[Android 3.0+, ROOT] USB and Bluetooth Keyboard layout for non-US users

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NOTE: These apps are now more or less obsolete. The new app External Keyboard Helper Pro works on Android 2.3+ and does not require root.





Being swedish and owning a couple of tablets I soon realized using an USB or Bluetooth keyboard wasn't very useful. Even though my Galaxy Tab 8.9 have some support for it when using stock ROM it was still far from perfect.

So I started to tweak the keymaps until I got a perfect setup both for my full size USB keyboard and my smaller Targus iPad bluetooth keyboard.

I realized other might want this aswell and also that the problem is not limited to Swedish/Finnish users so I created an app for it and then expanded it with different version for different layouts.

So far I've made keymaps för Swedish/Finnish, Norwegian, Danish, German and British layouts. For the nordic versions I've also included a special layout made for the nordic version of the Targus iPad/iPad2 bluetooth keyboards (which is the bluetooth keyboard I use myself). I can add more variants if needed, just let me know.

All apps have a demo version that works identically like the full version except for the space bar that always prints a capital "S" on the demo version.

Swedish/Finish layout

• Demo - https://market.android.com/details?i...ymapswefindemo
• Full - https://market.android.com/details?i...d.keymapswefin

Norwegian layout

• Demo - https://market.android.com/details?i....keymapnordemo
• Full - https://market.android.com/details?i...roid.keymapnor

Danish layout

• Demo - https://market.android.com/details?i....keymapdandemo
• Full - https://market.android.com/details?i...roid.keymapdan

German/Austrian layout (QWERTZ)

• Demo - https://market.android.com/details?i...ymapgerausdemo
• Full - https://market.android.com/details?i...d.keymapgeraus

British layout

• Demo - https://market.android.com/details?i....keymapbridemo
• Full - https://market.android.com/details?i...roid.keymapbri

French layout (AZERTY)

• Demo - https://market.android.com/details?i....keymapfredemo
• Full - https://market.android.com/details?i...roid.keymapfre

Belgian layout (AZERTY)

• Demo - https://market.android.com/details?i....keymapbeldemo
• Full - https://market.android.com/details?i...roid.keymapbel

Spanish layout

• Demo - https://market.android.com/details?i....keymapspademo
• Full - https://market.android.com/details?i...roid.keymapspa

Lithuanian layout

• Demo - https://market.android.com/details?i....keymaplitdemo
• Full - https://market.android.com/details?i...roid.keymaplit

NOTE! Only works on rooted devices and at least on the Samsung Galaxy Tab that I have the Samsung Input method is automaticly choosed when it detects a physical keyboard and somehow it tries to fix the keymapping but it has issues like the ALT and CTRL buttons not working. Manually switching to "Android keyboard" will make it use my mappings.

All versions have been updated yesterday and should now support Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.0.2 (was not working in previous version). Also the French Azerty layout was broken in the first version but that should also be fixed in the latest version.

Belgian and Spanish layouts added.

Hi,
I'm using a logitech dinovo mini BT keyboard with my samsung Galaxy Tab P1000. I've tried your demo app for the french layout on my tab with ICS CM9 rom but ait doesn't work.
After launching the app and rebooting, I always have a QWERTY layout when using my BT keyboard. Is there any patch of your app for CM9?
Thank you

Originally Posted by Ikar34

Hi,
I'm using a logitech dinovo mini BT keyboard with my samsung Galaxy Tab P1000. I've tried your demo app for the french layout on my tab with ICS CM9 rom but ait doesn't work.
After launching the app and rebooting, I always have a QWERTY layout when using my BT keyboard. Is there any patch of your app for CM9?
Thank you

I'm using it with CM9 on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9. Did you check the "apply on boot" checkbox? Also you shouldn't need to reboot. Just disconnect the bluetooth keyboard and reconnect it again.

That's it, it works thanks a lot. I upgrade right now to the pro version.

thank you for the post. it's quite helpful. keep it up! you did great

I just bought a usb-adapter to my tab, and this is exactly what I needed!

I purchased the Full Finnish/Swedish version, thank you so much!

I have a bluetooth keyboard that its like apple's bluetooth keyboard layoult, tryed using your app on trial and could get it to work (change to international US and stuff, and didn't work). It changed the way it behaves, but I couldn't get a "ç" for instance. My keyboard on my computer has the same layoult (sony vaio), from US, and I use the international US version here in Brazil and it works flawlessly.

Any ideas?

using this (http://dx.com/81-key-slim-portable-r...rd-black-45253) keyboard with GSII running CM9 4.04

If you help me solving this, i would be happy to buy the app

thx