I got a refurbed keyboard. This is my 3rd replacement through Newegg. The first 2 had different issues but this one is the worst!
When I press the "W" key, it will input as "WR". When I press the "E" key, it will input as "E3". When I press the "S" key, it will input as "SD". etc etc.
It makes it impossible to type efficiently. I checked the firmware on the dock and tablet and its up to date. It's also fully charged. If i switch this dock with another one back to back, the other dock works fine. I also have it set to use the "asus keyboard" in the settings.
Has anyone heard of this and have any fixes? I bought the TF + dock combo back on 4/20/12 and had to exchange the combo right away. The 2nd TF worked fine, but the dock was scuffed w/ paint missing, now this 3rd dock is having input problems. Newegg has been a good sport about exchanging but I just want to be able to use my new baby.
You have another dock that works fine? then it's definitely not software. If any dock you put in glitches out, check the keymappings. Otherwise.. you may need to exchange again.
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Hi all,
In case anyone was wondering, the following Bluetooth keyboards work with the Infuse, running Gingerbread 2.3.3.
General Note: all devices below paired up seamlessly. They were immediately detected, and simply required me to key in a 6 digit passkey (4 digits for the Apple Magic Mouse).
1) Microsoft Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard: in all honesty, this keyboard worked the BEST out of all three that I tried today. As an FYI, F1 triggered Menu, Home triggered Home, and Esc triggered back. Reason why I didn't dig it all to much was the rather 'flimsy' build quality, although I do use the 7000 Entertainment set at home.
2) Logitech Tablet Keyboard for Android (3.0+?): Ignoring the 3.0 spin, and focusing on the fact that it's an HID-compliant BT device, I picked this up to give it a whirl. Niceties include the case that it comes with, which doubles into a stand for your device. Major setback that made me return it: the Menu button didn't work for me! Otherwise, a fantastic setup.
3) The keeper: Motorola Xoom BT Keyboard. Very similar in functionality to the Logitech offering. Started off pretty bummed because the built-in Menu keys on this kb didn't work either. Where the Moto saves itself, though, is that they keep they have a 5th row, atop the rest of the keyboard similar to a standard desktop keyboard (the Logitech trimmed these off and only had 4 rows), and within that 5th row, was an F1 key (which, after trial and error on the MS kb, triggers Menu). All in all, a nice package. Good to know I can rip away at longer emails with this thing, if I ever need to.
4) Apple Magic Mouse: nothing special here - paired easily, works like a mouse.
Quirks: 1
1) When pairing the Moto to a non-Moto device, you need to hold down the keys V, A and R when initiating the pair (don't worry, it's in the manual).
2) When the screen times out while paired to the KB (not the mouse), a cursor mysteriously appears, and is persistent until I disable BT connectivity on the device.
3) If you use a pattern to unlock your device, you might want to switch to a PIN or password, if you'd really like to be able to unlock your device from the keyboard...
4) "End" on the keyboard locks the screen. From my round of testing, all keys can unlocks (pretty neat) as long as you don't have a pattern set (meaning, you unlock with a PIN or password.)
5) The kb stays paired; the mighty mouse, i need to tap on to connect from within Settings each time.
That's about it. Feel free to ask me any questions if you had any, or correct me if you've me off base with any.
Can you give us some amazon links per keyboard so we can check specifications on the keyboard and maybe purchase one. I'm gonna need one that works with both the infuse and the motorola atrix.
Thanks
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Any idea if these will work with the stock at&t rom?
Apples Magic Mouse
Are we saying the magic mouse works on the xoom just like a normal mouse would?
I have an annoying problem with my text input suddenly forcing All CAPS for no apparent reason. I am using the dock and this happens when I don't even have the caps lock button enabled. this sometimes happens if I choose to capitalise a letter using the shift> letter command, after doing this it seems that all text is capitalized. Sometimes I am able to switch off the caps by deleting to the previous sentence where things were normal, but sometimes this won't work.
I'm using SWIFTKEY TABLET X if that makes any difference. Incidentally the capitalisation stated when I typed the capital x just before when I was typing SwiftKey. The capitals would not switch off until I navigated back to some lower case text and typed some stuff, but before returning to where I left off.
Super frustrating and can't seem to resolve it. Not sure if this is a SwiftKey issue or something that others using stock honeycomb keyboard are experiencing?
