usb/bluetooth keyboards for WP7

[anon(5329037)]

Evening.

I read recently that WP7 doesn't support bluetooth or usb (adapted) keyboards. Is this still true in Mango?

Does anyone have a workaround or similar if so? It would be impossibly useful.

Thanks in advance.

 

[TheWeeBear]

Good evening CjEggett, well mine certainly still doesn't connect via bluetooth even with Mango.
(Microsoft bluetooth keyboard)

Still an unsupported profile in the bluetooth stack as far as I know.

 

[anon(5329037)]

Cheers. Odd that it would be unsupported with the MS Office intergration. Feels kind of basic. Any suggestion that we'll get usb/bluetooth keyboard support in the future?

I'm planning to move from a N900 and deciding what I can live without.

 

[TheWeeBear]

No idea i'm afraid what bluetooth profiles are planned for the future CjEggett.

Wouldn't mind a file transfer profile myself.

Yes BT on WP7 is currently very basic.

Windows Phone supports the following Bluetooth user profiles:

?Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP 1.3)
?Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP 1.0)
?Hands Free Profile (HFP 1.5)
?Headset Profile (HSP 1.1)
?Phone Book Access Profile (PBAP 1.0)

That's your lot.