Bluetooth mouse problem - Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I'm running rooted stock 4.2.2. Previously there was no problem pairing my Speedlink Snappy BT mouse, but since I went from 4.2.1 to 4.2.2 I can't pair it at all. Very occasionally if I mash the mouse buttons a pointer will briefly appear on the screen, but that's about. The Nexus does recognise the mouse in the BT settings screen, but won't pair.
Is anyone else having similar problems, or, is anyone happily pairing a BT mouse? If you are, what mouse is it?
tia
Nick
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Update. I've tried the mouse on a couple of other Nexus 7s, also running 4.2.2, and it pairs without problem. There's something therefore interfering with the pairing on my device. I've cleared caches, and deleted any other BT apps, to no avail. Any suggestions?
thanks
Nick

Still have same issue - was anybody able to find solution?
Have same mouse and was using it ok but since some moment I am unable to pair this mouse with Nexus. Seems it is "stuck" somewhere in some config and as device is not rooted and I do not want to do factory reset if possible I am not sure where it can be hiding...
Anyone was able to fix this since original post please?

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[Q] Bluetooth keyboard repeating characters

Anyone running a bluetooth keyboard with their n10? I just bought the amazonbasics one (the iOS layout one because it has the function key row that the Android one did not). I'm having an issue where the keys are repeating. It seems to be tied to wifi, which follows what I've read elsewhere with other android tablets. I also have a bluetooth mouse attached. At one point I even got wifi and bluetooth to both completely disconnect for a few seconds. It seems like there is some sort of interference. I heard that there were a lot of complaints of the kindle fire doing this but a recent software update seems to have fixed it for them.
Any ideas?
So, it appears that the issue comes down to using a bluetooth keyboard and mouse together. I've tried two bluetooth mice with the same results. If I instead use a Microsoft Wireless 4000 mouse with usb dongle, I no longer have the issue.
Anyone else run into this before?
heywire said:
Anyone running a bluetooth keyboard with their n10? I just bought the amazonbasics one (the iOS layout one because it has the function key row that the Android one did not). I'm having an issue where the keys are repeating. It seems to be tied to wifi, which follows what I've read elsewhere with other android tablets. I also have a bluetooth mouse attached. At one point I even got wifi and bluetooth to both completely disconnect for a few seconds. It seems like there is some sort of interference. I heard that there were a lot of complaints of the kindle fire doing this but a recent software update seems to have fixed it for them.
Any ideas?
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Try grabbing an app called external keyboard helper pro. I think there is also a free version. I read about tthis problem at some point, can't remember where now. Nexus 7 forum maybe, and someone posted saying that this app fixed the problem. I have been using it and no problems but I don't use my mouse all that often so I am not making promises
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I have the AmazonBasics Android version. Although it sounds like you've isolated the repeating chars to the mouse, fwiw, I haven't seen this problem.
What I haven't tracked down is a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. The ones I've found on web and forum searches don't seem right for this keyboard with the N10. Any ideas?
I use a kensington bt kb with bornd bt mouse w motorocker headset.
all work smooth.. at first I thought they wernt pairing coz I was clicking it and it would say making device available ... but thats not what you hit... theres a little thing in the upper right corner of the settings page on bt that tells it to search for devices....
im amazed at how little the battery drains when using all three
My Motorola Bluetooth keyboard pairs but doesn't work
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When you go into input settings, does it show the section for Physical Keyboard/Bluetooth HID?
heywire said:
When you go into input settings, does it show the section for Physical Keyboard/Bluetooth HID?
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No it doesn't show that.
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hjlow said:
No it doesn't show that.
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Hmm, but it does go through the whole pairing process where it asks you to type a number on the physical keyboard itself and press ENTER on the keyboard?
heywire said:
Hmm, but it does go through the whole pairing process where it asks you to type a number on the physical keyboard itself and press ENTER on the keyboard?
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Yes it does do that. What ROM are you on?
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I am using stock rom with motorola Bluetooth mouse and keyboard (I believe the ones for the atrix). Both function exactly as they should do. No lag with mouse or repeating characters with keyboard. So not sure why yours inst working :s
hjlow said:
My Motorola Bluetooth keyboard pairs but doesn't work
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sebbo90 said:
I am using stock rom with motorola Bluetooth mouse and keyboard (I believe the ones for the atrix). Both function exactly as they should do. No lag with mouse or repeating characters with keyboard. So not sure why yours inst working :s
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thanks for your feedback, it must be my ROM and/or kernel. Back to stock for me..
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hjlow said:
thanks for your feedback, it must be my ROM and/or kernel. Back to stock for me..
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now back on stock and still doesn't work, wtf
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hjlow said:
thanks for your feedback, it must be my ROM and/or kernel. Back to stock for me..
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now back on stock and still doesn't work, wtf
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ok, just for the record, i have the Motorola keyboard with track pad and apparently it uses the bluez bluetooth stack which has been dropped in Android from version 4.2 on
too bad
I am having the same issue while using both bluetooth mouse and keyboard. Individually, they both work flawlessly but only when both connected, wierd things started happenning. I'm using the Logitech K810 and a lenovo N6901 mouse.
After looking around for a bit, this doesn't seem like a new issue, namely BT keyboard and mouse don't play nice with each other. Does anyone know the underlying problem or even a solution? (I thought it was interference at first)
Wifi
+ Logitech Bluetooth Illuminated Keyboard K810
+ Logitech Bluetooth Ultrathin Mouse T630
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (Android 4.1.2) - FAIL
Nexus 7 (Android 4.3 and 4.4) - FAIL
Sony Xperia Z (Android 4.2.2) - SUCCESS
All works well when it is just keyboard or mouse alone.
Maybe the Japanese are better hardware engineers than the Koreans or Taiwanese? :cyclops:
Microsoft Wedge BT keyboard
Bornd (mid-tier mail order) BT mouse
WiFi running
Works OK on 4.3. Cursor was jerky when I (briefly) had 4.4 installed (I've gone back to 4.3). I use the External Keyboard Helper program to remap some of the function keys for Android.
This doesn't address the OP's problem, but I do find that I have to turn on the mouse *before* turning on the keyboard, otherwise the mouse won't connect.