All help appreciated.
I noticed that same thing. It happens after I come out of sleep. I thought it was the cover resting on the shift key, but it even happens with the dock open.
Pressing the shift key once seems to fix it. I've got a B8O dock with a B5O tablet. The only other non-stock thing I have is WiFi off in sleep. How about you?
Think of the keyboard on the dock as an extension of the software keyboard you are using. In this case, what's probably occurring here is that you're hitting shift twice, and therefore putting the software keyboard into Caps Lock. Just hit shift again to return it to normal. Also, it really is a good idea to switch your keyboard to the stock on when you have the tablet docked.
I doubt I was double shifting (anything like double clutching???), but I'll pay more attention to this.
I was using the standard keyboard. I'll try using the Asus keyboard and see if that resolves the issue.
Anyone still having issues with this?
I am still having the problems, although the shift thing does resolve it a lot of the time.
Shame that ASUS decided to do nothing about this..... REALLY grinds my gears that the vast majority of companies just take the cash and run, and leaving behind a product that could be so much more.
Thankfully we have XDA.
Anyone figured out any way to change the launch buttons on the dock? Since I don't ever use the stock browser this button has become useless.
When i plug in my transformer into my tv how do i change the size of the screen? The home buttons are cut off so its impossible to use it with my bluetooth keyboard and mouse
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you can't as far as I know of. oh, and did you know that many buttons on the keyboard and mouse can replace the android ones
for example:
both right clicking the mouse and pressing escape on the keyboard count as a back key
the "windows" or super button on your keyboard (or control on an apple keyboard, I think) will bring you back home
as for the menu button, I remember it being somewhere on the keyboard, but I don't remember where right now (if I find out, I'll update you on it)
as far as other things such as the clock and battery, you might be better off getting a longer hdmi cord and proping up the transformer on a table somewhere in sight so you can read the battery gauge and time from that. otherwise, good luck with your setup
(try control, alt, or any one of the function keys and then try insert because I am like 90% sure it's one of those)
This is not something you can change on the transformer, but on your tv there should be adjustments that you can make to fit the image. For instance on an LG that i have in my room there is an option to change the aspect ratio of the display, and one of those is to manually adjust it. Same thing on the Samsungs we've got also.
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i have the same problem..tried 3 tv but still happen..films all ok,but when i am in homecsreen the status bar and the top of the screen are cutted.....i tried also change kernel,hdmi cable,hdmi to mini-hdmi converter but nothin'....anyone who can help me?
Hello world,
(I really hope this is the correct section)
I recently bought an Oyama OY661 for use with my Android tablet and was disappointed to find out none of the special keys (shift, ctrl, alt) worked with it. Using a key test app I noticed that while for my fullsize USB keyboard it showed e.g. meta_shift_on|meta_shift_left_on along with 'a' when pressing shift-a, obviously, for the bt keyboard it just showed the letter, while showing the shift code when pressed alone (so I knew the keys themselves were working, just not combining them). Without giving it any second thought I returned it as incompatible and got a Rapoo E6300 instead, as I saw it had all-around great reviews.
I now regret that decision. The keyboard is the same size as the onscreen one, but with all the keys crammed together, it's actually even more uncomfortable go use. The battery is built-in, meaning you have to get a new keyboard when it dies out, and the auto-sleep is too agressive, having to reconnect more often than not when e.g. browsing and reading a forum.
Seeing how I actally preffer writing this post using the onscreen keyboard of my 4" phone than using the E6300, I'll return this one as well today. So my question is: Should I get the OY661 back? I've tried every "confirmed working fix" (disable chrome after uninstalling updates, set everything to 'default' in lang&input, force everything to 'English (US)' in lang&input etc) but none worked for me. But now I'm thinking maybe this can be fixed by modifying the keyboard layout&map files? Or is this a driver/hw specific issue and I'm better off looking for another keyboard? (I'm looking for something cheap to use with a $200 tablet. So a $100 keyboard that works with my computer, tablet & dog will not do, as anything designed primarily for the desktop compromises on the mobility usage and vice-versa - take the multimedia vs Fn keys; plus, I don't have a dog.)
