Mobile support does not seem to work

[Deadbush225]

The support for mobile (android) doesn't seem to work.

I tried it on both of my android devices but neither of them worked. I checked if other plug-ins caused that, so I made a fresh obsidian installation but it still has no effect.

Additional Details:

• Live Preview editor is enabled
• Lastest version is installed
• Android version: 12

[artisticat1]

I don't have an Android device so I can't easily debug this.

• Can you paste your debug info here? (Command palette -> Show debug info)
• Do other features of the plugin work (conceal, color matching brackets)?
• Does an older version of the plugin work? Try v1.3.0, it's the earliest version that is compatible with Obsidian v0.15 and newer. You can install older versions of the plugin using BRAT.

[Deadbush225]

Sure, can do that.

This is the debug info:

SYSTEM INFO:
	Operating system: android 12 (vivo V2038)
	Obsidian version: 1.3.1 (65)
	API version: v0.15.9
	Login status: not logged in
	Live preview: on
	Legacy editor: off
	Base theme: dark
	Community theme: none
	Snippets enabled: 0
	Restricted mode: off
	Plugins installed: 1
	Plugins enabled: 1
		1: Latex Suite v1.4.3

RECOMMENDATIONS:
	Community plugins: for bugs, please first try updating all your plugins to latest. If still not fixed, please try to make the issue happen in the Sandbox Vault or disable community plugins.

Next, I can confirm that the conceal and color matching brackets are working.

Lastly, The v1.3.0 didn't work, even the v1.4.0 to v1.4.2 had no luck.

Trying v1.3.0:

[artisticat1]

I see. The fact that the conceal and color matching brackets features are working means that the plugin is loading correctly, and CodeMirror extensions are working.

• Do the auto-fraction, matrix shortcuts, and tabout features work?
• Are you using the default snippets?
• Could you install this dev tools plugin (https://github.com/KjellConnelly/obsidian-dev-tools) with BRAT? This will give us access to a console on mobile.
  After enabling the plugin, open a console using the Command palette. Then let me know whether you see any errors in the console when you enable Latex Suite, and when you try typing snippets.

[Deadbush225]

Yes, I'm using the default snippets. In fact, I just discovered it then I found this issue. Unfortunately, I'm afraid auto-fraction, matrix shortcuts, and tabout features are not working.

Trying the said features with the dev tools console opened.

As you can see, I received no error while testing the features. Please let me know if you need further testing.

[artisticat1]

Hmm I see. Do you get any errors when you first enable the Latex Suite plugin?

It does seem strange that you get no errors. Please give me some time to put together a debug build and get back to you!

[Deadbush225]

Do you get any errors when you first enable the Latex Suite plugin?

Sorry for the late reply. It sure was strange but I just double checked it, and I really didn't saw any errors after I enabled the Latex suite plug-in.

[proItheus]

@eliazar-sll Have you noticed the underline on what you typed? I think this is a problem about your input method . When you are typing , the input method actually hold the letters without passing it to obsidian . Only after you select a word or press something like space will it pass the letters you typed all at the same time to obsidian, and the underline disaopears . You can try using some input methods that directly pass your input to the target app ,hacker's keyboard etc.

[Deadbush225]

Your suggestion sounds very promising so I tried it with 2 different keyboards, each disabled their autocomplete functionalities

Hacker's Keyboard:

Simple Keyboard:

And as you can see, the underline disappeared but the problem still persists. Do you have any thoughts about this?

[proItheus]

Ah, It's a bit strange. I tried it by myself, and find almost all input methods on android won't work with latex suite... However, trime does work for me. I have no clue about why they work or not work though. Maybe something about input key event?

[artisticat1]

I've put together this debug build. It prints some console.log statements whenever the plugin detects a keypress.

obsidian-latex-suite-1.6.0-debug.zip

Can any android users test this build and upload a video of what appears in the console? It would be helpful if you did this using the different keyboards that do/do not work, described by @proItheus above.

[proItheus]

Sorry but how can I enable the console on obsidian android?

[Deadbush225]

@proItheus Quoting from @artisticat1, I think this is the process of enabling console on obsidian

Could you install this dev tools plugin (https://github.com/KjellConnelly/obsidian-dev-tools) with BRAT? This will give us access to a console on mobile.

• After enabling the plugin, open a console using the Command palette. Then let me know whether you see any errors in the console when you enable Latex Suite, and when you try typing snippets.

[Deadbush225]

@artisticat1, I just tried the debug build and it logs The "Unidentified" key was pressed every time I press a key

Keyboard: Microsoft G-swift

[proItheus]

Confirmed that the plugin logs keydown normally for the trime keyboard mentioned above, while loging Unidentified key as @eliazar-sll finds for keyboards not working , that is , almost all other keyboards I can find for android ...

[artisticat1]

Thank you both! It appears that keypresses are not being transferred to the plugin correctly. I'll try to investigate this further.

