diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/keyboard/services/SimpleKeyboardIME.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/keyboard/services/SimpleKeyboardIME.kt
index 0669a11..750f9ba 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/keyboard/services/SimpleKeyboardIME.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/keyboard/services/SimpleKeyboardIME.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import android.text.InputType.*
 import android.text.TextUtils
 import android.view.KeyEvent
 import android.view.View
+import android.view.inputmethod.CursorAnchorInfo
 import android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo
 import android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo.IME_ACTION_NONE
 import android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo.IME_FLAG_NO_ENTER_ACTION
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ class SimpleKeyboardIME : InputMethodService(), OnKeyboardActionListener, Shared
     }
 
     private fun updateShiftKeyState() {
-        if (keyboard!!.mShiftState == ShiftState.ON_PERMANENT) {
+        if (keyboard?.mShiftState == ShiftState.ON_PERMANENT) {
             return
         }
 
@@ -258,6 +259,11 @@ class SimpleKeyboardIME : InputMethodService(), OnKeyboardActionListener, Shared
         updateShiftKeyState()
     }
 
+    override fun onUpdateCursorAnchorInfo(cursorAnchorInfo: CursorAnchorInfo?) {
+        super.onUpdateCursorAnchorInfo(cursorAnchorInfo)
+        updateShiftKeyState()
+    }
+
     private fun moveCursor(moveRight: Boolean) {
         val extractedText = currentInputConnection?.getExtractedText(ExtractedTextRequest(), 0) ?: return
         var newCursorPosition = extractedText.selectionStart
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
index 4a1cf2c..95a29fc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 
                 <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyEditText
                     android:id="@+id/text_edittext"
+                    android:inputType="textCapSentences"
                     android:layout_width="match_parent"
                     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                     android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/activity_margin"