How to immediately bring up onscreen keyboard when using an iPad in the Native portal?

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When I access my Appstream 2.0 session using an iPad, by default it comes up in Native Portal mode. In that mode, when you click the Keyboard icon it brings up a long row of special and function keys. In order to actually bring up the onscreen keyboard, you first have to scroll all the way to the right, then click Open or Close Onscreen Keyboard. To close the onscreen keyboard, you have to do all that in reverse. It's very unintuitive and cumbersome. On the other hand, if you switch to the Classic Portal, clicking on the Keyboard icon immediately brings up (or hides) the onscreen keyboard, because in that portal it's separate from the "Fn" icon.

First of all, I don't want to have to tell all my users that they first have to switch to the Classic Portal every time they start a session. Second, my understanding is that the Classic Portal will be going away soon anyway.

Is there a way when using the Native Portal, when using an iPad, to be able to easily bring up or hide the onscreen keyboard? Thanks very much.

First of all, I don't want to have to tell all my users that they first have to switch to the Classic Portal every time they start a session.  Second, my understanding is that the Classic Portal will be going away soon anyway.

Is there a way when using the Native Portal, when using an iPad, to be able to easily bring up or hide the onscreen keyboard?  Thanks very much.

re:Post Agent · Answer

I apologize, but based on the information available in the provided sources, there doesn't appear to be a way to immediately bring up the onscreen keyboard when using an iPad in the Native portal mode of AppStream 2.0 without going through the steps you described.

The sources indicate that for touch-enabled devices like iPads, the on-screen keyboard can be displayed by tapping the keyboard icon on the AppStream 2.0 toolbar. However, they don't mention a specific difference in behavior between the Native portal and Classic portal modes.

It's worth noting that AppStream 2.0 does support various touch gestures on iPads, including long-tap to right-click, swipe to scroll, pinch to zoom, and two-finger rotation for supporting applications. But these gestures don't address the specific issue you're experiencing with the onscreen keyboard in Native portal mode.

Unfortunately, without more specific information about the Native portal's keyboard behavior on iPads, I can't provide a direct solution to your problem. It might be worth reaching out to AWS support or checking for any recent updates to AppStream 2.0 that may have addressed this issue, as the available information doesn't cover this specific scenario.  
**Sources**  
[Touchscreen Devices - Amazon AppStream 2.0](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/appstream2/latest/developerguide/web-browser-using-touchscreen-devices-user.html)  
[Touchscreen Device Support - Amazon AppStream 2.0](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/appstream2/latest/developerguide/touchscreen-device-web-access-admin.html)

How to immediately bring up onscreen keyboard when using an iPad in the Native portal?

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