Hi William, thanks for your information. To set up WiFi, let's say the
tablet is paired with the Bluetooth keyboard; once the tablet finds my
network, can the password or key be typed into the keyboard, or does this
need to be done on the tablet's virtual keyboard? By the way, the keyboard
I have is made by IDEA USA; I don't know if you've heard of this company but
they sell through Amazon; it's the keyboard that comes with a universal
tablet stand. Thanks.
Peter
-----Original Message-----
From: William Brandes
Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2016 1:16 PM
To: vi-kindle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vi-kindle] Re: using Bluetooth with the Fire
hi peter. i have an anchor bluetooth keyboard. i got it from amazon
for about $20.
it's a small footprint keyboard, made of aluminum, with a battery
(rechargeable) that lasts forever.
it has keyboard layout options for ios/windows and android which would
be the kindle fire.
finding bluetooth pairing on the kindle fire is found by doing a
two-finger swipe from the top of the home page, tapping on settings,
then wireless, and, then on bluetooth. from there just follow what you
hear. you will need to type in a key, so, a sighted person doing this
would be a plus.
for the kindle fire, the keyboard layout is an android layout. so, i
had to muck around to find the proper keystrokes for tabbing, deleting
and such. but, when it comes to typing it's the same as any other
full-size keyboard.
it makes typing much easier than using the virtual keyboard in my
estimation.
again, you will probably need a sighted person to originally pair the
keyboard to the fire.
you will need to do this just once, it will pair automatically in the
future when you turn on the keyboard with the kindle fire running.
you probably would like someone to read the keyboard instructions,
since it gives the proper key sequence to switch from the three
possible operating systems.
really easy, but, you need to know how to get the keyboard to android.
i have two of these keyboards. one for my fire and the other for my
windows tablet.
stay well ... william
On 12/31/16, Peter Russillo <plrussillo@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi list, I am Peter Russillo; I just received my Fire HD 8 tablet. Now I
want to eventually pair it with a Bluetooth keyboard. Since this will be my
first time with Bluetooth, what can be done on the Bluetooth keyboard when
it's paired with the Fire, and what things can't be done with it while
interacting with the tablet? Please enlighten me on Bluetooth and what can
and cannot be done using that kind of keyboard. Thanks.
Peter