[Q] has anybody got a bluetooth mouse working?

anybody?
and if so, what model?
Just gave it a try with a MS Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000: connected & paired in about 30 sec. Seems to be working fine...
There are known issues with bluetooth in 4.2.1 (4.2 in general) and Google is supposedly fixing this in the next update. Its kind of hit or miss if you can get something to connect.
thanks for the replies
i've tried a speedLink Snappy BT mouse which is detected and pairs OK but otherwise does not work -- no cursor or buttons response.
i might try and get a microsoft 5000.
or just wait for the update!

[Q] problem with nexus 4 bluetooth

Since i upgraded to Android 4.3 from 4.2.2 my ipega bluetooth controller has a big input lag. Its not usable anymore. Ipega work great with my NVIDIA shield and Samsung tab2. No input lag at All. Should i downgrade to 4.2.2. My nexus 4 is not rooted. Thanks for help.
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Since i upgraded to Android 4.3 from 4.2.2 my ipega bluetooth controller has a big input lag. Its not usable anymore. Ipega work great with my NVIDIA shield and Samsung tab2. No input lag at All. Should i downgrade to 4.2.2. My nexus 4 is not rooted. Thanks for help.
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It's a problem with your ipega bluetooth and 4.3 you can try a full reset and test again. There have been a lot of reports regarding the bluetooth and the wifi not working together, but I never had this issue. I use a LG bluetooth (the one I use for my PS3) and have no lag. My Jambox also works well. I have used the jambox via bluetooth while web browsing using wifi and had no problems also.
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It's a problem with your ipega bluetooth and 4.3 you can try a full reset and test again. There have been a lot of reports regarding the bluetooth and the wifi not working together, but I never had this issue. I use a LG bluetooth (the one I use for my PS3) and have no lag. My Jambox also works well. I have used the jambox via bluetooth while web browsing using wifi and had no problems also.
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Finally it seem a problem with nes.emu only. Even erasing data and cache and reinstalling dont help. I use retroarch instead no lag at all

