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fix(emulator): type and paste into the Android emulator pane - #37139
In the Mobile Emulator tab, an Android phone ignored everything you typed, and pasting showed "Emulator keyboard paste failed because the device is not ready." Now typing, editing keys and paste reach the Android phone the same way taps already do.
What Changed
Before: with an Android emulator in the pane, typed keys did nothing, and Cmd+V showed "device is not ready", even on a booted emulator with a focused text field.
After: typed text, Backspace/Delete, Enter, Tab, arrows, Home/End and Page Up/Down, Shift+arrow selection, and paste all land in the focused Android field. iOS is unchanged.
Mechanism:
The pane's keyboard only spoke serve-sim HID frames over the iOS WebSocket. Android sessions have no serve-sim socket (wsUrl is empty), so every send returned false: keys were dropped and paste reported target-unavailable.
Android panes now send keys and text over a new emulator:scrcpyKeyboard IPC that sits beside the existing emulator:scrcpyTouch IPC and is keyed by the streamed serial.
Main writes them straight to that device's live scrcpy control socket. It reuses sendScrcpyText for text and sendScrcpyButton for keycodes. Shift presses SHIFT_LEFT around the key, because Android text fields only select while a SHIFT key is held.
The Android keycode table gains the editing keys (enter, backspace, dpad_*, move_home, …). As a side effect, orca emulator button enter now works on Android too.
useEmulatorControlStream exposes the Android sender. useEmulatorScreenKeyboard uses it in place of HID frames when it is set. Paste keeps the same size and US-keyboard-text checks as iOS.
Why
The first version routed keys through the emulator.type / emulator.button runtime RPCs, which already reach scrcpy. Review showed three problems with that, and the IPC avoids all of them:
Worktree lookup on every key. Each RPC resolves the worktree, which can rescan repos once its 1 s cache expires.
Wrong order against taps. Taps already go straight to the socket over emulator:scrcpyTouch, so a tap could reach the device before text typed just before it.
Wrong device. Queued keys could land on a different device after you switched devices.
The new IPC keeps keys and taps on one ordered path to one socket. Like emulator:scrcpyTouch, it has no adb fallback, because a pane that is still streaming has a live control socket.
Android emulator (API 35, Pixel-style AVD) in a hidden dev build. I clicked the First name field, typed typed ok, pressed Backspace twice, then pasted + pasted from Mac.
Before (main)
After (this PR)
Before: the field stays empty and the "device is not ready" toast shows. After: the field reads typed + pasted from Mac and no toast shows. On the same build, Shift+Left ×3 then typing Android replaced Mac.
Testing
macOS: hidden dev build (ORCA_BACKGROUND_LAUNCH=1) driven over CDP against a real API 35 Android emulator. I reproduced the bug on main first, then checked typing, Backspace, paste and Shift+Left selection with the fix. iOS keeps the HID path; the existing iOS keyboard and paste tests pass unchanged.
emulator-device-frame.input.test.tsx: new Android test. It fails on main (nothing is sent) and passes with the fix, and covers ordering, Shift and \r handling.
emulator-scrcpy-keyboard.test.ts: covers the bytes written to the socket (text, and keys with SHIFT_LEFT held) and that malformed input, unknown devices, unknown keys and non-window senders are rejected.
Focused suites passed: emulator-pane, scrcpy touch/keyboard IPC, register-core-handlers, Android emulator. Changed-file lint and format, check:code-quality:changed, check:react-doctor:changed and the flaky-test ratchet also passed. CI covers the full typecheck and test suite.
Linux / Windows: not run. The change is a renderer↔main IPC plus scrcpy socket writes, with no platform-specific code.
I manually tested these changes locally
Automated tests added/updated, or explained why not below
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Notes
Security: the IPC checks that the sender is a BrowserWindow, as emulator:scrcpyTouch does. It accepts only {deviceId, text} or {deviceId, key, shift}, and unknown key names return false.
Cross-platform: no platform branches.
SSH / remote: the emulator pane talks to the local runtime only, so remote hosts are unaffected.
Mixed versions: renderer and main always ship together, so there is no wire change.
Mobile: no mobile emulator pane exists.
Folder workspaces: the IPC is keyed by device serial, not by workspace, so they are unaffected.
Not changed: Android keys and paste still accept US-keyboard text only, the same as iOS.
Checklist
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I explained what changed and why (ELI5, the user-facing before/after, the mechanism, and why over the alternatives)
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Self-reviewed for correctness, security, and performance
Cross-platform, SSH/remote, and path/shortcut impact considered (or N/A)
pnpm lint, pnpm typecheck, pnpm test, and pnpm build pass (or CI will cover; local preferred)
The pane's keyboard only sent serve-sim HID frames over the iOS WebSocket.
