Chrome keyboard shortcuts, external Bluetooth keyboard, Samsung Galaxy Tab There are a lot of Google hits in which people report that the usual desktop Chrome keyboard shortcuts (e.g., ctrl+t for a new tab) work fine on Android Chrome with an external Bluetooth keyboard.

However, none of the shortcuts seem to work in my system. I am using the following setup:


Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
Android 4.0
Chrome web browser
Microsoft Wedge Mobile Keyboard
Nothing strange configured or installed; I have recently reset the tablet


For example, these things work OK:


System-wide shortcuts (e.g. win+l for Calendar) work.
If I tap on the address bar in Chrome, I can use the keyboard to enter a URL.
I can also edit the address as usual when the address bar is active. Arrow keys work, ctrl+a works, ctrl+c / ctrl+v works, etc.


However, these things seem to do nothing:


Using any of the usual keyboard combinations in Chrome: ctrl+t, ctrl+n, ctrl+l, ctrl+w, etc.
Installing External Keyboard Helper Pro seemed to fix the keyboard shortcuts in Chrome.

(I have no idea why it helps; this was completely unexpected. I was just installing it to get rid of the onscreen keyboard.)