Whenever I connect my mini bluetooth keyboard, a mouse pointer comes up in the middle of the screen. The keyboard doesn't have any controls for the mouse (I think) and there is no way to get rid of it without disabling the bluetooth keyboard.
Does anyone know of anyway to disable the mouse pointer or hide it somehow? I am on 2.3.3
Screenshot of pointer:
imgur.com/YLCIE (Can't post links)
EDIT: Changed ROM to Exynos Extreme 3.2, mouse pointer gone now
Yea, I have the same issue... Anyone know of a fix?
Not a fix as such ...
I have one of the cheap EBay bluetooth keyboards but I don't have this problem. In other words, my keyboard identifies itself to the phone just as a keyboard, your one obviously claims to be a mouse as well.
I'd say you have 2 options:
Maybe, just maybe, somewhere in Settings -> Wireless and network ->Bluetooth Settings under Bluetooth devices, you will be able to modify the settings for your keyboard: Press and Hold the device and click on options. I have a tickbox for "HID device" only - you may have something else for pointing device?
Maybe your keyboard has a mouse-type device on it. Assuming there isn't a obvious d-pad somewhere, maybe it's a 2-key combination involving the use of some "magic" key along with the arrow keys. If you can figure it out, then just move the pointer out of the way, and you're good!
arabbitte said:
I have one of the cheap EBay bluetooth keyboards but I don't have this problem. In other words, my keyboard identifies itself to the phone just as a keyboard, your one obviously claims to be a mouse as well.
I'd say you have 2 options:
Maybe, just maybe, somewhere in Settings -> Wireless and network ->Bluetooth Settings under Bluetooth devices, you will be able to modify the settings for your keyboard: Press and Hold the device and click on options. I have a tickbox for "HID device" only - you may have something else for pointing device?
Maybe your keyboard has a mouse-type device on it. Assuming there isn't a obvious d-pad somewhere, maybe it's a 2-key combination involving the use of some "magic" key along with the arrow keys. If you can figure it out, then just move the pointer out of the way, and you're good!
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Unfortunately I only have one profile in the bluetooth settings as well. There is a D-pad on the keyboard on the WASD keys but when using them all it does is cycles through the context menus.
Is there an app that would allow me to control the mouse pointer by touch or by binding the directions to keys on the keyboard? I've searched but found zilch
I have exactly the same problem on a galaxy s 1 with gingerbread and would love to know of a fix. I tried to find an app to move the pointer to the right edge of the screen but I couldn't find anything.
I have the exactly same problem as you all. I've got a Samsung Galaxy S with Android 2.3.3 on it and a keyboard which identifies itself as "Bluetooth mini Keyboard" (cheap from ebay). It works as it should, but there's this annoying mouse pointer in the middle of the screen and I have no idea how to disable it -.-
I guess I'm just going to have to invest in a decent keyboard/controller until this issue is resolved, does anyone know of any good ones specifically for NES and PS1 emulators and the like
I've fixed this now, if anyone is having the same problem I noticed the mouse does not appear when using the Exynos Extreme ROM.
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I've fixed this now, if anyone is having the same problem I noticed the mouse does not appear when using the Exynos Extreme ROM.
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Great to hear that there is a fix for this...
But as that ROM is for SGS2 owners I just wounder if anyone got
rid of this issue on a SG I9000?
Would be great with an easier fix than flashing with a specific ROM,
evnt though I think I'll do that if that's the only route to go!
(running DarkyROM 10.2EEF ATM)
Thanks in advance!
/Gustav
Apparently the mouse pointer is hard coded with samsung roms. There are a few non-samsung roms out there that have a pointer.png in the framework.apk that could be edited, but unfortunately samsung roms do not have this png. I've scoured several apk's in the system folder and none of them have it. I've also searched and installed every possible app in the market that may have been able to move the pointer, but none of them worked. They were mostly wifi apps to control a PC mouse.
I've been trying to resolve this issue for weeks and have come to the conclusion that no one knows or cares to take the time to figure it out. I even got in a fight with someone because he felt I was the only one with this issue and was complaining that there wasn't a fix.
