External Keyboard
$3.79
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About External Keyboard
This application provides keyboard layouts for external USB/Bluetooth keyboards for all Android 4.1 and newer devices.
The main purpose of this application is:
- to allow the configuration of layout for keyboards erroneously not shown in Settings app
- to provide keyboard layouts missing from the standard Android external keyboard set. (Also, some manufacturers do not include the external keyboard layouts package at all...)
- to fix issues of the commonly distributed keyboard layouts (e.g. non working Caps Lock for some national characters - namely Czech and Slovak key layouts)
There's no unnecessary background service or input method added. This is just a pure system solution for keyboard configuration as intended in Android since 4.1 JellyBean release.
Suggestions for inclusion of additional layouts or fixing of bugs in the current layouts are welcome.
Currently supported layouts:
Arabic
Armenian Eastern
Belgian
Brazilian
Bulgarian
Bulgarian Phonetic
Croatian
Czech
Czech QWERTY
Danish
English (UK)
English (US)
English (US), International style
English (US), Colemak style
English (US), Dvorak style
English (US), Workman style
Estonian
Finnish
French
French (Canada)
German
Greek
Hebrew
Hungarian
Hungarian QWERTY
Icelandic
Italian
Latvian
Lithuanian
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Russian, Mac style
Slovak
Slovak QWERTY
Slovenian
Spanish
Spanish (Latin America)
Swedish
Swiss French
Swiss German
Turkish
Ukrainian
The main purpose of this application is:
- to allow the configuration of layout for keyboards erroneously not shown in Settings app
- to provide keyboard layouts missing from the standard Android external keyboard set. (Also, some manufacturers do not include the external keyboard layouts package at all...)
- to fix issues of the commonly distributed keyboard layouts (e.g. non working Caps Lock for some national characters - namely Czech and Slovak key layouts)
There's no unnecessary background service or input method added. This is just a pure system solution for keyboard configuration as intended in Android since 4.1 JellyBean release.
Suggestions for inclusion of additional layouts or fixing of bugs in the current layouts are welcome.
Currently supported layouts:
Arabic
Armenian Eastern
Belgian
Brazilian
Bulgarian
Bulgarian Phonetic
Croatian
Czech
Czech QWERTY
Danish
English (UK)
English (US)
English (US), International style
English (US), Colemak style
English (US), Dvorak style
English (US), Workman style
Estonian
Finnish
French
French (Canada)
German
Greek
Hebrew
Hungarian
Hungarian QWERTY
Icelandic
Italian
Latvian
Lithuanian
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Russian, Mac style
Slovak
Slovak QWERTY
Slovenian
Spanish
Spanish (Latin America)
Swedish
Swiss French
Swiss German
Turkish
Ukrainian
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4.1+
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
1.01: Added Bulgarian Phonetic keyboard layout
1.02: Added a physical keyboard settings utility (useful for devices that do not correctly recognize an external keyboard as a full alphanumeric keyboard and therefore miss the physical keyboard settings in the standard settings application)
1.03: Added an option to hide the utility icon from launcher's app drawer
1.04: Corrected link to physical keyboard settings for Android 7 and newer; added additional keyboard layouts
1.01: Added Bulgarian Phonetic keyboard layout
1.02: Added a physical keyboard settings utility (useful for devices that do not correctly recognize an external keyboard as a full alphanumeric keyboard and therefore miss the physical keyboard settings in the standard settings application)
1.03: Added an option to hide the utility icon from launcher's app drawer
1.04: Corrected link to physical keyboard settings for Android 7 and newer; added additional keyboard layouts
Price update Price changed from $1.11 to $3.79.
Version update External Keyboard was updated to version 1.04
More downloads External Keyboard reached 500 - 1 000 downloads
Price update Price changed from $1.00 to $1.11.
What are users saying about External Keyboard
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I bought an Anker bluetooth keyboard for my tablet, had installed External Keyboard Helper Pro which didn't work with it. I need Bulgarian phonetic layout which few apps support. This one works just fine. As a downside I would state the needlessly many permissions it requires (hence 4 stars instead of 5)
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Please help how to make it work
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No remaping, no services, using the integrated Android 4.2+ layout support. Good idea and work! The last update sold it to me.
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I installed on my tablet Samsung Tab 3 with android 4.4.2. It doesn't do anything at all! I asked a refund!
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by Y####:
by Y####:
Please help how to make it work
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Added the layout I needed and required no fancy permissions. That in my book is awesome!
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doesn't work
M
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Exactly what I was looking for! With the wonderful Swiftkey and the layouts provided by this app, using external keyboards with two or more layouts is as easy as connecting the keyboard and start typing. Switching language/layout is done transparently with Ctrl+Spacebar, no selecting of input methods, no fuss.
by Q####:
I bought this because you said you will definitely add more languages by request. You should add Amharic which has 94 million speakers worldwide. Multiling and Alpha fonts have it but not on external keyboard. I request Amharic. I wouldn't mind paying more fire Amharic support. I will rate 5 stars too. Still no response