USB Keyboard on Windows Pc
Developed By: pelya
License: Free
Rating: 3,2/5 - 2.399 votes
Last Updated: December 23, 2023
App Details
| Version |
1.16 |
| Size |
6.7 MB |
| Release Date |
November 03, 15 |
| Category |
Tools Apps |
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App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (2)]
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What's New:
Added built-in keyboard, that should work on all devices. [see more]
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Description from Developer:
Turn your Android device into USB keyboard/mouse for your PC.
You will need to install custom kernel to your Android device, that will add keyboard+mouse functions to it's USB... [read more]
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About this app
On this page you can download USB Keyboard and install on Windows PC. USB Keyboard is free Tools app, developed by pelya. Latest version of USB Keyboard is 1.16, was released on 2015-11-03 (updated on 2023-12-23). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 500,000. Overall rating of USB Keyboard is 3,2. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 2,399 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 833 users had rated it 1*.
How to install USB Keyboard on Windows?
Instruction on how to install USB Keyboard on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop
In this post, I am going to show you how to install USB Keyboard on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...
Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.
[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.
Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.
If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!
Step By Step Guide To Install USB Keyboard using BlueStacks
- Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
- Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
- Once installed, click "USB Keyboard" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D
[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more
[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.
How to install USB Keyboard on Windows PC using NoxPlayer
- Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
- Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
- The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "USB Keyboard" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.
Discussion
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Turn your Android device into USB keyboard/mouse for your PC.
You will need to install custom kernel to your Android device, that will add keyboard+mouse functions to it's USB port, this app is used to send key and mouse events. You will also need root.
No driver installation is needed for your PC.
It will work inside BIOS, inside bootloader, with any OS, and with any hardware that has USB socket - PC, Mac, Xbox, Chromebook, even other Android devices through USB Host adapter.
Supported devices:
Nexus 7 2012 WiFi - flash kernel inside this app
If your Nexus 7 is not rooted - follow installation instructions here: https://github.com/pelya/android-keyboard-gadget
Nexus 7 2013 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2809979
LG G2 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2725023
LG G2 with Cyanogenmod 12.0: https://github.com/pelya/android-keyboard-gadget/tree/master/lg-g2
Nexus 5 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2551441 or http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2527130 or https://github.com/pelya/android-keyboard-gadget/tree/master/nexus5-hammerhead-android-5.0
Nexus 4 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2548872 or http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2858561
Sony Ericsson phones - http://legacyxperia.github.io/
Moto G: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2634745 or http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2786336
Moto E: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2931985
Moto G 2014: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3085277
Moto G4 Play: https://github.com/pelya/android-keyboard-gadget/tree/master/motorola-G4-Play
Moto X Style (Pure) 2015: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3554226
OnePlus One: http://sourceforge.net/projects/namelessrom/files/bacon/
Galaxy S4: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2590246 - you have to enable it in the included STweaks app
Galaxy Note 2: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2231374
Ideos X5: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616956
Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2937173
Xperia Z Ultra: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3066748
Redmi 1S: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2998620
Redmi 3S: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3667804
Galaxy Ace 2: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2793420
Xiaomi MI3: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3093399
Galaxy Note 4: http://www.echoerom.com/ael-kernels/
Zenfone 2 ZE551ML: https://github.com/pelya/android-keyboard-gadget/blob/master/asus-Zenfone-2-ZE551ML/boot.img?raw=true
Xperia Z5 Premium E6853: https://github.com/pelya/android-keyboard-gadget/blob/master/sony-xperia-z5p/boot.img?raw=true
Xperia Z5 Compact: https://github.com/pelya/android-keyboard-gadget/blob/master/sony-z5c/boot.img?raw=true
Xperia SP: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-sp/development/kernel-helium-v1-t3251298
Redmi 2: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3325044
Redmi Note 3: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3439626
Galaxy Tab 2: https://github.com/pelya/android-keyboard-gadget/blob/master/compiled/Samsung_Galaxy_Tab_2-espresso3g_LINEAGE-13.0/boot.img
Other devices: you will have to compile the kernel yourself, using this patch: https://github.com/pelya/android-keyboard-gadget/blob/master/kernel-3.4.patch
Works best with Hacker's Keyboard.
If you compiled the kernel for any device not listed here - contact me, I'll add your kernel to the list.
Experimental remote control functionality is available, with live camera feed, using built-in VNC server.
This feature requires to run VNC client on the other PC or Android device. There are many VNC clients for PC and Android, that can be downloaded from Google Play.
All sources are available at the github page listed above.
Added built-in keyboard, that should work on all devices.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
