Help Very specific chrome omnibox typing bug.

[pickety]

Basically when using chrome as my browser on my Galaxy S4 with the latest Kit Kat version (4.4.2) and type in the "omnibox" while overwriting a url, the first letter is typed twice as if I pressed it twice. Basically I am curious if other people have also experienced this bug.

Here is how I can reproduce the problem on my phone:

1. Open chrome
2. Go to any website (www.[anything].com)
3. Touch the omnibox to open up the keyboard
4. While the url is highlighted type a letter (only one)
5. Notice the duplicate letter in the omnibox

Some other factors appear to affect whether the bug is reproduced, for example if I let my screen dim before opening the omnibox a duplicate letter is not generated.

I can also post more about my phone's settings and other things of that nature if you are interested. If you can let me know if you can reproduce this issue I would greatly appreciate it.

 

[pickety]

Update- It seems to be caused by the predictive text option in the Samsung keyboard settings. When that option is turned off I cannot reproduce this bug.

On a side note, I have noticed that sometimes when I am typing in the omnibox an entire series of characters will be duplicated not just one. For example: when typing "California" letter for letter it may come out as "CalCalifornia" in the omnibox.

 

[ccrawford404]

Update- It seems to be caused by the predictive text option in the Samsung keyboard settings. When that option is turned off I cannot reproduce this bug.

On a side note, I have noticed that sometimes when I am typing in the omnibox an entire series of characters will be duplicated not just one. For example: when typing "California" letter for letter it may come out as "CalCalifornia" in the omnibox.

Did you find a solution for this problem? Thank you.

 

[pickety]

Did you find a solution for this problem? Thank you.

I have not found a solution to this problem. It does still occur, but I sort of gave up on trying to fix it.

 

[REDeyeJEDI85]

I have the same problem on my Samsung Galaxy Note 3.

I think that it is a bug in the predictive text as you mentioned because I noticed it when typing in URLs that I have previously visited. I do web design and use my phone to debug my mobile code. So this is a rather annoying problem. I'll report back if I find a solution.

 

[newbieAndroid3]

I'm having same issues on s4. Whenever use Chrome and type in url, it always types twice first few chars.
Any solution guys?
Very troubling when typing in url.