How can I know keyboard language? (en/fr)

Question

I develop an sms sender app and I wanna know language that user uses. so, when user types a message how can I know language that he/she uses?

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodManager.html#getCurrentInputMethodSubtype%28%29 — hakki, Feb 08 '13 at 14:56

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 08 '13 at 15:10

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get the input type manager by using:

InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);

then , choose what to get from it using the next methods :

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodManager.html#getCurrentInputMethodSubtype%28%29

or: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodManager.html#getLastInputMethodSubtype()

together with this to get the locale of the input type:

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodSubtype.html#getLocale()

answered Feb 08 '13 at 15:10

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hi guy, but this solution available in API 11, and I want to use that for android 2.3! how to use your idea for lower versions before API 11. – NrNazifi Feb 12 '13 at 07:37
good point. sorry for missing it . maybe it's possible to read from the android code and see if there is a way to overcome it for older versions . – android developer Feb 12 '13 at 09:33
Google keyboard does not return language code.. what to do about that? any solution? – axita.savani Mar 02 '22 at 12:39

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 04 '14 at 05:55

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You can get keyboard language by first detecting the locale of device keyboard and then getting the Locale object from it. For example,

    InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
    InputMethodSubtype ims = imm.getCurrentInputMethodSubtype();
    String localeString = ims.getLocale();
    Locale locale = new Locale(localeString);
    String currentLanguage = locale.getDisplayLanguage();

Here, currentLanguage will give your keyboard language. Hope this helps.

answered Aug 04 '14 at 05:55

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What should we do when ims is null? – Davoud Dec 28 '16 at 07:44
Google keyboard, Kika keyboard from Xiami does not return language code.. what to do about that? any solution? – axita.savani Mar 02 '22 at 12:41

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 08 '13 at 14:56

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It's impossible to retrieve the current keyboard language. Android does not allow to retrieve the current configured language, there aren't any API.

answered Feb 08 '13 at 14:56

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