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bluetooth keyboard in HD problem

when I connected HD with iGo Stowaway Ultra—Slim Keyboard, if I type too fast, HD couldn't follow my input, like I input work, HD only show k, only type very slow, HD can follow, but I try in Samsung I900, It works very good, how can I fix this problem

type slower! lol jk. I don't know. Didn't even realize I can connect the iGo keyboard to this. I'll be sure to give it a try.

I would also check for other BT devices, this problem gets worse if my laptop (with BT) is close. I obviously don't type fast enough as away from the laptop the problem goes away.

I have had this problem, and I am unsure how it was resolved (perhaps not helpful) but I shall speculate.
I had a think outside bluetooth keyboard, which had this exact problem with input that you describe. I have been having problems with three buttons not functioning for a month of so and they finally just stopped working altogether. I love the keyboard so I ordered a new IGO bluetooth keyboard, installed the drivers which came with it, and the keyboard works perfectly without lag.
NOW, my guess is that,
1) the driver is the issue (ie you need an upto date one)
2) I have installed the HD FREEZE FIX which was released. This COULD relate to the bluetooth keyboard as the prob with freezing occurred in the software keyboard while inputing data.
Perhaps this isn't very helpful, but I thought I'd ahre my experience with you and let you know that it WILL work, perhaps try one of the two methods above and see if it helps.
BANE

Bluetooth problems? Anyone else having them?

I was wondering if anyone else is having issues with bluetooth on their Archos 101. I can't tell if perhaps my hardware is flaky, or if its a software issue.
Basically, bluetooth seems to work sporadically. Sometimes it pairs like it should, other times it is a fight just to get it to pair with my phone, laptop or bluetooth keyboard. Often times I have to reboot just to get it to pair and it seems to really struggle if both bluetooth AND wifi are enabled.
I'm running the stock current ROM and outside of the android market APK and some basic apps, I haven't done anything wacky or weird to it.
I guess I'm just looking for some validation and/or confirmation and/or possible fixes if any.

Sorry, i have experienced no issues with bluetooth apart from forgetting to switch it on

I have had some issues as well. Paired a set of Motorola S9 bluetooth stereo headphones. They pair and connect fine, but the audio is choppy. It will sound fine for 15-20 seconds and then it will skip, go silent, bring back audio, etc. Tried playing same audio through unit speakers and no problems. I also have an Archos 70 tablet and have no problems with the same headset. Both have been updated with the Froy 2.2. Starting to think it might be a hardware issue with the 101. Anyone have any other thoughts?

Never had it working
I always get paired but not connected. Never have been able to get it to work.

The same problem. Pair, but not connect!

I've never found problem about bluetooth (Archos 101 - firmware version 2.1.08)
Pair & connect with DELL BH200 (Bluetooth Headset) - work fine.
Pair & connect with DELL BT Travel Mouse - work fine.

i'm getting major issues on my new replacement 101. did you ever sort your issues? i'm using latest fw.
its really hit or miss (mostly miss) whether it actually see's any BT devices when it scans. yet wifi works fine 100%

I experiment something very similar with my 101, this both on standard Android and Urukdroid 0.7 or 1.0 :
- very difficult (multiple tries have to be done) to get successfull peering.
- with BT enabled phones
- with BT GPS (G-Sat BT-368i, wich is given in forums to work well on our gen8 devices)
- for the GPS (which is the BT device that interest me) : impossible to have it working directly from GoogleMap, I got some success with "Bluetooth Gps Provider" appli from Market). This device is never shown as connected from the BT Parameters.
Could it be a hardware problem, that is do I have to return the tablet to archos ?
Thanks for your experience feeling about the fiability of the BT on 101 tablet.

It generally works fine for me, but a couple days ago it got stuck, and it would not allow to send me files to other devices until I rebooted the Archos. The same day I was also using bluetooth headphones and the wifi network together, and I had audio stutter problems. It seems that wifi has a negative effect over bluetooth stability.

It works for me... though

Bluetooth is not working on my Archos 101.
When I try "scan for devices" it shows 1 or 2 devices, while my HTC HD2 shows about 5. When I click again on "scan for devices" - sometimes it is howing different device, sometime shows bloothooth adress only.
Evan my HTC can see Archos, it cannot pair with it. Archos never see my HTC.
Zalek

Same here
I can pair with my phone (htc desire hd) but cant connect.
I need my phone connected for gps.
Nobody has a solution ?

No solution ?
Thanks

BT has some issues for me too with an A43.
BT+wifi means i either can't get a proper internet connection, or BT devices disconnect.
quite annoying, because i want to be able to use my BT mouse with the internet browser.
and my jabra halo headset connects in dumb mode (no media/volume controls) most of the time.
which is annoying, because it means my headset is stuck on the volume i last used.

