Remote that works with wifi - Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV

Hi everyone this might be a dumb question but i really can't find the exact answer anywhere. I bought a new smart tv with android tv and chromecast built in. It uses a regular type remote however coming from a roku box with a WiFi remote, this feels like a bit of a step back. I tried searching for WiFi remotes but i only get results for apps. The kids are having a hard time keeping the remote pointed to the tv especially during games. I saw bluetooth gamepads that are supposed to work but is there a remote like the one that comes with roku. Man that roku remote really spoilt me, especially with the headphone jack for when everyone's asleep.

So i didnt set up the google search function because it just wasnt happening when i tried so i skipped it. Well i finally got it and it said remote paired and now voila it works just like the roku one does. ? I knew it was a dumb question, i just couldn't figure it out.

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Anyone aware of an app that makes your phone a remote keyboard

I know I am not the first one to think of this but I was wondering if anyone is aware of development of a remote control/keyboard app for use with the PS3 and 360 (wii gets no love)? I would love to have the functionality of using my phone for both devices at home.
I was playing around with a remote play option on the PS3 and app called BD remote but it doesnt seem to pair the two. I got the idea after downloading pocket blu app and I was able control Inglorious Basterds via wifi. That in of itself was cool but I craved more control.
I dont write code so Im of no help here. I could try but I dont think that will be fruitful.
epidemike said:
I know I am not the first one to think of this but I was wondering if anyone is aware of development of a remote control/keyboard app for use with the PS3 and 360 (wii gets no love)? I would love to have the functionality of using my phone for both devices at home.
I was playing around with a remote play option on the PS3 and app called BD remote but it doesnt seem to pair the two. I got the idea after downloading pocket blu app and I was able control Inglorious Basterds via wifi. That in of itself was cool but I craved more control.
I dont write code so Im of no help here. I could try but I dont think that will be fruitful.
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This should probably be in Q&A or Apps section, so try posting there next time.
As for your question, it would be virtually impossible on the 360. The 360 doesn't use bluetooth or wifi, and it would be virtually impossible to have a server application running on it anyway. Maybe if you hacked your 360, added wifi and did a lot of jerryrigging, you'd get it to work. PS3 uses both bluetooth and wifi, but I don't know if its possible to port applications to it without hacking. Again, I think the real challenge is to run some sort of server on the device. The app for your phone is easy, the server side would be really tricky. Don't have a PS3, so I don't know much about it, but 360 is definitely out.
Maybe this will give you a hint. I've successfully tried it in Windows.
h**p://htcevohacks.com/htc-evo-hacks/how-to-use-htc-evo-4g-as-a-wireless-multi-touchkeyboard/
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Not the same as what you're looking for specifically, but Gmote and Remote Droid will do that.
Gmote is awesome. I love how it turns your phone into a laptop like trackpad for your PC.

