Unable to type "ê" and "Ê" characters in Master Password to open vault with Samsung keyboard (Android App and Firefox Extension) #1700

Closed
opened 2025-11-26 22:55:43 -06:00 by GiteaMirror · 1 comment
Owner

Originally created by @vincent-fournet on GitHub (Aug 15, 2023).

Steps To Reproduce

  1. Go to the Bitwarden app on Android
  2. Click on the text box to fill the main password, opening the Samsung keyboard, in french language.
  3. Enter the character 'ê' or 'Ê' (by clicking for extended time on 'e'.

Expected Result

The character is entered.

Actual Result

The character is not entered: nothing happens.

Screenshots or Videos

No response

Additional Context

Copy-pasting the 'ê' character works. Typing the character with another keyboard (Google GBoard) also works. The problem only happens for me with Samsung keyboard.

Operating System

Android

Operating System Version

Android 13, OneUI 5.1

Device

Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G

Build Version

2023.7.0 (6781)

Beta

  • Using a pre-release version of the application.
Originally created by @vincent-fournet on GitHub (Aug 15, 2023). ### Steps To Reproduce 1. Go to the Bitwarden app on Android 2. Click on the text box to fill the main password, opening the Samsung keyboard, in french language. 3. Enter the character 'ê' or 'Ê' (by clicking for extended time on 'e'. ### Expected Result The character is entered. ### Actual Result The character is not entered: nothing happens. ### Screenshots or Videos _No response_ ### Additional Context Copy-pasting the 'ê' character works. Typing the character with another keyboard (Google GBoard) also works. The problem only happens for me with Samsung keyboard. ### Operating System Android ### Operating System Version Android 13, OneUI 5.1 ### Device Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G ### Build Version 2023.7.0 (6781) ### Beta - [ ] Using a pre-release version of the application.
GiteaMirror added the bug label 2025-11-26 22:55:43 -06:00
Author
Owner

@Adedamola-Aina commented on GitHub (Aug 16, 2023):

hello @vincent-fournet

I attempted to reproduce your issue and was unable to do so. I think your error could have its origin in a misconfiguration from your keyboard or the fact that you changed it to french, also you aren't having this issue with other keyboards.

We use GitHub issues as a place to track bugs and other development related issues. If your issue persists, please write us back using our contact form, so we can continue troubleshooting: https://bitwarden.com/contact/

You can include a link to this issue in the message content.

Alternatively, you can also search for an answer in our help documentation (https://bitwarden.com/help/) or get help from other Bitwarden users on our community forums (https://community.bitwarden.com/c/support/).

The issue here will be closed.

Thanks!

@Adedamola-Aina commented on GitHub (Aug 16, 2023): hello @vincent-fournet I attempted to reproduce your issue and was unable to do so. I think your error could have its origin in a misconfiguration from your keyboard or the fact that you changed it to french, also you aren't having this issue with other keyboards. We use GitHub issues as a place to track bugs and other development related issues. If your issue persists, please write us back using our contact form, so we can continue troubleshooting: https://bitwarden.com/contact/ You can include a link to this issue in the message content. Alternatively, you can also search for an answer in our help documentation (https://bitwarden.com/help/) or get help from other Bitwarden users on our community forums (https://community.bitwarden.com/c/support/). The issue here will be closed. Thanks!
Sign in to join this conversation.
1 Participants
Notifications
Due Date
No due date set.
Dependencies

No dependencies set.

Reference: github-starred/android#1700