Guide · Updated 12 November 2026
How to Use a Bluetooth Remote with a Teleprompter App
When the phone is on a tripod across the room, walking over to press record gets old fast. A Bluetooth page turner or keyboard lets you start, stop and move through your script from where you stand.
What works
CamPrompter works with anything that connects to your phone or tablet as a Bluetooth keyboard. That includes:
- Page turners and presentation clickers, which send Page Up and Page Down or arrow keys
- Bluetooth keyboards, including the small foldable kind
Some remotes have a “camera” or “selfie” mode that sends volume-button presses instead of keys. CamPrompter doesn't listen for those, so switch the remote to its page or arrow-key mode. The remote's manual will say how.
Which keys do what in CamPrompter
On the camera screen:
| Key | What it does |
|---|---|
| Page Down, Right arrow or Space | Same as tapping the shutter: starts the countdown, cancels it, or stops the take |
| Page Up or Up arrow | Moves the script back one line |
| Down arrow | Moves the script on one line |
- Hold a line key to keep moving. Holding the shutter key doesn't start and stop takes over and over; it only acts once per press.
- On a page turner that sends left and right arrows, the right button starts and stops takes. The left button does nothing.
- Shortcuts with Command, Control or Alt are left to your phone or tablet.
How to pair a remote
iPhone and iPad
- Turn the remote on and put it in pairing mode.
- Open Settings, then Bluetooth, and make sure it's on.
- Tap the remote when it appears under Other Devices.
- Open CamPrompter and go to the camera screen.
Android
- Turn the remote on and put it in pairing mode.
- Open Settings, then Connected devices, then Pair new device. The names vary a little between phones.
- Tap the remote when it appears.
- Open CamPrompter and go to the camera screen.
If nothing happens
- Check the remote shows as connected in your Bluetooth settings, not only paired.
- Make sure it's in page or arrow-key mode, not camera or volume mode.
- Keys work on the camera screen. In the script editor, a keyboard types into the script as you'd expect.
- Still stuck? Get in touch and mention the make of the remote.