[Q] Universal Remote advice

My Fire TV is part of a set-up consisting of itself, TV (duh), A/V Receiver, and a couple of other HDMI devices that go into the receiver. TV, A/V receiver and others are controlled via Infrared remotes, while Fire TV remote is Bluetooth, if I understand correctly. I'd like to consolidate all the different controls into one universal remote and was wondering if someone had any ideas on how to go about that.
I've previously owned a Logitech Harmony remote that worked well, but I really don't want to shell out $250+ for those.
I've confirmed that RF-type mini keyboards with a USB receiver work. Now I need to find a similar one with IR and learning functionality. I've been looking at Amazon and it looks like something like this might work.
If anyone has recommendations, I'd be very grateful.
You can just use the Flirc IR to USB receiver. Search Amazon for FLIRC, its $30. Then use that with your current universal remote, if you have one.
I can't post link, too new, but here is the XBMC thread confirming its functionality.
ht tp://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=191109&pid=1674861
Spelvin said:
You can just use the Flirc IR to USB receiver. Search Amazon for FLIRC, its $30. Then use that with your current universal remote, if you have one.
I can't post link, too new, but here is the XBMC thread confirming its functionality.
ht tp://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=191109&pid=1674861
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Thanks for the Flirc suggestion, I'll look into it. Unfortunately I don't own a universal remote any more. My old Logitech Harmony 880 died a few years ago, and I've been making do with a Sony Google TV remote (comes with a couple of IR blasters.)
a lot of people seem to like the ortek/mce remote but it only has a mousepad-thingy and no kdb. then again spamazon has it for USD12.55, so that's almost worth getting just to have a spare remote.
the remote you linked, Chahk, seems quite useful (although who chose the button colors it is so ugly
the keyboard/mouse side looks like the standard Rii type - I have one of the most basic Rii for my ouya, except in BT rather than RF. the touchpad is kinda sketchy and takes some finesse, but it works well enough. the keyboard works well enough.
my favorite is still the PS3 / BD remote. but it only has 2 IR modes (tv, and amp/receiver) and it sounds like you have 3-4 IR devices?
(and the IR modes are only of the "pick a number out of the hat" variety, not custom programmable or learning or anything.)
it works great with ouya bluetooth, but there are at least 2 problems in regard to firetv:
- either amazon has to expand BT settings to generic HID, or we will need root to edit some config files.
- it is a pinless device. for android up to 4.1.x there is a consistent workaround. but not for android 4.2 and higher. (but again editing config file would probably be enough)
Is there an remote app from the market you can use to control the Fire TV?
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scottsdca said:
I can confirm that the Ortek-Windows-Infrared-Receiver-Ultimate I purchased from Amazon does indeed work with my Harmony One and the Fire TV.
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Do the "Home" and "Menu" buttons work with the Ortek remote?
I have a similar MCE remote (LINK) which mostly works but not these two buttons.
kociubin said:
Do the "Home" and "Menu" buttons work with the Ortek remote?
I have a similar MCE remote which mostly works but not these two buttons.
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All the buttons show there work, including "Home" and "Back", however there is no button on the remote to bring up a context menu
google "fire tv tips" there is a key map that shows what buttons do what on a google tv forum
Remote/keyboard app
Is there a remote app from the market you can use to control the Fire TV?
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Is there a remote app from the market you can use to control the Fire TV?
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Not an official one. Able Remote works well for Google TV, but requires a companion app to be installed on the TV. The developer will have to come up with a Fire TV specific version.
Well, I went ahead and ordered this ugly monstrosity. It's coming from Singapore, so it'll be a few weeks before it get here.
Chahk said:
Well, I went ahead and ordered this ugly monstrosity. It's coming from Singapore, so it'll be a few weeks before it get here.
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It's here, and it does a fine job at controlling the Fire TV. unfortunately it does a piss-poor job of controlling pretty much anything else. Contrary to the description, it has no "IR learning" functionality, but a simple list of codes instead. The list is quite limited, and only supports half of my devices. I'm done with cheap Chinese knock-offs, and will be ordering a Logitech Harmony remote instead.
[Update]:
Harmony Ultimate is here, and it controls everything I have except Fire TV. Aaaaarrrghhh! I'm ready to pull my hair out over here.
Last chance. I'm ordering one of those cheap USB IR receivers that people over at AVS Forums are saying work well with Fire TV, and teaching my Harmony the basic buttons (left, right, up, down, select, back, home.) If that doesn't work - all of it is going back to their respective manufacturers until they learn how to play nice with each other.
