Close white cursor in Android Studio

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In Android Studio, my cursor is white rectangle. I'm cannot write anything. And changed my keyboard button actions.

h-->left arrow j-->down arrow k--> up arrow l-->right arrow

How can I fix problem or can I reset Android Studio settings?

Morrill answered 19/2, 2015 at 12:24 Comment(8)

Press insert button once. – Herne 19/2, 2015 at 12:35

Dont work insert button – Desorb 19/2, 2015 at 12:35

At the bottom of editor, there are 3 columns containing some text. What is the content of middle column? Smart Insert or Overwrite? – Herne 19/2, 2015 at 12:38

How can i reset to default settings – Desorb 19/2, 2015 at 12:48

I reseted settings and fixed problem #19384533 – Desorb 19/2, 2015 at 13:0

Same problem here but in the terminal, I'm using Git bash (any_path\Git\bin\sh.exe).. none of the solutions works! :(( – Wretched 10/12, 2019 at 23:20

if you are using ideaVim plugin. Simply disable it. – Oldham 28/7, 2020 at 9:26

For people voting to close: Questions about IDEs are not "General computing hardware and software." Please read the help center, which will tell you that questions that "directly involve tools used primarily for programming" are on-topic here. – Unfeigned 6/11, 2020 at 22:33

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Just got the same problem as yours. And this is the solution:

Go to File > Settings > Editor > General > Appearance, then uncheck the Use block caret

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Rejection answered 14/4, 2015 at 23:53 Comment(1)

I reseted settings and fixed problem #19384533 in Feb 19 at 13:00 – Desorb 17/4, 2015 at 11:16

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Try fn + ins. That worked for me.

Tillett answered 8/1, 2018 at 3:36 Comment(3)

That worked for me as well, i was just trying to figure whats is the shortcut, thanks – Milled 28/6, 2018 at 9:15

What is ins in macOS? – Avra 12/5, 2020 at 1:17

there is no ins button on mac – Oldham 28/7, 2020 at 9:26

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Go to settings and plugins and just disable the IdeaVim plugin it works in 2020.itx also occurs due to this extension.

Rickrack answered 13/5, 2020 at 20:17 Comment(0)

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In windows, win+insert worked for me.

Blubber answered 12/6, 2020 at 19:22 Comment(0)

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go to plugins and disable IdeaVim then restart android studio it will be ok ...

Oosperm answered 16/11, 2020 at 14:11 Comment(0)

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Presse Fn+0. It will work instantly.

Chapeau answered 8/4, 2020 at 15:30 Comment(0)

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Press Fn + Del on your keyboard together. Explanation: Its because Delete key on keyboard has Insert function. So pressing Del along with Fn key will enable Insert mode within your editor from Overwrite mode as in your case.

Thekla answered 16/12, 2016 at 17:27 Comment(0)

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In windows if you press INSERT key cursor mode will get change,use WINDOWS + INSERT to get back into normal mode

Lazos answered 5/8, 2020 at 18:17 Comment(0)

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It's ins in the latest version of Android Studio.

Jacqulynjactation answered 11/8, 2018 at 15:44 Comment(1)

This answer was already provided. And the question has been resolved in the meantime (last comment). – Upstretched 11/8, 2018 at 16:2

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For mac users just right click and deselect "Column selection mode" or press Shift + Command + 8

Trinitrobenzene answered 14/12, 2020 at 11:29 Comment(0)

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Just restart Android Studio and voilà !

None of the other solutions worked for me (Windows 7, maybe with an inactive Lock Num key).

Nieshanieto answered 20/7, 2018 at 9:54 Comment(1)

No need to restart Android Studio for this, fn + ins doing the work. – Philistine 28/1, 2019 at 5:31

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in MacOS

-> Uncheck [Use block caret]

Logotype answered 13/12, 2023 at 10:42 Comment(0)

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fn + insert deactivates the solid cursor, pressing fn + insert again activates it in windows

Christiansand answered 18/7 at 0:58 Comment(0)

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