Hi Lara and other fellows! For me, after all sort of tries, the solution comes with full reinitialization. Plug the unit to AC outlet, backup all your data, go to settings, repair and formatting and full reini. It seems that when we update firmware the things go a little crazy with the bt side. Good luck!

Think I've sorted out bluetooth problems
I also have had real problems with the bluetooth on Archos 101 - pairing but not connecting, causing "Location & Security" to crash when I attempted to open it (in settings). I updated the firmware to 2.4.19 and then rebooted - still the same problems, so I did a full initialization and hey presto all problems seem to have vanished ! A pain because I've now got to re-download all the apps I had before but at least the tablet is working as it is supposed to.
Hope this helps others.

luiznaufel said:
Hi Lara and other fellows! For me, after all sort of tries, the solution comes with full reinitialization. Plug the unit to AC outlet, backup all your data, go to settings, repair and formatting and full reini. It seems that when we update firmware the things go a little crazy with the bt side. Good luck!
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Hello
How can I backup all my data?
Thks

Followed your instruction however it is not work for me. I am running the last patch (2.4.19)
Thanks
luiznaufel said:
Hi Lara and other fellows! For me, after all sort of tries, the solution comes with full reinitialization. Plug the unit to AC outlet, backup all your data, go to settings, repair and formatting and full reini. It seems that when we update firmware the things go a little crazy with the bt side. Good luck!
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It is not working for me.....

Archos 101 Bluetooth Problem - Known issue?
I'm having the same problems. I contacted Archos support and they told me to do a full reinitialization. This did not resolve the issue.
When scanning for bluetooth devices, nothing shows up until the 5th or so attempt.
The mac address of the discovered device is shown instead of the device name.
When attempting to connect it fails several times, then it pairs but says "paired but not connected."
When I finally connect the audio stutters. It's extremely choppy... useless.
If the bluetooth is left on, the 101 will eventually freeze when the screen sleeps and cannot be woken up by pressing the power button. The green light stays on when this happens. Pressing the button a few times or holding it in reboots the 101.
After reading all the posts I've come to the conclusion that Archos likely knows about this issue.
Archos, if you're reading this, for the sake of your customers, please admit this is a known issue and let us know if it's fixable and when a possible fix may be available.
I encourage everyone to open a ticket with Archos support.
If you purchased your 101 used and it's been registered by the previous owner, you can register it and the registration will be instantly transferred to you.
Create a support account at archos.com
After you create an account you can add products to your account and submit tickets for them.
Firmware: 2.4.81
Board ver: A101IT-V5
OMAP ver: ES1.2
Boot ver: Unknown / 4.04.000000
My bluetooth device: Jensen WTB210. Works fine with several other android devices.

Rapoo E6300 bluetooth keyboard problems

Not so much Nexus-7 specifically related, as the problem occurs on both my Droid 4 and my Nexus 7, but I hope someone can help me solve this problem:
Starting from a 'clean' situation with the keyboard unpaired to the tablet, I set the keyboard in pairing mode by pressing the 'connect' button until the bluetooth LED starts flashing rapidly.
I then go to the bluetooth settings of one of the above devices, I select the bluetooth keyboard from the 'available devices' list.
My Android device then prompts me to enter a certain passcode on the keyboard, followed by the ENTER key.
I do this and the keyboard successfully registers in the Android device as a paired device.
At this point I am able to use the keyboard without any problems.
However when I turn off the keyboard, or let it go to sleep, and then turn it back on later, the keyboard connects successfully (I can see 'Connected' in the bluetooth settings screen), but it's not possible anymore to enter any text or use any of the keys.
I try reconnecting several times each time turning the keyboard off in between, but alas, nothing helps.
If I 'unpair' the device from my Android device and re-pair it, it works fine again until the next time I turn it off.
Needless to say it's not really a workable solution having to re-pair the keyboard each time I want to use it.
To rule out the Android devices being the culprit, I have tested the same process with another bluetooth keyboard (Logitech DiNovo Edge) and it doesn't have the problem.
However, using the Rapoo keyboard on a colleagues iphone, everything works perfectly.
I've come across other people having this problem, and some say it used to work fine in Android 2.3, but at this moment I haven't got a device with 2.3 on it to test with.
I tested with a colleagues 2.2 Android phone but that one wouldn't even pair.
I will try tonight with my girlfriends 2.3 Moto Defy+ and report back.

