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May 29, 2019
My Enter Key isn't working with android apps
My current version is 75.0.3770.54 (Official Build) beta (64-bit)
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Last edited May 29, 2019
There is an open bug report on this problem
https://crbug.com/1021729
You can go to that bug and describe what you are experiencing. If you "star" the bug, you will get updates as they happen.
Product Expert Alumni Joe Ellett recommended this
Feb 3, 2020
Developers of Android apps can insert a small piece of code into their apps to eliminate the problem with the Enter key not working in editing/data entry on some Chromebooks.
Also, the poster says that the problem may be fixed in Chrome OS 81, but this has not been officially confirmed.
So pass this fix on to the developers of whatever Android apps you're using on your Chromebooks.
Yay!!!
Product Expert Alumni Joe Ellett recommended this
Google user
Jun 6, 2019
Hey Kyle Mabry,
Sounds like a bug. Please report the issue.
Click the Menu 
on the browser toolbar, then Help > Report an issue.... or use the keyboard shortcut.
on the browser toolbar, then Help > Report an issue.... or use the keyboard shortcut.1. alt + shift + i to report feedback
2. check the box to include screenshot
3. check the box to include system info
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Jun 7, 2019
Last edited Jul 30, 2019
Product Expert Alumni codesplice recommended this
I'm not seeing similar reports, so the first thing to do is to see if there is something about your setup that is causing the issue.
- Have you manually changed any flags on the chrome://flags page? If so, click the "Reset all to default" button, restart, and test again.
- Are you in Developer Mode? If so, you may have done something there that caused the issue and you will have to do a Recovery or seek help elsewhere. This forum does not support issues that happen in developer mode.
- Shut down and reboot. Don't just close the lid, do a complete shut down.
- Do a Hardware Reset. Note that this is not the same as the other types of resets listed below!
- Sign out of your profile and test in Guest Mode. If the problem goes away, do a Browser Reset.
- If you still have the problem, do a Factory Reset (Powerwash).
- If you still have the problem, do a Recovery.
Product Expert Alumni Joe Ellett recommended this
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May 29, 2019
I'm not seeing similar reports, so the first thing to do is to see if there is something about your setup that is causing the issue.
- Have you manually changed any flags on the chrome://flags page? If so, click the "Reset all to default" button, restart, and test again.
- Are you in Developer Mode? If so, you may have done something there that caused the issue and you will have to do a Recovery or seek help elsewhere. This forum does not support issues that happen in developer mode.
- Shut down and reboot. Don't just close the lid, do a complete shut down.
- Do a Hardware Reset. Note that this is not the same as the other types of resets listed below!
- Sign out of your profile and test in Guest Mode. If the problem goes away, do a Browser Reset.
- If you still have the problem, do a Factory Reset (Powerwash).
- If you still have the problem, do a Recovery.
Product Expert Alumni Joe Ellett recommended this
RichDW
You should open a bug report at this point.
Go to https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/list and click the "New Issue" button. Include as much detail as you can to document how to reproduce the problem.
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Dec 6, 2019
There is an open bug report on this problem
https://crbug.com/1021729
You can go to that bug and describe what you are experiencing. If you "star" the bug, you will get updates as they happen.
Product Expert Alumni Joe Ellett recommended this
Dec 20, 2019
I have done some testing, and found that this issue doesn't happen for me in Google Keep, but does happen in X-plore as well as FM+, and only on 64-bit machines, not on a 32-bit Chromebook.
I have sent a bug report to Google. Here is the text of my report:
I hope that sooner or later, Google will fix this. It's a small bug, but it's very annoying when it happens in a program that I use many times a day, such as FM+. Thanks to everyone for your responses.In certain Android apps, including File Manager+ and X-plore, when using the app's embedded text editor, the Enter key does not work. I must hold down the Shift key before pressing the Enter key.This happens on this machine as well as an Acer 11, which also has a 64-bit Celeron.It does not happen on an Asus Flip C-100PA, which has a 32-bit Rockchip. On the Flip, the Enter key works as normal.
I will also post on the bug report mentioned here.
Dec 21, 2019
Joe Ellett said:
Joe, could you please give us some information about the nature of the fix that the developers need to apply to their code? Then we can contact them and let them know what to do.This is a situation where apps have to be coded in a certain way to properly accept the enter key. Most apps accept enter correctly but several do not. Their devs need to do a little bit of coding to make this work under Chrome OS, since in Chrome OS the keyboard is virtualized. Please use the app's link in their Play Store page to contact the app's developers and let them know about the situation.
I've already contacted one developer, and he responded, but he did not have any information regarding how to fix his app. I'm sure if we can get the info out there, he and other developers will be glad to respond.
Thanks!
Dec 21, 2019
This is a user-to-user community so you're not talking to Google devs here. The information that app developers need should be available in the Google developer web site, but since I'm not a developer, I can't tell you where.
The place to start is developers.google.com.
Feb 2, 2020
Help some one please
Thanks
Developers of Android apps can insert a small piece of code into their apps to eliminate the problem with the Enter key not working in editing/data entry on some Chromebooks.
Also, the poster says that the problem may be fixed in Chrome OS 81, but this has not been officially confirmed.
So pass this fix on to the developers of whatever Android apps you're using on your Chromebooks.
Yay!!!
Product Expert Alumni Joe Ellett recommended this
Feb 4, 2020
For those who have recently posted about the Facebook Messenger app, Messenger is a widely-known "bad actor". Uninstall it and try Messenger Lite. That works for most people.
If you are one of the rare people who still have a problem with the Lite app, uninstall it and navigate your browser to messenger.com. That seems to work for everyone.