How to automate native "Search" button in Appium Java - selenium

Question

driver.findElementById("SearchField").sendKeys("bacon");
After sending keys the Native Keyboard opens automatically on IOS.
How can i automate Tap on native keyboard "Search"?
Appium + Java + Selenium + Eclipse

Answer 1

If you are using java-client 3.1.0, you can use this:
((AndroidDriver) driver).sendKeyEvent(AndroidKeyCode.ENTER);

Answer 2

Assuming you are automating a native mobile application. then you can easily click on the search button.
driver.findElement(By.Xpath("xpath of search icon")).click();
If you are automating web application then you need to change your context to native like below.
STEPS
Get the current context handles
Save the current context Context to Native
Change the Context to Native
Click on the search button
change the context to default
CODE
driver.getContextHandles();
String currentContext = driver.getContext();
driver.context("NATIVE_APP");
driver.findElement(By.Xpath("xpath of search icon")).click();
driver.context(currentContext);

Answer 3

Not sure if this would be helpful for you since it's been half a year but I did have a similar problem. If I was going to search with "Bruno Mars" in the search field, I would just have appium type in "Bruno Mars\n" and the newline would automatically trigger the search button. However, recently my devices weren't responding to the new line anymore. I winded up downgrading the google keyboard to 4.1.x and I was able to use new line method again. The problem was that the devices had auto updated to to version 5.x. So downgrading the keyboard solved the issue for me.