There's a bunch of bt keyboards out there that cause the mouse pointer to appear, so there's a strong chance that someone with some technical skill will be able to resolve it someday...probably after the "official" gingerbread release. In the meantime, try to find the cheapest bt mouse you can get your hands on and move it out of the way.
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Anyway to disable that annoying accent character popup when typing on a bluetooth keyboard?
I'm using a TP with CM7 3.5 with a Motorola BT KB. I'v googled this to death and haven't found any solutions.
I tried null keyboard. Don't work.
Can't find anything in settings.
Anyone know?
Thx
I have the same issue with the motor kbd. I believe the issue is in the kbd software not the tp.
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I called Motorola and Logitech (I have both keyboards and have the same issue with both) about the popup boxes. Both companies told me that it is a function of the operating system and is not hard coded into the keyboards. They said we should look into a software solution as the keyboard does not have the accent popup feature. Maybe this is a thing for the devs.
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Thx
I just noticed you get a accent box popup when long pressing the on screen keyboard.
There has to be some way to change this.
thabksssssss
I installed the Go Keyboard app and no longer get the accent box popup.
I just wish there was an app that would get rid of it. Or someone figure out how change the setting in Android.
I like using the BT KB with null keyboard. Which has no onscreen keyboard.
When using a BT KB with go keyboard, holding the shift does not capitalize letters. You have to tap the shift key once to capitalize. You can't hold it. I emailed the authors to try to get them to fix that.
I tried a few other addon keyboards and they all have that stupid popup.
My wife's android phone with a physicial keyboard phone gets the same accent popup.
The BlueInput soft doesn't have that problem.
I think you needed to pair the keyboard with their software and not with the buildit android one, but after that it doesn't show the annoying pop when long press on the keyboard keys.
I use it with one of those mini BT keyboards and works fine.
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The BlueInput soft doesn't have that problem.
I think you needed to pair the keyboard with their software and not with the buildit android one, but after that it doesn't show the annoying pop when long press on the keyboard keys.
I use it with one of those mini BT keyboards and works fine.
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YES! This works properly! Thx a LOT!
BlueInput doesn't work reliably. Mouse would not work with it. Uninstalled.
8(
Only tried with the crappy keyboard, but good to know that it doesn't pick the mouse.
I'm guessing the batteries in my mouse were almost dead. Even without Blueinput installed, mouse would not stay connected. I'v only had this mouse since Saturday. It came with Everready Energizers. This Motorolla mouse has an indicator that is supposed to flash orange when the batts are low, it didn't. So I thought they were still good.
After reading some reviews on some BT mice, some said the batts died really fast. So I installed some fresh duracell's today and mouse is working fine. I'll keep the switch off when not using it this time.
So I reinstalled Blueinput and just connected the KB through it. Left the mouse connected through android. I'm pretty sure the mouse would work through Blueint now with the fresh batts.
Just got myself a new BT keyboard with an integrated mouse, as you said, when paring/connecting using the BlueInput driver the mouse doesn't work which kind of sucks 8)
I found some another driver does appear to work fine (at least it allows me to use both the keyboard and mouse at the same time without the annoying "accent" popup window.
BlueKeyboard JP
https://market.android.com/details?id=elbrain.bluekeyboard.ime&hl=en
Still need to test a play a little bit more (see which layout fits my keyboard) but I think is more usable with this driver than the original/build-in CM7 one.
dubidu said:
Just got myself a new BT keyboard with an integrated mouse, as you said, when paring/connecting using the BlueInput driver the mouse doesn't work which kind of sucks 8)
I found some another driver does appear to work fine (at least it allows me to use both the keyboard and mouse at the same time without the annoying "accent" popup window.
BlueKeyboard JP
https://market.android.com/details?id=elbrain.bluekeyboard.ime&hl=en
Still need to test a play a little bit more (see which layout fits my keyboard) but I think is more usable with this driver than the original/build-in CM7 one.
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Works well. I have seen this before. Not sure why I didn't try it. Maybe I thought it was Japanese only. IDK. Tried so many.
Are you getting this when clicking on an iput box?
The setting of "selected keyboard" is not found.
It still works everytime. Just weird.
Oh I figured out that error. I had to actually select the kb in Bluekeyboard JP settings. I didn't select it before. I could see it there. I though it was already selected. It wasn't.
Another thing I noticed. When you select your BT KB in "Connecting process" in Bluekeyboard JP settings, everytime you click on an input box, there is a message box saying "connecting.. don't touch the keyboard yet". The KB still worked while that message was displayed.
I got rid of that by unchecking "Connecting process" in settings.
So now it works with no message boxes.
Blueinput JP FC's on every boot...
I normally use Hacker's Keyboard and change to the BT one when I connect the extenal keyboard,
just done a quick reboot and no FCs.
Still I think is good enough for me, I read somewhere than since Android 3.1 the keyboard is handled a litlle diferente (no more bin files for each keyboard, just plain text) so maybe whenever ICS is out we can have a better option 8) (xmast wish hehe)
Bluekeyboard JP works perfectly on CM9! No more FC's. Reconnects nicely.
I mistakenly called it Blueinput JP a couple of posts above.
hey guys, so i just got the motorola xoom full size bluetooth keyboard today, adn i wanna pair it with my view. i read on here that people only got it working by pairing it in PC mode, which takes away functionality of some buttons. anyone have any way to pair this thing through the true android way?
basically, when i pair, a dialogue comes up with numbers to put in on the kb then hit enter, but the dialogue goes away after 1 second, and thats not enough time to do anything...it just won't stay up. anyone else have any luck with this?
ALSO, when you type, it still uses auto correct from my keyboard..which is pretty annoying. how do you bypass the software keyboard 100% when your hardware is hooked up? thanks!
jayochs said:
basically, when i pair, a dialogue comes up with numbers to put in on the kb then hit enter, but the dialogue goes away after 1 second, and thats not enough time to do anything...it just won't stay up. anyone else have any luck with this?
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AHHH!!!! I thought that was just me!!! I bought mine used from Amazon marketplace, so when I saw the pairing issues, I thought it was just defective and that was why they were selling it used. But then I paired it in PC-mode and it worked, so I thought the pairing issues were just a fluke. Hah! Good to see it wasn't just me! Awesome!
As for your question about the View still using auto-correct, I haven't experienced that at all. However, I use Swype as my default keyboard. Perhaps it is an issue with the default keyboard (or whichever one you're using). Try switching Input Methods to a different keyboard?
And to your point about the Android-specific buttons not working because we had to pair in PC mode --- ahhhhhh, no wonder! I just thought it was because those buttons worked ONLY for the Xoom. I paid no attention to it after the first day and I'm happy with my purchase even without the Android keys working, because a) all the other keys work just fine, b) I can type infinitely faster with the full keyboard, and c) I got a great deal on it since I got it used. But it would be nice to have them working.
Anyone else have any idea about how to fix the the Android-specific buttons or pairing without using PC mode?
cool! glad others are doing what i'm doing haha...and yeah, it stopped auto correcting for a bit...then somehow turned itself back on..grr
jayochs said:
cool! glad others are doing what i'm doing haha...and yeah, it stopped auto correcting for a bit...then somehow turned itself back on..grr
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What on-screen keyboard is set to your default?
i use swiftkey. now i know that if i wanna use a keyboard, ill switch to sense kb, and for that i turned predictions off, so they never come up..works that way
jayochs said:
i use swiftkey. now i know that if i wanna use a keyboard, ill switch to sense kb, and for that i turned predictions off, so they never come up..works that way
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Ah, perhaps it is a Swiftkey issue then.
nope, because i had predictions coming up on the stock keyboard too lol
Bump for full keyboard functionality
lol any new updates or anything? i haven;t used mine in a while lol
I'm trying to pair my bluetooth keyboard, which worked perfectly under Gingerbread, but will not pair under ICS. Basically, the keyboard will not go into pairing mode until I give it a pin, and ICS won't give me the pin until the keyboard is pairing. Is there any way to tell ICS what pin to expect before trying to pair? This is the sequence I am doing:
1. Put keyboard in discoverable mode.
2. Select the keyboard in the bluetooth menu.
3. Type in a pin on the keyboard and hit enter.
4. A dialog comes up on the tablet telling me what pin to use to pair. (I have to type in the pin in the keyboard for this to come up)
5. Pairing fails after about 1/4 of a second.
Anyone I have the same thing. Get a pop up for a quarter of a second that has a pin but I can't enter it or even read it and then fail.
