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Originally Posted by cheyennedonna
Do you mean a wireless keyboard? I'm not sure a Bluetooth dongle would work with the edge, since it would need drivers and a Bluetooth stack installed. I have tried a Microsoft wireless keyboard with a USB transmitter - it works but when I plug in the transmitter all my desktop widgets blink off then reload.
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A number of forums and blog posts disagree about the problem and the solution. I gather that bluetooth keyboards are supported by "default" in Android versions greater then 2.0 and only if the particular Android device elected to include the Bluetooth HID driver. Otherwise there are some third party drivers that are hit-or-miss for hardware compatibility, though some are reported working on Android 1.5.
So, directly connecting a Bluetooth keyboard is not (yet) supported for the edge. It looks like we're stuck with it until we get a newer version of Android. Only bluetooth headsets seem to be supported now.
I have a mini bluetooth keyboard, and the edge scans and sees it, goes through the motions of connecting/pairing, but doesn't really connect.
The wireless keyboards that use a USB dongle specific to the keyboard should work if the dongle only shows itself as a USB keyboard to the edge. I wouldn't expect the generic bluetooth dongles to work.
I just ran across this
Freedom Pro Bluetooth keyboard page which includes a driver. It may or may not work with other keyboards. I may try it later.