How to Display The Virtual Keyboard When Using a Barcode Scanner Tool

When you connect the barcode scanner device with an OTG cable directly to your android device. Automatically barcode scanner will be considered as a data input device, so the virtual keyboard on your android device will be inactive.

To re-enable the virtual keyboard on your Android device. You need to enable it in your device settings.

NOTE:
Please note that the virtual keyboard settings menu is different for each device.

The following tutorial uses a screenshot reference from Redmi Note 11

Here's How to Display a Virtual Keyboard While Using a Barcode Scanner Tool:

• Open Settings on your Device then select Additional Settings

  

• Select Language & Input

  

• Select Keyboard, mouse, and track pad

  

• Enable Use on-screen keyboard

  
  

• Yeaaayyy! you have successfully activated the virtual keyboard