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driver.hideKeyboard() doesn't work in appium 1.10.0-beta.5

See original GitHub issue

The problem

Calling driver.hideKeyboard() in test results in an error:

org.openqa.selenium.WebDriverException: An unknown server-side error occurred while processing the command. Original error: The software keyboard cannot be closed

Environment

Appium version (or git revision) that exhibits the issue: 1.10.0-beta.5
Last Appium version that did not exhibit the issue (if applicable): 1.9.1
Desktop OS/version used to run Appium: macOS High Sierra (10.13.6)
Node.js version (unless using Appium.app|exe): 10.5.0
Mobile platform/version under test: Android
Real device or emulator/simulator: Emulator Pixel XL API 28
Appium CLI or Appium.app|exe: CLI

Details

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Link to Appium logs

I’ll past just part of the appium log where hide_keyboard is called:

[HTTP] --> POST /wd/hub/session/ecd685b6-4964-4091-9893-9c4a67d9be35/appium/device/hide_keyboard
[HTTP] {}
[debug] [W3C (ecd685b6)] Calling AppiumDriver.hideKeyboard() with args: [null,null,null,null,"ecd685b6-4964-4091-9893-9c4a67d9be35"]
[debug] [ADB] Running '/Users/nenad/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell dumpsys input_method'
[debug] [ADB] Running '/Users/nenad/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell input keyevent 111'
[debug] [ADB] Running '/Users/nenad/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell dumpsys input_method'
[debug] [ADB] Running '/Users/nenad/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell dumpsys input_method'
[debug] [ADB] Running '/Users/nenad/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell dumpsys input_method'
[debug] [ADB] Running '/Users/nenad/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell dumpsys input_method'
[debug] [ADB] Running '/Users/nenad/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell dumpsys input_method'
[debug] [W3C (ecd685b6)] Encountered internal error running command: Error: The software keyboard cannot be closed
[debug] [W3C (ecd685b6)]     at AndroidUiautomator2Driver.commands.hideKeyboard (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/appium/node_modules/appium-android-driver/lib/commands/general.js:82:13)
[HTTP] <-- POST /wd/hub/session/ecd685b6-4964-4091-9893-9c4a67d9be35/appium/device/hide_keyboard 500 2693 ms - 573
[HTTP] 
[HTTP] --> DELETE /wd/hub/session/ecd685b6-4964-4091-9893-9c4a67d9be35
[HTTP] {}

Code To Reproduce Issue [ Good To Have ]

N/A

Issue Analytics

State:
Created 5 years ago
Comments:14 (2 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

1reaction

ghostcommented, Dec 17, 2018

Verified that it works on appium v1.11.0-beta.2.

1reaction

ghostcommented, Nov 26, 2018

Did you try to execute adb shell input keyevent 111 when keyboard is shown? Does it hide the keyboard?

I’ve just tried it. Executing this command closes the keyboard in the emulator. When I downgrade appium to v1.9.1 and use emulator with Android 9.0 (API level 28) it works perfectly. Using appium server v1.10.0-beta.5 and an emulator with an older Android version e.g. Android 8.1 (API level 27) also works.

It seem that the problem here is using an emulator with the latest Android version (Android 9.0 API level 28). I probably did an update in Android Studio which introduced a new, fresh Android 9.0 image. Workaround for now is just to use a different emulator. Haven’t tried real devices yet. @saikrishna321 which emulator did you use?

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