External Keyboard was a productivity app developed by Kabaldan. It was removed from Google Play Feb 2, 2024 and is no longer available for download.
Download Statistics
External Keyboard had been downloaded 1.2 thousand times before it became unavailable.
User Ratings
The app had no ratings.
App Information
External Keyboard cost $3.49 to download. The APK download size was 297.73 kB. The last available version was 1.04. The last update was on October 8, 2017.
Technical Requirements
External Keyboard required Android 4.1+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Everyone. The app had been available on Google Play January 2014.
Description
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
Recent changes: 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
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★★★★★
Great 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.
★★★★★
Exactly what I need 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)
★★★★★
I had troubles switching from qwerty to qwertz layout (Slovak language) when using an external keyboard (Logitech, Note9). For some reason the system kept on using qwerty no matter what layout I chose or keyboard I tried. This is exactly what I needed, hassle free. If your language is supported there is a nice chance this is the solution you have been looking for :-)
★★☆☆☆
Doesn't seem to do anything at all. Didn't add the ability for me to change
layouts on my external keyboard with a keypress (like win+space on PC).
Didn't add any languages not already there. Didn't see screen in
screenshot. Can only select one language at a time for external keyboard
under settings. I most likely mis-interpreted what this app was for or what
it could do. But it certainly wasn't worth $5.00. Will try to find a
sollution with GNU GPL. Or I'll try and write one and relase it under the
GNU GPL.
★★☆☆☆
Currently does not work on Galaxy Tab S4. Wanted to add Bulgarian Phonetic to the Cover keyboard that comes with the tablet, but after purcahse and installation, no additional layouts were added to the Physical keyboard settings menu. Tried to run the app, but it either gives an error that it keeps closing or it's a black screen with nothing on it. Restarted. Same issue. Will refund. I really needed this to work.
★★☆☆☆
Keep your promise and add Amharic language 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
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