I need to set up my android tab to act as a keyboard for my raspberry pi 2 b+. I have the 7 inch touchscreen mount on the raspberry pi already so I don't need a display. I also have a USB to micro USB coming out of the pi and into the tablet to connect them. Is there any way of setting it up?
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Your looking for a way of using a the keyboard built into your tablet as keyboard for the Pi? I can't see that working. I think you should give something like VNC Viewer a look.– Darth Vader ♦Apr 4, 2016 at 15:01
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Is that an app on android or the pi. Sorry I am pretty new to the raspberry pi.– TheRoyalBurgerApr 4, 2016 at 18:06
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Hi just looked at VNC, it's good but are there any ways of using the USB to Micro USB for the keyboard– TheRoyalBurgerApr 4, 2016 at 18:15
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The simple answer: No, a stock android device cannot act as a keyboard.
Complex answer: According to this this question you can modify the kernel on some android devices to make it act as a HID device and be a keyboard.
The code is on github.
I would not recommend it unless you have experience rooting your tablet and running non-stock android on it. Get a cheap USB keyboard.
