Technical Guide

The configuration setting to control the keyboard layout, key previews, and feedback options are set within the launcher configuration file.

Field	Description
hapticFeedback	string Determines what feedback the user will receive on the press of a key. Valid values are "hapticClick", "click", "haptic", and "none". Defaults to "hapticClick".
bigButtonText	boolean Determines if the default keyboard will be the big button layout. Valid values are true and false. Defaults to false.
alphanumeric	boolean Determines if the default keyboard will be the alphanumeric layout. Valid values are true and false. Defaults to false.
allowToggle	boolean If true, allows the keyboard layout to be switched between alphanumeric, big button, and standard ("Qwerty") via a button below the keyboard. Defaults to false.
toggleLoggedIn	boolean If true, allows the keyboard layout to be switched between alphanumeric, big button, and standard ("Qwerty") only when a user is logged in; when the user logs out, keyboard returns to the defined layout. Defaults to false.
keyPreview	boolean Determines if key previews will be displayed on key press. Valid values are true and false. Defaults to false.
isKeyboardLockable	boolean Determines if the keyboard can be locked/hidden. Valid values are true and false. Defaults to false. Introduced in 2.3.2.
isCapsLocked	boolean Determines if the keyboard caps lock is enabled by default. Valid values are true and false. Defaults to false. Introduced in 2.3.2.

Example Keyboard Config

"keyboard": {
  "hapticFeedback": "hapticClick",
  "bigButtonText": false,
  "alphanumeric": true,
  "keyPreview": false,
  "allowToggle": true,
  "toggleLoggedIn": false
}

Application Details

Package: com.bluefletch.keyboard

Play Store: com.bluefletch.ems.emm.keyboard

After installing the application, set as default keyboard.

Example via ADB

adb shell ime set com.bluefletch.keyboard/.KeyboardInputMethodServices