Using a physical keyboard with Android

Discussion in 'Android' started by nmalinoski, Nov 28, 2013.

  1. nmalinoski

    nmalinoski New Member

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    Does anyone have any tricks for getting Android to properly use a 104/105-key USB keyboard? I find it absolutely silly that it detects my Dell USB keyboard as a physical keyboard, but then it won't recognize the right-hand shift key, and I have absolutely horrid luck using any of the positioning keys (Home doesn't work, and End triggers Sleep mode!). I don't mind having the F# keys do system stuff, but I really need the right-hand shift key, since that's the only one I ever actually use.
     
  2. kendall.green

    kendall.green New Member

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    I downloaded the external keyboard app from Google Play, have to sign in to Google first. Then I went into the Settings Menu, Input and chose the External Keyboard as the input method. I am using an Inland 2.4GHz keyboard and mouse to type and control the Udoo Android as well as Ubuntu Core image that I put on a 4 GB micro SD card.
     

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