Keyboard and mouse on Android?

Sinecura · Oct 3, 2020

I've installed the Game Pass on my Galaxy Tab S6, and I´ve tried running in both DeX mode and tablet mode, and none of these support my bluetooth keyboard and mouse? I´ve tried looking around to see if there is any way to enable this, but so far I haven't
had any success? Is it just me whos not looking in the right places? Or is there really no support for keyboard and mouse on android? I was thinking there would be, since the Cloud Gaming services now support PCs as well, so the games should be optimized for
this. If it is not a possibility to play without a controller, does anyone know if XBox plans on implementing this in the near future? Otherwise I'll most likely cancle my sub and go play on GeForce Now or some other streaming app which supports mouse and
keyboard, not a big fan of controllers

Thanks in advance for your time and answers

:)

Obsessive Power

Hi,

Probably won't be a thing until Microsoft make their streaming service available to PCs as well. The promotional material is all about android devices, with phones more specifically than tablets. I tested the Cloud gaming beta with my Galaxy Tab S4 tablet
rather than my phone. The streaming service was quite good on a bigger screen.

Since most will use their phone, there won't be much call for keyboard and mouse support. I don't think they have any plans until the service is brought to PC (which hasn't been confirmed either).

I've also tried out the GeForce Experience, it's pretty good. Only problem is a lot of of big publishers have blacklisted their games from the service.

Nixelplex

I like the idea of supporting Keyboard and Mouse for the android OS. Have you tried using a controller? I have found that most games work great with the controller on android/Xcloud.

DeniqL

Hi Jim, I'm Luis a Xbox user just like you. Thanks for reaching out us here. The Android app is optimized for use with a Bluetooth gamepad. You can use an external mouse and keyboard but you might encounter compatibility issues such as a double mouse cursor, jerky mouse movement, or incorrect keyboard mappings.

LegoNinja187

Ok, so firstly you should be able to just plug in the mouse/keyboard USB and use it (if they are supported) you shouln't need an adapter to use mouse and keyboard on Xbox One since mouse and keyboard support has been added.

Secondly I'm not aware of black ops 4 supporting mouse and keyboard use on console, so if the developers have not enabled mouse and keyboard support on Xbox One, then using an adapter to be able to use your mouse and keyboard will be considered cheating.

SA1NT 0F LI3S

There are some games that are compatible with a mouse and keyboard. Not all games available on the Xbox are compatible with a mouse and keyboard.

For more information, please visit: https://beta.support.xbox.com/help/hardware-network/accessories/mouse-keyboard

Keyboard and mouse on Android?