On my old phone, I used an app called ClickAssistant that would emulate taps and swipes that I recorded. It would tap on the onscreen keyboard (OSK).
I just spent some time re-recording the macros on RoG 9 using the Macro feature of Game Genie (GG). Upon playing back the recorded macro, I realize even though the on screen keyboard is there, the taps from GG are as if the OSK is not visible.
I'm a little shocked this doesn't work. Maybe it was to ensure compatibility with background mode. I can imagine the OS can't use an OSK in a background app.
Easy dev path: Let OSK be tapped, but with a warning that background mode will behave inconsistently.
Better dev path: Allow recording key strokes as part of the macro and the macro should play it like that in substitution for OSK. On Windows and Linux, apps exist for emulating keyboard input. I would think Android is capable of it too, and that makes background mode support key input.
In my use case, I have already imagined a workaround. The times I need the keyboard are to search for Pokemon names in Pokemon Go. In my use case, PoGo can let me save favorite search terms and if I save those, I can use GG to tap on those buttons in game to get the result I need.
But I am sure other people could very well benefit from proper keyboard emulation.
