Hey guys!
I have the following problem: I installed the new fairphone version and now the keyboard isn’t working. I wanted to install google apps to make it work but it’s too big for my data roaming. I have to connect to wifi which I can’t do because my keyboard doesn’t work.
Do you have any solution?
Thanks!
Is it because your Google Keyboard stops working? I have the same problem.
You can go to your settings and change the Google Keyboard to the Android Keyboard.This one did work for me. But since then, I get a “Google keyboard stopped”-message every time I use my keyboard, even after installing a whole new keyboard…
Actually it sais that the Android keyboard has stopped working… and if I search for a solution on google it tells me that I have to reinstall google apps which I can’t do because I can’t type in the wifi key.
So maybe you can use the Google Keyboard instead?
Otherwise, maybe you can connect to WiFi this way: No button to connect to wifi It’s indeed frustrating not being able to get internet access to solve the problem!
How can I switch to the google keyboard? I can’t find it…
And the router doesn’t have the wps button 
go to settings => Language. There you can choose your keyboard. Or: there you should be able to do it…
Good luck!
And otherwise, maybe you have a backup? Or, in the worst case, maybe you should downgrade again?
If it’s your router, you could disable the password, DL what you need, and enable the PW again.
I had the same problem! Couldn’t install Google Apps because it wasn’t connected to Wifi, but to connect to my Wifi I had to type in the password, but that wasn’t possible without a keyboard. But to get the keyboard you needed google apps…
Anyway, if humorkritik’s tip doesn’t work, I had someone make a hotspot of their phone without a password. That way I used their hotspot to download google apps. Not the greatest option though. (used a lot of their internet hehe).
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No coffee-house of fast food ‘restaurant’ near you where you could have used an open WiFi? From this, I would guess, you must be living in Germany, land of the digitally insane politicians. 
However, since it worked, it might be a feasible way if @NoraAron can’t disable the PW on her/his router: create an open ad-hoc WiFi with another device which is able to connect to the router. 
Hey !
Thanks for your answers
I went back to my parent’s house, my father uninstalled the wifi key, I downloaded google apps and can now use my keyboard again (thank God!)
Thanks for you help!!
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Oh and yes: Germany. Not the best free WIFI country 
I like it when people come back to say thank you. 
FTR, I travelled quite a bit in the past, and Germany is the worst free/open WiFi. I’m really glad that “Freifunk” exists, and I’m happy to promote it. Try it, it’s quite save to offer Freifunk yourself. All you need is 15€ equipment and someone who’s technically gifted enough to set it up for you. 
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I’ll keep it in mind 
Yes…you would think that such a developed country would be great with internet usage… but it’s pretty bad.
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