I am looking to consolidate my TV remote, keyboard, + FireTV remote to one remote with keyboard + IR controls for my dumb TV power + volume. What is everyone else using? Recommendations?
I've been eyeing the Aerb MX3 and MeLE F10 Deluxe. I'm leaning towards the Aerb because it allows the IR buttons to be used without switching to a TV remote mode. I'm nervous about the air mouse kicking on all the time and selecting things I didn't intend to.
Which one did you get? I just ordered the aerb mx3 as am hoping it works good with stb emulator and am happy that it can turn the tv off and on too.. will do up a review after i get it.
I use a harmony smart keyboard. It can send IR to TV and pairs with FireTV using bluetooth. I also have the basic remote. So I use the basic remote 90% of the time but when I need a keyboard and mouse I use that.
I have the F10 Deluxe and love it to death, but it took some keymap editing to get the thing to stop being more of an annoyance than a help, so if you're not rooted/can't root I really wouldn't bother. If you ARE rooted, however, it's pretty amazing. The keyboard's pretty responsive, the air mouse does what it should and only after I turn it on, and being able to charge it by micro USB is a huge plus in my book. I haven't touched the stock remote in almost two months now and I really don't have any complaints.
For anyone interested in it, here's my modified .kl file for the F10 Deluxe. I fixed the mapping for the home and menu buttons, remapped prev/next track to rewind/fast forward, and removed the F10, F11, and F12 mappings for My Box, STB, and TV respectively. If you don't change those last three mappings then any time you press any of those buttons you will minimize or close your current app, which is a real pain when you just wanted to click the TV button to adjust volume.
I was wondering do any of these remotes work on the fire stick since there's no USB port?
that would be a no. oth of these require a USB dongle..
Also. I got the MX3.. dont get it, it sucks.
air mouse mode turns itself on every time the remote wakes from being dormant.. the OK button does not work for most apps unless mouse mode is turned back off.. super annoying.
the back button has the wrong mapping for the fire tv. acts likes a mouse click. - deal breaker
If you're rooted you can remap the keys and i suppose it would be better, but you will still have the problem of the thing activating mouse mode every time you touch a button after it has been dormant for a bit..
that's a bit discouraging ... this morning I'd been eyeing the bluetooth/IR Aerb IBK02
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00M32PBXO/
(and there seem to be a ton of clones of this, under the usual names like FAVI -- all of them cost more, some even 2x as much lolol. always have to wonder which is the original, which has better guts, which has better quality/durability keys & touchpad, etc. etc.)
and there was one other BT/IR one I saw today, but it seemed a bit forgettable and overpriced, so I can't remember the brand/model.
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that would be a no. oth of these require a USB dongle..
Also. I got the MX3.. dont get it, it sucks.
air mouse mode turns itself on every time the remote wakes from being dormant.. the OK button does not work for most apps unless mouse mode is turned back off.. super annoying.
the back button has the wrong mapping for the fire tv. acts likes a mouse click. - deal breaker
If you're rooted you can remap the keys and i suppose it would be better, but you will still have the problem of the thing activating mouse mode every time you touch a button after it has been dormant for a bit..
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I also get tempted by ones like this BT/IR, every now and then:
http://www.amazon.com/Unisen-USA-iPazzPort-Commander-KP-810-18BR-Programmable/dp/B00AQHXQLC/
again, 7 million different brands and clones and variations: RF, BT, IR, laser pointer...
the one I used to have was a Rii (was that the original company for this style?) - bluetooth+laser, it worked rather well, then after a month or two (hoever long just past the return-period expired) some of the bubble-contact-things on the PCB became permanently crunched and there was no way to recover them.
(I actually still have the thing - the charging circuit still works and the laser still works
but also BIG WARNING: the Rii I had worked great with OUYA - but it never paired once with fireTV (that annoying PIN-code-swap-fail many of us have cursed about so many, many times...)
ended up ordering the Aerb IBK-02. because reasons.
no real review yet, giving it a couple hours to charge. at which point I'll complain more or some junk
but -
k, it now claims charged, which is probably a lie, but I turned it on and played a little -
chiclet keys, I can live with. the board itself is very flexy and not solid. but key presses feel much more durable than those mini Rii/FAVI type tiny ones.
- plus: finally micro-usb! we are out of the mini-usb age!