[Q] T330NU Bluetooth Issues

Hey,
I own a T330NU. I bought a Bluetooth Keyboard to use with it. Everything was fine for a month, and then all of a sudden, the keyboard started being "unable to communicate" with Bluetooth. I unpaired it, tried to pair it again and it still didn't work. I NEEDED to use my keyboard, so I did a reset and restore and it worked fine after that. Until another month later, when the same thing happened. This time, a reset didn't help.
I'm able to connect the keyboard to other devices, such as my Macbook and iPhone. I'm able to connect my tablet to other Bluetooth devices, like an audio speaker and my boyfriend's T330NU. I'm also unable to connect my keyboard to my boyfriend's T330NU.
I tried rooting my tablet to see if it would help. It did not. I deleted the Bluedroid folder. That did not help. I tried turning my tablet on and off. That didn't help. I tried most of the Bluetooth keyboard apps on the Play marketplace, that did not help.
There aren't any custom ROMS for the T330NU, so I feel like I'm screwed. I NEED to be able to use a keyboard with my tablet. I'm waiting for the Stock ROM to download and MAY try that. But c'mon! I'm also going to try out an Apple Bluetooth Keyboard tomorrow, but if it doesn't work, I may pull out my hair. AGH! Any ideas?
hi,
from your post;
I'm also unable to connect my keyboard to my boyfriend's T330NU.
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suggests the problem is the keyboard not the tab.
as far as i know bluetooth devices need batteries, perhaps that's the issue?
m
You were right! Weird! Battery fixed it!

Marshmallow update - cant pair bluetooth devices using PIN

I'm trying to get a sense of whether the following bug is only affecting me or other users as well. I did a full factory image flash of 6.0 and attempted to pair a bluetooth keyboard and bluetooth audio receiver. For the keyboard, it forces the other device to generate a pin that is then typed on the keyboard. I eventually got this to work, but the NP kept taking a while just to generate a code, and would frequently time out before I could send the code. Once paired though, it worked fine.
The main issue is the audio receiver, which has the simple 0000 pair code. When I type it in on the player (or any other number for that matter), there's no way to click next or proceed to have it pair. It just sits there until it times out.
Anyone else deal with this and/or find a workaround?
I just picked up 2 nexus players on sale at walmart and have been setting them up. I updated the first one to marshmallow before doing any setup and noticed something similar. I could not pair a microsoft bluetooth mouse i have, it would discover it and attempt to pair, first is says pairing, then connecting then a few seconds later says "could not pair". It doesn't ever prompt for a pin and I've tried several times. I was able to pair a ZAGG folio case keyboard I use with my nexus 10 tablet, it prompted me to type in a pin and that paired just fine. Interestingly, last night I picked up a Logitech K830 keyboard (really nice btw) that has a touchpad built in and it won't pair, same behavior as the mouse except it does prompt me to type in a pin on the keyboard, which it seems to accept but then won't finish pairing. Luckily it also has a wireless dongle I just connected via USB and that work fine.
On the second player I let it do OTA updates to 5.1.1 and the keyboard pairs up just fine. I'm going to see if after doing the update to marshmallow (and not wiping my data) if the pairing will still be there and work.
My thought was maybe marshmallow has trouble pairing with mice, or devices that have mice integrated. But it sucks your reciever won't work either. It would seem there's a bug.
Bump, I'm having issues pair a gamepad. It won't let me press "enter" to submit the pairing code
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Bump, I'm having issues pair a gamepad. It won't let me press "enter" to submit the pairing code
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New update out, can anyone confirm this is fixed? I rather not format and setup again if it isn't fixed
Fixed problem pairing Bluetooth mouse on nexus player Android 6.0.
I found a fix. First of all I don't see an update on my nexus player as of today. But I could not pair the Microsoft mouse no matter what I try. So I replaced the batteries in the mouse with fresh and it paired and connected right away. I guess if the batteries are weak it can't pair.
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I found a fix. First of all I don't see an update on my nexus player as of today. But I could not pair the Microsoft mouse no matter what I try. So I replaced the batteries in the mouse with fresh and it paired and connected right away. I guess if the batteries are weak it can't pair.
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Loaded the latest img from Google. Still have the issue. I am unable to enter the ping for the Bluetooth gamepad. It doesn't take batteries but it has been fully charged.
Problem Solved, updated firmware on the Bluetooth controller
Am also on Marshmallow, bootloader unlocked on my Nexus Player - love the device btw - I have the Asus gamepad, a HP K4000 bluetooth keyboard and the nexus remote control all paired and functional. Tried to add a Logitech m557 bluetooth mouse and it starts to pair and then says it cannot connect. I have another bluetooth mouse and I get the same result with trying to pair it as well. Bit of a headscratcher - Any advice would be appreciated
TIA

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