Show soft keyboard even though a hardware keyboard is connected

Question

Is there any way to show software keyboard with USB keyboard connected (in my case RFID reader)?
I tried to force show it using InputManager (with these or similar para

Answer 1

according to this https://stackoverflow.com/a/24287780/2233069, I made working solution for Kiosk mode.

boolean hardwareKeyboardPlugged=false;

....

mEditText.setOnFocusChangeListener(this);//in onCreate()

....

@Override
public void onResume() {
    //protect from barcode scanner overriding keys
    hardwareKeyboardPlugged=(getResources().getConfiguration().hardKeyboardHidden == Configuration.HARDKEYBOARDHIDDEN_NO);

    super.onResume();
}

....

@Override
public void onFocusChange(View v, boolean hasFocus) {
    if (hasFocus)
        if (hardwareKeyboardPlugged){
            //protect from barcode scanner overriding keys
            hardwareKeyboardPlugged=false;
            ((InputMethodManager)getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE)).showInputMethodPicker();
            Toast.makeText(this, "USB device detected. Turn OFF hardware keyboard to enable soft keyboard!", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        }
}