How to set time (input_datetime) via touchscreen without keyboard?

[zmodem]

Am I missing something, or is the time field of the input_datetime entity not touchscreen friendly?

The date value is easy to select via a popup calendar component, but adjusting time requires a keyboard. Hopefully I’m missing something obvious, so I’m wondering how others are handling this.

[123 (Taras)]

When using my tablet, tapping the time portion reveals an on-screen keyboard consisting of a numeric keypad and a few miscellaneous other keys. Is that what you meant when you said “requires a keyboard”? Or did you mean a physical keyboard?

The same thing happens for any input_datetime consisting exclusively of the time (i.e. no date).

[zmodem]

I forgot to mention/consider that this isn’t a mobile operating system (Windows PC driven screen), so I don’t have an on-screen keyboard, or access to a physical keyboard.

[123 (Taras)]

@zmodem

this isn’t a mobile operating system (Windows PC driven screen), so I don’t have an on-screen keyboard.

I see.

You may want to look for a custom Lovelace card that provides a different UI for an input_datetime. Here’s one but there are probably others:

Lovelace: Time Picker Card

Time Picker Card [time-picker-card] Hey all, this is a custom lovelace card for selecting the time of Input Datetime entities. I developed this because I often found myself trying to change my alarm time on my phone, which can be a bit frustrating with the default datetime card. I wanted a more mobile friendly UI - buttons you can tap to quickly change the time. The design is not that great I’m open to suggestions. Hope someone else finds this useful! Let me know what you think…