Any luck using Apple Bluetooth Keyboard with 3.1?

[Therev1969]

Hey all! Anyone know how to pair and use an Apple Bluetooth keyboabrd with Acer A500 running Honeycomb 3.1? Wisdom please!

 

[AQ_OC]

Would it not be the same as pairing any BT keyboard? I have been thinking of buying the Logitech BT Keyboard for Tablets, they have one for Android and one for iPad. However, I have both tablets but only want one keyboard. I'm hoping one will work with both tablets. My understanding is that that works as long as both conform to HID standards for BT (or something like that).

 

[Bec]

Apple does have a skill of breaking any standard it comes across...

 

[AQ_OC]

Apple does have a skill of breaking any standard it comes across...

That's a good point...I wonder if that is true of Logitech too?

 

[Bec]

I wouldn't risk getting the Apple logitech version. The android one has custom play pause fwd etc buttons too. If the iVersion has them too they probably won't work on android.

 

[AQ_OC]

I wouldn't risk getting the Apple logitech version. The android one has custom play pause fwd etc buttons too. If the iVersion has them too they probably won't work on android.

Those are the least important keys for me....so I would not be upset if they were the only things that didn't work....

 

[jmlivingston]

Logitech's android keyboard works well, I've got one paired to my A500.

 

[kes601]

I think I have an extra Apple bluetooth keyboard at home, I'll try to pair it this evening.

 

[kes601]

Typing this with the Apple Bluetooth keyboard. Believe it or not, the volume buttons and the media control buttons work as well.

Sent from my A500 using Android Tablet Forum

 

[AQ_OC]

Typing this with the Apple Bluetooth keyboard. Believe it or not, the volume buttons and the media control buttons work as well.

Sent from my A500 using Android Tablet Forum

Cool....that's the HID standard at work.

 

[csoren]

Typing this with the Apple Bluetooth keyboard. Believe it or not, the volume buttons and the media control buttons work as well.

Oh wow, thanks for sharing. Is it one of the newer aluminum chiclet style keyboards?

 

[Dart]

I have the Apple bluetooth keyboard connected to my A500 and it works fine.

 

[androidnewb]

I bought the Acer BT keyboard, works fine.

 

[Therev1969]

Got it working! Thanks for the help. Now if I can eliminate the typing lagg in the browser! Yikes!