Using a Sailfish device as a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse

[a1astair]

Hi,

I have a Planet Computers Gemini with Sailfish loaded as the only OS.

Has anyone considered developing a Sailfish application similar to the following Android app?

play.google.com

Bluetooth Keyboard & Mouse

Turn your Android device into a serverless Bluetooth Remote Keyboard & Mouse...

Free

It effectively turns your phone/tablet into a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse that can be used with any Windows/Mac/Linux system.

As the Gemini has a physical keyboard, this would be a rather nice app to run on it.

Unfortunately, the Gemini version of Sailfish does not support using Android apps, so we would need a native Sailfish version of the aforementioned Android app.

Thanks,

Alastair

[nas]

@a1astair

Unfortunately, the Gemini version of Sailfish does not support using Android apps, so we would need a native Sailfish version of the aforementioned Android app.

Davlik does not support direct bluetooth access which is needed for something like that:

Will bluetooth ever work in Aliendalvik?

I meant to say AndroidApp Support, not Alien Dalvik, the title led me astray. But if you’re asking in general why would that market need any kind of Android support, well, it’s just my guess, but let’s be realistic, Jolla is lacking in terms of applications, be it in numbers, or quality. Sure they could develop their in-house products, but that would require time and workforce that they’re maybe lacking at the moment? Again, this is all just pure speculation on my part.

I would like to see an App like that!

[Seven.of.nine]

Good idea, I like it, e.g. for using the Sailfish phone as a BT keyboard for a Raspberry PI, or in general, to always have a BT keyboard in the handbag/pocket.

[fingus]

I use SailfishConnect for this Purpose:

https://openrepos.net/content/r1tschy/sailfish-connect

[deloptes]

Unfortunately it seems it is not using BT.

[scharelc]

Such an app existed for Maemo: Bluemaemo - maemo.org wiki

A similar topic has been discussed on TJC: Would it be possible to use my phone as a touchpad? - together.jolla.com

I remember myself trying (unsuccessfully) to implement such an app. I failed due to the lack of accessability of the lower level Bluetooth profiles.
Meanwhile many things have changed on the Sailfish Bluetooth stack. But I can’t tell if it would be technically possible.

Personally I do not have the time to hack around.

[deloptes]

Well Maemo had Bluez4 and Sailfish has Bluez5

[attah]

Don’t confuse Bluez with Bluetooth.

[a1astair]

Thanks - I just tried this and unfortunately it only allows me to use the on-screen keyboard and not the physical keyboard on my Gemini.