UPDATE 2:
Victory! After hooking up the IR receiver from the MCE remote to Fire TV, and teaching Harmony the basic keys, I can now control everything in my setup with a single remote. Of course the voice input from the Fire TV remote is missing, and since Harmony Ultimate has no keyboard, I'm stuck doing text entry letter-by-letter via the clunky mid-90's interface. It'll do for now, until I figure out a way to either bring QWERTY to Harmony, or get a USB hub for Fire TV so that I can use my RF micro-keyboard.
Now I need to do some wire management to take care of the spaghetti wiring from all these devices.
UPDATE 3:
Got a simple unpowered 4-port USB hub, plugged in both the IR receiver and an RF receiver, so now I can also use a micro-keyboard for doing text input. The living room is now wife-approved!
Here's another "All-In-One" universal remote option that will work for both standard IR devices and BT devices:
Blu-Link Universal Remote
This remotes can:
1. Act like a normal IR remote (i.e. it has a slew four digit codes to program the remote to work with your IR components)
2. Act like a BT remote (has a built in BT transmitter in it to work with BT devices such as gaming consoles, media boxes (Roku/Fire TV/Apple TV)
3. Has a learning functionality so that any button on your remote can be learned by the Blu-Link remote
(The user guide for the remote can be found here)
The best part is that the remote is only $27.
My only issue now is that I lose the speech recognition ability of the Fire TV remote, but I have yet to find any universal remote setup that can do that.
smithmal
I ended up with this BT/IR kbd+touchpad +8 IR keys, and it's not bad so far ... aside from being a little flimsy and the IR is not super-strong and the battery is only 250mah.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=59103175&postcount=8
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00M32PBXO/
but I still almost wish for having one of the singapore monstrosities, simply for how wonderfully unbelievably ugly it is.
smithmal said:
Here's another "All-In-One" universal remote option that will work for both standard IR devices and BT devices:
Blu-Link Universal Remote
This remotes can:
1. Act like a normal IR remote (i.e. it has a slew four digit codes to program the remote to work with your IR components)
2. Act like a BT remote (has a built in BT transmitter in it to work with BT devices such as gaming consoles, media boxes (Roku/Fire TV/Apple TV)
3. Has a learning functionality so that any button on your remote can be learned by the Blu-Link remote
(The user guide for the remote can be found here)
The best part is that the remote is only $27.
My only issue now is that I lose the speech recognition ability of the Fire TV remote, but I have yet to find any universal remote setup that can do that.
smithmal
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That remote sounds interesting. Does it work well with Fire TV? Like all the basic fire tv buttons are available? And are you using bluetooth or IR with a usb receiver?
smithmal said:
Here's another "All-In-One" universal remote option that will work for both standard IR devices and BT devices:
Blu-Link Universal Remote
This remotes can:
1. Act like a normal IR remote (i.e. it has a slew four digit codes to program the remote to work with your IR components)
2. Act like a BT remote (has a built in BT transmitter in it to work with BT devices such as gaming consoles, media boxes (Roku/Fire TV/Apple TV)
3. Has a learning functionality so that any button on your remote can be learned by the Blu-Link remote
(The user guide for the remote can be found here)
The best part is that the remote is only $27.
My only issue now is that I lose the speech recognition ability of the Fire TV remote, but I have yet to find any universal remote setup that can do that.
smithmal
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Did you actually manage to get the remote to show up? Every time I tried to pair it, nothing showed up. Also tried it on my nexus player without any luck...
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I did not. My initial understanding of the remote's capability was based off of erroneous information posted by an Amazon reviewer in the Q&A section for the product. Once obtaining the product I found out that the BT commands for the remote are specific only to the PS3 (i.e. the remote has no ability to "learn" new BT commands). Also, as you mentioned, the FireTV does not recognize it in pairing mode. For this reason, the remote would not work as I had hoped and I updated the Q&A product section on Amazon and sent it back.
My solution was to purchase a FLIRC dongle, download the FLIRC software to my PC, manually force the FLIRC to update its firmware (which is important as the firmware that originally installed with the software would not allow me to properly program the "back", "home" and "menu" buttons; this is done by downloading the latest firmware (which I believe is now v3.5) by following the instructions posted here), program the dongle with my IR remote (I settled on using the standard universal remote that comes with my TV) and then plug in the FLIRC dongle into the USB port of the FireTV.
After that, I had a "All-In-One" universal remote solution that would allow me to operate both my TV and FireTV with one remote.
smithmal