Finding decent accessories for this tablet is hard. Especially when it comes to cases as many of them are poorly made. A few days ago I went to Best Buy and bought the 'Universal Folio' by Logitech, however, I wasn't planning on doing so. My intentions were to buy a USB keyboard designed for tablets, and they already had some in stock of what I had looked at the least time I was there. I also needed a case. So I thought, why not kill two birds with one stone and buy it. The salesman let me open and look at it. I was impressed.
Initially I was going to pass at it. The front of the box says "Fits most 9-10in tablets." (This is a Kindle 8.9 and when it comes to Amazon products vs. accessories, yes size does matter). I flipped the box and read ALL of the back. On the right side, the last supported product listed, 'Amazon Kindle Fire 8.9 (HDX included). Score!
Retail at Best Buy was $59.99, ten dollars cheaper than the USB keyboard (not a case). Open it up, insert tablet under the two bottom tabs. Push up on both corners of the clamps on both sides and insert the upper half of the tablet below the clamps, allowing them to grasp it into place. You have a fully functional QWERTY keyboard, which is confusing to setup. Pull the yellow tag out of the battery case and switch on the Folio. Looking at the top right of the keyboard, you will see the F12 key which also has a Bluetooth symbol on it. Make sure you are in the tablet's Bluetooth settings and make sure the tablet's Bluetooth is on, and the folio is turned on. Press the bluetooth symbol (F12) on the folio and also tap it on your tablet. Select your options in the pop up box and tap ok. Enter their given pin number when it's displayed. You have about 10 seconds to enter it so be quick or you'll have to try again. No box will pop up, so just type the pin quickly and hit the enter key on the folio when done.
All in all, this is a really cool accessory. I give it 4 out of 5 stars and recommend it to anyone. My favorite part: it looks like a laptop Pictures attached.
https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/universal-folio-tablet-keyboard-case
I wanted to get more out of this setup and wanted to get a mouse. Two things to know: 1) Although the tablets support USB OTG, they do not supply the port with enough power so the standard USB mouse, used with an OTG adapter, will NOT work. 2) A standard wireless mouse with the clip, also will NOT work.
So now I was left with the final option, Bluetooth. I wasn't sure if these tablets would run two Bluetooth devices at one time. I figured it was only $20 for a Bluetooth mouse, so I had nothing too much to lose. I again went to Best Website and looked for one. I got an HP Bluetooth mouse for $18.99, $20 off retail for Black Friday. Batteries were included (2 AA). Simply pull out the paper tab, turn on the Bluetooth on both devices, and select the mouse on your tablet. No pin number is required. Connection is near instant.
Since nearly everyone has rooted, TWRPed and rommed by now, you can I stall the Xposed Framework and install a module called 'Disable full screen keyboard.' this will add a toggle to a notification in the statusbar that allows you to turn off and on, the full screen keyboard "for any keyboard" allowing you the full physical keyboard experience. See attached photos below.
Disadvantages:
1) you may have trouble using this on your actual lap. The tow clips located on the bottom of the tablet, which hold the tablet in place when in the laptop format, pull up on the plastic ever so slightly when leaned back too far. This causes the connection between the battery and the folio, to become separated which causes the folio to constantly reconnect when pressing the screen too hard.
2) There's no padding between the screen and keyboard. The clips put about 1/4 inch between the screen and keyboard so make sure it's secure and the strap is pulled over properly or you'll scratch the screen big time.
3) Pressing the keys too quick or too hard will cause you to type double letters. This happens a lot for me. So if you're used to really pounding on the keys, you'll have to adjust your pressure.
4) The instructions are vague. If I hadn't figured out how to set it up on my own, it would've gone back to the store.
Issues with mouse?
I've recently been using a mouse with my tablet over Bluetooth but in most apps the "click" isn't working I have show touches on and obviously with my finger it shows up but with a mouse is does not, any chance you know a way round this? Cheers
bjscott55 said:
I've recently been using a mouse with my tablet over Bluetooth but in most apps the "click" isn't working I have show touches on and obviously with my finger it shows up but with a mouse is does not, any chance you know a way round this? Cheers
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Are you rooted? If so with or without a custom rom?
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Are you rooted? If so with or without a custom rom?
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I am running a old ROM, I've figured it out now for anyone that is interested.
Simply download the octopus app from play store and launch your desired app you want to use a mouse on through that works flawlessly. Thankyou for your time.