- minus: 250mah battery. seriously??!? this may require some rocket-surgery, I have 400mah batteries small enough to fit in there.
- super-minus: the IR keys go, in order left-to-right: vol- , chan-, "ok", chan+ , vol+ ...... what in the unholy ever-living ****??!?
- minus: incomprehensible "manual" (plus I literally needed a magnifying glass to read some of it...) eh ok I'll figure it all out eventually.
- PLUS!!!: the bizarre manual mentioned the usual about possibly needing to enter PIN codes to pair, which was not encouraging. BUT! using settings.apk, it paired and connected immediately with no problem. both kbd and touchpad working great. BONANZA!!!
time for lunch, so I'll comment back later about getting the IR keys working with the TV (or not, lol)
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oh, the other IR keys at the top of the trackpad (the ones I'd mentioned are at the bottom) are:
I/O aka power, "A/T" (input?), MENU, M (??!?)
but s'posedly the thing can simply learn (as apposed to "programming" standard remote codes), so you have, like, a total of 9 buttons to assign any IR function you feel like.
we shall see, but for now, lunch.
yeah... long lunch.
so - the IR key programming is pretty easy, but as the tiny-printed tiny-manual sez, you really do have to get your remote right up next to the IR radiator on the kbd - a couple times the programming failed but I think it was just pilot error me not holding the remote close/aligned enough to the kbd. I managed to program on/off and volume and input - all working well enough now, and that's all I needed.
the IR keys are active / work, even if the main power / BT switch is set to OFF. which is unexpectedly sensible/clever.
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Hey!
My question is: Can you connect a keyboard to the Galaxy Nexus through bluetooth? If so, any suggestions?
Thanks.
I have an HP bluetooth keyboard meant for the Touchpad that works just fine on the Nexus. Not sure about others, but the functionality is certainly there and it works great. Kind of felt silly typing on the keyboard for a text message, but it works.
My Freedom Pro worked in HID mode without drivers. Unfortunately I broke the power switch so I'm waiting on a cheap HID roll up keyboard from Amazon as I don't want to shell out for another Freedom Pro..
Interesting. How was coding on it? (if you did any)
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Interesting. How was coding on it? (if you did any)
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Didn't really do anything strenuous with it tbh, I always found the Freedom Pro a bit small for comfy typing, hence trying a rollup next. When needs must i usually break out the Transformer...
Well the cheap silicone keyboard has arrived and works a treat with both Transformer and Galaxy Nexus - no drivers required for either.
It's a ricco (www.ricco.tv) purchased via Amazon for GBP £19.99 with free delivery, pairs as a Soniq CBT100.
UK Amazon product page is http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00510HM00
shift key not working on bt paired keyboard on gn ics
i bought a bluetooth keyboard at fry's along with an mhl adapter and hooked up my gn to a tv. my magic mouse pairs and works beautifully but the shift key on the keyboard doesnt work.
the keyboard is a lower end, 35dollar, bt keyboard designed for ipad/phone pairing. everything works great except the shift key. i've read that its because the shift key doesnt 'stay on'. this makes sense except that the CAPS LOCK key does work.
this makes me wonder if i coule remap the caps lock to be the shift key, i never use caps lock anyway, and apparently that key has the 'stay on' function. although, then shift would stay on until it was pressedagain which is silly.
does anyone else have bt keyboard shift key issues. should i just go return this keyboard for an android one. i cant put a question mark otherwise i would..
I got the XOOM Bluetooth keyboard and mouse combo for 40USD when Motorola had their New Year sale. Works wonderfully, then again it's an Android keyboard. My Nexus is always ready for some MHL tri-action.
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I know this is an old thread but I've been Googling around and it just lead me here so here goes...
I've just bought a rollup keyboard, mouse and MHL from Amazon and so far so good.
The keyboard has a key with a little square in it that is presumably meant to be that annoying button on iPhone that doesn't do what Android users expect it to, and that is mapped on my nexus to the Home key.
There are plenty of other buttons (plus the Fn button) that don't do anything, so I figure I can edit the keymap to make a button for Back (aActually esc is back) Recents, Search etc. Then I can run in Expanded Desktop mode while it's on the telly.
Anybody able to give me any pointers?
curious_yellow_eyes said:
I know this is an old thread but I've been Googling around and it just lead me here so here goes...
