connect bluetooth keyboard on android smartphone

With the development of technology and smartphones, we are able to perform more and more tasks with these. The increasingly large keyboards allow us to use them almost like tablets or small computers. More and more people are therefore using their phones as a professional tool, especially for sending emails.

So it can be very interesting to have a bluetooth keyboard so that you can type your texts more easily.

The objective of this article is therefore to you show how to connect a bluetooth keyboard to your Android smartphone.

Advantages of a bluetooth keyboard on Android smartphone

bluetooth keyboard android phone

Before showing you how to connect the keyboard, we quickly remind you of the different advantages of having a bluetooth keyboard on your Android smartphone.

  • Typing speed

You can actually type much faster with your keyboard. The size of the keys on a smartphone being a limiting factor in typing efficiency.

  • Writing accuracy with keyboard

You will make fewer mistakes and therefore be more efficient! As the size of the keys on your keyboard is larger, you will be able to type more precisely.

  • Use keyboard shortcuts

Indeed, if you use a bluetooth keyboard you can then use the shortcuts more commonly used on computer. Here are some examples of known shortcuts:

  1. Touch Ctrl + Esc (or Supp) to open the Android menu
  2. Touch Alt + Tab for switch from one application to another
  3. Touch Ctrl + A for select full text
  4. Touch Ctrl + C for copy text
  5. Touch Ctrl + V for paste text ou a picture
  6. Touch Windows + G for launch Gmail
  7. Touch Windows + Y for launch YouTube
  8. Touch Windows + L to launch the android calendar

You can also control the media such as music or videos, pause, increase or decrease the volume ... etc.

Connect a bluetooth keyboard on an Android smartphone

The procedure to connect your bluetooth keyboard to your phone is very simple. You can connect it like any other bluetooth device. You must therefore activate the bluetooth on your smartphone, turn it on on your keyboard, then make them come into contact:

  • In settings of your Android smartphone, open bluetooth tab and activate it
  • Take your wireless keyboard, see the instructions to turn on the bluetooth if you don't know
  • Activate the pairing mode, if it is not automatic (consult the manual again if you do not know)
  • Take your Android smartphone, then search the list of bluetooth devices identified for the keyboard, then pair it
  • You will probably have a pairing code à enter your keyboard, who go appear on your phone screen
  • And now, voila ! Your bluetooth keyboard is therefore connected to your Android smartphone
  • Quickly test writing a message or in using a keyboard shortcut as explained earlier in the article

Different bluetooth keyboard connection problems on Android

Sometimes the connection is bad between your bluetooth keyboard and your phone. Here are some tips to help you solve your little hassles:

  • If the connection is lost, try to extend the visibility delay from your Android phone or tablet in the bluetooth settings.
  • If you keyboard is in QWERTY while you want a QWERTY keyboard, check the language configuration from your phone. For more details, we advise you to read this article:

Keyboard language change problem on Android

  • If you have recently changed version of android, it is possible that the new update is no longer compatible with your bluetooth keyboard device. It will then be necessary to revert to an old version of Android. We have also written an article on this subject to help you:

How to revert to an older version of Android