This knowledge article provides a list of useful Android keyboard shortcuts that can be useful when configuring an Android Media Player device with a connected keyboard or controlling your Android remotely.
Notes: The effectiveness of these shortcuts may differ across applications and hardware. All shortcuts are verified on Databeat OMNIplay3 and OMNIplay4.
(If you have any other Android-based media player the shortcuts for the OMNIplay app will work, but others may differ and we recommend checking with the manufacturer)
Tip: If you have a touch-based media player or Touch Channel configuration check out: How to access OMNIplay settings on Android touch display
Databeat OMNIplay App:
- Arrow up, Arrow down: Reset Configuration / Change License key (If configured)
- Arrow Left: Open Android settings
- Arrow right: Launch browser
- 0: Reset Configuration / Change License key (If configured)
- 1: Player Info.
- 3: Media Plan
- B: Browser
- C: Channel List
- H: Help
- I: Info Screen
- O: Reset Configuration / Change License key (If configured)
- S: Open Android settings
General Shortcuts:
- Space: Select (to select/enter when no mouse is available)
- Tab: Next (to move around when no mouse is available)
- Shift + Tab: Previous (to move around when no mouse is available)
- Hold TabWindows-button + N: Display notifications
- Windows-button + P: Access settings or Launch Music Player
- Windows-button + B: Launch Browser
- FN + ESC: Standby / On
- Windows + B: Launch browser
- Esc: Go back (or close on-screen keyboard if open)
- Home: Open Android settings
- Ctrl + C: Copy
- Ctrl + V: Paste
- Ctrl + X: Cut
- Shift + ESC: Show and cycle through apps
- Hold ALT + TAB: Show and cycle through apps
- Hold ALT + Shift + TAB: Cycle through apps in reverse order
Browser Shortcuts:
- CTRL + N: New tab (helps you enter URL)
- Ctrl + W: Close current tab