As far as I know on the GN 8 yes. On my GN 10.1 there is an arrow on the lower left of the keyboard that does it for you, but don't see that option on the GN 8. Now, If you're talking about keeping it from popping up if you have a BT Keyboard connected to it, you can use an app called Null Keyboard in the Play Store. I use that for when I connect to my BT Keyboard and keeps it from popping up when using it.