Google keyboard has a special privilege built in "for security reasons".

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[Q] htc ime disabled on reboot?

Can anyone help?
Legend, running SuperFroyo 4.2
I've successfully installed and used the HTC IMe keyboard on my phone.
However, every time I reboot, the HTC keyboard is un-selected and disabled.
Before I can use it again, I have to go back into the settings and re-enable it, and then make the choice to use it as the input method.
Is there any way I can force the phone to have this enabled and selected as the default keyboard?
Cheers.
Don't install the keyboard on the SD card.
TheGrammarFreak said:
Don't install the keyboard on the SD card.
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D'oh!!
Of course - why didn't I think of that??!!

[q] urgent!!! Keyboard problem!

Hey guys, i had smart keyboard pro on my touch 4G, did a factory reset, now i have no keyboard on my phone? My phone has clockworkmod 3.0.0.5, is there a way to flash a keyboard so i can use it on my phone to log into my gmail & then install my smart keyboard?!
svibrant67 said:
Hey guys, i had smart keyboard pro on my touch 4G, did a factory reset, now i have no keyboard on my phone? My phone has clockworkmod 3.0.0.5, is there a way to flash a keyboard so i can use it on my phone to log into my gmail & then install my smart keyboard?!
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Log into android's market on the web > push a keyboard to your phone > use it
Buh im not logged into my gmail on my phone because i cant type
so the market doesnt know where to send it, is there any other way? can u do it through clockworkmod?
How about put a ROM on your SD card and flash it...
svibrant67 said:
Buh im not logged into my gmail on my phone because i cant type
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rule #1) do not delete the factory keyboard, for any reason.
The only thing you can do is like Low&Behold said.
or if you can ADB install apps, or have a file manager i can send you a keyboard that i have on my phone.

restoring default keyboard

UPDATE: rather than try to restore the original nook keyboard, that I'm not interested in except to allow reinstallion of go keyboard, I installed another popular keyboard, SlideIT, and enabled it with a modified Sqlite3 code of Renate. Provider for the SlideIT is
com.dasur.slideit/.SlideITIME
Now if I don't like the SlideIT keyboard, I can always reinstall go keyboard after uninstalling the SlideIT.
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Unfortunately I still have problems with the go keyboard, and this time it is completely my fault. Following Renate's instructions about sqlite3, I was able to install the free version of the keyboard, but hated the ads that came with it. My mistake was in uninstalling the ad-ridden version when I think I should have replaced the it with my other version (although that might not work either because the new install might require unstalling the old app). After unstalling it, I tried installing the new version but was unable to do so - I've tried everything I can do to install it. Rebooted - reinstalled. No luck. Deleted the old version from the system/ap folder using root explorer, then tried reinstalling - again no luck. Tried repeating the sqlite commands - nope! etc.
Using Nook Color Tools, I find that the go keyboard.pad process is still running and cannot be shut off. I suppose that is the problem.
It seems like what I need to do is to reverse the 'enable' go keyboard sqlite commands, with another sest of sqlite commands that restores the default keyboard. Is that possible, and if so what would I use to replace the 'go keyboard' material in sqlite for the 'default keyboard'?
I suppose I need the provider for the default keyboard, and the name of the keyboard.
Once that's done, then I think I can install my go keyboard using sqlite (?)

Keyboard keeps changing

I've Samsung S4 running Kitkat 4.4.2 on Hasan Rom
My problem is that after every reset my device keyboard keeps going back to the default samsung keyb.. while I installed perfect keyboard and wish to always use it.. but after I restart after setting it as my default keyboard, it goes back to the samsung keyboard and I have to select perfect keyboard again from the settings menu.
Isn't there anyway to keep this keyboard permanent without it getting changed after every restart?
Thanks.
Bump!
Anyone?
Move the keyboard app you want to use as default to internal storage.
Sithu Htun said:
Move the keyboard app you want to use as default to internal storage.
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Can you plz tell me how exactly to do that?
Thanks.
A.Ahmed79 said:
Can you plz tell me how exactly to do that?
Thanks.
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Go to setting>App> tap Keyboardapp, tap 'Move to device memory'.
Sithu Htun said:
Go to setting>App> tap Keyboardapp, tap 'Move to device memory'.
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Thanks ! that worked
A.Ahmed79 said:
Thanks ! that worked
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You are welcome. :fingers-crossed:
This must be application specific. SwiftKey had similar issues when Google changed the way default applications are loaded. I would have to change to SwiftKey after every reboot. But now it stays default.
dratsablive said:
This must be application specific. SwiftKey had similar issues when Google changed the way default applications are loaded. I would have to change to SwiftKey after every reboot. But now it stays default.
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The run-on-boot apps (like launcher, keyboards) should not be moved to SD card.
The SD card need a little time at boot to prepare and check for error.
At that time all apps on sd card lost "Default".

Disable Samsung Keyboard?

Hi all!
I'm trying to permanently disable the Samsung Keyboard. The problem is, randomly the keyboard will be set back as my default. If I uncheck the keyboard and reboot the device, it is checked again. I'd like to use swiftkey as my primary keyboard, but not if I have to change back every few hours.
Anyone know how to resolve this issue?
I'm rooted and running Dynamic Kat v4. I have chosen to use the stock keyboard under the roms settings.
Thanks!
Pyros2008 said:
Hi all!
I'm trying to permanently disable the Samsung Keyboard. The problem is, randomly the keyboard will be set back as my default. If I uncheck the keyboard and reboot the device, it is checked again. I'd like to use swiftkey as my primary keyboard, but not if I have to change back every few hours.
Anyone know how to resolve this issue?
I'm rooted and running Dynamic Kat v4. I have chosen to use the stock keyboard under the roms settings.
Thanks!
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Once you installed a different keyboard go to /system/app and add .bak to LatinIME.apk (LatinIME.apk.bak) or delete it, reboot and the Samsung keyboard will not start up again.
As you've rooted your device, you can permanently delete samsung keyboard from system - app..
Better keep a backup first of those files which you want to delete.. So later if you face any problem, so you can restore them..
Pyros2008 said:
Hi all!
I'm trying to permanently disable the Samsung Keyboard. The problem is, randomly the keyboard will be set back as my default. If I uncheck the keyboard and reboot the device, it is checked again. I'd like to use swiftkey as my primary keyboard, but not if I have to change back every few hours.
Anyone know how to resolve this issue?
I'm rooted and running Dynamic Kat v4. I have chosen to use the stock keyboard under the roms settings.
Thanks!
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gee2012 said:
Once you installed a different keyboard go to /system/app and add .bak to LatinIME.apk (LatinIME.apk.bak) or delete it, reboot and the Samsung keyboard will not start up again.
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If rooted, other solution after installing other keyboard (mine's swipe keyboard) is to freeze samsung keyboard by Titanium Backup.
That's what I did and works well.
Best regards
Franky
Thanks for the help all.
I couldn't find LatinIME.apk, maybe because I have a custom rom loaded or I wasn't using the right tool to look for the file. I tried file manager and even windows explorer when connected to my PC but didn't find the file.
Used Titanium Backup and it worked like a charm.
Thanks all!

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