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Touchpad and PC Keyboard

The Touchpad & PC Keyboard tool turns your host phone into a full-precision laptop trackpad and a complete PC hardware keyboard. It uses virtual HID device drivers over ADB to send native mouse movements, clicks, multi-finger scroll gestures, keyboard shortcuts, and real-time typing.

Opening Touchpad and Keyboard

  1. Open the ADB tab.
  2. Under Built-in Actions, tap the Touchpad tile.
  3. At the top of the screen, choose between two sub-tabs:
    • TouchPad: Full trackpad interface with discrete buttons and quick soft typing.
    • PC Keyboard: Complete desktop keyboard layout with modifier keys, function keys, navigation keys, and shortcuts.

Tab 1: Touchpad Interface

Trackpad Canvas Gestures:

  • Move Pointer: Slide one finger across the trackpad area to move the mouse cursor on the target device.
  • Left Click: Single tap with one finger.
  • Right Click: Long-press on the trackpad, or tap with two fingers.
  • Scroll (Wheel): Drag up or down with two fingers simultaneously to scroll web pages, lists, and documents.
  • Drag and Drop: Double tap, hold your finger down on the second tap, and slide to drag windows or select text.

Discrete Physical Buttons:

Below the trackpad canvas are 3 physical buttons:

  • Left Button: Tap to left click, or press and hold while moving your finger on the canvas to highlight text and drag items.
  • Middle Button: Sends a middle mouse click (KEYCODE_BUTTON_MIDDLE).
  • Right Button: Tap or hold for context menus.

Sensitivity Tuning:

  • Tap the Tune (Sliders) icon in the top app bar to open the sensitivity slider.
  • Adjust cursor tracking speed from 0.5x (fine precision) to 3.0x (fast velocity).

Quick Action Keys:

  • Quick access buttons for Esc, Tab, Enter, and Backspace (Del).
  • Type Button: Toggles a real-time soft keyboard input bar right above the trackpad.

Tab 2: PC Hardware Keyboard Layout

The PC Keyboard tab provides a full desktop keyboard experience organized into clean sections:

1. Real-Time Soft Keyboard Interceptor

At the top of the PC Keyboard tab is a live typing input box:

  • Tap the input box to open your phone’s on-screen keyboard.
  • Every character you type, paste, or delete is streamed to the target device in real time.
  • There is no need to press a “Send” button.

2. Modifier Keys (With Latch State)

Tap any modifier key once to latch it active for your next keystroke:

  • Ctrl (Control)
  • Alt (Alternate)
  • Shift
  • Win (Windows / Command / Meta key)
  • Esc and Tab

3. Navigation and Editing Block

  • Del (Forward Delete)
  • Ins (Insert)
  • Home and End
  • PgUp (Page Up) and PgDn (Page Down)
  • Enter and Backspace
  • Arrow Keys (Left, Up, Down, Right)

4. Function Keys (F1 - F12)

Dedicated grid for function keys F1 through F12, useful for BIOS menus, terminal shortcuts, and PC desktop applications.

5. Common Desktop Shortcuts

One-tap chips for standard desktop keyboard shortcuts:

  • Ctrl+C (Copy)
  • Ctrl+V (Paste)
  • Ctrl+Z (Undo)
  • Ctrl+A (Select All)
  • Alt+Tab (Switch Windows / Apps)