How can I make the Android emulator show the soft keyboard?

Question

I\'m debugging an issue with the soft keyboard display not displaying when it should. However, I don\'t have a device handy for testing. The problem is that the em

Answer 1

Settings > Language & input > Current keyboard > Hardware Switch ON.
It allows you to use your physical keyboard for input while at the same time showing the soft keyboard. I just tested it on Android Lollipop and it works.