Bluetooth Remote
Bluetooth Remote is a free, open-source smart home app for Android. Open-source universal serverless Bluetooth HID remote control for Android. It has 121 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
github.com/jqssun/android-bt-remote (opens in a new tab)
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About Bluetooth Remote
Remote turns any Android device into a Bluetooth (Classic) HID keyboard, mouse, and trackpad for all platforms that accept generic Bluetooth input. The following platforms are supported: - Android 4 and later - Android TV, Google TV, and Fire OS - ChromeOS - iOS 13 (iPadOS 13) and later - iOS 4 and later (keyboard only) - tvOS 9.2 and later - Mac OS X 10.3 and later - Linux kernel 2.6 and later - SteamOS - Windows XP Service Pack 2 and later
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Bluetooth Remote from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.
Screenshots
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
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Is Bluetooth Remote free and open source?
Yes. Bluetooth Remote's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-only license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.
How do I install Bluetooth Remote?
You can install Bluetooth Remote from F-Droid (package io.github.jqssun.btremote) and from Google Play; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v0.0.7).
Is Bluetooth Remote still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Jun 20, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Jun 21, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.


