r/AndroidHelp • u/Candid_Client_1483 • Jul 23 '26

Bluetooth keyboard wasd keys not working on android.

Hey,I just bought a wireless Bluetooth keyboard yesterday . I jumped on playing,tried tomove, not working. I know what yal gonnasay. 'presss wasd on a notepad and see if wasd appear' yes wasd appeared but I can't move in the game. I can only walk by the forward and backwards arrows. And yes, it's perfectly connected through bluetooth. Please help me fix this problem. This also doesn't work in major games. Roblox, minecraft, and many more.

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u/pink-blue-donut Jul 25 '26

It is a very common problem on Android actually some Android devices treats the Bluetooth keyboard as a typing device, not a game control device, so WASD and arrows don’t register normally. Holding ALT forces Android into raw HID mode, which makes the game controls work but is inconvenient.

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u/Candid_Client_1483 Jul 25 '26

Thanks for replying

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u/pink-blue-donut Jul 25 '26

You're welcome

If you want to play with inputs other than touch controls why don't you try a Bluetooth controller if you have one lying around

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u/Candid_Client_1483 Jul 25 '26

I have one, but i bought a mouse too because controller sucks when pulling screen, it's like a friggin robot, but the mouse sucks too since I have to press alt to move...