Enter should send when using a physical keyboard on Android

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Activity 0 comments · opened Jul 30, 2026

When using Claude Code from an Android tablet with an attached physical keyboard, Enter inserts a newline instead of sending the message. Ctrl+Enter does not send either. The only way to submit is tapping the on-screen send button, which breaks the typing flow completely.

On desktop, ~/.claude/keybindings.json honours chat:submit = enter, but that file has no effect on the Android client.

Request — any one of these would solve it:

  • (a) Send with Enter automatically when a hardware keyboard is attached, with newline on Shift+Enter (same as desktop).
  • (b) A setting: "Send with Enter".
  • (c) Honour keybindings.json on mobile clients too.

Device: Lenovo Idea Tab (Android), with keyboard case.

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