Toggle Software Keyboard For Entire Test Suite In Appium Python

Currently I am writing iOS tests using Python Appium and would like to completely hide the software keyboard which pops up whenever you have to type something. I am already aware o

Solution 1:

To disable soft keyboard in iOS simulator do this:

Simulator Menu > Hardware > Keyboard > Connect Hardware Keyboard (enable it)

Even if you quit and reopen the simulator, the selection will stay. I'm not sure what happens when you factory reset the simulator.

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