diff --git a/app/src/mobile/util/touch.ts b/app/src/mobile/util/touch.ts
index 3299e6343..a41375277 100644
--- a/app/src/mobile/util/touch.ts
+++ b/app/src/mobile/util/touch.ts
@@ -33,21 +33,14 @@ export const handleTouchEnd = (event: TouchEvent, app: App) => {
         if ((["INPUT", "TEXTAREA"].includes(target.tagName) && target.getAttribute("readonly") !== "true") ||
             (wysisygElement && wysisygElement.getAttribute("data-readonly") === "false")) {
             if (target.tagName === "INPUT" || target.tagName === "TEXTAREA") {
-                target.setAttribute("readonly", "false");
-                setTimeout(() => {
-                    target.removeAttribute("readonly");
-                    window.JSAndroid?.showKeyboard();
-                }, 0);
+                target.setAttribute("virtualkeyboardpolicy", "manual");
             } else {
                 const editElement = hasClosestByAttribute(target, "contenteditable", "true");
                 if (editElement) {
-                    editElement.setAttribute("contenteditable", "false");
-                    setTimeout(() => {
-                        editElement.setAttribute("contenteditable", "true");
-                        window.JSAndroid?.showKeyboard();
-                    }, 0);
+                    editElement.setAttribute("virtualkeyboardpolicy", "manual");
                 }
             }
+            window.JSAndroid?.showKeyboard();
         } else {
             window.JSAndroid?.hideKeyboard();
         }