Locked-down machines
A work laptop where you cannot install software, a conference room PC, a friend's desktop. Pairing a mouse is not a privilege you need to ask IT for.
Bluetooth mode
Nothing to install. Windows or Mac.
Your phone pairs as an ordinary Bluetooth keyboard and mouse. Windows and macOS have known how to talk to those for decades, so there is no server, no network and no admin rights involved.
Where it wins
Where it wins
A Mac
There is no Any Command server for macOS, and there does not need to be. The phone is a keyboard and a mouse, so a MacBook or an iMac takes it the same way it takes any other Bluetooth input device.
Where it wins
No network at all
Hotel Wi-Fi that blocks devices from seeing each other, a PC with no network card, a presentation room. Bluetooth does not care.
Honest limits
What works, and what cannot.
Bluetooth mode speaks the standard input protocol. That is exactly why it needs no software, and exactly why some features are impossible over it. Anything that has to read something back from the PC needs a program on the PC to answer.
| Feature | Bluetooth | Wi-Fi |
|---|---|---|
| Touchpad, clicks, scroll, drag | Yes | Yes |
| Typing and keyboard shortcuts | Yes | Yes |
| Custom shortcut panels | Yes | Yes |
| Media keys (play, pause, skip) | Yes | Yes |
| Volume up, down, mute | Yes | Yes |
| Video remote | Yes | Yes |
| Screen sharing | No | Yes |
| File transfer | No | Yes |
| Task manager | No | Yes |
| Clipboard sync | No | Yes |
| Open windows list | No | Yes |
| Program launcher | No | Yes |
| Automations | No | Yes |
| Performance monitor | No | Yes |
| Second screen and magnifier | No | Yes |
| Virtual gamepad | No | Yes |
| Wake-on-LAN | No | Yes |
One difference worth knowing
Volume works in steps (up, down and mute) rather than as a slider. A Bluetooth keyboard can tell the PC to turn the volume down, but it cannot ask what the volume currently is, so there is nothing for a slider to point at.
Setup
Pairing it, step by step.
Pick Bluetooth
Open the app, tap Remote Control, and choose Bluetooth when it asks how you would like to connect.
Clear the old pairing
On Windows, remove this phone from Bluetooth settings if it is already there. On a Mac, forget the device in System Settings → Bluetooth. An old pairing does not include the keyboard service.
On the computer
Add a Bluetooth keyboard. System Settings → Bluetooth on a Mac, Bluetooth settings on Windows. The phone is listed under its own name, not “Any Command”.
Confirm the code
Accept the matching code on both screens. The touchpad goes live the moment they connect.
Looking for “Any Command” in the list? It will not be there.
Windows and macOS show the phone's own Bluetooth name, not the app's, so look for something like Galaxy S23 or Pixel 8. This trips almost everyone up the first time, which is why the app now tells you your phone's exact Bluetooth name on the pairing screen.
Questions
Common snags.
Windows says it cannot connect to my PC
Almost always a leftover pairing. If the phone and PC were paired before (for audio, or to send a file) that pairing was negotiated without the keyboard and mouse service, and Windows will keep trying to reuse it.
Remove the phone from Bluetooth settings on the PC, forget the PC on the phone as well, then pair again from scratch. It works the second time in nearly every case.
Which Android version do I need?
Android 9 or later. Acting as a Bluetooth input device rather than merely connecting to one is a capability Android only gained in 9, and a handful of manufacturers leave it out even then. The app checks for it and simply does not offer Bluetooth if your phone cannot do it.
Does it work with a Mac?
Yes. The phone appears as a standard Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, which macOS already understands, so a MacBook, an iMac or a Mac mini takes it with nothing installed. Pointer, typing, shortcuts, volume and media keys.
Screen sharing, file transfer and the rest still need software on the computer to answer, and that software is the Windows server. Bluetooth on a Mac is the pad and the keyboard, not the full product.
Is it faster or slower than Wi-Fi?
Pointer movement feels the same in normal use. Bluetooth carries far less data than Wi-Fi, which is irrelevant for mouse and key events and decisive for anything involving pixels, which is the real reason screen sharing is not available over it.
Do I still need the Windows server?
Not for Bluetooth. Install it when you want the rest: screen sharing, file transfer, task manager and the others. The two modes live side by side, and you can switch whenever. Get the server
Get started
Free, and already in the app.
Bluetooth mode costs nothing and needs no premium unlock. If your phone supports it, the option appears the next time you connect.
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