Hi I've been annoyed by this for a long time and never found a solution. When connecting a bluetooth mouse to my android devices the left click gives a click as expected but every other button acts as the back button which is very annoying as its easy to accidently press and exit whatever you are doing. Also it would be nice if they did something useful.
When searching for apps to control the mouse all I ever come up with is apps to turn you device into a mouse to use with a pc which is obviously not what I'm after.
Has anyone found a solution to this problem? (my tablet is rooted)
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OK, I searched for: "U8150 Bluetooth keyboard" (without the quotes) and came up with a LOT of results, mostly not relevant to what I'm looking for. If this is the wrong place to post this please advise, but there doesn't seem to be a specific forum for the Huawei Ideos U8150.
Walking around a local shopping centre recently, asking questions at several phone shops, I'm left astonished at how little the staff in general seem to know about the extensibility of android phones.
Like probably thousands of people around Australia I took advantage of a recent Aldi promo and bought an Ideos U8150 for 60 bucks. It's my first SmartPhone and I'm delighted with the features and value for money.
But the big problem is my fat fingers, and I bet I'm not alone there. Surely there must be a LOT of SmartPhone owners who want a better keyboard — an external one that you can actually type on without constantly hitting the adjacent key. A Bluetooth mini keyboard is the obvious answer.
Not having found any actual recommendations for an external keyboard to use with the Ideos U8150, I purchased and experimented with a couple of them.
First try was with a Kaiser Baas BT-130, a really mini keyboard.
Second attempt was with an Acer Iconia A500/A100. This one is about two thirds normal keyboard size.
Results were pretty much the same with both: It's easy to initiate Bluetooth connectivity, but sending keystrokes to the phone only "sort of" works under certain circumstances.
I'm afraid its a bit long-winded, but I'll detail my experience in case one of you more experienced tech types are able to take it further.
See next post for details.
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I'll describe for the Kaiser Baas BT-130, but it's pretty much the same for the Acer as well.
Here are the procedures I have followed...
PROCEDURE #1
Starting with both phone and BT-130 keyboard powered OFF (keyboard is fully charged), turn both devices ON. The status bar at the top of the phone screen indicates Bluetooth is enabled.
Press and hold the BT-130 Bluetooth button until the blue light flashes.
In the phone's standard Bluetooth settings I make the device Discoverable, then click "Scan for Devices".
An entry in the phone's menu is displayed for "BlueTooth Wireless Keyboard", with a prompt to "Pair with This Device".
On clicking "Pair with This Device" I get a dialog that reads:
"Bluetooth pairing request. Type PIN to pair with Bluetooth wireless keyboard. (Try 0000 or 1234)".
Huh??? PIN???
After entering 0000 or 1234 or anything else, the entry for Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard reads "pairing..." for a while, then a dialog appears which reads "Attention. Pairing rejected by Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard."
Suspecting that this might be something to do with the absence of support for HID keyboards, I installed the BlueInput app from Teksoftco, then proceeded with...
PROCEDURE #2
This time, instead of going into the phone's standard Bluetooth settings as described above, I run the BlueInput app.
I select BlueInput's Scan button, and an entry appears for:
- Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard
- DC:2C:26:AF:EE:73
- Discovered
The blue light is still flashing on the BT-130, but when I press on the "Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard" item on the phone (just described above), the keyboard's blue light goes out (as it should for successful connection), and the message appears on the phone "Connected to Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard".
Then another message appears "Hint: before using BlueInput go to Android settings, Language & Keyboard, and make sure that ONLY BlueInput is checked". Also, now in place of Discovered the word Connected appears.
So I obediently go to Android settings --> Language & Keyboard, and yes, BlueInput is the only item checked.
PROOF OF CONNECTIVITY
As further proof there actually is connectivity between the two devices at this stage, pressing any key on the BT-130 keyboard results in an audible feedback click on the phone, but no letters/numbers from the keystrokes appear in any text input field of any phone app. However...
The BlueInput app provides a test screen for testing keyboard input, and I could, with restrictions, type into BlueInput's test screen from the keyboard.
The restrictions are that any keys other than the unshifted-alpha/numerics, spacebar and un-shifted punctuation produce a dollar sign ($) on the phone screen. Even pressing ESC, Tab, Caps, Shift, Enter, Backspace and any function key on the BT-130 keyboard produced a dollar sign on the BlueInput test screen.
