HOW TO USE MOUSE, KEYBOARDS AND GAMEPADS DIRECTLY WITH YOUR ANDROID DEVICES.

Posted by : Ldonjibon Monday, August 5

This is part of the why I will always prefer an android phone to blackberry and other windows phone.

Here you would learn how to connect mice, keyboards, and gamepads directly to your phone or tablet as the case may be. Wondering how?

Okay, you just wait….. did I just say wait? Okay ….yeah wait……lolzzz (Oga at the top)

For you to be able to do use the above mention devices with your android devices.
You have to take note of some important things to make things easy…

> NOTE: Get a wireless Bluetooth Mouse, Keyboard, Or Gamepads depending on what you want to connect with your android devices

> Connect to these devices using your Android’s Bluetooth settings screen to pair it with your device, just as you’d pair a Bluetooth headset. You’ll find this screen at Settings -> Bluetooth.

How to Use the Mouse, Keyboard, or Gamepad connected

All of these input peripherals should work easily— no rooting or other tweaks required.

Mouse: Connect a mouse and you will see a familiar mouse cursor appear on your screen. The cursor can be used to navigate through Android’s interface, clicking on things you’d normally tap. It works just like it would on a computer. Of course, you can also still reach out and touch the screen while the mouse is connected.

Keyboard: Your keyboard should just work when typing in text fields, allowing you to type at a reasonable speed on a mechanical keyboard and see more of the screen by removing the need for the on-screen, touch keyboard. Many keyboard shortcuts work like they do on computers, including Alt+Tab for switching between recent apps and Ctrl + X, C, or V for Cut, Copy, and Paste.

Gamepad: This can be used to navigate through your android device’s home-screen interface and launch apps, but that’s not the ideal use. You’ll need to use the gamepad with games that support controllers. Some games (like the Sonic platformer games for Android) beg for one and work much better with a controller than with the standard touch-screen controls.