Nokia Bluetooth Keyboard on Android

One of my oldest pieces of hardware is a trusty Nokia SU-8W Bluetooth Keyboard. I have tried to revive it on an Android 1.6 & 2.0 device with not much luck. However I got it working successfully on a Gingerbread (2.3.4) Google Nexus S.

Pre-requisites

• SU-8W Manual (http://nds1.nokia.com/phones/files/guides/Nokia_SU-8W_Wireless_Keyboard_UG_en.pdf)
• BlueKeyboard JP (https://market.android.com/details?id=elbrain.bluekeyboard.ime)

Steps

1. Install the BlueKeyboard JP from the Android Market
2. Go to Settings > Wireless & Networks > Bluetooth Settings
3. Scan for devices and click to pair the Nokia SU-8W
4. Enter a passcode (I used the highly inventive 0000 combinaton) on the phone and click ‘OK’
5. Enter the same on the SU-8W (need to use green ‘fn’ keys for numbers) and hit enter
6. The phone should show the Nokia SU-8W as paired but not connected
7. Go to Settings > Language & keyboard > BlueKeyboard JP Settings
8. Select the Nokia SU-8W as the keyboard and make any other changes you might need
9. Click the ‘Back’ symbol and tick the option box to enable the ‘BlueKeyboard JP’ keyboard
10. In any data entry field (i.e. GMail) hold the finger on the input box and click ‘Input method’ and select BlueKeyboard JP
11. Wait for the keyboard to connect.

Enjoy !

• Android
• Bluetooth
• Google
• Keyboard
• Wireless