# Unable to tap 'search' button on Android softKeyboard

**URL:** <https://discuss.appium.io/t/unable-to-tap-search-button-on-android-softkeyboard/1598>\
**Category:** Issues/Bugs\
**Created:** [November 21, 2014, 10:49am UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/unable-to-tap-search-button-on-android-softkeyboard/1598 "2014-11-21T10:49:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![kateogar](https://discuss.appium.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/9f8e36/32.png) [@kateogar](https://discuss.appium.io/u/kateogar)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2015, 5:44pm UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/unable-to-tap-search-button-on-android-softkeyboard/1598/12 "2015-06-10T17:44:34Z")

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Hi!

The problem is still actual in appium 1.4 and it’s rather citical for us. We want to run out tests on different devices but we need to use coordinates because of this issue and it’s problem. We hoped that this issue would be fixed in 1.4 but it doesn’t.

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