Three keyboard packages for Android Gen5W across vehicle makes and models, updated for NEMESIS descriptor 1.1 and the Package Store. Package release 2.0.2. NEMESIS is required separately and is not bundled.
Hacker's Keyboard is a standalone, open-source Android keyboard app, similar in purpose to Gboard or Microsoft SwiftKey. It is distributed as a normal keyboard APK and does not require Google Play Services. KeyBORD packages it for text entry in third-party apps installed through NEMESIS, where the factory Hyundai keyboard is unavailable. Install the APK first, then use KeyBridge to select it as the Android input method.
Hacker's Keyboard is maintained by its upstream open-source project. KeyBORD provides NEMESIS packaging, keyboard activation and factory keyboard restoration; it is not a new keyboard engine. Hacker's Keyboard source.
There are three package types. Each has a USB wrapper for testing and an inner package for portal upload:
| Package | USB download | Portal upload |
|---|---|---|
| Hacker's Keyboard | Hacker Keyboard USB v2.zip | keyboard.hackers.zip |
| KeyBridge | KeyBridge USB v2.zip | keyboard.activate.zip |
| Hyundai Keyboard Restore | Hyundai Keyboard Restore USB v2.zip | keyboard.restore.zip |
The Store directory holds the three corresponding installable packages, not additional tools. Upload a Store ZIP to the portal, never a USB wrapper or the project bundle. The older USB v1 files at the repository root remain available for the original NEMESIS workflow.
- A working NEMESIS 1.16+ installation on Android-based Gen5W with API 19; Android must be fully started.
- Factory IME
com.android.inputmethod.diopen/.DioInputMethodServicepresent. - Keep the car parked throughout install, selection, uninstall and verification.
Legacy v1 keyboard installation, KeyBridge activation and factory restore were reported working on a 2023 Hyundai IONIQ 5 SEL, Gen5W Android 4.4/API 19, in SmartTube. Hacker's Keyboard remains version 1.41.1 and its APK is byte-identical to that release.
Compatibility metadata uses os=*S5W_M* and models=any, covering the Gen5W software family across vehicle makes and models without a fixed firmware revision, date, region or model year. NEMESIS supports these wildcard patterns. Its os value matches the software identifier, not Android's 4.4 version string. No particular firmware release is required.
The runtime checks require the Gen5W S5W_M software-family marker in ro.build.product, Android API 19, root, Android fully started and the needed keyboard IMEs. The family check has no vehicle-model, model-year, region, firmware-revision, build-date or binary-hash restriction. ccNC and S5W_L are outside scope.
Use one USB wrapper at a time. Preserve existing USB files before replacing them.
- Extract
Hacker Keyboard USB v2.zipdirectly to the USB root, without an extra enclosing directory. - Keep the inner ZIP intact in the supplied
packagesfolder. Do not extract it, rename it or move it out of that folder. - Safely eject the drive, connect it while parked and confirm installation through NEMESIS.
- In NEMESIS Manager, check My Packages for Hacker's Keyboard before continuing.
The keyboard package installs the APK; selecting it is a separate step. The package refuses to take ownership of an existing Hacker's Keyboard installed outside the same NEMESIS package ID. Preserve that installation and its settings before deciding whether to remove it manually.
- Extract
KeyBridge USB v2.zipdirectly to USB root. - Keep the inner ZIP intact in the supplied
packagesfolder. - Connect the drive while parked and confirm installation. KeyBridge depends on
keyboard.hackerspackage version 2.0.1 or later. - Open a text-entry field in SmartTube and verify Hacker's Keyboard appears and accepts input.
Installation selects the IME. You can later select it again using My Packages -> KeyBridge -> Launch. This selects the Android input method system-wide. Keyboard behavior can vary by app.
- Extract
Hyundai Keyboard Restore USB v2.zipdirectly to USB root. - Keep the inner ZIP intact in the supplied
packagesfolder. - Connect the drive while parked and confirm installation, or use Launch if this package is already installed.
- Open a text-entry field in SmartTube. Verify the Hyundai keyboard is the default and Hacker's Keyboard no longer pops up.
Restoration changes IME selection; it does not remove the Hacker's Keyboard APK or roll back infotainment firmware.