Firetv remote not working

I have the FireTV box. I installed the wireless remote app for my android and it worked ok. Then I realized the remote itself isn't working at all. I tried unplugging the cord and rebooting. Nothing.
Any suggestions?
Fresh batteries. The remote is a battery hog. Sometimes the screen will tell yo when the batteries are low, but several times I have had to switch batteries without being warned of low batteries.
you didn;t happen to turn off bluetooth by accident, did you?
I have the same problem. I have replaced the batteries but still no bueno. The remote status is battery offline. Reboot the Box, still no dice. Where can I check to see that the bluetooth is still enabled?
spyder3 said:
I have the same problem. I have replaced the batteries but still no bueno. The remote status is battery offline. Reboot the Box, still no dice. Where can I check to see that the bluetooth is still enabled?
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Maybe you need to re-pair the remote. Just a guess. Anyway, see this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201452760.
Yeah, I tried that. No dice. I contacted Amazon and they are sending me a replacement remote. Apparently this problem is becoming common and a replacement remote fixes it.
Have you tried pairing another bluetooth device like a keyboard, mouse, headphones, gamepads or speakers to ensure your bluetooth controller on the Amazon device hasn't died?
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I contacted Amazon and they sent me a replacement remote, next day. It works perfectly. I guess the remotes just die sometimes.
spyder3 said:
I contacted Amazon and they sent me a replacement remote, next day. It works perfectly. I guess the remotes just die sometimes.
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do you still have that remote? the same thing happened to me, and I was able to fix it.
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do you still have that remote? the same thing happened to me, and I was able to fix it.
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Can you let us know what the issue was and how you fixed your remote? It could be helpful to myself and others who may run into a non working Fire TV remote.
i had same issue, i had to get another remote
mjbxx said:
Can you let us know what the issue was and how you fixed your remote? It could be helpful to myself and others who may run into a non working Fire TV remote.
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I was trying to pair a ps4 controller with the sixaxis app. That's exactly when the remote stopped working. I'm assuming it was because the app was messing with the systems bluetooth connection. Luckily I had another remote already setup (a Rii Mini 2.4GHz Wireless Touchpad Keyboard.) I went back into the sixaxis app, clicked on STOP, and exited the program. I then went into the settings.apk (not the one that came with the system) went into BLUETOOTH, and unpaired the Amazon Fire TV Remote. Then I repaired the Amazon Fire Tv Remote through BLUETOOTH in settings. The remote still didn't work, but I was now able to go into the stock settings app that came with the system, click on CONTROLLERS then Amazon Fire TV Remotes, Add New Remote, and hold down the Home button on the remote for about 5 seconds, and it showed up in the list of Discovered Remotes. Once I clicked on the remote, it started working.
Now I may or may not have added extra, unnecessary steps, but that's exactly what I did to get it working again.
Oh and I highly recommend the Rii Mini Wireless Touchpad Keyboard. It's small, has a full keyboard & touchpad that is perfect for using as a mouse pointer. It also comes with a wireless dongle. I only wish I could map a HOME button press to one of the keys on it. Oh and it was plug and play! I connected the dongle, turned on the remote, and worked right away. No pairing was needed.
**I take back the recommendation for the Rii Mini Wireless Touchpad Keyboard. Now it's sporadically acting like I'm holding down buttons and it's really quite annoying. For example, I would type out TEST, and when I would get to the 'E', it'll input 'EEEEEEEEE' until I press another button. I have a clear line of sight to the dongle, and it's two feet away. After scouring the internets, I read some good reviews about the FAVI Wireless Keyboard, and ordered it. ($35.57)
Help! I lost the remote for my fire stick, so I downloaded the remote app on my iPhone. It worked great for a day, then couldn't find the fire tv stick at all. I tried everything to fix it, restarting my phone, unplugging the fire stick, restarting wifi, deleting and renown loading the app, and nothing worked. I tried using some different remote apps, and none of them picked up the fire stick, so I'm assuming it's a problem with the fire stick itself. If the Bluetooth on the fire stick stopped working, how do I fix it? A friend bought this for me and set it all up so I don't have a clue how to work it without the remote, please help!
I have similar problems with the Amazon Fire TV and Fire Stick remotes. There is a known issue that other Bluetooth-enabled devices within range of the Amazon hardware can disrupt the connection with the remote (like a laptop, tablet, etc.). I learned this directly from Amazon Tech Service. They also sent me a second remote which still has the same problem.
I keep a Logitech Unifying dongle plugged into the USB port on the Fire TV and use a mini-keyboard remote or a wireless full-size keyboard made for Google TV, which works all the time even when the Amazon remotes stop working. Unfortunately, this "fix" won't work with the FireStick since there is no USB port.
I have a Logitech Revue, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Stick and a Roku3 box. The Roku3 is the only one that has no real issues, always works and the best features. Other than that, my Vizio M-series TV has Yahoo! Smart TV and is sufficient for most streaming without a box.
Wukong romote app should work since it works over wifi. You probably need to just toggle bluetooth off and on.
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spyder3 said:
Yeah, I tried that. No dice. I contacted Amazon and they are sending me a replacement remote. Apparently this problem is becoming common and a replacement remote fixes it.
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Seems to be a very common problem. I had this problem with my first-gen FTV as well. Customer service didn't even bother asking any questions and had it replaced promptly. Hopefully it doesn't happen with my FTV2 remote.
I fixiti removing the remote from the bluetooth devices and leting the firetv connect again. So far 2 month and no issues
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Can you let us know what the issue was and how you fixed your remote? It could be helpful to myself and others who may run into a non working Fire TV remote.
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When I spoke with the Amazon CSR, he had me do the following
1) Remove the batteries from the remote
2) Hold the middle circle button AND the home button at the same time (keep holding for the next steps)
3) Disconnect HDMI and power cable from Fire TV
4) wait 30 seconds
5) Reconnect HDMI and Power Cable
6) Let go of remote buttons, re-insert batteries into remote
7) voila, remote worked again.
These steps basically reset the bluetooth settings on the Fire TV. After troubleshooting, I think the issue may be because of bluetooth interference from my Amazon Echo, cell phone and laptop that are all connected in the same room. Hope this helps! :highfive:
Is the FireTV remote the same as the FireTV Stick remote? I've ordered a new TV box to replace my stick and want to reuse the old remote. I'm not bothered about the voice features.
Good third party remote for android tv and amazon fire tv, and I find the mouse can be use in this app called CetusPlay, you can find it on google play store
and there is another on called wukong tv remote, but know it seems not working in the mouse.

