My question: When I use the Bluetooth keyboard I still get the onscreen keyboard popping up, is there a way to prevent this from happening?
Loving the GS3 so far, was able to connect natively a white Microsoft Bluetooth mouse and a compact bluetooth keyboard and both work pretty decent, although keys on keyboard are mapped to work with an ipad, looking for a better keyboard, but just used the one I had to test with.
I'm testing a complete "geek out" senario here, I manage a few websites for where I work, and I have the cisco VPN app and I'm able to connect to my work network, and both rdp and vnc into my pc and imac, it's cool esp if something needs to be updated in a pinch.
My only gripe is that the software keyboard takes up the whole MF'n screen in landscape view, I'd like to prevent that if possible when using a hardware keyboard.
On my epic 4G, the slide out keyboard disabled the onscreen from popping up, can I do something similar?
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Hi all,
I have just received my BizLink MHL addaptor and my Rii mini Bluethooth keyboard with touchpad from Mobile Fun. I have just connected them all up tried a brief bit of sofa surfing and then I thought I would test out the bluetooth keyboard and MHL by posting this message to you all.
I have just checked on the Mobile Fun website and the MHL adaptor has now just sold out [it was shown as in stock yesterday] but I am guessing that a lot of you will now have your MHL addaptor. As for the the keyboard there are some issues with it, but as these are the first words that I am typing on it, it will take me some time to get use to it. The keyboard has the four cursor keys [up down left right] which are really useful and the touchpad right mouse button acts as the back button.
However before you rush out and buy this key board I am having serious issues with the key board that I will investicate more after I have clicked send on this post. I will provide more details later.
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OK I have now had some time to test the Rii mini keyboard with the MHL adaptor connected up to the TV. Generally it has the potential of being a very positive experience (apart from some bluetooth communication issues with the keyboard -- more about that later). The four cursor keys work very well as they are fully supported by Android and are especially good for editing text and I can easily navigate round the phone and the browser using them. The keyboard it self is too small for serious typing (if you want to do that then I would recommend getting a full size keyboard). The F1 key acts as the menu button and the esc key and the right mouse button both act as the back button. I can't find find any way to access the home button using the keyboard.
The touchpad works perfectly on when using it connected upto a PC but does not work quite so well when connected to the S2. This shows that this must be android issues with the mini keyboard touch pad rather than the Rii device it self. There is no pinch zoom with the touch pad and dragging the screen to scroll using the touch pad and pressing and holding the left mouse button is possible but very awkward.
The phone works best in landscape mode when connected to the tv but does not always go into landscape mode so you have to go and lift the phone up give it a little shake to make it go into landscape. The software keyboard occasionally comes up on the screen when you don't want it to so you have to press the right mouse button to make it go away. I have found a little trick on the stock browser -- pressing shift and one of the cursor key makes it easer to scroll the browser.
The youtube app works the best when connected to the TV as it automatically plays out the video in landscape at full resolution for an HD def video.
I haven't got to the bottom of the reason that is causing reliability issue with s2 MHL and the mini key board, but it looking like it may be interference on the bluetooth connection. The issue shows it self as the auto repeat characters keep appearing when you don't want them to causing the alternate character choice popup from the virtual key board to keep appearing.
I think bluetooth is generally broken on S2
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I just got the Rii Keyboard and it works just fine on my Galaxy Note. The only problem is that i can't find out how to zoom for example in the browser. does anybody have an idea how to do that??? the keyboard is perfekt when you whant to sit on the sofa an connect your phone to the TV an play some games or surf in the internet.
how does it pair with G Note.
I have a Galaxy Note too and thinking about getting one of these keyboards.
What i want to know is, can the Note pair up direct to to the keyboard or do you need to use an otg cable and supplied bt dongle.
Thanks
John.
Hi Everyone, just unboxed my SGS2 and also a new Microsoft 6000 series bluetooth keyboard, and i have managed to pair them successfuly.
I have not been able to use it a lot yet, but the pairing is functional, the arrow keys move the focus of the cursor, typing is fluid in Office app as well as sms (Except it seems to capitalize randomly) Backspace seems to work slow, but like i said i have not tested fully yet! the function keys also seem to respond and perform functions like Lock screen and others. The volume up down keys on the keyboard work just fine while playing music videos.
More Testing needed but i just thought i would share the good news
The device paired almost instantly as an HID device.
The phone is running on stock Samsung Rom Android version 2.3.3
Picture will be nice
sent from my 2.3.3|dxkg3 DJGalaxy S2
I feel like I'm probably missing something obvious here, but I've got an Apple bluetooth keyboard paired with my A100, it says it's an input device, but it's not actually working as a keyboard. Swiftkey/the stock keyboard still pops up. From the stuff I've seen online, Honeycomb is just supposed to work with bluetooth keyboards once paired, but is there some obvious step I'm just missing in the process? Thanks!
Go to settings, Language and input on the left side, and hit current input method toward the bottom, see if Apple Bluetooth keyboard there.
Hey everybody,
I've been having problems with getting a bluetooth keyboard working properly with my XOOM for a while now. It connects and pairs fine, all the shortcuts work, it just sticks quiiiiiiiiiiiiiite a lootttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt for extended periods whenever i'm connected to WiFi.
I googled the issue and it seems pretty common, and certainly not just limited to my XOOM or Bluetooth Keyboard. Apparently a wad of Motorola keyboards have been sent back because people have been thinking things are wrong with the keyboard, rather than the tablet itself.
Rumour has it that crosstalk between the bluetooth radio and the wifi chip takes place when you're using an input device such a bluetooth keyboard, and that a poorly coded Bluetooth stack renders the tablet unable to take the input from the keyboard properly. It's really really REALLY annoying, i'm a student and bought my XOOM with a view to using a Bluetooth keyboard in mind, but for the past three months it's never really worked.
I filmed a video and put it on youtube documenting what's happening, but i wanted to ask does anybody else have this issue, and has anybody found a solution?
Hi,
I was looking for a good Bluetooth keyboard to play with the Note in my bed, specially to play NES/SNES/N64/etc. games. And I wasn't decided to buy the Rii mini keyboard (it's so tiny to play with). So I decided to look for a NORMAL bluetooth keyboard. I thought about the Luxepad 9000, but I saw the Bluetooth keyboard of the Sony Tablet P/S in a Sony store. I tested it, and it worked! Here in the country I live the keyboard was $76, but I love it. It's easy to type, and it feels good. I can map all the keys of the keyboards with all the emulators. The only keys that don't work are the Android function keys, that are designed for Honeycomb (Home, doesn't works, Back, the only key that works, Recent apps, doesn't works, Menu, acts like I was pressing Search, Search, yes this works!). But I can replace Home pressing Function+left d pad key, and then I have Voice Action and Recent Apps (long-pressing). I can use the Power button too (Function+right d pad key), so I can turn off the phone and lock it, but I can't UNLOCK it.
And It's useful, because it works in all things that has Bluetooth! (except my Palm). It works in Windows, in my iPod (so Windows, Android and iOS). I recommend it: it's a useful thing for the house
alancito10t
Good stuff. I bought the cheap eKit bluetooth keyboard to use with my Vega tablet (see http://www.amazon.co.uk/eKit-Universal-Bluetooth-QWERTY-Keyboard/dp/B0047ZGNH8) and it actually works really well with the G-note too
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