I've just bought a rollup keyboard, mouse and MHL from Amazon and so far so good.
The keyboard has a key with a little square in it that is presumably meant to be that annoying button on iPhone that doesn't do what Android users expect it to, and that is mapped on my nexus to the Home key.
There are plenty of other buttons (plus the Fn button) that don't do anything, so I figure I can edit the keymap to make a button for Back (aActually esc is back) Recents, Search etc. Then I can run in Expanded Desktop mode while it's on the telly.
Anybody able to give me any pointers?
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i have a zaggmate keyboard that is meant for the ipad 1. i want to use it on my galaxy nexus. i can pair it up fine, and type with it. however, i can't figure out how to get punctuation to work. i have tried all combinations, like holding cap locks or shift, etc.
does anyone know how to get punctuation to work??
hi everyone,
i am to hoping create an exhaustive list of bluetooth mice for the galaxy note. it will help everyone looking for one, and i think it would make a wonderful device for remote desktop sessions.
if anyone can list any models they can confirm to work i would be greatly appreciative. also, please list any you have tested which do not work, as this will help narrow down the search.
thanks in advance.
confirmed working -
i-tec bluetouch 243 laser mouse
reportedly confirmed working -
microsoft wireless laser mouse 8000
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reportedly confirmed working -
microsoft wireless laser mouse 8000
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So which is it? "Reportedly working" or "confirmed working"? It's one or the other but it can't be both.
it has been confirmed to work by a user over at phandroid.
so I guess we will take his word for it =]
Confirmed working (on AOKP) -
Apple Magic Mouse, complete with scrolling gesture.
magic trackpad works
The mouse on the Logitech DiNovo Edge is working as well.
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i am to hoping create an exhaustive list
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confirmed working -
i-tec bluetouch 243 laser mouse
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Microsoft 5000
Reserved for later: when I get home I will test with my razer orochi (the thought never occurred to me to use it with my phone!) The only thing I want now is a mhl adapter so I can use it as a portable media storage medium which I can connect to my tv
Edit: it works flawlessly
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So do we have a list of bluetooth mouses that cab be mapped to all android functions on the gnote?
I am looking for a cheap one (maybe from ebay) that can perform all the android functions.
This guy states that his dell mouse can do it all (except for the home key):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEb-DICYCgg
Left mouse button = single press and hold to do long press
Right mouse button = back function
Wheel scroll = scroll/swipe up and down
Wheel button = Menu
? = Home
Any standard bluetooth mouse should work.
ie as long as you don't need to install proprietary mouse mouse drivers to use it in Windows, it should work on Android.
In regards to the right mouse click mapping to the back button, I believe they changed that with ICS.
In GB, right click used to map to the back button, but in ICS it no longer does. I presume that change was to allow applications to support the right click function.
I have a Buffalo BT Laser mouse BSMLB01.
It also has a back and forward button for back and forward in a web browser in Windows.
The back button maps to the back button on ICS.
The forward button doesn't seem to do anything.
The touch pad on the Rii mini also works fine.
Thanks for the info.
Yeah i have connected one from work before, but it has no Menu button mapped.
It is so useful so have it, instead of pressing the Menu button on the phone.
At work - I tested a Logitech MX laser (M-RBA97) mouse and it only has the Back function mapped - not the Menu button. It has so many other buttons, but none are usable.
There must be a mouse out there that can do all, Menu, Back, and maybe even search.
Or maybe an app that can remap buttons on common bluetooth mouses.
I am also looking for a bluetooth keyboard too, and would also need the Menu, Back, Home functions.
Wouldn't it be really informative, if we had a sticky post that listed all known and tested bluetooth devices and their pros & cons, purchase price & place, etc. ?
Everyone can just edit or add their findings to keep it updated.
Logitech have an Android keyboard that has back, home and menu buttons.
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I was looking more towards cheap/ebay ones around $20... the mouse and keyboard are not critical but would be nice to have...
Office shops sell same ones for $40+ so a bit too much.
I think if i get a bluetooth keyboard with the F1, F2, F3, etc. function keys, it will do it all..
ESC = back
Menu (on right of the Space key) = Menu
F2 or F3 is Home
I dont think this kb has been reviewed here yet.. the F keys are secondary so its going to be a pain to press 2 keys every time..
