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Whenever I don’t have a mouse, I notice. Immediately.

Been staying in hotels recently. The wifi login for IHG hotels varies a bit, but often has either tabs or a checkbox that is not keyboard accessible because it is not part of the focus order. Obviously this sucks for people with disabilities, but it also sucks for people with Android TV devices (in my case, a Chromecast.) Now obviously, one of those things is more important than the other (although unfortunately, I bet I know which complaint would be more likely to lead to a change.)

So yeah, I’ve always got a bluetooth keyboard/mouse combo for this reason. (It’s a bit pricey, but a K830 works well.) It’s a bit sad that websites and apps are so careless with accessibility, but unfortunately, for that reason, it’s hard to truly go mouseless. At least this page describes how to set up a virtual mouse, because yeah, you’re going to need it.



If you want to ditch the physical keyboard/mouse, there are apps that let you use your phone as a Bluetooth keyboard/mouse.


The trouble is that having WiFi access is often a prerequisite for said apps. Some options also require rooting, which I have done, although it is fairly impractical.

So for logging into a WiFi hotspot, it’s a tricky proposition.




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