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keyboard and crashing

moocheugene — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 09:25:52 GMT

I have 2 problems but they may be related. While I'm using google chrome the keyboard keeps disappearing and chrome keeps crashing back to home screen of the phone, this is very frustrating, especially the keyboard, any help would be great. Thanks

Re: keyboard and crashing

Uliwooly — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 10:01:23 GMT

Settings > apps > all > chrome > clear everything > restart your phone

if that doesn't work perhaps repairing your phone with

Update Service (SUS)

http://www.sonymobile.com/gb/tools/update-service/

http://www-support-downloads.sonymobile.com/Software%20Downloads/Update_Service_Setup-2.11.12.5.exe

PC Companion (PCC)

Bridge (for Mac)

Alternatives on How to backup Xperias

http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/36355

Don't forget to give Kudos

Re: keyboard and crashing

SKH — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 17:16:45 GMT

Why does this problem occur?

Re: keyboard and crashing

Uliwooly — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 21:34:04 GMT

@SKH it might be another app acting up

Re: keyboard and crashing

mbover — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 09:03:03 GMT

I have this issues too.

Keyboard vanishes in mid typing in chrome.

I have tried different keyboard apps and all do it.

can we get this fixed.

Re: keyboard and crashing

Danial-mach1 — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 09:47:10 GMT

Are you on 4.3?

Re: keyboard and crashing

_alexdon_ — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 14:56:40 GMT

Try settings-apps-all-xperia keyboard,clear data.

Re: keyboard and crashing

thetawaves90 — Sat, 21 Jun 2014 17:25:22 GMT

I don't particularly want to make a zombie thread, but I've found I've had this exact issue on each update despite having performed a factory reset before each update.

It tends to occur when I have an app running in the background (with a cosntant status icon on the nofication panel, such as Juice Defender or My Data Manager). Upon text entry, the keyboard will open and cause this background app to disappear from the nofication panel as the input method selection icon appears in the nofication panel instead. Then, after a few moments, the background app icon reappears in the notification panel and causes the keyboard to crash (even if I'm still entering text) and the input method selection icon to disappear from the nofication panel; replaced by then background app.

So long as I don't have any background apps running that have a status icon in the notification panel, I don't have the problem. It's still an annoying bug though.

Re: keyboard and crashing

leobloom — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 22:21:58 GMT

I have this problem, with Chrome, the keyboard either won't come up, or vanishes. I'm on android 4.3. I cannot fill in forms, e.g. username and password. I mainly use Swype, but I've tested it with the native Xperia keyboard, same result. Very frustrating!

Re: keyboard and crashing

leobloom — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:02:57 GMT

I have this problem too, with native keyboard and Swype. It's very disappointing that Sony just ignore the problem. Bear this in mind when choosing your next device. In buying a tablet, but I wouldn't touch Sony again