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/26105960...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_7078wt_1224
There seems to be 2 key layouts on ebay for the same model/design.
I have Toshiba Bluetooth mouse which was working in GB 2.3.6, but I updated to ICS 4.0.4 and the mouse can not be paired. When I try to pair the mouse it gives me a pop up that I should enter a PIN to pair the device, but the mouse never wanted a PIN in GB 2.3.6 and was working good. The stock pins 0000, 1234 are not working either.
Logitech MX5000 Revolution Working
Hello all,
Have just tried my Logitech MX5000 Revolution bluetooth mouse and paired (with code 0000 ) straight away with the Galaxy Note GT-N7000 running stock rooted rom fine.
All buttons seemed to respond OK and mouse pointer was working fine.
Cheers.
You mean the logitech mx5000 has a button for Menu? or just single press and back?
thanks
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I have Toshiba Bluetooth mouse which was working in GB 2.3.6, but I updated to ICS 4.0.4 and the mouse can not be paired. When I try to pair the mouse it gives me a pop up that I should enter a PIN to pair the device, but the mouse never wanted a PIN in GB 2.3.6 and was working good. The stock pins 0000, 1234 are not working either.
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And i have an A4Tech mouse that used to work fully with my Note N7000 while i was using the stock GB ROM. But now when i have upgraded to Stock ICS (i have tried 3 ROMs), It aint working fully. It gets paired and left mouse button and scroll button function properly but the right button aint functioning as Back; it is performing the same function as of left button i.e., selection.
Anyone knows what could have happened?
Anyone with the same issue?
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richlum said:
Any standard bluetooth mouse should work.
ie as long as you don't need to install proprietary mouse mouse drivers to use it in Windows, it should work on Android.
In regards to the right mouse click mapping to the back button, I believe they changed that with ICS.
In GB, right click used to map to the back button, but in ICS it no longer does. I presume that change was to allow applications to support the right click function.
I have a Buffalo BT Laser mouse BSMLB01.
It also has a back and forward button for back and forward in a web browser in Windows.
The back button maps to the back button on ICS.
The forward button doesn't seem to do anything.
The touch pad on the Rii mini also works fine.
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Thats exactly what im facing with ICS ROMs.
But whats the point in changing it? It seems more like a bug bcoz without back, its functionality is far too limited.
Cant there be a MOD for that?
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Thats exactly what im facing with ICS ROMs.
But whats the point in changing it? It seems more like a bug bcoz without back, its functionality is far too limited.
Cant there be a MOD for that?
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is this possible to use it over bluetooth and if so how is it done?
go to the 'pair controllers' screen, hold share and the ps button for 5 seconds(or until it flashes 2 then 2 back and forth) it'll show up. I had problems with mine timing out at first, and square is accept and x is back, so that's weird. it's usable on emulators. if it times out on you you can try plugging it into a phone charger and pairing it while it's plugged into a phone charger. I did that both times I paired mine, so maybe it helped?
I got this to work using carbanm's method. It's fine in the menus, despite the buttons being a little out of order, and it works well for simple games like Sonic. I tried playing Sev Zero and GTA:SA with it though and it seems to be missing most of the button mapping, the triggers don't seem to function at all.
I have found a few things with my keyboard and wanted to know if they worked for other people. The 1key on my keyboard is also a power key so when I press Fn+1 the Fire TV actually fades to black like its gonna power off, but never actually does. The light even fades off when I do this. Also if I press Fn+ENTER it instantly reboots, which is nice, cause I do not have to hold down the remote buttons for five seconds to reboot. Fn+9 takes you instantly to the top page and Fn+0 takes you to the bottom, whick is good for browsing. The Fn+9 and Fn+0 do not work on the main screen, but does work on certain sections of the default launcher like managing apps, Fn+0 will instantly take you to the bottom of the list. I actually meant to write this a couple months ago, but somehow forgot so hopefully this isn't old news. The Fn+1 was the real interesting thing, cause maybe we can find a way to actually power down the Fire TV. Plus maybe we can find a way to maybe put a floating circle or something onscreen that when pressed does the same as pressing Fn+ENTER so we can reboot from onscreen.
