Dont worry about all these other reviews complaining about android not working with this. As the title clearly states, it works with android 3.0 and above. It will work with custom ROMs of any android platform so long as they support Bluetooth HID profile (human interface device). Kind of sad that people will give this item a negative review because they failed to read that their device is incompatible, Good job guys...
I bought this for my HP Touchpad that I got during the firesale. I hated typing with the on-screen keyboard and bought this on a whim to see if it would work. I knew the touchpad had an HP brand keyboard so it must of supported HID devices (remember android guys, this is something that isnt default in android before 3.0 so its not the keyboards fault you have incompatible hardware). I figured if nothing else, I could get it working with a little tweaking. Once it arrived, I pulled it out of the box, turned it on and put it in pairing mode. Worked perfectly and I couldnt be happier. Its a great keyboard for the money and I couldnt ask for more. I was somewhat disappointed by the fact that it did not have any documentation included and it wasnt easy finding a user manual online. For anyone else wondering, enter pairing mode by holding the long black button by the LED lights. The default passkey is 1234.I paired this unit to my laptop running Windows 7 64-bit and it works great. I'm using it to trigger my light show controller on my laptop for live gigs. It's the same size as my iPhone and it fits nicely in my pocket and range is great. The keys are definitely small so if you're comfortable with typing on a blackberry, it'll have the same feel. If you're using it as your main keyboard, you'll probably struggle with the small keys, but if you're using it occasionally, it'll work great!I would give this keyboard five out of five stars but I didn't like a couple of things about it. The keys are ridiculously soft and sink in pretty far so it takes a bit of effort to type. Also, I don't like the placement of the delete key but I should've saw that when I looked at the picture before purchasing. Otherwise, this keyboard works perfectly how I thought it would and need it to. I am using it with my iPod touch 4th generation to take notes and do homework on documents to go. It works wonderfully with every app I have tried it with. :) It is super lightweight and only a tiny bit larger than my iPod. For roughly 11 dollars, I think it was a great deal! It came with a little mini cd for something. I have no idea what for because Macbooks apparently can't take in mini cds in their optical drive. You don't need it to make the keyboard function.I love the keyboard, however it doesn't come with functional software to make it work on an android phone (unless you have a custom rom). I wasn't happy with the custom rom I was running, so I switched to the leaked ICS for droid bionic. Still doesn't work with bionic. You can't activate the license because the Chinese manufacturer did not renew the license, so there aren't any licenses available to activate! UGH!
That being said, BlueInput Demo works great on Android 4 to get the keyboard to function. However, it is pretty pricey to upgrade to the pro version. With the current exchange rate it is close to $20, which makes the use of a cheap keyboard pretty expensive! There are also some flaws with the current version of the software, but they are working on it.
If you are willing to play with work arounds, then purchase the keyboard. It is small, simple and cheap, but you have to put some effort into making it work.
If you aren't willing to deal with the flaws, wait until Google actually gets a Bluetooth HID controller built in!My device wasn't compatible with what the information said but when I mentioned it I got a refund and I got to keep the device... Thank you very much
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