Didn't get around to trying this on 2.3 yesterday.
I also sent an email to Rapoo support asking them if they knew any fix for this, and this was what I got in the mailbag this morning:
Dear Customer,
Hello!
Please note that E6300 is specially designed for Ipad.It works with other computers which use Windows or Mac operation system, the shortcut keys for Ipad may be useless.Besides, the only cell phone it supports is Iphone 4 and the the shortcut keys for Ipad may also useless.
Thanks for your support to our products.
Best regards,
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What a bunch of horse dung...

i have the same problem with my nexus 7 and the rapoo 6300.
i allready tried different kernels and roms.
at first i also had to repair the keyboard once it disconnects. (happens quite fast, sometimes after not typing for some seconds, but sometimes it keeps connected and usable for about 10 minutes)
but i figured out that you don´t have to repair it when it disconnects. when it says "connected" but it is not possible to write something, just wait some seconds, and it will work. (at least at my device, stock kernel @ smooth rom)
still very annoying, but i think it shows that there is a solution for this problem.
After some research i found out that some people had this problem since android 4.0. (worked fine at gingerbread)
but i tested the keyboard at a friends nexus s with jellybean miui rom and it worked fine.

gnomedroid said:
After some research i found out that some people had this problem since android 4.0. (worked fine at gingerbread)
but i tested the keyboard at a friends nexus s with jellybean miui rom and it worked fine.
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Another observation, when connected to an Ubuntu 10.04LTS (kernel 2.6.32-44-generic) desktop, the same behavior happens.
To repeat, you can pair the keyboard, and after the first sleep, even when it reconnects (pressing the Connect button helps), it does not generate input events for the desktop either.

Same problem here. Tested with a GNEX and a N10. Even with the latest 4.2.2 it shows the same problem … one sleep and you have to pair again. POS!

Any comments on Nexus 7 with CM or AOSP? I heard these mods use a different keyboard driver...

: I tested with a colleagues 2.2 Android phone but that one wouldn't even pair.
I will try tonight with my girlfriends 2.3 Moto Defy+ and report back.[/QUOTE]
I tested Rapoo e6300 against a HTC desire HD with 2.3.1. No chance: it will not pair. Rapoo can not be used with my N7, it just worked ten minutes after it is paired, and then it starts disconnecting. And no input gets through. Waiting a few seconds have no effect, Bluetooth is basically not working.

Got major connectivity issues with Rapoo E6300 here too on Nexus 7 with SmoothROM 4.4 (Cm based on 4.2.1)
Swapped it for a Rapoo E6100: works great! I did get some issue with reconnecting to Nexus 7 after I tried to pair the keyboard to my HTC
One X (which didnt work at all).
Had to reset the whole connection with nexus, but as long as i dont switch off Bluetooth on the nexus it works fine. Switching off or sleepjng the keybord is fine.
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BT Keyboard Repeating characters when Wifi On

Hi
I found another post of someone with the same question.. But I did some tests, and I want to know If anyone has any ideas.
In Nexus 10, If I pair a bluetooth keyboard and mouse at the same time, with Wifi On, the keyboard starts repeating the keys. This doesnt happens if I pair only the BT keyboard with Wifi ON, or if I pair BT mouse and BT keyboard with Wifi OFF.
If I pair a bluetooth keyboard and connect a USB mouse (via usb OTG) with Wifi ON, everything works fine.
Summary:
BT mouse and BT keyboard / Wifi ON ----> repeating chars.
Only BT Keyboard / Wifi ON ----> works fine
BT mouse and BT keyboard / Wifi OFF ----> works fine
USB mouse and BT keyboard / Wifi ON ----> works fine
All these situations with Nexus 4 ----> works fine
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I think it is an issue with two bluetooth devices paired at the same time with Wifi ON. Maybe some kind of interference between Wifi and Bluetooth.
This is a Nexus 10 with Android 4.2.2.
I then tried all these situations in my LG Nexus 4 (v. 4.2.2.). In every situation, everything works fine, so it should be a problem with the Nexus 10.
I tried an app called "External Keyboard Helper Pro" and it seems to help, but it still repeats chars sometimes and the keyboard starts being veery laggy.
Any ideas?
Thanks.

Please submit this issue to Google
With such a well tested issue as you have here, please file a bug report with Google.
Here is a link to their bug tracking system:
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/list
First search on that system to see if the bug has already been reported. If it has not been reported then click on "New issue" (top left side of the page). You have documented the bug pretty well in your forum post just make sure to identify your device and JB version in the first line as it focuses the bug reviewer.

Problem with with bluetooth and WiFi

I've just gotten a bluetooth keyboard. But I've got a problem with using it on the keyboard when I have WiFi on.
With WiFi off the keyboard works fine, the keypresses are instantaneous. When i enable WiFi however, the keyboard becomes slow, rejects keypresses, and repeats keys. It's mostly visible when the tablet is accessing the internet while I'm typing.
Is this a known issue or a defect component in the tablet? Is there anything i can do to mitigate it?

