Key Board Shortcuts for Android KitKat

Keyboard Shortcuts for iREVO Smart PC & Smart TV Box!

We are back again with keyboard shortcuts for iREVO KitKat Based boxes.

A. ANDROID HOME SCREEN SHORTCUT KEYS
Ctrl+Esc - Home screen context menu
Ctrl+N - Nova Launcher settings
Ctrl+M - Manage Apps in Settings
Ctrl+P - Settings, main system settings menu
Ctrl+S - Store, Google Play Store
Ctrl+W - Wallpaper manager
Alt+Spacebar - Opens Android search screen; sends to default browser
Alt+Tab (Alt+Shift+Tab) - App Switcher, hold down Alt key
Ctrl+Alt+Delete - Reboots instantly

B. GLOBAL APP SHORTCUTS ON WINDOWS KEYBOARD SUCH AS LOGITECH K400r
WindowsKEY+A - Calculator, open or switch to
WindowsKEY+B - Browser, open or switch to
WindowsKEY+C - Contacts, open or switch to
WindowsKEY+E - Email, open or switch to
WindowsKEY+L - Calendar, open or switch to
WindowsKEY+P - Music app, open or switch to
WindowsKEY+Spacebar = Opens Android search screen; sends to default browser

C. ANDROID DEFAULT BROWSER SHORTCUT KEYS

NAVIGATION
Esc - Go back, dismiss
Ctrl+Left Arrow - Back to previous page
Ctrl+Right Arrow - Forward to next page
Reload Page - Ctrl+R

SCROLLING
Spacebar, Page Down - Scroll down a frame
Shift+Spacebar, Page Up - Scroll up a frame

ARROW KEYS FOCUS ON THE PAGE ELEMENTS
Up Arrow - Move up one element
Down Arrow - Move down element
Left Arrow - Move left one element
Right Arrow - Move right one element

WHERE IS THE SUPPORT FOR THE HOME AND END KEYs? Mine don't work!
PageDown and PageUp keys will work if available

ADDRESS BAR
Ctrl+L - Shift focus to the address bar (doesn't always work)
Arrow keys move focus within navigation bar area; Spacebar/Enter selects

TABS
Ctrl+N - Open a new tab
Ctrl+T - Open a new tab
Ctrl+W - Close current tab,if last tab, return to Home screen
Ctrl+Tab - Switch to the next tab
Ctrl+Shift+Tab - Switch to the previous tab
Ctrl+1 through 8 - Switch to the specific tab

SEARCH/TEXT
Ctrl+F - Open the in-page search box
Shift+Backspace - Forward Delete (works like a normal "Delete" key)

BOOKMARKS & HISTORY
Ctrl+D - Bookmarks the current page
Ctrl+H - Opens the Bookmarks page
Ctrl+J - Opens download history as a popup
Ctrl+? - Browsing history (used to be H) WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS?

OTHER
Ctrl+Esc - Page context menu
Ctrl+G - Page info
Ctrl+I - Zoom in (depends upon context), three levels
Ctrl+O - Zoom out (depends upon context), three levels
Ctrl+P - Open Settings for browser
Ctrl+R - Reload page
Ctrl+S - Open Share popover with page destination options
including ES File Explorer (social networking sharing?)

If  You Are using Logitech KYB like ME.

LOGITECH K400r INSTRUCTIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ANDROID TV / PC Box.

LIST OF JUST THE FUNCTIONAL KEYS (from upper-left)
Left Mouse
Music Note - Opens Music app
Home - Home screen
PC/Lock - Opens Calendar app
F3 unshifted - Opens Android search screen; sends to default browser
F7 through F12 unshifted - Media/Sound controls
Fn+Delete - Print Screen
Fn+Ctrl = Menu - Context Menu

TOUCHPAD
One finger swipe - move mouse pointer any direction
Two fingers scroll - move document any direction
Zoom, pinch or spread - not currently supported in Android OS
One finger single tap - left mouse button (cursor active)
Two finger single tap - right mouse button (cursor active)
One finger double tap - app context sensitive zoom function

MOUSE BUTTONS
Left mouse click - Tap with one finger or press left pad button; long press in

an unoccupied area of Home screen - Launcher configuration

Right mouse click - Tap with two fingers (when cursor is not sleeping) or press

right pad button; long press brings up Bookmarks in Browser

Left mouse, press and hold with simultaneous swipe, moves background in map apps.

