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Help Bluetooth Dongle, will it work?

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I purchased a Bluetooth keyboard for my android tablet, but neglected to make sure my tablet had Bluetooth capabilities. I've done some research, but all the threads lead to a USB Bluetooth Dongle.

What I know so far:
- It has a higher chance if Bluetooth drivers are pre-installed on your tablet. So I installed an application that is meant to be a shortcut to the Bluetooth menu, I tried two and neither of them brought me to a Bluetooth menu.
- The kernel needs to have Bluetooth files, I don't know how to check this, but in the event you do, my tablet is a DragonTouch Y88x, running Android KitKat 4.4.3. The kernel version is 3.4.39, ldj@Exdroid #24, Thu Oct 13 09:59:29 CST 2015

If you wonder what the model of keyboard it is an X-group Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard with Multi Touchpad(link brings you to it's amazon page).

Thanks for any help
 
I purchased a Bluetooth keyboard for my android tablet, but neglected to make sure my tablet had Bluetooth capabilities. I've done some research, but all the threads lead to a USB Bluetooth Dongle.

What I know so far:
- It has a higher chance if Bluetooth drivers are pre-installed on your tablet. So I installed an application that is meant to be a shortcut to the Bluetooth menu, I tried two and neither of them brought me to a Bluetooth menu.
- The kernel needs to have Bluetooth files, I don't know how to check this, but in the event you do, my tablet is a DragonTouch Y88x, running Android KitKat 4.4.3. The kernel version is 3.4.39, ldj@Exdroid #24, Thu Oct 13 09:59:29 CST 2015

If you wonder what the model of keyboard it is an X-group Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard with Multi Touchpad(link brings you to it's amazon page).

Thanks for any help

If the tablet doesn't have Bluetooth, it's highly unlikely there's any BT drivers and or BT menus in the manufacturer's firmware build for this device. And to add them, think you'd have to have a custom kernel with them, or a complete custom firmware build, that included BT support. And to find firmware, this tablet is Allwinner A33 based, so there might be custom ROM stuff over on XDA Devs you could try with it. Good luck!
 
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