Beaverman20 said:
I've just gotten a bluetooth keyboard. But I've got a problem with using it on the keyboard when I have WiFi on.
With WiFi off the keyboard works fine, the keypresses are instantaneous. When i enable WiFi however, the keyboard becomes slow, rejects keypresses, and repeats keys. It's mostly visible when the tablet is accessing the internet while I'm typing.
Is this a known issue or a defect component in the tablet? Is there anything i can do to mitigate it?
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Same issue here; there is a thread on Google support about it here: https://groups.google.com/a/[email protected]
My "fix" at this point is to use the 5GHz band on my home wireless -- completely alleviates the problem. Unfortunately this is not a solution for all situations.

btitus said:
Same issue here; there is a thread on Google support about it here: https://groups.google.com/a/[email protected]
My "fix" at this point is to use the 5GHz band on my home wireless -- completely alleviates the problem. Unfortunately this is not a solution for all situations.
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It's "good" to know I'm not the only one having problems. and hearing that using the 5Ghz band fixes the problem could explain why i'm not hearing much about it. I saw that thread. But the relatively small number of people experiencing the issue made me unsure about the cause.
Your comment that using the 5GHz band makes it seem like the problem is interference, which would make it a hardware design fault. That wouldn't bode well for a potential software fix.

Beaverman20 said:
It's "good" to know I'm not the only one having problems. and hearing that using the 5Ghz band fixes the problem could explain why i'm not hearing much about it. I saw that thread. But the relatively small number of people experiencing the issue made me unsure about the cause.
Your comment that using the 5GHz band makes it seem like the problem is interference, which would make it a hardware design fault. That wouldn't bode well for a potential software fix.
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Some people seem to think that it was Android 4.3 that broke bluetooth, however, I had 4.3 on my 1st gen Nexus and my Logitech keyboard worked just fine. Interestingly, I never could get a Microsoft BT mouse to work together with the keyboard -- I'd get the repeated keys, etc, making the combo unusable. When I'm connected on 5GHz with my new Nexus, I can get both KB and mouse to work perfectly together.
I agree, I think it's some kind of interference thing. Maybe it can be fixed with firmware? I don't know -- I find it hard to believe that the hardware alone could be mis-designed to conflict like this. However, I since I don't know specifically how hardware and firmware interact to provide functionality, I'm just guessing as to what's really going on.

btitus said:
Some people seem to think that it was Android 4.3 that broke bluetooth, however, I had 4.3 on my 1st gen Nexus and my Logitech keyboard worked just fine. Interestingly, I never could get a Microsoft BT mouse to work together with the keyboard -- I'd get the repeated keys, etc, making the combo unusable. When I'm connected on 5GHz with my new Nexus, I can get both KB and mouse to work perfectly together.
I agree, I think it's some kind of interference thing. Maybe it can be fixed with firmware? I don't know -- I find it hard to believe that the hardware alone could be mis-designed to conflict like this. However, I since I don't know specifically how hardware and firmware interact to provide functionality, I'm just guessing as to what's really going on.
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I'm certain it's not 4.3. I've tried connecting the keyboard to my phone (which is on 4.3) and it works just fine. With or without WiFi.

Just adding that I have the exact same issue. It can be alleviated to some degree with External Keyboard Helper, but there's still no hope when typing addresses into the address bar of browser (which will perform google searches as you're typing to give you autocompletion results).
It's definitely not simply a 4.3 problem, as I've tested my BT keyboard with a N7v1 that is now on 4.3 and it works perfectly.

SubMatrix said:
Just adding that I have the exact same issue. It can be alleviated to some degree with External Keyboard Helper, but there's still no hope when typing addresses into the address bar of browser (which will perform google searches as you're typing to give you autocompletion results).
It's definitely not simply a 4.3 problem, as I've tested my BT keyboard with a N7v1 that is now on 4.3 and it works perfectly.
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So this basically means that there's just about nothing to do about it. that's a real shame.

Have an issue like this. I like to use my Bluetooth to listen to music. With WiFi off works fine. With WiFi on, Bluetooth cuts in and out and sort of static, also with Bluetooth on, WiFi is much weaker. I can usually get my WiFi signal out in my front yard, hens the reason I wanted to use the Bluetooth to listen to music but found when tried to use it I could no longer get the WiFi out front. As soon as I turn it off though, everything was fine.

My bluetooth keyboard goes bananas whenever I switch on Wifi in the 2.4 GHz frequency band.
My Nexus 7 32-gb was made in september 2013.
I contemplate sending it back.

FWIW 4.4 appears to have fixed all my BT keyboard/mouse/headphone issues with WiFi