KeyBridge and Restore save the prior default IME, enabled IME list and selected subtype under /data/nemesis/backup/<package-id>/. On uninstall they restore that snapshot if the current values still match their recorded applied state. Later changes are preserved rather than overwritten. If a required previous IME is missing, uninstall refuses and retains the snapshot; reinstall that IME first. Snapshot files are removed only by the post-uninstall cleanup hook after successful removal.
For an exact controlled round trip, uninstall in reverse order: Hyundai Keyboard Restore -> KeyBridge -> Hacker's Keyboard. Restore removal may temporarily reactivate Hacker's Keyboard; KeyBridge removal then returns to the original IME. NEMESIS prevents removing the Hacker's Keyboard package while KeyBridge depends on it. Before removing a currently active Hacker's Keyboard APK, its uninstall hook selects and verifies the factory IME.
Install the new ZIPs and confirm Update in NEMESIS; no manual uninstall is required. Package IDs remain keyboard.hackers, keyboard.activate and keyboard.restore, and version 2.0.2 is higher than 2.0.1. KeyBridge still accepts keyboard.hackers >= 2.0.1, so the existing dependency remains satisfied during the upgrade.
- Update Hacker's Keyboard first. NEMESIS removes/replaces its old APK, so the factory keyboard may temporarily become active and APK preferences may reset.
- Update KeyBridge next. Its installation selects Hacker's Keyboard again. Verify typing in SmartTube.
- If you use Factory/Hyundai Keyboard Restore, update that package only when you want the factory keyboard selected; its install/update selects it.
NEMESIS runs the old uninstall hooks during updates and then installs the replacement. KeyBridge restores its saved baseline when its recorded state still matches, then captures the baseline for the new installation. Later settings changes are preserved by the old hook. Do not force uninstall or remove snapshot directories to bypass a failure.
When migrating from v1, first use the existing Restore tool and verify the factory keyboard in SmartTube. Remove old Restore and KeyBridge entries from My Packages, then update or reinstall Hacker's Keyboard with the new wrapper. Install the new KeyBridge afterward. Old helper packages have no saved baseline; their uninstall cannot reconstruct one retroactively. Record your current keyboard settings before migration.
| Symptom | Check |
|---|---|
| Old compatibility warning | Check the inner package has version=1.1, and that you used this release's ZIP. |
| Dependency missing | Install Hacker's Keyboard package 2.0.1 first; a manually installed APK does not satisfy this NEMESIS dependency. |
| Package refused as incompatible | Record software/model and nemesis compat output. Check the Android version and required keyboard availability. |
| Nothing happens or wrong operation | Check USB-root NEMESIS.data and keep the intended inner package intact in packages. Avoid mixed descriptors. |
| Selection fails | Review package output/logs and confirm the IME exists. Send the exact package/version and relevant logs. |
| Uninstall refuses | Restore the missing original IME or resolve the dependency; preserve the snapshot. Do not force removal. |
| New build installation reports failure | A failed postinstall can leave a package registered. Inspect My Packages and logs before retrying or removing it. |
| Keyboard stays selected after helper removal | A later setting change may have caused the hook to preserve current values. Use the Restore tool and verify SmartTube. |
Browse Source/ for the editable package descriptors and shell scripts, or download KeyBORD 2.02 Source.zip. Hacker's Keyboard source is maintained separately upstream, as linked in the licensing section. Run python build.py to rebuild the Store packages and existing USB wrappers from Source/.
See Testing and Submission. Install and uninstall all revised packages on the head unit before submitting. Submit the three Store ZIPs separately, using repository https://github.com/ntwm787/KeyBORD-Gen5W. Local builds and simulations do not establish portal acceptance, package-ID ownership or vehicle compatibility.
- Original KeyBORD scripts: ntwm787 and contributors, GPL-3.0-only. Complete editable sources are under Source and inside the packages.
- Hacker's Keyboard 1.41.1: Klaus Weidner and contributors, Apache-2.0; upstream source. The keyboard Store ZIP carries the Apache license and collected upstream copyright notices. No standalone NOTICE was present in the inspected upstream tag. Retain any applicable NOTICE if replacing the APK in future.
- NEMESIS: xwtk and contributors, AGPL-3.0, obtained separately and not bundled.
Licenses remain respective; packaging does not relicense the APK or NEMESIS. This is an independent community project, without implied endorsement by Hyundai or the upstream projects.