I‘ve got my FreedomPro Bluetooth Keyboard working with my unrooted Evo!!!!
The keyboard company makes drivers for android phones. I had tried them previously, but couldn‘t get ‘em to work. Well apparently, I just didn‘t mess with it enough.It‘s working great now!!!!!
In fact, this entire post is being done with my bluetooth keyboard paired to my Evo!
I still have some small problems, like at random times, the keyboard will suddenly switch into Korean characters. This requires me going back and re-selecting English in my Language setting on the phone.
Also, I‘m not quite used to the placement of the up arrow key in relation to the shift key. I‘ve been hitting the up arrow a lot instead of the shift which is frustrating... but considering the size of the folding keyboard, I can‘t complain.
The touch screen on the Evo makes it really easy to go back and move the cursor on the screen. Arrow keys really aren‘t needed all that often.
Selecting specific text is kinda tough, but then again, it‘s tough on the Evo without a keyboard.
The Freedom Pro Keyboard has a built-in detachable stand for cellphones. I didn‘t think I‘d use it, what with the Evo‘s kickstand, but I find myself liking the stand. It‘s more stable than the kickstand.
What really surprised me is that the Freedom Pro‘s application buttons are working. From my keyboard, I hit one button and go immediately to my calendar or my homescreen! You can also assign your Function keys to start specific apps!
I‘m not getting any lag while typing at all. I‘ve heard from someone that if you leave the keyboard idle for more than ten minutes, it‘ll log you out and you‘ve got to go thru pairing again... but I haven‘t apparently stopped typing for that long.
Now, don‘t get me wrong, my Freedom Pro keyboard isn‘t the perfect symbiosis. there‘s that switching to Korean at random times, the difficulty of the android OS to select specific text... but all in all, I think having the touchscreen and keyboard demonstrates the future of computing... especially if we are ever able to push all screen data out thru the HDMI port on the Evo.
Here's an interesting thing... there are specially assigned function keys already set up with the keyboard. From my keyboard, I can skip away from this internet window to the Music player on the Evo, choose a previously downloaded podcast or MP3, play/pause/change volume and then skip back to this screen to continue my editing. ALL FROM MY BLUETOOTH KEYBOARD!
The keyboard company makes drivers for android phones. I had tried them previously, but couldn‘t get ‘em to work. Well apparently, I just didn‘t mess with it enough.It‘s working great now!!!!!
In fact, this entire post is being done with my bluetooth keyboard paired to my Evo!
I still have some small problems, like at random times, the keyboard will suddenly switch into Korean characters. This requires me going back and re-selecting English in my Language setting on the phone.
Also, I‘m not quite used to the placement of the up arrow key in relation to the shift key. I‘ve been hitting the up arrow a lot instead of the shift which is frustrating... but considering the size of the folding keyboard, I can‘t complain.
The touch screen on the Evo makes it really easy to go back and move the cursor on the screen. Arrow keys really aren‘t needed all that often.
Selecting specific text is kinda tough, but then again, it‘s tough on the Evo without a keyboard.
The Freedom Pro Keyboard has a built-in detachable stand for cellphones. I didn‘t think I‘d use it, what with the Evo‘s kickstand, but I find myself liking the stand. It‘s more stable than the kickstand.
What really surprised me is that the Freedom Pro‘s application buttons are working. From my keyboard, I hit one button and go immediately to my calendar or my homescreen! You can also assign your Function keys to start specific apps!
I‘m not getting any lag while typing at all. I‘ve heard from someone that if you leave the keyboard idle for more than ten minutes, it‘ll log you out and you‘ve got to go thru pairing again... but I haven‘t apparently stopped typing for that long.
Now, don‘t get me wrong, my Freedom Pro keyboard isn‘t the perfect symbiosis. there‘s that switching to Korean at random times, the difficulty of the android OS to select specific text... but all in all, I think having the touchscreen and keyboard demonstrates the future of computing... especially if we are ever able to push all screen data out thru the HDMI port on the Evo.
Here's an interesting thing... there are specially assigned function keys already set up with the keyboard. From my keyboard, I can skip away from this internet window to the Music player on the Evo, choose a previously downloaded podcast or MP3, play/pause/change volume and then skip back to this screen to continue my editing. ALL FROM MY BLUETOOTH KEYBOARD!
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Thanks for the post.
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