# Keyboard isn't opening when focus on input

**URL:** <https://forum.webostv.developer.lge.com/t/keyboard-isnt-opening-when-focus-on-input/27980>\
**Category:** Web App Development\
**Created:** [November 27, 2025, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.webostv.developer.lge.com/t/keyboard-isnt-opening-when-focus-on-input/27980 "2025-11-27T23:38:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![GoTVee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9a140/32.png) [@GoTVee](https://forum.webostv.developer.lge.com/u/GoTVee)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.webostv.developer.lge.com/t/keyboard-isnt-opening-when-focus-on-input/27980/1 "2025-11-27T23:38:21Z")

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I have a simple field on my page with 2 inputs. I’m trying to use the virtual keyboard but it isn’t opening when I put focus on the input field, but when I press the settings button and go back to my page, the keyboard opens. This is how I am trying to open the keyboard and I’m using js to set focus:

```
<input type="text" placeholder="Instance" id="instance_input" class="active">

```

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**Author:** ![narae0.kim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/87869e/32.png) [@narae0.kim](https://forum.webostv.developer.lge.com/u/narae0.kim)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 11:43pm UTC](https://forum.webostv.developer.lge.com/t/keyboard-isnt-opening-when-focus-on-input/27980/2 "2025-11-27T23:43:38Z")

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Please check again with [Virtual Keyboard](https://github.com/webOS-TV-app-samples/VirtualKeyboard) sample app. Thank you.

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**Author:** ![GoTVee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9a140/32.png) [@GoTVee](https://forum.webostv.developer.lge.com/u/GoTVee)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2025, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.webostv.developer.lge.com/t/keyboard-isnt-opening-when-focus-on-input/27980/3 "2025-11-30T22:44:58Z")

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I tested it and got the same behavior. It doesn’t even open keyboard when I press settings button as before.

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**Author:** ![narae0.kim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/87869e/32.png) [@narae0.kim](https://forum.webostv.developer.lge.com/u/narae0.kim)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 6:50am UTC](https://forum.webostv.developer.lge.com/t/keyboard-isnt-opening-when-focus-on-input/27980/4 "2025-12-02T06:50:39Z")

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Have you tried it with the Magic Remote? Please click on the input field with the cursor of the Magic Remote. Thank you.

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**Author:** ![GoTVee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9a140/32.png) [@GoTVee](https://forum.webostv.developer.lge.com/u/GoTVee)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2025, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.webostv.developer.lge.com/t/keyboard-isnt-opening-when-focus-on-input/27980/5 "2025-12-03T00:33:26Z")

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I just did. I changed item 1 to an input tag, pressed OK on the item and it didn’t open the keyboard.

 ![WhatsApp Image 2025-12-02 at 14.17.09](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/webostv/original/1X/ba1db1576c77c2e9345c1c62451897f78f548dda.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![narae0.kim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/87869e/32.png) [@narae0.kim](https://forum.webostv.developer.lge.com/u/narae0.kim)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2025, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.webostv.developer.lge.com/t/keyboard-isnt-opening-when-focus-on-input/27980/6 "2025-12-03T00:44:20Z")

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Please share the following information:

- TV model name: (You can check this in the Settings \> Support \> TV Information menu.)

- TV software version: (You can check this in the Settings \> Support \> Software Update menu.)

- webOS TV version: (You can check this in the Settings \> Support \> TV Information menu.)

- Region: