There are several threads asking how. I'm not going to do that, everyone who's tried so far has been pointlessly drowned out by "google is your friend" put-downs from those who lollingly claim to know but won't tell.
The stock ROM has no HID Bluetooth keyboard support. Something called a Bluetooth Stack has been reduced (or maybe Gingerbread was too early depending on which thread you read).
On the off-chance, I tried anything from Google Play claiming to enable an external Bluetooth keyboard just to see what they were about. It didn't take long, nothing did.
That leaves me thinking a custom ROM might have it enabled but I've failed to find one which mentions HID. Some appear to claim to be based on Android 3+ but I'm sceptical. The simple answer is to put this thread in place, with the following question, and hope the "google is your friend" fraternity choose not to engage in yet another demonstration of thread-wrecking.
Would anyone who has a S5830i running with an external keyboard like to reply here saying which ROM, App, keyboard and connection (USB, Bluetooth, WiFi) they employ?
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Hi everyone,
I've already read some stuff about this question in here, but I haven't found the answer yet.
I have the Apple Keyboard from my iMac and I would like to use it with my TF. It connects but after that nothing happens. Is there any way to make it work?
(One more thing: it has a Portuguese layout...)
To the ones saying I should buy the keyboard dock: I run the whole Lisbon (capital) and there isn't a single one for sale.
Thanks in advance.
Your post is too vague to really start troubleshooting. Is the keyboard USB or Bluetooth? I'm assuming Bluetooth because you stated you don't have the dock which has the USB port...
So assuming you are using bluetooth:
Once you pair/connect the keyboard up, you have to MANUALLY select it from your list of keyboards so the OS knows what to get input from.
Apple is also known for using proprietary protocols to make things work so they don't work on other equipment. A keyboard shouldn't be difficult to work with.
Sorry for the lack of information.
Yes, it is a Bluetooth keyboard. It connects, but after that nothing happens. And the keyboard isn't listed in the "Input Methods". (I think it is like this, I use Android in Portugues)
jpmml said:
Sorry for the lack of information.
Yes, it is a Bluetooth keyboard. It connects, but after that nothing happens. And the keyboard isn't listed in the "Input Methods". (I think it is like this, I use Android in Portugues)
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Then it didn't sync properly. You may have to go into Bluetooth settings and select additional profiles. It should list a HID device or something... and be listed in your keyboard list..
Another thing, sometimes when new keyboards are installed, you have to go to language and input and enable it before it'll appear in the list.
EXT LTE Galaxy Nexus - 4.0.4
Asus Transformer - ICS
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Then it didn't sync properly. You may have to go into Bluetooth settings and select additional profiles. It should list a HID device or something... and be listed in your keyboard list..
Another thing, sometimes when new keyboards are installed, you have to go to language and input and enable it before it'll appear in the list.
EXT LTE Galaxy Nexus - 4.0.4
Asus Transformer - ICS
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I've checked Language and Input, it isn't there. It recognizes it as a keyboard and has the Input Method profile activated.
(And thanks for your help )
I have seen previous posts on this and the Apple keyboard and mouse will probably not work. Apple has changed something in the Bluetooth protocol so it wont be recognized as a 100% compatible Bluetooth device. That is why it will only work on a Mac or a in Windows with the Apple boot camp drivers.
is it possible that the keyboard still thinks it is paired to the Computer and therefore may not pair with another machine. This is just from research I did when trying to make the keyboard work with my Windows 7 PC. I tested it on work windows PC, then it wouldn't pair with Home windows PC. I took out batteries for a few mins then it worked with correct drivers.
try unpair the keyboard from Computer just to see if it will pair to the Transformer. in the long term this may not be suitable for you if you want to use with your PC and Tablet....
Ultimately, as mentioned above, it may need further driver support that is not available for the Transformer,
good luk
I tried using the Apple Keyboard myself via Bluetooth on both the Motorola Xoom and the Asus TF.....both gave exactly the same symptoms as the OP described.
You can get as far as selecting the passphrase/keycode in order to pair it and it's all looking rosy at that point but then......nothing.
I'm sure Apple has gimped it so you can only use it with their own hardware. Yet another reason why I won't use their kit. I want to choose what I do with the kit I own, not what Apple want to do with the kit I own. Frustrating at times.
I see the issue come up frequently on various forums on the 'net, people with Atrix 4G's that have a lot of trouble getting their sms/txt messaging to work with car on-board systems, like Ford Sync, BMW's System, and Mazda's Bose/Navigation system, etc etc.
The systems in question support SMS/txt messaging via Bluetooth (PBAP and MAP) from various smartphones. Hardware-wise, the Atrix 4G is compatible. BT specs say it should work as well. The systems should download any texts that show up, display or read them back to you, and show you the sender/#.
I've been experimenting on both my Atrix 4G's, and it seems any blur-based ROM has a poorly/improperly implemented bluetooth stack, or possibly an incorrectly configured messaging db. I have tried regular unmodified fruitcakes for .91, .141, and 145. on both phones in several different cars.
* .91 completely fails, will not upload messages/sender at all.
* .141 and 145. will allow message uploads, but cannot upload sender properly (always comes back as 'null' on cars display ). It should be noted, that both can be temperamental downloading messaging on rare occasion.
I have also tried the .141 based Nottachtrix ROM, and the .145 based Laytveyit ELITE ROM. Both has same issues and the OEM style fruitcakes.
To further test the theory, I installed CM7. It works perfectly will all the mentioned car systems, no issues, never misses sender or message info.
At this point, I dont even know if the blur-based ROM's are fixable, but for sure in their current state the BT messaging is kind of useless. Doesnt do much good if everything that comes in is from 'null', i.e. cant tell who its really from while your driving. I have heard of some people getting these to work sometimes, but I sure couldnt.
Despite going over log-cat info during BT events, I wasnt able to pinpoint anything obvious. But that may just be me not recognizing something.
Hopefully that may give some relief to anyone whos' been frustrated by the poor (or lack of) functionality with BT messaging.
For myself, I'm using CM7 as my daily ROM now. Unfortunately it doesnt support webtop, so I keep a backup of CM7, and a Nottachtrix 2.1 build I setup, on my external SD so I can switch between them if I need to use my lapdock.
Kinda sucks, but thats pretty much what I expect from Motorola these days.... Crappy software... broken promises.
If any development/programmer type guys have any idea on the 'null' sender upload, I'm all ears.
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I've been searching high and low for help but I haven't yet found anything with resolutions that apply to me. I admit to being completely inexperienced so my searches were limited to how I phrased things...my apologies if I missed obvious posts.
I'd like to be able to transfer photos from my digital camera to the tablet as well as be able to transfer waypoints and geocaches from my pocket queries online to my handheld GPS.
I have a Viewsonic G-Tab that I rooted out to Vegan-Tab. I can't seem to find which edition but it's been a few years since I've done it (and have never updated it). My searches suggest that I need to go to iFileManager and usbdisk to find files from external devices. I do that with these items plugged in and on but nothing shows up. I've tried looking in other folders but nothing pops up. My GPS thinks it is connected because, as it does when plugged into my computer, it asks "Connect to PC?" I say yes, of course, but nothing happens on the tablet (at least that I can see).
My searches lead me to Google Play Store program called Nexus Media Importer which sounded promising....except it's not compatible with his device. Then there was talk about an OTG cable. If performing these tasks is even possible on my device as it is, do I need these things?
Geocaching.com allows people to make pocket queries which you then download/unzip and transfer to the connected GPS. I thought finding an unzip program was going to be the challenge, but turns out I can't seem to figure out how to do anything with external devices.
Does anyone know where I should be looking or solutions or have advice for me? Thanks!
So, basically, I got the smart dock and, it's pretty damn awesome. But OMFGTHATFREAKINGMOUSECURSORTHATWON'TGOAWAY.
Anyway, I did some searching and found that there's no way to get it to disappear under stock. Grr. But some custom ROMs allow it. Unfortuantely, none of them seem to say whether they do or not, so I need your advice! BUT! There's other things I need too, which are even more important than being able to make the cursor disappear. So... I need:
1) NTFS support, read AND write. If the ROM isn't Android 4.2+, Paragon NTFS & exFAT can take care of that. So; I need a ROM that's either 4.1 based or has built-in NTFS support. (I don't need exFAT.)
2) Works with the smart dock. The one that has the audio out, HDMI, and 3 USB ports, and isn't officially compatible with the S3 but works anyway.
3) Can make the freaking mouse cursor disappear. Even better if this can be set on an app-by-app basis or toggled with a key shortcut on an external keyboard.
4) Decent battery life. Doesn't need to be better than stock, just not one of those ROMs that runs the thing flat in half an hour.
5) Being based on Samsung's rather than AOSP would be a bonus, but I'm not *overly* fussed on this.
(I heard some custom ROMs result in the FM Radio not working. I really couldn't care less about this, I never use it, so it's fine if that doesn't work.)
I don't need to be walked through how to install it etc, I've done all that several times before. Just need a reccomendation on which one to use, to save me trying every one of the millions out there. Even if you can only confirm some of those features and aren't sure about others, that'll at least narrow down the selection to try. Thanks in advance guys. =)
Recommend a ROM threads aren't allowed. You have to read the features in the rom thread.
That said:
1) This is KERNEL related
2) Only Touchwiz support video out
3) The mouse cursor you turn on in developer options? Or you mean when you're using the mouse? Can't imagine using a mouse without a cursor
4) Again, mainly kernel related. But since you narrowed it down to only touchwiz roms in point 2, it's not really relevant anymore.
5) Not really got a choice.
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Hi Devs!
I imagine this should be already discussed and explained somewhere, but I just can't find it as the word "android driver" is ambiguos and directs me to different topics.
Here we go with the question: nowadays many Android devices come with otgusb, so you can connect usb sticks, and all sorts of compatible devices. But: how to make a device compatible?
Since Android is linux, I assume loading a driver cannot be loaded just by installing an app, so do you need to call google and say "hey I got this new device, can you load the driver in your next kernel?" (sarcasm!!) or ...well...in short:
what the heck should one do if he wants to make a device compatible with android phones/tablets, even assuming he is able to write the driver by himself?
the question may be applicable to a variety of devices... a new remote one bought, a new BT wristband one wants to launch into the market, a usb sensor of some kind, etc etc etc.
thank you!
Ok, so I see there's apparently something called USB Host API, I read a little bit how it works, but I still have questions:
1. Does this mean basically that Android phone/tablet will provide RAW access via the USB Host API to any usb data stream received, and all I need is to write an app to decode that data?
2. If so, what makes a device compatible/incompatible?
3. If all of the above assumptions are wrong, please help
4. this still doesn't answer the bluetooth part, sorry for being so slow