Fortnite Text Chat Keybind Issue: Fix Coming Soon
Fortnite players are frustrated by the hardcoded Enter key for text chat. Epic Games acknowledges the issue and promises a fix.
Fortnite's latest update introduced a new text chat feature, but it has been met with frustration from players due to its hardcoded Enter keybind. The inability to rebind the chat function is causing significant problems, especially for those with custom key configurations. The Problem: Hardcoded Enter Key The new text chat is locked to the Enter key with no way to rebind it. This creates conflicts for players who already have the Enter key mapped to another function. If Enter is already bound to actions like crouching or interacting with objects, it now also opens the text chat. Epic Games has acknowledged the issue and has confirmed that a fix is in development via the official Fortnite Status account: (Quote from official Fortnite Status account or link if provided)
We're aware that the new Text Chat is bound to the ENTER key, preventing some other keybinds from being bound overtop it. We are working on a fix for this in a future update, and will let you know when this…