The software required to make this work with Android is easy to side-load onto the phone, but when you attempt the required activation, it replies: "Activation failed. Please retry before using this software. Application will now close." It does this every time you attempt to start the program. A quick google search of this message reveals that it may be because the Chinese manufacturer has not paid the necessary licensing fees to use the code contained in the software. So that leaves the Android user of this keyboard pretty much s.o.l.Further reading on the matter revealed a work-around that may work for some. Uninstall the software and attempt to pair with the standard bluetooth. When prompted for code on the phone, enter "0000" and press "OK" then enter "0000" and press Enter on the phone, which will then allow it to pair& connect for this one session. So far, I have had to do this every time I want to connect the keyboard to my phone.
My recommendation is to avoid this keyboard if you are purchasing it to pair with an Android phone.
UPDATE: After 3 times of having to enter the "0000" stuff each time I connected to my phone, it began connecting OK without it. I'm updating my recommendation to 3 stars. If the customize able software worked to allow programming the function keys, I would give this 5-stars!
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