How detect if hardware keyboard in Android devices?

Question

I need to detect if an Android device has the physical keyboard. I am using Resources.Configuration.Keyboard but it always returns Android.Content.Res.KeyboardType.Nokeys. For testing I am using a real Android device with hardware keyboard. What I am missing?

Platform: Xamarin Android

If you test on another real devices and emulators with hardware keyboard will you get the same result? — VahidShir, Feb 15 '18 at 07:45

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 15 '18 at 07:58

Finding if external usb or bluetooth keyboard attached in Android

 @Override
 public void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig) 
 {
   if(newConfig.hardKeyboardHidden == Configuration.HARDKEYBOARDHIDDEN_NO) {
        //A hardware keyboard is being connected
   }  
   else if(newConfig.hardKeyboardHidden == Configuration.HARDKEYBOARDHIDDEN_YES)
       //A hardware keyboard is being disconnected
   }

 }

https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/res/Configuration.html#keyboard

How detect if hardware keyboard in Android devices?

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