[johnsidi77]

I have a TCL NEXTPaper 14 Android tablet. After much time, experimentation, and frustration, I finally managed to activate my snippets from an external keyboard using the Android app Unexpected Keyboard. The Hacker's Keyboard, which I use on my Motorola phone (Android 12), did not work!

Additionally, I encountered the issue that Google does not provide an option to uninstall or deactivate the Gboard keyboard on Android 14. Unexpectedly, the app Keyboard Switcher allowed me to do deactivate it!

As a result, the plugin now works just fine with an external keyboard. However, the snippets still cannot be expanded using the virtual keyboard.

[oldkingOK]

I have been using Latex-Suite for more than a year now and it helps a lot, thanks a lot to all the maintainers of this repo.

I've updated the previous code and after testing with my device, the following keyboards have been supported nicely, including virtual and external keyboards, and there is no need to turn off the word completion.

• Gboard
• Sogou keyboard, including MIUI version and general version
• MS Swift

You can try the plugin I compiled at Releases/1.9.7-dev, I would like to get feedback from you guys on testing it :)

Important: You need to turn off Don't trigger snippets when IME is active at the bottom of the Latex Suite settings. Because most mobile devices have IME-based input, Latex Suite cannot be triggered without turning it off.

[oldkingOK]

Hi @johnsidi77 , I only have two android device and my code still needs more testing, can you try it? I'd appreciate it.

[yrifl]

Sad, I can't write math using this plugin on my chromebook even if I use a physical keyboard :(

Hoping for someone to fix this, thanks.

[pigi5]

+1 to this. Using Microsoft SwiftKey or Gboard and snippets don't work with the Space or Tab option.

[oldkingOK]

Hi, @pigi5
Can you try this version (Release/1.9.7-dev) of Latex Suite that I'm fixing? Just download the main.js and put it in .obsidian/plugins/obsidian-latex-suite, and turn off Don't trigger snippets when IME is active at the bottom of the Latex Suite settings.

[pigi5]

@oldkingOK Ok did that, and it didn't work. I tried both keyboards and tab/space options with the "Don't trigger snippets when IME is active" setting both off and on for good measure.

[oldkingOK]

@pigi5 Thanks for your feedback! Can you install the debug version (Release/1.9.7-debug) I just compile and a dev tools plugin (https://github.com/KjellConnelly/obsidian-dev-tools) ? This will give us access to a console on mobile. The full tutorial of the dev tool is here. After enabling the plugin, open a console using the Command palette. Type something and 'Tab' then screenshot the output in the console.
Like this

[liuyun1993]

@oldkingOK It works for me. My device is Xiaomi 6S Pro and the keyboard is Sogou keyboard.

[pumpkinPatchier]

I'm using a Lenovo N22 Chromebook running the android version of Obsidian with the built-in physical keyboard. Snippets weren't working on the main version, but they work smoothly on 1.9.7-dev with IME setting off.

[van-zxc]

@liuyun1993 hey! I use xiaomi 6S pro too. I just tried baidu keyboard and it magically worked. oh my gosh

[vaibhav423]

@oldkingOK The Jan 13 1.9.7 debug build worked for me , tested on ms swift keyboard , gboard , unexpected keyboard

[LimeBlogs]

Hi, @pigi5 Can you try this version (Release/1.9.7-dev) of Latex Suite that I'm fixing? Just download the main.js and put it in .obsidian/plugins/obsidian-latex-suite, and turn off Don't trigger snippets when IME is active at the bottom of the Latex Suite settings.

You are a Hero!!! It really worked!!!

[zitons]

@oldkingOK Thanks for your contribution.Wish for merge.

[superle3]

(maintainer here)

This only added support for gboards version of IME (swiftkey, etc), not for diacritic keyboards (so pressing ^a -> â) or chinese-like keyboards. IME support seems still a bit tricky so keeping this open as a discussion so any solutions to the mobile version can be more easily resolved. This doesn't mean you shouldn't open a bug report for a mobile keyboard that doesn't work, its more so that you can find and share alternatives keyboards that do work (or other solutions).

The solution will be added in the next release in about 2-4 weeks.
Note: don't forget to turn off Don't trigger snippets when IME is active (you'll get a warning anyways but just in case)

[JishLeFish]

Hello. In the recent (I think) update to the settings menu, I can no longer find the setting to stop triggering the snippets. I have looked through all the tabs, all the way to the bottom, and haven't been able to find the setting. Where is it?

[superle3]

Which setting exactly?, the Snippets > Enabled or Advanced settings > Dont trigger when IME is activeor something else? and what is shown instead?
As a temp workaround does the global settings search plugin show it?

[JishLeFish]

global settings search did find both of them thankfully. This is the tabs of the settings visible to me. I can't find the area where snippets is located either.

[superle3]

That's a different plugin? This is latex suite not easy-typing or do you have a plugin modifying your settings UI?

[JishLeFish]

Oh! My bad, I must have misread the notification in Obsidian and through my research stumbled across what was actually causing the issue. No wonder I couldn't find the appropriate setting through navigating to it!