How can I detect if software keyboard is visible in the screen or not?

# compose

[zoha131]

How can I detect if software keyboard is visible in the screen or not?

[Archie]

I believe there is a

TextField(
    ...
    onTextInputStarted: (SoftwareKeyboardController) -> Unit = {},
    ...
)

which you could use.

[Sergey Y.]

Android developers have been trying to solve this problem for 10 years 😁

[Archie]

there is also the TextInputServiceAmbient which I believe you could use. If I am correct. (Maybe not 🤔 )

[zoha131]

Thank you folks. I need to learn Ambient. Currently I don’t know how Ambient works.

[Archie]

You could look at Ambient Docs here:
https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/compose/runtime/Ambient

Though I'm thinking about your problem. If you want to listen everytime, the soft keyboard show up. TextInputService might not solve it. As TextInputService only have method to control the text Input. hmmm... I hope someone from the Compose team notices your question. 🤔

[zoha131]

I want to change my layout whenever there is a Soft Keyboard visible in the screen. adjustPan does not work as expected. so I am thinking manually changing the layout. I have seen an example in the Jetsurvey app. But I have multiple TextInput in my screen.