Fire Tv Stick in car working

So I plugged this puppy into a 2014 Honda Civic HDMI and got it working to Xbmc, Fire tv apps, emulators ..you guys know the score already but my question is does this fire tv stick have google maps capabilities if rooted? It would be pretty nice to get some maps working maybe even offline apps but I suppose I would have to figure out the best way to use it because there is no touch control with it. They have some kind of apple app you use with honda link to control the touch. I wonder what I could use for android that wouldn't be dangerous while driving.... I know the screen share works with the stick and my phone but don;t they both have to be on the same wifi or can I run the fire tv stick off my phones hotspot and still screen share?
here is the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_igrDI1HEc
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So I plugged this puppy into a 2014 Honda Civic HDMI and got it working to Xbmc, Fire tv apps, emulators ..you guys know the score already but my question is does this fire tv stick have google maps capabilities if rooted? It would be pretty nice to get some maps working maybe even offline apps but I suppose I would have to figure out the best way to use it because there is no touch control with it. They have some kind of apple app you use with honda link to control the touch. I wonder what I could use for android that wouldn't be dangerous while driving.... I know the screen share works with the stick and my phone but don;t they both have to be on the same wifi or can I run the fire tv stick off my phones hotspot and still screen share?
here is the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_igrDI1HEc
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No. The Fire TV does not use location settings and it also does not have a GPS. One thing that may work is inputting your location and destination, but the app will not be able to find you on its own.
rj2763 said:
So I plugged this puppy into a 2014 Honda Civic HDMI and got it working to Xbmc, Fire tv apps, emulators ..you guys know the score already but my question is does this fire tv stick have google maps capabilities if rooted? It would be pretty nice to get some maps working maybe even offline apps but I suppose I would have to figure out the best way to use it because there is no touch control with it. They have some kind of apple app you use with honda link to control the touch. I wonder what I could use for android that wouldn't be dangerous while driving.... I know the screen share works with the stick and my phone but don;t they both have to be on the same wifi or can I run the fire tv stick off my phones hotspot and still screen share?
here is the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_igrDI1HEc
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Very cool! If rooted...maybe Google maps would work. Honestly I haven't seen the stick used in a car before your video. But as far as I know there is no root for ftv stick.
The port in the car provides the power to the stick? can you use (passenger) while car is moving?
shollywood said:
The port in the car provides the power to the stick? can you use (passenger) while car is moving?
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It's powered through the cigarette lighter. HDMI doesn't provide power. You probably knew that but I wanted to make that clear.
Fire Stick - GPS
It's a long shot, but it might be possible to use Google Maps with the fire stick by pairing it with a bluetooth GPS. I have an old Pharos Bluetooth GPS I've paired with older tablets without an internal GPS. There are apps in the Play Store which will allow you to set this up. If you can find one of these bluetooth GPS units somewhere cheap, it might be worth a shot. You'll need to sideload a "settings" app to the stick to allow you to pair the GPS. This is the kind of thing I love trying, just to see if it works. If you find a bluetooth GPS and get it working, report back to let us know, please. Also, you might consider purchasing one of the Android sticks out on the market. Just an idea.
Does the touch work on it?
Nevermind seen the vid
I'm going to tether in car for mine. Had to buy hdmi to rca box to use in car.
Tether your stick to your phone and then either screen share or download an airplay app so that you can mirror. Then simply pull up the maps on your phone and mirror to the LCD. That's what I did and it works flawlessly.
cool stuff I used a raspberry pi, and a touchscreen along with a gps . tethered to the cell. works decent, once mounted gps antenna to the trunk lid. let us know how you make out with adding gps to the fire stick.
videos of current set up
http://unlockyourtv.com
Plugged a fire TV stick in the hdmi port, cannot get it to display. Tries selecting the hdmi input and nothing happens, click the two right hand and it can't connect.
Any ideas?