Please been looking for a solution for a while.
HP Touchpad CM9 4.03
I've downgraded to cyanogenmod 7, and am purchasing a case with a built in keyboard that hopefully does not share the issue. I think these are the only two options.
Bluetooth keyboard in ics
Hi all, I hope I'm in the right area, I have android ics, when I go to pair a Bluetooth keyboard, I put the keyboard into pairing mode and then search on the phone. The phone finds the keyboard and sais please enter the pin code on the keyboard, and press enter, wichita I do and the message on the phone disappears and the keyboard seems to be pairs, but when you look at the keyboard the pairing light is still flashing. The keyboard works great on my partners...dare I say it iPad, but I can not get it to work in ics. I've tried blueinput, blue keyboard jp ,but neither of these program's seem to help. The can see the keyboard but don't seem to connect to them. Any help would be appreciated. To me it seems as tho the keyboard is not receiving an acceptance message from the phone to say connected.
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Hi all, I hope I'm in the right area, I have android ics, when I go to pair a Bluetooth keyboard, I put the keyboard into pairing mode and then search on the phone. The phone finds the keyboard and sais please enter the pin code on the keyboard, and press enter, wichita I do and the message on the phone disappears and the keyboard seems to be pairs, but when you look at the keyboard the pairing light is still flashing. The keyboard works great on my partners...dare I say it iPad, but I can not get it to work in ics. I've tried blueinput, blue keyboard jp ,but neither of these program's seem to help. The can see the keyboard but don't seem to connect to them. Any help would be appreciated. To me it seems as tho the keyboard is not receiving an acceptance message from the phone to say connected.
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I would venture to say this is a device specific issue. I'd recommend going to the forum for your particular device and replying to a six month old post there that is vaguely related to your issue.
I have looked through the forums, and havnt found anything that helps. I have tried different programs and possible fixes. To no avail. I have a generic phone with ics so rooting may not b an option. One thing i have noticed is ics automatically generates a bluetooth access key. Is there a way to change this to manually choose or enter a pass key. I think this may be part of my problem. Or possibly fix the issue i have. Any thoughts.
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Sorry if the title on this question isn't clear enough, hard to give a short clear title.
Since I've installs ICS on my Samsung Galaxy S II, I've been repeatedly annoyed by it that every single time I connect my Bluetooth keyboard, the OS automatically switches my virtual keyboard to the Samsung virtual keyboard.
The problem is the Samsung keyboard screws up everything I type on my Logitech bluetooth keyboard. I want to use either 'null keyboard' or 'hacker's keyboard' which are two virtual keyboards I installed that work great with my hardware bluetooth keyboard, but every time the keyboard sleeps and reconnects, the phone swiches back to the Samsung one.
I can't even disable it because the option to disable is locked out.
I have root access to the phone.
Thanks to anyone in advance.
mine problem as well:
Tab 10.1 + ZAGG keyboard case
default samsung kb is just stupid
prefer "hacker's" or "smart keyboard"
but tab does not support language switch unless it's "samsung keypad"
The Samsung keyboard I cannot help you get rid of unless you switch to CyanogenMod 9 which is what I run on my Galaxy Tab 8.9.
However if you can confirm if the language switching key on the Samsung keyboard has scancode 191 or 368 (or something else) then I'll try to make sure that the next version of External Keyboard Helper Pro will switch language using that key.
Either use the debugging option in External Keyboard Helper or this app to read the scancode of that key: https://github.com/chrisboyle/keytest/downloads
Thanks, any clue how to just get the OS to stop the auto-switch to the Samsung keyboard? Disabling it is just an option. If we can just stop the auto-switch upon detecting a bluetooth keyboard that'd be great.
