Spacebar stops working after chat or sign input with physical keyboard on Android (ongoing for 4+ years)

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Open Minecraft Bedrock Edition on an Android device (e.g. Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra)

2. Connect a physical keyboard (wired or Bluetooth)

3. Enter any single-player world

4. Open chat (T) or place a sign and type something

5. Exit the input box

6. Try to jump using the spacebar

Expected Result:
After exiting any text input field (chat, sign, book, etc.), all keys should remain responsive, including the spacebar for jumping.

Actual Result:
The spacebar becomes completely unresponsive. Jumping no longer works.
Other keys like WASD and Enter still work, which proves the game is still receiving input.
The bug can only be temporarily fixed by:

Switching to another app and returning

Restarting Minecraft

Unplugging and replugging the keyboard

Rebinding the “Jump” action to a different key like R or Alt

Device:
Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra
Samsung Book Cover Keyboard
USB-C mouse

Additional Notes:
This bug has existed for over 4 years and has been reported many times, including:

MCPE-217306

MCPE-162349

MCPE-133733

MCPE-189475

All of these were marked “Resolved,” but the issue is still present in 2025. It affects many Android tablets and phones using physical keyboards and makes the game nearly unplayable in this setup.