Close white cursor in Android Studio

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In Android Studio, my cursor is white rectangle. I'm cannot write anything. And changed my keyboard button actions.

h-->left arrow j-->down arrow k--> up arrow l-->right arrow

How can I fix problem or can I reset Android Studio settings?

At the bottom of editor, there are 3 columns containing some text. What is the content of middle column? `Smart Insert` or `Overwrite`? — Mehraban, Feb 19 '15 at 12:38
I reseted settings and fixed problem http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19384033/how-to-reset-android-studio — Taha Körkem, Feb 19 '15 at 13:00
Same problem here but in the terminal, I'm using Git bash (any_path\Git\bin\sh.exe).. none of the solutions works! :(( — GFPF, Dec 10 '19 at 23:20
For people voting to close: Questions about IDEs are not "General computing hardware and software." Please read the [help center](https://stackoverflow.com/help/on-topic), which will tell you that questions that "directly involve tools used primarily for programming" are on-topic here. — Ryan M, Nov 06 '20 at 22:33

score 29 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 14 '15 at 23:53

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Just got the same problem as yours. And this is the solution:

Go to File > Settings > Editor > General > Appearance, then uncheck the Use block caret

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answered Apr 14 '15 at 23:53

Yen NQ

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I reseted settings and fixed problem http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19384033/how-to-reset-android-studio in Feb 19 at 13:00 – Taha Körkem Apr 17 '15 at 11:16

score 21 · Answer 2 · edited Jan 08 '18 at 12:06

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Try fn + ins. That worked for me.

edited Jan 08 '18 at 12:06

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answered Jan 08 '18 at 03:36

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That worked for me as well, i was just trying to figure whats is the shortcut, thanks – Zeyad Assem Jun 28 '18 at 09:15
What is `ins` in macOS? – iDecode May 12 '20 at 01:17
there is no ```ins``` button on mac – Chethana Arunodh Jul 28 '20 at 09:26

score 17 · Answer 3 · answered May 13 '20 at 20:17

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Go to settings and plugins and just disable the IdeaVim plugin it works in 2020.itx also occurs due to this extension.

answered May 13 '20 at 20:17

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score 9 · Answer 4 · edited Jun 13 '20 at 06:17

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In windows, win+insert worked for me.

edited Jun 13 '20 at 06:17

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answered Jun 12 '20 at 19:22

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score 4 · Answer 5 · edited Apr 09 '20 at 07:06

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Presse Fn+0. It will work instantly.

edited Apr 09 '20 at 07:06

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answered Apr 08 '20 at 15:30

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score 4 · Answer 6 · answered Nov 16 '20 at 14:11

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go to plugins and disable IdeaVim then restart android studio it will be ok ...

answered Nov 16 '20 at 14:11

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score 2 · Answer 7 · answered Dec 16 '16 at 17:27

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Press Fn + Del on your keyboard together. Explanation: Its because Delete key on keyboard has Insert function. So pressing Del along with Fn key will enable Insert mode within your editor from Overwrite mode as in your case.

answered Dec 16 '16 at 17:27

Dr. Abhishek

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score 1 · Answer 8 · answered Aug 11 '18 at 15:44

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It's ins in the latest version of Android Studio.

answered Aug 11 '18 at 15:44

Dimitar Mandarliev

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This answer was already provided. And the question has been resolved in the meantime (last comment). – Bouke Aug 11 '18 at 16:02

score 1 · Answer 9 · answered Aug 05 '20 at 18:17

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In windows if you press INSERT key cursor mode will get change,use WINDOWS + INSERT to get back into normal mode

answered Aug 05 '20 at 18:17

Adithya Kahawanugoda

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score 1 · Answer 10 · answered Dec 14 '20 at 11:29

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For mac users just right click and deselect "Column selection mode" or press Shift + Command + 8

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score 0 · Answer 11 · answered Jul 20 '18 at 09:54

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Just restart Android Studio and voilà !

None of the other solutions worked for me (Windows 7, maybe with an inactive Lock Num key).

answered Jul 20 '18 at 09:54

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No need to restart Android Studio for this, `fn` + `ins` doing the work. – activesince93 Jan 28 '19 at 05:31

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