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  • November 24, 2019 at 11:29 pm #38524
    johnbarryjohnbarry
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      i am posting this on my tv, using the stick. tisa a bit tricky with on screen keyboard. tips and pointers welcome in all aspects of the fire stick.

      Cheers
      John

      November 25, 2019 at 9:32 am #38527
      blacklion1725blacklion1725
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        You can get the Fire App on your phone John – makes typing/input a lot easier.

        November 25, 2019 at 9:42 am #38528
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          The Best Firestick Keyboards and How to Pair Them

          How about a wireless keyboard ?

          November 25, 2019 at 10:01 am #38530
          blacklion1725blacklion1725
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            Only issue with wireless keyboards is they need to use a usb dongle via OTG, and since the usb on the fire is also the power input this means another device is needed like a usb hub. It is a common niggle on all the sticks (Roku, NowTV too).

            November 25, 2019 at 12:23 pm #38531
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              Well I haven’t got a fire stick because I have a smart TV but my link says it has built in bluetooth, why would it need an extra dongle ?

              November 25, 2019 at 1:09 pm #38533
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                If you have an old model without bluetooth then a new 4K HDR fire TV stick is £30 from Argos 😁

                November 25, 2019 at 6:36 pm #38541
                blacklion1725blacklion1725
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                  Wheels-Of-Fire wrote:

                  Well I haven’t got a fire stick because I have a smart TV but my link says it has built in bluetooth, why would it need an extra dongle ?

                  sorry didn’t realise they were bluetooth – not seen a fire-compatible bluetooth keyboard before – all the ones I’ve seen on Amazon are RF.  If there are then happy days.

                  November 25, 2019 at 8:31 pm #38545
                  johnbarryjohnbarry
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                    thanks all

                    it is from argos 19.95 it has bluetooth and i have a bluetooth keyboard, i forgot till you said. i dont app on my mobile, only been on the net once. i am using the keyboard on me tablet for this post, will try on the fire.

                    nice one thanks for the tips

                    Cheers
                    John

                    November 26, 2019 at 12:19 am #38557
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                      Let us know if it works 😁

                      November 26, 2019 at 9:25 am #38559
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                        “not seen a fire-compatible bluetooth keyboard before ”

                        There are a number of BT capable mini keyboards, and are the only ones I use with Pi. You do however need to check as the vendors just say wireless. Sometimes this means BT, sometimes not. The Rii brand seems fairly reasonable, and I have not had any pairing failures.

                        November 26, 2019 at 10:07 am #38560
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                          thanks Ed it was more that I was under the impression the Fire was fussy what you could pair with it – be it remotes, keyboards or whatever. A mate has had mine for a while so been a while since I had a play.

                          November 26, 2019 at 10:45 am #38561
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                            The link I provided is inaccurate in its writeup for the ipazz port keyboard, it says it has a built in remote that is very similar to the firestick remote, in fact it IS the firestick remote ! The keyboard comes with a silicone sleeve that holds the keyboard on one side and the remote on the other 😁

                            November 27, 2019 at 9:59 am #38582
                            johnbarryjohnbarry
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                              Graham I am using a bluetooth keyboard with the stick. on pressing enter the on scren keyboard pops up. When you use keyboard cursor it moves the on screen cursor not the one that follows as you type. A few niggles hopefully I can sort them, at least bluetooth keyboard works.

                              Cheers
                              John

                              November 27, 2019 at 1:03 pm #38583
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                                Yay 😁

                                November 27, 2019 at 1:36 pm #38584
                                blacklion1725blacklion1725
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                                  I think if you “up arrow” till you go past the top row of the on-screen keyboard and in to the text-entry row on the screen, then the left/right cursor arrows should behave as you want. From memory it is not obvious but seem to recall it works.

                                  November 27, 2019 at 7:10 pm #38594
                                  johnbarryjohnbarry
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                                    cheers blacklion I will look into it.

                                    Cheers
                                    John

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