From ddb674a9b9d2453acef5cc65ad1793bb96067c73 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cameron Gutman <aicommander@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2026 21:20:38 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add support for Android 16.1 keyboard capture

Fixes #975
Fixes #1281
Fixes #1505
---
 app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml          |  1 +
 app/src/main/java/com/limelight/Game.java | 53 +++++++++++++----------
 2 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 7be9a20bf..d916899e6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAPTURE_KEYBOARD" />
     <uses-permission android:name="com.android.providers.tv.permission.READ_EPG_DATA"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="com.android.providers.tv.permission.WRITE_EPG_DATA"/>
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/limelight/Game.java b/app/src/main/java/com/limelight/Game.java
index 7dbfc761c..8d369b3ea 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/limelight/Game.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/limelight/Game.java
@@ -673,31 +673,38 @@ public class Game extends Activity implements SurfaceHolder.Callback,
     }
 
     public void setMetaKeyCaptureState(boolean enabled) {
-        // This uses custom APIs present on some Samsung devices to allow capture of
-        // meta key events while streaming.
-        try {
-            Class<?> semWindowManager = Class.forName("com.samsung.android.view.SemWindowManager");
-            Method getInstanceMethod = semWindowManager.getMethod("getInstance");
-            Object manager = getInstanceMethod.invoke(null);
+        // Android has native keyboard capture support starting in API 36.1
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.BAKLAVA && Build.VERSION.SDK_INT_FULL >= Build.VERSION_CODES_FULL.BAKLAVA_1) {
+            WindowManager.LayoutParams windowLayoutParams = getWindow().getAttributes();
+            windowLayoutParams.setKeyboardCaptureEnabled(enabled);
+            getWindow().setAttributes(windowLayoutParams);
+        }
+        else {
+            // This uses custom APIs present on some Samsung devices to allow capture of
+            // meta key events while streaming.
+            try {
+                Class<?> semWindowManager = Class.forName("com.samsung.android.view.SemWindowManager");
+                Method getInstanceMethod = semWindowManager.getMethod("getInstance");
+                Object manager = getInstanceMethod.invoke(null);
 
-            if (manager != null) {
-                Class<?>[] parameterTypes = new Class<?>[2];
-                parameterTypes[0] = ComponentName.class;
-                parameterTypes[1] = boolean.class;
-                Method requestMetaKeyEventMethod = semWindowManager.getDeclaredMethod("requestMetaKeyEvent", parameterTypes);
-                requestMetaKeyEventMethod.invoke(manager, this.getComponentName(), enabled);
+                if (manager != null) {
+                    Class<?>[] parameterTypes = new Class<?>[2];
+                    parameterTypes[0] = ComponentName.class;
+                    parameterTypes[1] = boolean.class;
+                    Method requestMetaKeyEventMethod = semWindowManager.getDeclaredMethod("requestMetaKeyEvent", parameterTypes);
+                    requestMetaKeyEventMethod.invoke(manager, this.getComponentName(), enabled);
+                }
+                else {
+                    LimeLog.warning("SemWindowManager.getInstance() returned null");
+                }
+            } catch (ClassNotFoundException ignored) {
+            } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
+                e.printStackTrace();
+            } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
+                e.printStackTrace();
+            } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
+                e.printStackTrace();
             }
-            else {
-                LimeLog.warning("SemWindowManager.getInstance() returned null");
-            }
-        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
-        } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
-        } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
-        } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
         }
     }