But that's only in the BlueInput test screen. With any other text input field no characters appear at all, although the phone does always emit the audible keypress click-sound (because I have that feature enabled).
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So I returned the Kaiser Baas BT-130 keyboard and brought home the Acer Iconia TAB A500/A100 series.
Not much to say, other than "See above". Pretty much exactly the same procedures and results as for the Kaiser Baas keyboard, so I returned it also.
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I earlier had tried Kaiser Baas support but they were unable to help. Later on I received an update from the Technical Support Manager at Kaiser Baas, who stated as follows:
"...the phone/tablet must have hardware HID support, not software based. I have a Samsung Galaxy tab here purchased from HK. Our keyboards will connect but I cannot type with it. I found from Samsung, that the Galaxy tab sold in HK does not support HID devices, hence why it doesn't work. I would say that the Huawei phone has the same issue."
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So there it is. Unless you guys have a suggestion, I can't see it is even worthwhile trying more keyboards, because it looks like I'm going to keep running into the HID support problem.
Hey why bother connecting a keyboard to 8150 for its small screen (320x240)? I wouldn't doubt if ppl like to connect keyboards with large screen devices, but for this one (I own this machine too), I'd prefer using "remote web desktop" which includes wifi keyboard feature.
Louis
Thanks for bringing Web Desktop to my attention -- I'm sure I'll be able to make use of it somewhere along the line.
However, it's not a solution to my desire for an external keyboard. A mini keyboard is very easy to fit in a briefcase, overnight bag or backpack, and can make the phone much more functional and usable when on the move. For some tasks these SmartPhones can replace a computer, but rapid text input is a problem.
I use Dragon NaturallySpeaking on my PC all the time for input, but in my experience voice input on SmartPhones is cool and useful, but not up to the level of Dragon.
Really need a keyboard connection.
How about micro USB keyboards, you don't need bluetooth pairing then.
louisli said:
How about micro USB keyboards, you don't need bluetooth pairing then.
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...but you need a custom rom that support that.
USB host Keyboard in Dronix, watch this !
I wanted a bt keyboard too, but maybe I'll wait for this
So the other day I downloaded a "Null Keyboard" app for my Flyer because I was having a bad experience with my bluetooth keyboard and the commenting engines on certain websites.
One thing I noticed was that having selected the "Null Keyboard" input method, when my flyer went to sleep after a period of inactivity and I tried to get back in, I was unable to enter the PIN to get back into my tablet because the "Null Keyboard" was still active.
Luckily, the tablet still recognized my bluetooth keyboard, so I was able to get back in. But it kinda scared me, so I've uninstalled the app (it didn't really help with the websites anyway).
My question is: assuming I had lost my bluetooth keyboard would I be able to get back into my tablet any way? If you shut down the tablet by holding the power button, then bring it back up, will it revert to the stock "Sense" soft keyboard, or would I be screwed?
The keyboard should not disable your touch screen. Null KB is not needed with the Flyer.
Turning off the KB will disconnect it from the Flyer.
Is anybody else having issues getting it to connect? Sometimes mine connects, other times it just plain doesn't detect in the Bluetooth menu.
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Yeah happens with me to. I think it's a timing thing. Like the controller goes into rtard mode if it doesn't connect almost immediately after its turned on.
If I open moga ime then turn on Bluetooth in notifications quickly and the controller then do a scan for devices in moga ime it will normally connect without a problem.
Mine doesnt connect at all on an atrix 4g nor on a mytouch slide 3g. It doesnt even appear in the bluetooth menu.
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Mine doesnt connect at all on an atrix 4g nor on a mytouch slide 3g. It doesnt even appear in the bluetooth menu.
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Don't try and connect through the menu, load up he app then hit the switch on the Moga... Then hit next on the app and it will connect, I have been using the Moga since Launch day on this phone and not had any issues when I do it this way.
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Don't try and connect through the menu, load up he app then hit the switch on the Moga... Then hit next on the app and it will connect, I have been using the Moga since Launch day on this phone and not had any issues when I do it this way.
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Thanks but When it asks me to pair the moga it takes me to the bluetooth menu and doesnt detect it. If i hit back it takes me to a screen saying that its syncing but then it states that my moga controller wasnt found. You think it might be defective?
