How to fix the error of losing the virtual keyboard on the TV

Although the situation of losing the virtual keyboard of the TV does not happen much in the current smart TV lines, it is not impossible, especially TVs using old software. This will certainly affect your use of the TV to search for programs and movies on TV. At that time, users will no longer be able to use the virtual keyboard to enter text. The following article will provide some ways to fix the error of losing the virtual keyboard of the TV.

Reasons for losing virtual keyboard on TV

Losing the virtual keyboard on your TV can be due to many different reasons.

• The TV is using old software that has not been updated and it does not support virtual keyboard.
• TVs that have been used for a long time become hot and have slow processing capabilities.
• TV memory is full.
• TV has temporary error.
• How to install virtual keyboard error.

Instructions to fix the error of losing the virtual keyboard on the TV

Restart TV

First, when you see that the keyboard is not displayed, turn off the power and wait a few minutes, then restart the TV as usual to see if the virtual keyboard has reappeared.

Check the applications installed on the TV

Some applications installed on the TV are in older versions and are not compatible with the virtual keyboard on the device. Please check the current version of the application and upgrade if available.

Upgrade software version on TV

Upgrading the TV to a new version will also fix some existing errors on the TV, such as the error of not displaying the virtual keyboard.

We click on the gear icon and then access the software system to update the TV to the latest version.

Restore factory settings for TV

When you perform a factory reset on your TV, it will return to its original settings.

First, click on the gear icon to enter Settings. Then, click on Memory and reset . Now we will click on Factory data reset to reset the TV.

Check keyboard settings on TV

First, you also access the Settings section on the TV, then click on Device Options .

Next, click on Keyboard > Manage keyboards > Current keyboard and turn on Gboard to use.

Uninstall Gboard updates on TV

In case your TV does not have the Device Options section, we can try uninstalling the update of the Gboard application. This is Google's virtual keyboard application that is pre-installed by default on Android TV devices.

Case 1: New keyboard update on TV

We go to Settings and then click on Apps . Then go to System apps and find Gboard .

Finally, we click Uninstall updates and click OK to complete.

Case 2: Uninstall the update from Google Play

We open Google Play and click on My App to access the applications installed on the TV.

Then go to Recently Updated and select Gboard - Google Keyboard and then tap UNINSTALL UPDATES to remove the update.