Connecting an external keyboard

i have a hp touchpad (wifi) and i want to connect a external keyboard in the mini usb port on the device but the device will not reconize the keyboard connected to it.
what to do?

Hello, and Welcome to the HP Support Community!
Unfortunately, what you are trying to do cannot be done. The port does not support OTG.
You can however purchase any model BlueTooth keyboard and use it with the TouchPad. I use my ancient Palm BlueTooth Folding Keyboard with my webOS TouchPads and HP tablets running Android, and it works well with all of them!
Palm/HP used to sell a Bluetooth keyboard as an accessory; you might be able to locate one at amazon.com, etc.
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