A device to input characters, attached to the Android device externally via USB or Bluetooth.
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Samsung Soft Keyboard Keeps Popping Up when Bluetooth Keyboard in Use on Galaxy Note 10.1 with Android 4.1.2
Model: Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, GT-N8013
Android version 4.1.2
I've been experiencing problems with the overly aggressive Samsung soft keyboard popping up whenever I touch the screen to select an ...
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Bluetooth keyboard pairs but does not appear as an input device?
I purchased a bluetooth keyboard to use with my lenovo ideatab a2107 which runs android 4.0.3. The specific keyboard is the:
Anker® Ultra Slim Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard for iPad Mini, iPad 4, New ...
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How do I force the 'showing' of an onscreen keyboard (soft-keyboard) when already 'paired' with a bluetooth keyboard?
My question is the exact inverse of this question.
Motivating use-case. I've paired and am using my Bluetooth apple keyboard. Just happy. I'm running ICS, on an HTC- Evo 4G LTE. Then, 7-8 mins later ...
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Zoom in/out via external keyboard
In there a way to get the effect of (zoom out/pinch put)/in with external mouse and or/keyboard?
For games like angry birds or using google earth.
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Pressing Shift+Space on an external keyboard switches keyboard layout
When I use a Galaxy Note together with an Apple Wireless Keyboard, pressing "Shift+Space" switches keyboard layout. This is really annoying. Is it possible to disable it?
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How to add a physical keyboard layout
I'm using a Logitech Tablet Keyboard for Android with Galaxy Nexus (Android 4.1).
When I go to Settings -> Language & input -> Physical Keyboard and tap on Logitech Tablet Keyboard Gen there is ...
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Bauhn tablet Bluetooth keyboard not working
My Bauhn tablet runs ICS. It will pair with my Bluetooth keyboard but doesn't actually type anything. I've tested by connecting to my Samsung Galaxy S 3 phone, and the keyboard works fine. But it ...
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How to use an external USB keyboard with a Galaxy S II or a Huawei Y201 Pro
The background:
I recently learned about OTG USB cables that can be used to connect peripherals to Android devices. I had this idea of using an android device with a usb barcode reader connected ...
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How to insert Unicode characters by their hex codes using USB keyboard on ICS?
Is typing hex codes to insert Unicode characters possible when using USB external keyboard on vanilla ICS or Jelly Bean? Any root modifications available to achieve this?
Or, if not possible ...
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Do regular Bluetooth keyboards work with Mororola Droid X running Android 2.3?
I remember reading couple of years ago that most (or even all) normal Bluetooth keyboards would not work with Mororola Droid X running Android 2.2. (surprisingly this didn't seem to be covered on ...
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Android Microsoft Ergonomic 4000 keyboard
Has any tried hooking up a Microsoft Ergonomic 4000 keyboard to a Android device. It doesn't seem to work with my Sony Xperia Table S (Android 4.0.3). However with my Raspberry PI it works like a ...
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Bluetooth Keyboard won't automatically connect
I have a Logitech k810 Bluetooth keyboard, which can switch between 3 devices with corresponding buttons. I have it paired with my Windows 7 laptop, a Tablet, and an HTC Rezound with Andorid 4.0.3.
I ...
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Samsung VG-KBD1500 keyboard pairs but not connects to Nexus 7
I can pair my Samsung VG-KBD1500 keyboard to Nexus7, but it doesn't connect to it.
The keyboard works well with the TV, and I have another bluetotth keyboard, that paired and works well too.
I ...
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External keyboard behaviour: "I replaced by Ï and so on
When trying to write using an external (USB) keyboard, any combination of [(speech marks)(letter)] results in conversion of the character pair to the umlaut version, if it exists (if there is no ...
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How to prevent characters from repeating when entering text with a Bluetooth keyboard?
I have an Android phone running 4.0.4 (ICS) and a Microsoft Wedge Mobile Keyboard. I have paired the keyboard with my phone and it works all right most of the time.
However, every so often I will ...
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Unable to connect keyboard to my EKEN tablet
I have a 7 inches Android EKEN tablet running ICS. It has Cortex A9 1.5 Ghz CPU.
I also have a leather case with USB keyboard which when connected to my tablet doesn't seem to work - nothing ...
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External keyboard for Galaxy tablet 2 7.0
I'm trying to use an external keyboard with my Galaxy tablet 2 7.0.
My tablet isn't detecting the keyboard, but it works when I plug it into my computer. This keyboard uses a normal USB male to ...
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My bluetooth keyboard's skip/back buttons don't fast forward/rewind
I recently purchased Satechi's Bluetooth Multimedia Remote Control so I could control my music without looking (i.e. without removing my hands from my pockets and exposing them to winter). ...
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Can physical keyboards really only be used with specific devices?
The web is full of physical tablet keyboards, all of them being restricted to one (or a few) specific devices. Can the keyboards really only be used with those devices or do they use the same ...
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How to map tilt to a physical keyboard?
How do I map tilt/accelerometer functions to a physical bluetooth/usb keyboard to play the games that support it ?
Thanks.
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How can I connect a keyboard to HTC Evo 3D?
I have HTC Evo 3D, unrooted, with stock Android 4.0.3. I need to connect a keyboard to it so that I can type quickly to the phone.
If required, I can root the phone. If required, I can also install a ...
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Change behavior of space on external keyboard?
On my PC, I am using TouchCursor, so that I can control the text cursor using key combinations such as:
SPACE+I/J/K/L: up/left/down/right
SPACE+H/N: page up/down
That way, and when using a ...
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Getting bluetooth keyboard to work with Galaxy GT-P1000 tablet
I have a Galaxy Tab GT-P1000 with the following details:
Firmware Version: 2.3.6
Basband Version: I9000UGJK3
Kernel Version: 2.6.35.7 Overcome v4.0.0#40
Build Number: Overcome 7 Series v4.1.0
I ...
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How can I type using my Bluetooth Keyboard when the screen is locked?
I have recently purchaced a bluetooth keyboard and have been using it with. My Galaxy Player 5.0 (running 2.3). I was wondering if there was a way that I can still type using my bluetooth keyboard ...