Fn + left pad button disables tap gestures
Fn + right pad button disables edge gestures designed for Windows 8;

RECOMMEND DISABLE EDGE GESTURES! (Seems to need this each time power switch is used)

USING ANDROID OS - FUNCTION KEYS NOTES (from upper-left):
Left Mouse - works
Music Note - Opens Music app
Home - works!
PC/Lock - Opens Calendar app
Power/PC - dead key
Esc - Back, same as right click

UNSHIFTED FUNCTION KEYS
F1, F2 - dead keys
F3 - Opens Android search screen; sends to default browser
F4 through F6 - dead keys
F7 through F12 - Media/Sound controls
Insert - (what does anybody use the Insert key for?)
Delete - works

FUNCTION KEYS + Blue Fn key
Fn+F1 through F12 - dead keys, unassigned
Fn+Insert = Scr Lk - (what does anyone use the Scroll Lock key for?)
Fn+Delete - Print Screen
Fn+UpArrow = PageUp - dead key in browser (NEEDS TO BE ENABLED!)
Fn+DownArrow = PageDown - dead key in browser (NEEDS TO BE ENABLED!)
Fn+Ctrl = Menu - Context Menu
Fn+LeftArrow = Home - dead key in browser (NEEDS TO BE ENABLED!)
Fn+RightArrow = End - dead key in browser (NEEDS TO BE ENABLED!)

Track pad mouse accelleration can be adjusted in Android Settings/Language & Input;

Scroll to the bottom until you find Mouse speed.

To fully reset K400r - Remove the batteries. Make sure the power switch is OFF. Press any three keys for at least thirty seconds. Low batteries will cause flakey operation. Put the batteries back in and turn the keyboard back on. This should fix 90% of issues--if not it's time to start removing software/drivers that may be causing conflicts

Blessing In Disguise. NETFLIX

Time To Switch From TVs !

The arrival of NETFLIX in India has been hailed by many pundits as a game changer, with some even claiming that it will pose a threat to conventional television.

For most indians television viewing habits have been more or less same for years, yes we now own a big screen HDTV and an access to a cable TV subscription is what we need to entertain ourselves in the maddening world of 24 X 7 broadcasting.

Now imagin yourself enjoying on demand television cont across multiple screens without flipping through the TV channels.

What is NETFLIX ?

U.S. based Nnetflix is the leading on demand subscription-based video streaming service extremely popular with 16:17 million subscribers worldwide, including more than 4.3 million in U.S. And through use of internet Netflix users can stream and view  a section of popular TV shows and unlimited movies on a number of supported devices. 

It is available on PC and Mac through browser, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3, PS4, Smart TVs and selected Blue-ray players from Samsung and Sony, Apple TV (old and new), Media streaming set-top boxes such as Google Chromecast and Amazone Fire TV, iPad, Iphone, Ipod Touch, Windows Phone devices, Android smart phones and tablets and iREVO Smart PC (android os) and iREVO Smart TV boxes.

How Much Do I Pay ?

Indians are currently offered 1 month of free trial which then moves to three main  monthly subscription fees, based on how many screens you wish to watch on Netflix simultaneously.

For Rs. 500 a month you can stream unlimited movies and TV shows in standard definition across 1 device only. At Rs. 650 per month you can stream content in high  definition across 2 devices. And a premium plan of Rs. 800 you can stream unlimited shows in 4K UHD Format, across 4 screens. Netflix pricing in india is not over the top, perticularly in comparison to its U.S. pricing, where basic monthlysubscripton plan is $7.99 (approx Rs. 535) . It also gives you freedom to cancel your subscription anytime within 1 month and will also send reminder two days before the free trial expires.