Fn is just another modifier key like SHIFT, ALT or CTRL used for smaller keyboards to realize a full keyboard layout with less buttons. In fact on regular keyboards those Fn button kombinations are done with just one single key. The only difference to other modifier keys is that the FN+key combinations do also depend on the keyboard model and are not standardized. For e.g. your Fn+1 combination is just mapped to keyevent KEYCODE_POWER which is done on regular (multimedia) keyboards with the (single) power key. So nothing new here.
Actually until now there is no way known to simulate a keystroke on the FireTV via app without root. I little more detailed explanation why this is restricted can be found in this topic.
I just got it today for only 30$ and it works really well and even has more functionality!
There is volume buttons that work,a REAL working back button as F1,the one button for recent apps as F3 (OTA needs to fix it to make recent apps always show up instead of stupidly clearing the list),and menu I=I is F4.
glad to know i bought it for 40 euro
retroben said:
I just got it today for only 30$ and it works really well and even has more functionality!
There is volume buttons that work,a REAL working back button as F1,the one button for recent apps as F3 (OTA needs to fix it to make recent apps always show up instead of stupidly clearing the list),and menu I=I is F4.
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How did you get it to connect to the shield? I just ordered one. Also are you able to use the built in mouse pad
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toanau said:
How did you get it to connect to the shield? I just ordered one. Also are you able to use the built in mouse pad
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it connect's via an tiny usb receiver so should work out of the box
Oops,I have a stub that connects it from the previous K400r keyboard I have,not sure if the stub alone fits correctly.
It is hard as the dickens to stick in there,but I got the stub alone hooked in and it still works fine.
The mousepad works like my K400r,but takes a little more to get used to.
I did as the picture instructions showed,and it works immediately.
I got mine at Best Buy for about 37$ tax-and-all including the 2 year warranty.
Right Click in Kodi
I have both the K400 and K830 keyboards, there is a issue I keep having with the Right Click mouse button in Kodi.
The Right Click mouse button normally acts as "Select" only and I must follow the selection with a "Enter" command to continue into the selection.
But if I select "Reboot" from the Nvidia Shield TV power icon, then after reboot the "Right Click" behavior changes to "Select & Enter" in one click, which is my desired behavior.
Problem is that to get this behavior can sometimes be elusive, because the reboot trick does not always work.
Anyone understand what is going on here ?????
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How did you get it to connect to the shield? I just ordered one. Also are you able to use the built in mouse pad
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When you connect the dongle it automatically detects it, no pairing or anything involved. Yes the trackpad works as well, you will see your mouse cursor just like on a regular pc/desktop.
Miamijerry said:
I have both the K400 and K830 keyboards, there is a issue I keep having with the Right Click mouse button in Kodi.
The Right Click mouse button normally acts as "Select" only and I must follow the selection with a "Enter" command to continue into the selection.
But if I select "Reboot" from the Nvidia Shield TV power icon, then after reboot the "Right Click" behavior changes to "Select & Enter" in one click, which is my desired behavior.
Problem is that to get this behavior can sometimes be elusive, because the reboot trick does not always work.
Anyone understand what is going on here ?????
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Must be a "Leanback" thing because I loaded Full Android Marshmallow v1.2, and the keyboard right click is always "Select and Enter".
I've got the K830 as well and it works as well If you need backlighting. Don't really use it for Kodi though.
Hi everybody,
I am also using this keyboard with my Shield TV.
I just have three issues / questions:
1.) Can you adjust the sensitivity of the touchpad?
2.) Is there a way to zoom in with the keyboard while e.g. using chrome browser?
3.) sometimes the signal of the tiny usb receiver is bad. It hardly recognizes the mouse movements. Did someone else face this problem?
Thanks!
You can supposedly adjust it,but may need to hook it to a computer and get the right tool to change it if that actually modifies the internals of the keyboard itself,otherwise I hope they make an app for Android to allow changing the settings of it.
Double tapping with left click on webpages zooms in at least on Opera Browser,I hope Chrome is bearable to you since F1 is a REAL back button on K400 Plus.
That is a general issue with the signal,try moving the Shield TV by rotating it to make the receiver closer to facing towards you,I had to hook in my USB hub in the end to suspend it in the air,and it helps the signal a lot more,it was even harder to insert it there,but it works.
I got a male to female usb cable for the dongle/plug and faced it toward the couch. Works great now.