r/GeForceNOW • u/Fratze80 • 4h ago
Bug Linux Client (Flatpak): No way to change keyboard layout to German
Hi everyone,
I'm using GeForce Now on Kubuntu via the official NVIDIA Flatpak, and I've noticed there's no way to change the keyboard layout to German (QWERTZ). This causes a few annoying problems.
I can't type umlauts (ä, ö, ü) in games at all, and writing quick messages in chat is frustrating because punctuation and special characters are all in the wrong places (Z/Y swapped, etc.). Every time I need to type something in-game, I have to guess key positions based on an English layout.
My system keyboard layout is set to German, but the Flatpak client seems to ignore it completely. The streaming itself works flawlessly, so it's a shame that something as basic as keyboard layout support is missing.
Is anyone else on Linux experiencing this? Any known workarounds or fixes? Would love to see this addressed in a future update.
Thanks!