Android sessions have no serve-sim socket, so every key was dropped and every
paste failed with "device is not ready".
Android panes now send typed characters, paste and editing keys over a new
emulator:scrcpyKeyboard IPC beside emulator:scrcpyTouch, keyed by the streamed
serial. Main writes them straight to the live scrcpy control socket (text
injection, and keycodes with SHIFT_LEFT held for Shift), so keys keep their
order with touches. iOS keeps the HID path.
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@src/renderer/src/components/emulator-pane/use-emulator-control-stream.ts:
- Around line 243-269: **Report failed named-key sends after consuming the
event.**
Keep `preventDefault()` and `stopPropagation()` synchronous, but return the
scrcpy key-send promise and handle `false` after the IPC call completes. Reuse
the existing unavailable-target toast. Do not promise fallback to the original
keyboard event.
<details>
<summary>Suggested fix</summary>
```diff
- sendKey: (name: string, shift: boolean) => void
+ sendKey: (name: string, shift: boolean) => Promise<boolean>
- scrcpyKeyboard.sendKey(button, event.shiftKey)
+ void scrcpyKeyboard.sendKey(button, event.shiftKey).then((sent) => {
+ if (!sent) {
+ showEmulatorKeyboardTargetUnavailable()
+ }
+ })
- void window.api.emulator
+ window.api.emulator
.sendScrcpyKeyboard({ deviceId: scrcpyDeviceId, key, shift })
.catch(() => false),
```
</details>
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The change adds a device-scoped scrcpy keyboard IPC path for Android emulator input. It maps additional Android keys and supports Shift-modified key events. The renderer uses the path for mapped keys and paste text when available, and retains keyboard-frame handling otherwise. Tests cover IPC validation and sends, plus renderer key and paste input.
Severity of issue fixed: Medium
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Android editing or navigation keys can fail silently when the emulator control connection is unavailable. Report failed sends before merging, or accept this bounded limitation as a follow-up.
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The title clearly and concisely identifies the main change: enabling typing and paste in the Android emulator pane.
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The description is complete and well aligned with the template. It explains the user impact, implementation, rationale, linked issue, visual proof, testing, security, compatibility, and checklist stat…
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Issue #33034 requires plain English paste into a focused field in a booted Android emulator without the “device is not ready” error. The renderer now uses scrcpyKeyboard for Android panes, and `past…
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The changed key mapping, Shift handling, renderer bridge, IPC registration, scrcpy socket calls, and tests support Android keyboard input and paste for issue #33034. The changes preserve the iOS HID p…
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Issue #33034 requires plain English paste into a focused field in a booted Android emulator without the “device is not ready” error. The renderer now uses scrcpyKeyboard for Android panes, and pasteTextIntoAndroidEmulator validates text, removes carriage returns, and sends it through the device-specific IPC. The main-process handler sends the text to the live scrcpy control socket and rejects unavailable devices. The added input test verifies Android paste, ordering, newline handling, prevention, and no error toast.
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The changed key mapping, Shift handling, renderer bridge, IPC registration, scrcpy socket calls, and tests support Android keyboard input and paste for issue #33034. The changes preserve the iOS HID path and add coverage for the new behavior. The reviewed summary shows no unrelated product area or administrative change.
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sed -n '90,185p' src/renderer/src/components/emulator-pane/use-emulator-screen-keyboard.ts
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sed -n '1,65p' src/renderer/src/components/emulator-pane/use-emulator-control-stream.ts
rg -n -F --glob '*.{ts,tsx}' -e 'showEmulatorKeyboardPasteResult' -e 'target-unavailable' -e 'sendKey(' -e 'ScrcpyKeyboard' src/renderer/src/components/emulator-pane src/renderer/src | head -160
rg -n -F --glob 'emulator-device-frame.input.test.tsx' -e 'keyDown' -e 'sendScrcpyKeyboard' -e 'Android' -e 'preventDefault' src/renderer/src/components/emulator-pane/emulator-device-frame.input.test.tsx
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Report failed named-key sends after consuming the event.
Keep preventDefault() and stopPropagation() synchronous, but return the scrcpy key-send promise and handle false after the IPC call completes. Reuse the existing unavailable-target toast. Do not promise fallback to the original keyboard event.
…i#37139)
The pane's keyboard only sent serve-sim HID frames over the iOS WebSocket.
Android sessions have no serve-sim socket, so every key was dropped and every
paste failed with "device is not ready".
Android panes now send typed characters, paste and editing keys over a new
emulator:scrcpyKeyboard IPC beside emulator:scrcpyTouch, keyed by the streamed
serial. Main writes them straight to the live scrcpy control socket (text
injection, and keycodes with SHIFT_LEFT held for Shift), so keys keep their
order with touches. iOS keeps the HID path.
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to Nenzyz/orca
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this pull request
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…i#37139)
The pane's keyboard only sent serve-sim HID frames over the iOS WebSocket.
Android sessions have no serve-sim socket, so every key was dropped and every
paste failed with "device is not ready".
Android panes now send typed characters, paste and editing keys over a new
emulator:scrcpyKeyboard IPC beside emulator:scrcpyTouch, keyed by the streamed
serial. Main writes them straight to the live scrcpy control socket (text
injection, and keycodes with SHIFT_LEFT held for Shift), so keys keep their
order with touches. iOS keeps the HID path.
Nenzyz
pushed a commit
to Nenzyz/orca
that referenced
this pull request
Nov 2, 2026
…i#37139)
The pane's keyboard only sent serve-sim HID frames over the iOS WebSocket.
Android sessions have no serve-sim socket, so every key was dropped and every
paste failed with "device is not ready".
Android panes now send typed characters, paste and editing keys over a new
emulator:scrcpyKeyboard IPC beside emulator:scrcpyTouch, keyed by the streamed
serial. Main writes them straight to the live scrcpy control socket (text
injection, and keycodes with SHIFT_LEFT held for Shift), so keys keep their
order with touches. iOS keeps the HID path.
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ELI5
In the Mobile Emulator tab, an Android phone ignored everything you typed, and pasting showed "Emulator keyboard paste failed because the device is not ready." Now typing, editing keys and paste reach the Android phone the same way taps already do.
What Changed
wsUrlis empty), so every send returned false: keys were dropped and paste reportedtarget-unavailable.emulator:scrcpyKeyboardIPC that sits beside the existingemulator:scrcpyTouchIPC and is keyed by the streamed serial.sendScrcpyTextfor text andsendScrcpyButtonfor keycodes. Shift presses SHIFT_LEFT around the key, because Android text fields only select while a SHIFT key is held.enter,backspace,dpad_*,move_home, …). As a side effect,orca emulator button enternow works on Android too.useEmulatorControlStreamexposes the Android sender.useEmulatorScreenKeyboarduses it in place of HID frames when it is set. Paste keeps the same size and US-keyboard-text checks as iOS.Why
The first version routed keys through the
emulator.type/emulator.buttonruntime RPCs, which already reach scrcpy. Review showed three problems with that, and the IPC avoids all of them:emulator:scrcpyTouch, so a tap could reach the device before text typed just before it.The new IPC keeps keys and taps on one ordered path to one socket. Like
emulator:scrcpyTouch, it has no adb fallback, because a pane that is still streaming has a live control socket.Linked Issue
Fixes #33034
Visual Proof
Android emulator (API 35, Pixel-style AVD) in a hidden dev build. I clicked the First name field, typed
typed ok, pressed Backspace twice, then pasted+ pasted from Mac.Before: the field stays empty and the "device is not ready" toast shows. After: the field reads
typed + pasted from Macand no toast shows. On the same build, Shift+Left ×3 then typingAndroidreplacedMac.Testing
macOS: hidden dev build (
ORCA_BACKGROUND_LAUNCH=1) driven over CDP against a real API 35 Android emulator. I reproduced the bug on main first, then checked typing, Backspace, paste and Shift+Left selection with the fix. iOS keeps the HID path; the existing iOS keyboard and paste tests pass unchanged.emulator-device-frame.input.test.tsx: new Android test. It fails on main (nothing is sent) and passes with the fix, and covers ordering, Shift and\rhandling.emulator-scrcpy-keyboard.test.ts: covers the bytes written to the socket (text, and keys with SHIFT_LEFT held) and that malformed input, unknown devices, unknown keys and non-window senders are rejected.Focused suites passed: emulator-pane, scrcpy touch/keyboard IPC, register-core-handlers, Android emulator. Changed-file lint and format,
check:code-quality:changed,check:react-doctor:changedand the flaky-test ratchet also passed. CI covers the full typecheck and test suite.Linux / Windows: not run. The change is a renderer↔main IPC plus scrcpy socket writes, with no platform-specific code.
I manually tested these changes locally
Automated tests added/updated, or explained why not below
AI Disclosure
Review
Agent skill upstream boundary
Notes
emulator:scrcpyTouchdoes. It accepts only{deviceId, text}or{deviceId, key, shift}, and unknown key names return false.Checklist
N/Awith reasonpnpm lint,pnpm typecheck,pnpm test, andpnpm buildpass (or CI will cover; local preferred)