When you are doing works on your mobile phone or need to input lots of text on the mobile phone, do you think the virtual keyboard of your mobile phone is too slow and inefficient to type? Don't worry, the AirDroid Remote Keyboard (AirIME) is the solution for you!
AirDroid Remote Keyboard (AirIME) can replace the Bluetooth keyboard, and it allows you to use the physical keyboard of the computer to type texts on the mobile phone directly. With AirDroid Remote Keyboard, you can input texts faster and more efficiently, greatly improving work efficiency in some scenarios!
How to use AirDroid Remote Keyboard (AirIME) to type texts on the phone through a physical keyboard of the computer?
Enable AirDroid Remote Keyboard (AirIME) through AirDroid Remote Control -- it allows you to use the desktop keyboard to type on your phone while using the mouse to remote control your phone.
1. Open AirDroid Personal Desktop Client
2. Click the Remote Control icon (the third icon on the left menu bar)
3. Select the phone that you want to remote type
4. Click the Remote Control button
5. Once connected, the AirDroid Remote Keyboard will get ready automatically. Just click a textbox on your phone then you will be able to use the computer's keyboard to type on your phone.
If your device didn't get the Non-Root authority, you should connect your phone to a computer with a USB cable. Here is the Non-Root setup instruction for your reference: How to run Non-Root setup for your Android devices?
Enable AirDroid Remote Keyboard (AirIME) directly -- it only allows you to use the desktop keyboard to type on your phone.
1. Open AirDroid Personal Desktop Client
2. Click the Remote Control icon (the third icon on the left menu bar)
3. Select the phone that you want to type remotely
4. Click the AirIME button
NOTE:
If your device doesn't get the Non-Root authority, you will get a reminder message with "Start Non-Root authority" and "Skip". You can run the Non-Root setup to enable AirDroid Keyboard automatically, or you can skip it and enable AirDroid Keyboard manually in Language & input on your phone.
- If you click on "Start Non-Root authority", it will start to run a Non-Root setup which required connect your device to your computer via USB cable. Here is the Non-Root setup instruction for your reference: How to run Non-Root setup for your Android devices?
- If you click on "Skip", you should enable AirDroid Keyboard manually on your phone. (settings and paths might differ from those of your phone: go Settings > Additional settings > Language > input > Click Manage keyboards > Enable AirDroid Keyboard > Back to Language > input page > Click Current Keyboard > Change to AirDroid Keyboard)
5. Once connected, click a textbox on your phone, and a reminder message "AirDroid keyboard Ready" will appear, then you will be able to use the computer's keyboard to type on your phone.
In this way, the input text will not show on the computer screen. It will be sent to your phone directly.
Frequently Asked Question:
1. When I click remote control, there is a reminder message" Run Non-Root Setup", what should I do?
If you got this message, it means your devices didn't get the Non-Root authority. Here is the Non-Root setup instruction for your reference: How to run Non-Root setup for your Android devices?
2. What should I do when I got the reminder message "AirIME is off"?
You may get this message in two ways:
①If there is a message "Tap an input field on the phone", it means you didn't enter a textbox on your phone, click a textbox on your phone, then you will be able to use the computer's keyboard to type on your phone.
②If there is a message "Turn on", it means the current keyboard on the phone is not AirDroid. Please change your current keyboard to the AirDroid keyboard on your phone. (Settings > Additional settings > Language > input > Click Manage keyboards > Enable AirDroid Keyboard > Back to Language > input page > Click Current Keyboard > Change to AirDroid Keyboard)
3. When I use the computer's keyboard to type, there is no text appear. What should I do?
If you use AirIME only without enabling AirDroid Remote Control, the text that you type on the computer will be sent to your phone directly, and it will not be shown on the computer. If you hope to see the content on the computer, you are recommended to use the AirIME through AirDroid Remote Control.
4. How to turn off AirDroid Keyboard or switch to another keyboard?
You can click the keyboard icon near the message "AirDroid Keyboard Ready" to switch to another keyboard or go to your phone settings to change the current keyboard to another one.