How to use your Android phone as a PS3 Bluetooth keyboard

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Thanks to an app that turns an Android phone into a more universal Bluetooth device, it is possible to control a PS3 with your Android phone as though it were a Bluetooth remote control. The connection allows the phone to be used as a virtual keyboard for entering text, and it even has a touchscreen trackpad for moving the cursor in the PS3's web browser.

The app, BlueputDroid, is in beta form right now, and is still a bit tricky to use, as the list of supported Android phones is not exhaustive, some of the phones require custom firmware and once you get the app installed, there are technical hoops to work through. A list of believed supported and unsupported devices can be found on XDA-developers.com, where the app was introduced. It also has details on how to download the app for those who own a compatible Android handset.

The independent developer has tested it out on the Nexus One, HTC Wildfire, and LG Optimus One - all with rooted firmwares. He was not able to get it working on the Optimus One.

BlueputDroid is the first app to allow a smartphone to pair up with the PS3 as an input device. There have been other Bluetooth apps for Android that more flexibility in syncing the phone to a computer, but this is the first working app for PS3 connectivity. If the dev can further refine the process and expand compatibility, we'll welcome the chance to use our phones to input PSN info or type in URLs - beats having a real keyboard tethered to your system, hm?

Source: http://www.gamesradar.com/android/android/news/how-to-use-your-android-phone-as-a-ps3-bluetooth-keyboard/a-2011022817373593010/g-2010100713224725044

[DPyro]

Is there a similar app for iPhone/iPod touch? That would be pretty cool.

[still1]

any similar app for blackberry... that would be cool....

[DPyro]

Think I found something for iPhone/iPod touch :p

http://www.weblooks.ch/webe-plus/

[Minifig]

I must be lucky in the fact that I plug a USB keyboard into my PS3 and it works just fine.. :unsure:

[still1]

  On 02/03/2011 at 02:01, Minifig said:

I must be lucky in the fact that I plug a USB keyboard into my PS3 and it works just fine.. :unsure:

isnt that true for all ps3?

[AbandonedTrolley]

  On 02/03/2011 at 02:15, still1 said:

isnt that true for all ps3?

Yup pretty much, it's just a case that some people I guess don't want a big keyboard by their side and would prefer using a mobile phone to type.