HID controllers
The Remote app allows you to use your Flipper Zero as a Human Interface Device (HID) controller for interaction with your computer or phone. Your Flipper Zero can remotely control presentations, emulate a keyboard, control media players on your computer, emulate a mouse, and more.
On this page, you’ll learn how to connect your Flipper Zero as a remote and see what types of remotes Flipper Zero can replace.
You can pair your Flipper Zero with other devices via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) or a USB-C cable.
To pair your Flipper Zero with your computer or phone via BLE:
Activate Bluetooth on your computer or phone.
Activate Bluetooth on your Flipper Zero:
1) Go to Main Menu -> Settings -> Bluetooth.
2) Set Bluetooth to ON.
On your Flipper Zero, go to Main Menu -> Apps -> Bluetooth -> Remote.
On your computer, open Bluetooth settings and connect to Control [device name].
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On your phone, open Bluetooth settings, connect to Control [device name], and tap Pair.
On your Flipper Zero, press %ok%OK to finish pairing.
- Make sure you’ve turned on Bluetooth on your Flipper Zero. -> How to turn on Bluetooth on Flipper Zero.
- Check the Bluetooth connection on your computer or phone.
- Reboot your Flipper Zero by pressing and holding the %left%LEFT and %back%BACK buttons for 5 seconds.
- Update Flipper Zero to the latest firmware version. It’s important to update your Flipper Zero regularly. -> How to update the firmware on Flipper Zero.
- Go to Main Menu -> Apps -> Bluetooth -> Remote and select Remove Pairing.
To pair, connect your Flipper Zero to your computer via a USB cable, then go to Main Menu -> Apps -> USB -> Remote.
Run the Keynote app on your Flipper Zero to use it as a presentation clicker to navigate through your presentations.
- Go to the next slide by pressing the %down%DOWN, %right%RIGHT, or %ok%OK button.
- Go to the previous slide by pressing the %up%UP or %left%LEFT button.
- Quit the slideshow mode by pressing the %back%BACK button.
- Quit the app by pressing and holding the %back%BACK button.
Alternatively, you can run the Keynote Vertical app to hold your Flipper Zero vertically while navigating through your presentations.
With the Keyboard app, you can emulate a keyboard and type text on your computer.
- Type a symbol with your Flipper Zero by selecting it and pressing the %ok%OK button.
- See additional symbols by selecting the ⬆ symbol and pressing the %ok%OK button.
- Enter a shortcut by selecting and pressing a modifier key (Ctrl, Alt, or Cmd), then selecting and pressing the necessary key(s).
- Quit the app by pressing and holding the %back%BACK button.
Run the Media app to control media players on your computer with your Flipper Zero.
- Play or pause media files by pressing the %ok%OK button.
- Go to the next or previous media file by pressing the %left%LEFT or %right%RIGHT button respectively.
- Adjust volume with the %up%UP and %down%DOWN buttons.
- Quit the app by pressing and holding the %back%BACK button.
You can also use the Media app to connect your Flipper Zero as a camera remote control for your phone.
- Shoot a photo or video on your phone by pressing the %up%UP or %down%DOWN button on your Flipper Zero.
- Stop the video recording by pressing the %up%UP or %down%DOWN button once again.
- Quit the app by pressing and holding the %back%BACK button.
Use the Mouse app to emulate a computer mouse.
- Move the mouse cursor on your computer screen by pressing the %up%UP, %down%DOWN, %left%LEFT, and %right%RIGHT buttons.
- Left-click by pressing the %ok%OK button.
- Hold down the left mouse button by pressing the %ok%OK button and holding it for one second.
- Right-click by pressing the %back%BACK button.
- Quit the app by pressing and holding the %back%BACK button.
You can even use your Flipper Zero to control TikTok on your phone with the TikTok Controller app.
- Go to the next or previous video by pressing the %down%DOWN or %up%UP button respectively.
- Like videos by pressing the %ok%OK button.
- Adjust volume with the %left%LEFT and %right%RIGHT buttons.
- Quit the app by pressing and holding the %back%BACK button.
The Mouse Jiggler and Mouse Clicker apps can simulate the movement or clicking of your mouse to prevent your computer from going into sleep mode when you are away.
- Start or stop mouse jiggling by pressing the %ok%OK button.
- Quit the app by pressing the %back%BACK button.
Mouse Clicker is another app that prevents your computer from going into sleep mode or turning off.
- Start or stop mouse clicking by pressing the %ok%OK button.
- Set the number of clicks per second by using the %up%UP and %down%DOWN buttons. You can set up to 60 clicks per second.
- Quit the app by holding the %back%BACK button.