Dav_Edward said:
Thanks, any clue how to just get the OS to stop the auto-switch to the Samsung keyboard? Disabling it is just an option. If we can just stop the auto-switch upon detecting a bluetooth keyboard that'd be great.
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The only way to stop this notification is to remove or disable all keyboards except the one you want. I get the same issue on my S2 and it looks like Samsung have locked their keyboard into the OS pretty tightly. I'm thinking Cyanogenmod or ParanoidAndroid or similar is our only option. Still looking but not much info anywhere.
Installing Keyboard Manager hasn't helped, even though it has an option to persist its own notification this app has no effect on stopping the default notification in ICS.
I must say the samsung keyboard is very annoying. Why they won't let us disable it baffles me, and why they forcefully make it take over every time a bluetooth keyboard is connected confuses me even more. The samsung keyboard has absolutely terrible support for bluetooth keyboards. Null Keyboard, Hacker's Keyboard, and Swiftkey 3 all properly support bluetooth keyboards connected and work great, but the Samsung one terribly messes up typical characters on a US layout keyboard, things like ' " ! ~ ? / \ [ ] $ # etc. all appear as accented or utterly wrong characters.
Possible solution to suppress Samsung keyboard
I understand this is an old thread, but I came across it when I was looking for a solution to suppress the Samsung keyboard for similar reasons as listed above. Maybe what seems to work for me can help others with similar issues. I have a Galaxy S III with stock JB 4.1.1 (rooted), so not sure if this solution works for other Samsung phones and ROMs.
I managed to prevent the Samsung keyboard from automatically being selected when connecting with a bluetooth keyboard (Logitech) by simply freezing the Samsung keyboard app with Titanium Backup (requires root). After rebooting the phone, the message that for using a bluetooth keyboard I have to select the Samsung keyboard does not appear anymore and the keyboard is not listed anymore under "Language and input" in Settings.
To further automate the selection of the right keyboard app (External Keyboard Helper Pro in my case) when the bluetooth keyboard connects, I am using a tasker (Llama) and Secure Settings to automatically select the right keyboard when the bluetooth keyboard connects/disconnects. This works well so far.
Best solution anyone could come up with so far. Thanks laanrobe.
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I understand this is an old thread, but I came across it when I was looking for a solution to suppress the Samsung keyboard for similar reasons as listed above. Maybe what seems to work for me can help others with similar issues. I have a Galaxy S III with stock JB 4.1.1 (rooted), so not sure if this solution works for other Samsung phones and ROMs.
I managed to prevent the Samsung keyboard from automatically being selected when connecting with a bluetooth keyboard (Logitech) by simply freezing the Samsung keyboard app with Titanium Backup (requires root). After rebooting the phone, the message that for using a bluetooth keyboard I have to select the Samsung keyboard does not appear anymore and the keyboard is not listed anymore under "Language and input" in Settings.
To further automate the selection of the right keyboard app (External Keyboard Helper Pro in my case) when the bluetooth keyboard connects, I am using a tasker (Llama) and Secure Settings to automatically select the right keyboard when the bluetooth keyboard connects/disconnects. This works well so far.
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Hi, can you help me with same issue Please? I have same phone and same app (External Keyboard Helper Pro). I don't know how to set it up...
Thanks for your time.
I've been looking for a way to control my mouse and keyboard on my TF300, and have had little to no luck finding anything that works correctly.
I run Synergy for my PCs to switch control between PCs, but have not been able to effectively replicate this using any software packages.
So far I've tried:
1. Synergy for Android Beta .003
The problem with this application is that it is erratic, unstable, and the mouse hardly works (you can see the cursor if you really look for it, but it's usually shoved in the top 5 pixels of the screen). Moving the mouse anywhere usually kicks you back to the desktop on your PC.
2. ShareKM
Same problem as Synergy, only without the erratic part. Synergy will actually lock up your table by sticking the cursor on the first item in each list so you can access nothing. This problem is not present in ShareKM, but the mouse issue is.
3. TakeControl
Same issue as ShareKM
Does anyone know of an app solution that actually works for this tablet?