Cannot highlight in Vim mode on Anroid with physical keyboard attached

Bug reports
1

Steps to reproduce

Create a multi line text in a note. Try to highlight all the lines starting from the top and moving down pressing “j” in vim mode using either higlight or per-line higlight mode (v or V).

Did you follow the troubleshooting guide? [Y]

  • new vault, no plugins
  • vim mode enabled
  • android
  • physical keyboard attached

Expected result

The highlighted fragment should increase on repeated “j” presses

Actual result

Highlighted text disappear on repeated “j” presses

Environment

Galaxy Tab S9 Plus, Obsidian 1.7.5 from Play store

Additional information

Screen_Recording_20241109_210051_Obsidian.zip (939.0 KB)

2

Does this work in desktop obsidian?

3
  • Windows: works fine, Vim command mode also works unlike on Android
  • On galaxy s23 and galaxy tab s9 plus: same issue as above and command mode doesn’t show up on “:” (it only blinks for a fraction of a second, but I guess it’s a different issue)