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dirkvl	2014-01-28 , 14:48
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Originally Posted by JS2

Unfortunately I don't have money atm to order this perhaps next month I will

How will Sailfish recognize the keyboard though?

When an OtherHalf is connected, a pin pressed into the phone. (next to the battery)

This triggers the phone to check if there is a NFC chip, or EEPROM connected. On that chip is an ID number, which is linked to a RPM-package in the store.

So, the keyboard will either have an EEPROM or a NFC chip -at the moment I am investigating the NFC chip, I think this is the easiest and most elegant solution.

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