Using the Smart Remote on other devices (linux/android)

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mad_ady
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Using the Smart Remote on other devices (linux/android)

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I wonder if the Smart Remote can be used as a general purpose input on other devices over bluetooth.
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The problem is - on other system the remote doesn't always show up as discoverable, and when it does I was unable to pair with it. I was thinking of spoofing my TV (broadcasting the same name from my PC), so that the remote would try to pair...

When the remote is shown it does expose a HID profile (though I was unable to connect to it)...

My goal is to turn it into a mouse - ideally to be used with an android device...

Any ideas of success/failure stories about this?
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Re: Using the Smart Remote on other devices (linux/android)

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mad_ady wrote: Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:26 am My goal is to turn it into a mouse - ideally to be used with an android device...

Any ideas of success/failure stories about this?
Should work. You only would have to reverse and write driver :) Good luck :)
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Re: Using the Smart Remote on other devices (linux/android)

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I was hoping it would act as a standard HID device/mouse/keyboard combo. Why would Samsung go out of their way and reinvent the wheel? Oh, wait - I forgot we're talking about Samsung... :)
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