keynote remote through bluetooth

Should be able to do Bluetooth, however there is an issue on ios5 devices connecting via Bluetooth.

The requirements state that you can use BT for a Keynote Remote connection with two iOS devices. I am unaware that iOS 5 has BT issues, it works prefectly for me with an Apple wireless keyboard, a BT audio device for my headphones or self-powered speakers and even pairing my iPad 2 to my Mac mini.

Keynote Remote requires:

• Keynote ’09 on a Mac (available from the Mac App Store) or Keynote app (1.4 or later) on an iOS device (available from the iTunes App Store).

• A working Wi-Fi connection when connecting to a Mac. A Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connection when connecting to an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch.

Here are Apple's instructions for pairing 2 iDevices with BT and how to use Keynote Remote over a BT connection.

Linking Keynote Remote to Another iOS Device

If you have an iOS device running Keynote, you can control your slideshow from another iOS device (in this example an iPhone and iPad are used).

1. On your iOS devices, choose Settings > Wi-Fi to verify both iOS devices are on the same wireless network.
2. On the iPad running Keynote, open your Keynote presentation.
3. Tap the Tools icon in the toolbar.
4. In the Tools menu, tap Settings.
5. In the Settings menu, tap Remote.
6. In the Remote Settings menu, turn on Enable Remotes.
7. On the iPhone, open the Keynote Remote app.
8. In the iPhone Settings window, tap New Keynote Link.
9. On the iPad, the name of the iPhone appears in the Remote Settings window; tap Link.
10. On the iPad, enter the four digit number that is displayed on the iPhone then tap Done.

You can now control the slideshow on the iPad from the iPhone by tapping Play Slideshow on the iPhone.

Using Keynote Remote with Bluetooth

When a Wi-Fi connection is unavailable you can use Keynote Remote with Bluetooth to control your Keynote slideshow from one iOS device to another (iPad, iPhone, iPod touch). However, slides may take longer to appear on Keynote Remote when connected via Bluetooth. You cannot use Keynote Remote via Bluetooth with a Mac. The following steps use Keynote Remote on an iPhone to control a Keynote presentation on an iPad via Bluetooth.

1. iPhone: Go to Settings > General > Bluetooth and turn Bluetooth ON.
2. iPad: Go to Settings > General > Bluetooth and turn Bluetooth ON.
3. iPad: Open a Keynote presentation.
4. iPhone: Open the Keynote Remote app. If you have previously paired your iPhone or iPad, you can immediately begin to control your slideshow from your iPhone by tapping Play Slideshow. If this is the first time pairing with these iOS devices, refer to the steps in "Linking Keynote Remote to Another iOS Device," above.
   Note: If your iPhone displays the message "No connection available. Both devices must be connected to a Wi-Fi network or have Bluetooth turned on," continue with the steps above because you may still be able to use Keynote Remote with Bluetooth.

From here;

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3325

See this discussion regarding bluetooth issues...

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3386218?start=0&tstart=0

I had a presentation last week, worked fine prior to ugprading to iOS5. It still works in a Wifi environment, just having problems via bluetooth.

Also, you state you're using a bluetooth keyboard. jmanfan and I are referring to the Keynote Remote app, not the bluetooth keyboard or other devices.

Not sure if this has been resolved by you guys yet, but I found that be tethering my 4GS and iPad 2 (both IOS5) via personal hotspot enabled a bluetooth connection that the keynote / keynote app piggy backed off.

Hope this helps - but would be good for Apple to resolve, as this is not an ideal workaround given the amount of juice hotspot ***** out of the 4GS.

There is no iPhone 4GS, there is a 3GS and a 4S.