Keyboard input WebGL Mobile

I have an InputField that works on most browsers, however on mobile the virtual keyboard does not pop up. everything else is working good on mobile for me except for that. I am wondering if anyone has gotten it to work. All i have found are posts about it not working. If this just doesnt work, I think my options are using my own virtual keyboard, or somehow sending form data to the webGL unity app. Has anyone encountered this? What did you do?

Thanks

 

Did you solved it? I`m facing the same issue...

 

Same

 

Hello guys, I managed to create a workaround for this problem and freely uploaded to github:
https://github.com/dantasulisses/WebMobileInputFix
I didn't test extensivelly but looks like it is working fine and the use is very simple

 

I tried adding this work around but only end up getting multiple errors. Unity 2018.3.4

 

I also tried this. It opens my mobile keyboard, but when I start typing, nothing changes. Unity 18.2.12

 

I found this :
https://github.com/unity3d-jp/WebGLNativeInputField

Although a little bit ugly , it works fine.

 

Thanks for this contribution. I implemented it in my own game and it does the job indeed, however, I found the following issues:

1) If you use the first option (native), there is a not-so-friendly pop up with information about the server/site, prompting to the text input via mobile keyboard. After submitting the text, the game exits full-screen mode (if so).
2) the second options (browser prompt) seems to prevent the issue described above, however, it depends on the resolution of both the game and the mobile browser. Perhaps there is a way to configure it in order to display it properly in case you having different resolutions? (e.g. your WebGL game is full-screen).

BTW I uploaded a sample game to itch.io using this asset. I haven't tried via GitHub or any other server.

 

Thank you for your sample project.
It have problem: Input Field Native changed event On Value Change instead of Input Field default (On Value Change (string)). Can you help me how can I implement Input Field default event On Value Change (string)?

 

Update Jan 20, 2021: v2020.2.1f1 -- problem still exists.

 

@jukka_j Thank you, we do need that, too.

Until that the following might be another alternative which seems to work on our iPhone X and Samsung Galaxy S8:
Code: https://github.com/kou-yeung/WebGLInput
Demo: http://kou-yeung.mygamesonline.org/WebGLInputSample/index.html

 

I have tried all of these thirdparties now and none of them work...

No idea if it is because of the implementation or the version of Unity. I am on 2020.2.0f1.

 

Im trying customers to login into a game made in WebGL and it's frustrating that nothing happens. I'm feeling frustrated. It´s just a stupid thing and it doesn't work. Is there a simply way to do it? I'm searching the whole web and nothing helps.

 

It's annoying that this feature is missing.
Solution: make your own keyboard inside Unity with GUI buttons. It's a drag, but it works.

 

Do you guys have any time frame when this feature will be available?
I have a project for a customer which first was made for native mobile. But because of well considered reasons, we decided to switch to WebGL. Everything is working except for a stupid contact page.
Now 1 week before the deadline, I have to tell the customer it is not possible with Unity. Not even a workaround. I tried all the available "workarounds", but none of them are working on all the platforms.

UPDATE:
I'm willing to use a beta version for it as well. Or some advice that I can use to make it work.

 

One solution I am considering is just making a separate HTML-based (with JS)-interface that communicates with an "API" provided by the Web Assembly that just accepts strings, so it can work as a text-based interface without having to use Unity's own GUI. However, I am still in the exploration phase and I wonder how, or even if, this is feasible.

 

@brendanduncan_u3d this has been a detected problem since more than 2018.

Can you tell us a time frame to have this solved already?

It's ridiculous that things like this are still a problem in a rental software, supposedly the change to rental only should provide a much bigger and better support, like fixing old problems like this one.

@Eorlinger this is ridiculous, but if you manage to solve this, please tell us your solution

 

Isn't this thread from Nov 19, 2017 ?...
I mean people are really pissed of....
- https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/is...-field-is-tapped-inside-mobile-device-browser

The won't fix is a bit frustrating here O_O....

 

Quoting myself like a narcy.

Anyhow, the JS-created plugin-library that communicates with a standalone HTML5/JS-frontend which communicates with Unity seems to work. It is just "slightly" more effort.

 

I really want this feature as well. Keyboard on WebGL mobile would be a game changer.

@brendanduncan_u3d Any updates?

 

I did a very lot of test recently using JS.

What I was thinking is that creating on request a temp input to the html page and then force .click() and .focus() to it would actually open the keyboard but it doesn't.

I even made a sort domino event of creating a button to the html page, which I also force the .click() to make a input field where I then force again the .focus() and .click().
Somehow it works on android but Safari iOS doesn't care at all.

If you search more on very Javascript community wondering how to pop that keyboard, it's basically impossible from Javascript it seems :
- https://github.com/jquery/jquery-mo...1a1Jl9EJ69oFOT5Q2q1743t6uH5BpTeJdx2yhhLG-7-xI

There is also a very tiny sample on jsfiddle you can give a try on your different device :
- http://jsfiddle.net/kzUuG/1/
Basically the target is to force the .focus() and .click() to get that keyboard poping but nothing doe on iOS.

I mean at that level, it needs a very deep JavaScript or other web language oriented to find a solution to it...


Then the final option which is just really, and truly the final and super simple one is to use a Prompt.

Basically parse every input object on your UI and assign a script to Javascript to call that prompt(title, text);
Something like that :

Code (csharp):

1.  
2.  
3. function MobileKeyboardShowJS(objSource, text, subText, msgOnEdit) {
4.     var result = prompt(subText, text);
5.  
6.     if (result == null || result == "") {
7.     } else {
8.         unityInstance.SendMessage(objSource, msgOnEdit, result);
9.     }
10.  

It's awful I know... but for the remaining time...

 

Unity 2022??? or Unity 2021.2??

 

hmmm... then yeah definitely can't fake those events by script...

 

Unfortunate indeed, that's a lot of time to wait, but thanks for your work on this.

 

i don't sure it is same issue...
if call html function from Unity.
some api have browser's security mechanisms for this.

you can try to register your custom function at mouse down event.
and exec this at mouse up event.
FYR : https://github.com/valyard/UnityWebGLOpenLink

 

The keyboard issue was fixed, but I had a new Screen Size issue when the keyboard was activated. When will keyboard support in Unity be available?
https://mhkim0720.github.io/test/

I solved it with the link below.
https://github.com/kou-yeung/WebGLInput

 

https://github.com/kou-yeung/WebGLInput
Doesnot seem to work with Unity 2022.2 Beta 11 and throw

throw pointer_stringfy is not defined error

Please advise

 

Will this already be in Alpha? Or will it be beta or later?

 

This is broken in Unity 2021.2 Beta 11

So my question is, 'd we get official support in 2022.1 for copy paste?

 

Alright gotcha, can't wait

 

awesome, hopefully in 2022.1 beta

 

looking forward to this.

 

Release a new package support Unity2021.2.0b12
https://github.com/kou-yeung/WebGLInput/releases/tag/1.0

 

Hi! Do you have more info on this now? As in around which date can we expect the 2022 beta? Or will this feature be in late alpha?

 

Thank you

 

SWEET! I assume this will be 2022.1.0 Alpha 12 then?

 

This is awesome!! I appreciate your work so much!! I've been working on an online game that's playable in the web browser, and my testers are frustrated that they are unable to change their display name. I'm so excited, this is going to be amazing.

 

Release notes say it's in a13. Haven't tested it.