topic Re: Move keyboard switching button in XPERIA archive

Move keyboard switching button

Anamon — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 11:48:36 GMT

I switched from the Z1C with 4.3 Jellybean, to the Z5C with 5.1.1 Lolipop recently. I used to have both the International and the Japanese Xperia keyboard installed, and switching would be done through the notification area at the top of the screen while the keyboard was active.

Now, the location of the keyboard switching button has changed to the bottom right corner, next to the app switching button. This is literally the most inconvenient position on the entire screen. As I use gesture/swipe typing, unless I pay extra attention, every second word or so my palm will touch the bottom right corner of the screen, which opens up the pop up to choose a different keyboard. It makes using gesture typing with just one hand almost impossible.

Is there any way at all to move that button to a different position? Even just moving it to the left side would completely solve the problem. As it is, every time I need to switch keyboards, I now have to go to settings and disable all keyboards but the one I currently use, just so that the switching button doesn't get in the way.

Re: Move keyboard switching button

ashishsingh007 — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 18:25:57 GMT

No they can't be switched. Atleast sony enables us to use third party app and disable all others. Some OEM don't even let us do that, 😐 example motorola etc

Re: Move keyboard switching button

Uliwooly — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 19:11:18 GMT

@Anamon

It has been posted before, I'll try to escalate this.

Re: Move keyboard switching button

BMW42 — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 14:57:59 GMT

Is there anyway to change this? My palm hits it nearly every time I type. I love the Z5 but I am seriously considering selling it because of this issue. Drives me wild.

Re: Move keyboard switching button

Arit — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 07:37:15 GMT

Came here to ask the same thing. It makes typing normally virtually impossible. Please avail this option to the end user.