Looks like it's been disabled for at least 6 years: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gsettings-desktop- schemas/-/blob/master/schemas/org.gnome.desktop.a11y.applications.gschema.xml.in?ref_type=heads
so whether or not it gets toggled automatically is probably up to gnome- shell. ** Changed in: gsettings-desktop-schemas (Ubuntu) Status: New => Won't Fix ** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Importance: Medium => Low -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2063005 Title: Onscreen keyboard is disabled by default To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/2063005/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs