diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/HiddenAppsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/HiddenAppsFragment.kt
index a46a156..ef6693d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/HiddenAppsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/HiddenAppsFragment.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package eu.ottop.yamlauncher
 
 import android.app.Activity
 import android.app.AlertDialog
+import android.content.Context
 import android.content.pm.LauncherActivityInfo
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.os.UserHandle
@@ -11,7 +12,9 @@ import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
 import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
+import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager
 import android.widget.EditText
+import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
 
 class HiddenAppsFragment : Fragment(), HiddenAppsAdapter.OnItemClickListener {
@@ -64,6 +67,13 @@ class HiddenAppsFragment : Fragment(), HiddenAppsAdapter.OnItemClickListener {
 
             }
         })
+
+        if (PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(requireContext()).getBoolean("autoKeyboard", false)) {
+            val imm =
+                requireContext().getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE) as InputMethodManager
+            searchView.requestFocus()
+            imm.showSoftInput(searchView, InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT)
+        }
     }
 
     private fun filterItems(query: String?) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/LocationFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/LocationFragment.kt
index cf73c7d..61e90ab 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/LocationFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/LocationFragment.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package eu.ottop.yamlauncher
 
 import android.app.AlertDialog
+import android.content.Context
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.text.Editable
 import android.text.TextWatcher
@@ -8,9 +9,11 @@ import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
 import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
+import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager
 import android.widget.EditText
 import androidx.fragment.app.setFragmentResult
 import androidx.preference.Preference
+import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
@@ -87,6 +90,13 @@ class LocationFragment : Fragment(), LocationListAdapter.OnItemClickListener {
 
             }
         })
+
+        if (PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(requireContext()).getBoolean("autoKeyboard", false)) {
+            val imm =
+                requireContext().getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE) as InputMethodManager
+            searchView.requestFocus()
+            imm.showSoftInput(searchView, InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT)
+        }
     }
 
     private fun showConfirmationDialog(appName: String?, latitude: String?, longitude: String?) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/MainActivity.kt
index 30a7e42..09094d3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/MainActivity.kt
@@ -671,6 +671,12 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceCh
     private fun toAppMenu() {
         animations.showApps(binding)
         animations.backgroundIn(this@MainActivity, Color.parseColor(preferences.getString("bgColor",  "#00000000")))
+        if (preferences.getBoolean("autoKeyboard", false)) {
+            val imm =
+                getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE) as InputMethodManager
+            searchView.requestFocus()
+            imm.showSoftInput(searchView, InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT)
+        }
     }
 
     override fun onItemClick(appInfo: LauncherActivityInfo, userHandle: UserHandle) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/StringUtils.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/StringUtils.kt
index 3484f41..ca316db 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/StringUtils.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/StringUtils.kt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class StringUtils {
     }
 
     fun cleanString(string: String?) : String? {
-        return string?.replace("[^a-zA-Z0-9]".toRegex(), "")
+        return string?.replace("[^\\p{L}0-9]".toRegex(), "")
     }
 
     fun setLink(view: TextView, link: String) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/root_preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/root_preferences.xml
index b37ac35..d78cb35 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/root_preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/root_preferences.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         app:allowDividerAbove="false"
-        app:title="System bars">
+        app:title="System Bars">
         <SwitchPreference
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
@@ -158,6 +158,12 @@
             app:key="rightSwipeApp"
             app:selectable="true"
             app:title="Right Swipe App" />
+        <SwitchPreference
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:defaultValue="false"
+            android:title="Automatically Open Keyboard"
+            app:key="autoKeyboard" />
     </PreferenceCategory>
     <PreferenceCategory
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"