freedom universal keyboard 2 android driver

#FREEDOM UNIVERSAL KEYBOARD 2 ANDROID DRIVER INSTALL#
#FREEDOM UNIVERSAL KEYBOARD 2 ANDROID DRIVER DRIVERS#
#FREEDOM UNIVERSAL KEYBOARD 2 ANDROID DRIVER CODE#

So long as your 'Input method' has KeyPro selected, Droid will fire it up if it's not already running. You don't even have to worry whether KeyPro is running or not. NOTE: You're now all configured and should NOT have to do this setup every time you want to use the BlueTooth keyboard. If you pull it down it should say 'connecting' then 'connected' and a little 'du-du' tone will sound.ġ1) Start typing on your keyboard and you should see it work just like a laptop! You should get a 'notification' of a little keyboard icon at the top-left of your Droid. In any text entry window, do a 'long press' (ie-more than 1 second), press the 'Input method' and select 'KeyPro'.

#FREEDOM UNIVERSAL KEYBOARD 2 ANDROID DRIVER CODE#

If not, replace the 2 AAA batteries and try again.ĥ) Start KeyPro and from the 'Settings' page: (download and follow along in their User Manual)ĥa) Select the keyboard (I used 'Freedom Universal')ĥc) Press 'Scan', press the Droid 'menu' button and touch the 'Discover' highlightĥd) When you see the keyboard listed with a funny number (MAC address), select itĥf) Select 'KeyPress Repeat' (I set to 25 & 0.5)ĥh) Press 'SAVE' at the bottom of the screen (VERY important)Ħ) From the Droid 'Menu | Settings | Wireless & networks | BlueTooth Settings' screen, the keyboard entry near the bottom of the list should say 'Not paired'.ħ) Touch the keyboard listed and it should ask you for the code (I used 'OOOO' then, then immediately typed the same on the keyboard just to be sure)Ĩ) Now the keyboard on the Droid list should report 'Paired but not connected'.ĩ) On the Droid 'Menu | Settings | Language & keyboard settings' screen, check the KeyPro entry and press 'OK'.ġ0) Now open any text-entry app, like an email, text message or notepad.

(You should NOT see the 'Keyboard' show up in available devices at the bottom of the screen)Ĥ) Slide the switch on the keyboard to the 'SPP' position (NOT 'HID') and you should see a small flashing LED next to the switch.

#FREEDOM UNIVERSAL KEYBOARD 2 ANDROID DRIVER INSTALL#

PROCEDURE: (A bit lengthy but straight-forward)ġ) Download and install KeyPro from the MarketPlace on your DroidĢ) Make sure your keyboard is OFF (center position)ģ) From the Droid 'Menu | Settings | Wireless & networks | BlueTooth Settings' screen, press 'Scan for devices'. (This procedure should also work with most other BlueTooth keyboards) Maybe they don't want to interfere with netbook sales. I've monitored this over such a long period of time, and across all major phone O.S.'s, that I've begun to think it's a conspiracy. make a legitimate stab at when this functionality will (finally) be officially implemented in Android?

Something called 'Maemo 5' on the Nokia N900?Ĭan someone please point me towards an Android developer forum or something where the guys developing the O.S.

And I'm willing to keep waiting until it does ( sigh) simply doesn't support the functionality. I don't want to spend hours of my life fighting to get something to work because the underlying O.S.

#FREEDOM UNIVERSAL KEYBOARD 2 ANDROID DRIVER DRIVERS#

Reading all the above, the KeyPro and Freedom Universal Keyboard and other drivers mentioned all seem to be semi-hacked work-arounds against the basic problem: Android still does not have built-in support for a full Bluetooth stack including HID and SPP profiles. at this point!):Įxternal Bluetooth keyboard pairing (or ANY fullsize external keyboard - even 'hard-cabled' would do at this point!) I've been holding off on buying my first 'smart' phone for over a year now until one single feature is officially supported by a phone O.S.

Freedom universal keyboard 2 android driver