Re: Bluetooth Incompatibility with 4.3 Body Count

[thenrik]

Hi:

You might start with this article:
PSA: Android 4.3 Breaks Compatibility With Many Bluetooth Keyboards

Google started a Nexus 7 Support Site:
Google Groups

Here's the thread on Bluetooth problems:
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/nexus/ORce7P9V4qU[1-25-false]

After reading many reports, Paul from Google had the following response on 8/19: "Thanks for the feedback about Bluetooth keyboard compatibility with your new Nexus 7 tablets. We're looking into it." Nothing from Paul since.

About half of the keyboards don't connect at all while the other half suffer repeated keystrokes, gibberish, non-functional with wireless etc. Choose your favorite incompatibility:

Bluetooth Keyboards
Adesso Bluetooth keyboard SN K1304000220 Model WKB-1000SB
Apple Bluetooth Keyboard & Logitech M-RCQ142
Apple Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard (Model A1314)
GEMBIRD KB-BT-001 (Bluetooth 3.0)
Grandmax wireless mini keyboard #KB-BT1L-BK
GYMLE Bluetooth Keyboard
iBUFFALO BSKBB06BK
I-rock Tablet Keyboard
Kensington Bluetooth Keyboard
Logitech 920-003390 Tablet Keyboard for Android 3.0 Plus
Microsoft Bluetooth keyboard 5000
Microsoft Wedge Mobile Keyboard model #1521
Perixx Periboard-805L
Perixx PERIBOARD-806
SHARKK

 

[Deleted User]

My Zagg Flex doesn't work out of the box, but I'm rooted and followed the file deletion instruction posted in one of the bug reports - works perfectly now

 

[dragonfinder1]

I have the Amazon Basics keyboard. It works good but it won't connect automatically. needs to be re-paired each time you turn it on.

 

[eigenvector]

I was eager to become an early adopter of 4.4, assuming that they would have fixed these glaring problems with bluetooth keyboard support.

Very dissappointed to discover that my Nexus 10 still would not work with my Apple Bluetooth keyboard after upgrading.