Selfie Stick – Bluetooth HID Device on Windows Phone 8.1

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I'm trying to get a "Selfie stick" to work on Windows Phone 8.1.
The Selfie stick is a HID device and is used as a keyboard, when the shutter button is pressed on the stick it sends an "Enter" keystroke to the connected device.

So far for the logic, the problem is that when I try to pair it with my phone it only stays connected for about 5-10 seconds and then disconnects.

I'm new to bluetooth coding and I read that some bluetooth profiles are not supported, is this true for HID keyboards as well?

Thanks,
Peter Larsson

Best Answer

As it is a keyboard, simply handle keyboard events such as KeyDown and check if it is Enter. No need to deal with Bluetooth yourself.

It could be a media key (volume up) as well.

Bluetooth keyboard should stay connected. Try upgrading to Windows 10 Mobile (Fall Creators Update) where more Bluetooth APIs are available.

If it keeps disconnecting, there is not much you can do.

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