I have a KDE + debian 13 PC with “remote keyboard from the desktop” enabled, and a galaxy s10+ phone with “KDEconnec remote keyboard” selected as input method but everything I type only registers on the pc but not on the phone. When I tap on the most right icon which looks like a monitor and a phone, it says “remote keyboard connection is active” but I’ve tried office suite, firefox, messenger… and nothing gets typed on my phone only on my pc. Apart from that every kde connect feature works from both sides. I can send SMS, ping and ring my phone, explore the storage of my phone and send files to it; also I can use my phone as a remote input, I can send files to my pc, multimedia controls work and I can send clipboard to my pc, and what ever I copy on my pc I can automatically paste it on my phone. I’ve also tried to use it in samsung DEX but I can’t even pull up the KDE connect app. It says that the app was not designed for DEX.
What am I missing? What am I supposed to see when my pc keyboard is expected to type on my phone? Does it just shift focus or a textbox window pops up, in which I can type?
I’ll be honest with you, I bought a tri-mode keyboard before bothering to work this one out… it’s easier just to flip between 2.4 and BT, or switch BT channels to toggle from my PC to tablet to phone.
I too have an extra blutooth keyboard and track pad combo but I just want to plug my phone into the dock, switch my monitor input from my pc to my android, hopefully switch my keyboard and mouse to use it with my phone instead my pc and not clutter this tiny piece of board I call a desk with another keyboard or pull out and plug in usbs all the time.
I appreciate the suggestion and the jokes, but with all due respect I would kindly ask you to help me with getting the remote keyboard feature running, instead of telling me not to use the feature, please?
Thank you for your reply. This is valuable information because even though the remote keyboard input is enabled I’ve never seen the remote keyboard text box you’ve showed me on your screenshot. May I ask you to help me figure out why the text box isn’t there even though the option is enabled in the settings?
Ok never mind. Apparently I’ve never enabled the keyboard input and looked at the kde connect icon on my pc at the same time. I selected the kde keyboard input and re-expanded the kde connect icon and the textbox was there. I feel dumb now.
