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Android is a touch centric operating system, but when you connect a keyboard to your smartphone or tablet, it supports some keyboard shortcuts out of the box. They aren't going to remove the need to use touchscreen, but they're perfectly useful for basic tasks.

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1	Esc	Go back
-1	Ctrl + Esc	Menu
5	Alt + Space	Search page
Say "Ok Google" to start voice search.
2	Alt + Tab	Switch between tasks
1	or Alt + ↑ Shift + Tab

1	↑ Shift + Del	Delete the character to the right of the cursor
0	Alt + Del	Delete an entire line
1	↑ Shift then ↑ Shift	Activate caps-lock; press Shift once more to exit
0	Alt + ←	Move cursor to beginning of line
1	Alt + →:	Move cursor to end of line
0	Alt + ↑	Move cursor to top of page
1	Alt + ↓	Move cursor to bottom of page
0	↑ Shift + ← →	Highlight text for cutting or copying
-1	+ X	Cut text (will cut all text on-screen unless specific characters are highlighted)
1	+ C	Copy text to clipboard (will copy all text on-screen unless specific characters are highlighted)
-1	+ V	Paste text from clipboard
0	+ A	Select all text in the current field

1	Space	Go to next page in any web page or document
0	↑ Shift + Space	Go to previous page in any web page or document

-2	+ I	Zoom in
2	+ O	Zoom out
0	+ J	Go back a page
0	+ K	Go forward a page
1	+ R	Refresh current page
-1	+ F	Find on page
0	+ B	Open bookmarks
1	+ S	Open social network sharing menu
-2	+ H	View browsing history
-3	+ S	Open browser settings

0	F	Forward current message (works only while inside the message)
0	R	Reply to current message (works only while inside the message)
-1	A	Reply-all to current message (works only while inside the message)
0	Y	Archive message (works from within message or while on main inbox list)
0	+ U	Refresh inbox
0	+ C	Compose new e-mail
0	⤶ Enter	Open an e-mail (from the main inbox list)
0	Alt + ↑	Jump to top of inbox
0	Alt + ↓	Jump to bottom of inbox

1	Win + B	Open browser
1	Win + C	Open contacts
1	Win + E	Open e-mail
0	Win + G	Open Gmail
0	Win + I	Open calendar
1	Win + M	Open Maps
1	Win + P	Open music
-1	Win + S	Open text messaging
-4	Win + Y	Open YouTube

If these keyboard shortcuts doesn't seem to cut it, you can create your own keyboard shortcuts with External Keyboard Helper.

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Program name: Android Android (Productivity)

Android is mobile operating system focused on touchscreen devices. Developed by Google, it's based on a modified version of Linux kernel.

Last update: 12/26/2019 7:59 AM UTC

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? Steel7 OP says:

Is there a shortcut to turn on Mobile data and Wifi?

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? BestGuest OP says:

Looking far and wide to find a shortcut to open "settings" somehow with a shortcut... dead screen, no wifi, usb debugging is off. please help!

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? Guest says in reply to BestGuest :

what I did was, I WENT TO a shop which had brand new screens and tricked them into fixing one on just to check it out, when they did I quickly turned on USB debugging. But there is still an issue when I connect it to the PC because it won't pair.

? BestGuest OP says in reply to BestGuest :

I ended up doing an entire mapping of keyboard commands to enable assistive speech settings so I could navigate using the keyboard without seeing the screen.

? Guest #Fn + 8 says in reply to BestGuest :

What did you find for the keyboard shortcut to open Settings? I have the same issue and you may be my only hope.

Thanks in advance!

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? Guest #Fn + 0 OP says in reply to Guest #Fn + 8 :

This is going back quite a bit. I have 3 text files I created. Which android version so I can narrow it down? Created for 9 and 10. I believe my situation had 10. Hope you can make sense of it. lmk

? Guest #Fn + 0 OP says in reply to Guest #Fn + 0 :

stuff for 9, 10 and 11 in my notes. lmk, then i guess ill pastebin or something.

? Guest #Fn + 8 says in reply to Guest #Fn + 0 :

Android 4.4.2 KitKat. But I will take any suggestions.

I don't believe there is a standard keyboard shortcut to access/launch Settings on Android 4.x but I am looking for any keyboard shortcut combination suggestions that you might have to open Settings.

Thank you!

? Sonomaholiday OP says:

Bluetooth keyboard no mouse- fire stick - need to move cursor to select text in remote and shell - I cannot find out how to do this anywhere on the internet and I’ve been looking for 2 hours

Keyboard is artech hb030b

Thank you

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Zeynel Admin says in reply to Sonomaholiday :

Does above shorcuts (Shift + arrow keys) work?

? ishak OP says:

how to close application

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? Guest says in reply to ishak :

1. First win + enter to see running apps
2. Scroll to the app with arrow keys or tab. They behave a little different, e.g. with arrows I had to go down from search field with arrow down and then select app with left/right arrow
3. Delete