I think I figured it out, I bought brand new batteries and tried again, and what do you know? It worked right away with no problems
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I think I figured it out, I bought brand new batteries and tried again, and what do you know? It worked right away with no problems
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This worked perfect on my atrix turns out batteries were good but not good enough for bluetooth.
I was thinking of buying this controller. Can you guys confirm that it was only a battery issue for it? I don't want to buy it and also have issues with it. Thanks!
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I was thinking of buying this controller. Can you guys confirm that it was only a battery issue for it? I don't want to buy it and also have issues with it. Thanks!
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I've used it since this phone launched, actually have two mogas now, they both work great.
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What works for me every time is the following:
Never turn off your Moga with the power switch. Let it turn off by itself.
While on sleep mode (all leds black), press the sync button and, while holding it, launch the Moga app *OR* a game that supports Moga.
If you opt to launch the Moga app, make sure it's not already open (go to task manager and close it before anything).
Keep holding the sync button until it turns green. If you let it go before that, you might have to start over.
When done playing, simply turn off the bluetooth of your phone.
If for some reason you lost the sync during the game (which happens), just keep pressed the sync button until it goes green.
Again, never switch the power off, the controller will always turn off after a few minutes without activity.
Hello guys,
Well the title says it all, i really need help connecting it, i cant seem to get it working, my tablet is running Android 3.2.1 and well when this is what happens:
I press the home botton on the controller and turn it on, the light under the 1 is flashing slow, also i make sure the little switch is on gamepad HID mode.
I then press the home botton on the controller again to set it on "pair" mode, the light under the 1 starts flashing fast.
I then press on "Find near by devises" and the controller shows up.
I click on it and the control and tablet pair, but then it wont connect like its suposed to, instead, the light under the 1 starts flashing slow again.
When i try to connect to it by pressing on NYKO PLAYPAD in the bluetooth device list, i get a little message saying, "Please press any key on your keyboard to reconect," i pressed every botton, moved all the Analogs in every way possible, and it just wont connect... Ive also tried pressing all the buttondps while the control being on pair mode with the light flashing fast.
Same thing happens on HTC Evo 4G but i dont get any messages, and the same goes for a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7" and well not to mention my iPod 4, on it it wont even show up....
So please can anyone help me? Thanks in advanced...
Greetings fellow techno-wizards! Got a big problem that I'm hoping you can help me with.
Long story short, my trusty Pixel 2 had one too many drops, now the screen won't turn on and won't respond to touch. The logic board is operating, and I haven't rebooted since then, so I can unlock with the fingerprint sensor.
I plan on getting an Pixel 5 when it releases, and have an LTE Tablet to limp along until then.
My biggest problem is authenticators on my phone that I may or maynot have the backup QR code for, as well as many other things I'd like to get off the phone before I retire it.
I have the following things at my disposal:
Pixel 2, with USB Debugging turned on, and recently trusted the PC. No screen, no touchscreen.
WearOS watch paired to phone (can get notifications and texts)
Bluetooth Mouse
Wired mouse with USB to USB C adapter
Chromecast
Win PC with Scrcpy installed, already tried to use it to show the screen on the PC, I'm guessing its been too long and I have to press a notification to trust the PC.
The Goal:
To cast the screen to a chromecast and pair a bluetooth mouse, and/or get Scrcpy working by accepting the dialog that I can't see. This would allow me to use the migrate tool to the new phone I will eventually get.
I tried long ago to use a USB C to HDMI adapter, that doesn't work. Google wants you to use a Chromecast for such things (Thanks a ton Google )
The thing I need to figure out next is how to use ADB to force the phone to start casting to a Chromecast, or to remotely accept the dialog. The wired mouse with adapter should work to control the phone instead of the touchscreen, but without any video out, I'm clicking blindly. The microphones are working, but I've never tried to command the assistant to start casting before.
Can anyone suggest the next step I should try?
Just had a thought, there are accessibility features for blind people that would let them use the screen without seeing it. Is there any ADB command to enable these features? If I plug in a keyboard, is there a keystroke combination to turn them on?
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Just had a thought, there are accessibility features for blind people that would let them use the screen without seeing it. Is there any ADB command to enable these features? If I plug in a keyboard, is there a keystroke combination to turn them on?
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Since you say ADB is enabled on the phone you should be able to pull out by means of ADB-driver the data in mind to your Windows computer.