Android phone Bluetooth Mouse/Keyboard app?

I hate to create a new thread with similar questions as others but none of the other threads seem to specifically address my question.
Is there a way to use the android phone to emulate a bluetooth keyboard/mouse functionality that simply pairs with other devices. I know there are many client/server applications but with regards to Fire TV Stick I just want to use the setting.apk and pair my phone to it. I have searched high and low but can't seem to find anything which makes me believe there is something inherent to that feature I don't understand which makes it not possible.
I have several apps sideloaded to Fire stick (Xfinity TV) requiring mouse and keyboard functionality. I can't find an efficient way to do this with my phone instead of buying more hardware (bluetooth keyboard/mouse).
Thanks!
cabalauf said:
I hate to create a new thread with similar questions as others but none of the other threads seem to specifically address my question.
Is there a way to use the android phone to emulate a bluetooth keyboard/mouse functionality that simply pairs with other devices. I know there are many client/server applications but with regards to Fire TV Stick I just want to use the setting.apk and pair my phone to it. I have searched high and low but can't seem to find anything which makes me believe there is something inherent to that feature I don't understand which makes it not possible.
I have several apps sideloaded to Fire stick (Xfinity TV) requiring mouse and keyboard functionality. I can't find an efficient way to do this with my phone instead of buying more hardware (bluetooth keyboard/mouse).
Thanks!
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Maybe something like this will help....
http://www.aftvnews.com/remote-mouse-app-released-for-fire-tv-fire-tv-stick/
Its like 2 bucks. It has both KB and mouse functionality. Not sure how good it is, I have no experience with it.
If you just need keyboard functionality, you can get by with Amazon's official app which is free...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amazon.storm.lightning.client.aosp&hl=en
EDIT: I re-read and understand you want native BT functionality to pair your android device. I have not come across anything like that. But, you can use the app which will let you ditch your hardware keyboard, but comes with extra steps of firing up the app and having your device and FTV on the same wireless network.
I just tried out the Free Wukong TV remote app from Google Play Store. It works to control the FTV Stick and has a mouse mode that lets you use the screen as a left click. I tried it in Xfinity To Go app and Old Slingplayer tablet app that needed a mouse to select options. It works but you need to switch between mouse mode and d pad mode. It's pretty easy to switch from the app.
The Wukong app once you install on your phone and then make sure you are on the same wifi network as the Stick and enter IP of Stick or press Scan network. It will install a Wukong Remote server app on the stick. Once that is installed restart your stick and try to connect. The on the upper right is a button to switch between remote styles ie keyboard, dpad, touchpad, mouse mode.
There is a Wukong keyboard app that you can install from the phone also which lets you input text in Stick using your phone virtual keyboard. I tried it and it works and is better than using the Stick remote. However I get scared of using that app to put usernames and passwords because this app is from China and who knows if they are keeping that information.
I ended up taking the Wukong of my daily use phone and put it on a a cheapie $10 Android phone. Works great and I feels safer that this app can't be logging my information.
You could try 'True Mouse/KB' in play store, it adds Bluetooth HID device profile to your phone.
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.z2software.btpluginhidd

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