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If you don't want to use SIP (Soft Input Panel), or you use a hardware keyboard but want to use SIP as well sometimes for extended input characters, you can hide or set toggle the SIP.
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APPLIES TO
- Android 7
- PM550: All versions
- Android 8
- PM45: 45.65 (Jun 24 2022) and later
- PM85: 85.15 (Mar 06 2022) and later
- Android 9
- PM45: 45.71 (Dec 04 2020) and later
- PM85: 85.21 (Nov 18 2020) and later
- PM90: 90.05 (Oct 30 2020) and later
- PM451: All versions
- Android 11
- All models
(For Android 6, see Hide or Toggle Virtual Keypad (SIP) (Android 6))
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Before Start
To control the SIP, you must turn on the Built-in Keypad Mode.
Turn on the mode from:
- Settings > System > Language & input > Advanced > Built-in Keypad Mode
- (Android 9 and above only) EmKit > EmSettings > Built-in Keypad Mode
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Hide or Toggle Virtual Keypad
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In the case of the device of keypad type such as PM66 or PM550, the end-users want to use physical keyboard basically.
However, the physical keyboard has the limit to using various types of keys.
Due to this reason, sometimes the customers want to use the SIP(Software Input Panel = Software keyboard) when they should use a specific key.
This article describes how to make SIP Toggle key and use it.
APPLIES TO
PM66, PM550, PM451
How to make SIP toggle key
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Go to EmKit > Program Buttons |
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Select a button you want to use as toggle button. |
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Choose SoftKeyboardKey and Tap OK.
(Or choose Direct input and Tap OK. And then, enter 1008)
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Tap Apply to save the change |
After setting above, you can pop up and hide the SIP keyboard using the button you set when you input something.
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