# Searching doesn't automatically open keyboard

**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/searching-doesnt-automatically-open-keyboard/158968
**Category:** Player Betas
**Tags:** android-mobile-beta
**Created:** [September 16, 2016, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/searching-doesnt-automatically-open-keyboard/158968 "2016-09-16T20:27:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![randompersonas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b9bd4f/32.png) [@randompersonas](https://forums.plex.tv/u/randompersonas)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2016, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/searching-doesnt-automatically-open-keyboard/158968/1 "2016-09-16T20:27:54Z")

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When you click the search icon the android keyboard doesn’t automatically pop up. The “Search for Media” input box shows up with the cursor blinking in it, but I have to touch again in the box to “gain focus” before the keyboard shows up.

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### Author: ![cft76011](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/cft76011/32/81991_2.png) [@cft76011](https://forums.plex.tv/u/cft76011)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2016, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/searching-doesnt-automatically-open-keyboard/158968/2 "2016-09-17T13:36:17Z")

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I can also confirm this behavior.

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### Author: ![antoniolg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/antoniolg/32/82071_2.png) [@antoniolg](https://forums.plex.tv/u/antoniolg)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2016, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/searching-doesnt-automatically-open-keyboard/158968/3 "2016-09-19T08:54:53Z")

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Thanks! Bug filed. Will be fixed.

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### Author: ![antoniolg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/antoniolg/32/82071_2.png) [@antoniolg](https://forums.plex.tv/u/antoniolg)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2016, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/searching-doesnt-automatically-open-keyboard/158968/4 "2016-09-21T08:27:59Z")

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This bug has been fixed and will be available in next beta.

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### Author: ![randompersonas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b9bd4f/32.png) [@randompersonas](https://forums.plex.tv/u/randompersonas)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2016, 9:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/searching-doesnt-automatically-open-keyboard/158968/5 "2016-09-21T21:16:51Z")

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Thank you !

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### Author: ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/searching-doesnt-automatically-open-keyboard/158968/6 "2020-01-08T18:44:37Z")

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