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How To Use A PC Keyboard On Android Phone

I have often wondered if I could use a PC Bluetooth keyboard on my Android phone and Android tablet. I know you have though about it too and the simple answer is "Yes you can". You can connect a Bluetooth keyboard, mouse or any Bluetooth enabled input device for that matter to your Android phone; and its a very simple task. Most android devices will have the app called Wireless Input Device like the one showed on this Infinix Alpha X570 while some may not have such app. You would just need to connect using the usual Bluetooth pairing feature. So, how do you connect a Bluetooth input device to your Android phone? Just follow the steps below. Procedures 1.  Go to Settings, click on Bluetooth and power it on 2. Click on 'Only visible to paired devices' so that both the new Bluetooth device and your Android device can see each other. 3. Now pair devices like you would normally pair a phone or Bluetooth earpiece. 4. Once its pa...

New Bluetooth 4.1 Comes With New Features

Bluetooth has been around for a while and its still very much relevant. Most people would probably think that Bluetooth technology have remained the same since its inception into phones. However, the reverse is the case. Bluetooth is constantly worked on and upgraded even more than most wireless sharing technology out there. Presently, Bluetooth 4.0 is the norm in most new generation smartphones, however, that would change soon as Bluetooth 4.1 is ready to be unveiled. Bluetooth 4.0 also known as BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) offered good connectivity and faster data transmission solution while reducing power usage compared to earlier version of Bluetooth technology. Bluetooth 4.1 will further improved battery usage when in operation but the most important part to note about Bluetooth 4.1 is that according to the Bluetooth Special Interest Groups (SIG), Bluetooth 4.1 will entail the following; Coexistence — engineered to work seamlessly and cooperatively with...

How To Bluetooth Files From iOS Devices to Other Devices

One of the issues that many users of Apple devices have been plagued with is the inability of their devices to pair and transfer files with other Bluetooth devices from other phone or electronic device manufacturers. Personally, it sucks to see other phones e.g Blackberry, Android and even old generation devices pair and transfer files while mine is just there looking like zombie. I still do not understand the reason for the Cupertino company to limit the Bluetooth connectivity from other devices with their devices. Even some have issues turning on Bluetooth on thier iOS devices let alone connect. However, there had been solutions to this issue that have allowed users to be able to pair and receive files between an iPhone and a Nokia phone, Android device etc. Below are examples of such apps that have been able to solve these Bluetooth issues. Note that all these apps can only be found through Cydia and can only work on jailbroken devices and selected iOS versions 1. iBluetooth ...