Keynote Remote: iPhone Control of Your iPad

A year and a half ago, when I bought my iPad, I began using it for presentations when I traveled.  I had the Keynote app, and I would create my presentations using PowerPoint on my desktop computer, then save the presentations into Dropbox, and then open them on the iPad using Keynote.  Other than fixing a few font problems, I was good to go.

Almost.

The only drawback was that, unlike with a laptop, I didn't have an easy way to control the presentation remotely.  I was essentially trapped behind the podium so that I could advance my slides.  Clearly, I needed a way to run my presentation remotely.   Then along came Keynote Remote, an app that would run on my iPhone.  By using Bluetooth, I was able to link the iPad to the iPhone, and suddenly I could see the current slide and the next slide on my iPhone screen.  Now I could walk around the front of the room, holding the iPhone, and advance my slides.  This worked with only one minor hiccup during one presentation.

Life was good. 

Then I upgraded to an iPhone 4S (from a 3GS), and upgraded my iPad to iOS 5.  And suddenly, the ability to link the iPad to the iPhone via Bluetooth went away.  At least when using Keynote Remote. 

I discovered one workaround.  By downloading and installing another pair of apps on my iPad and iPhone that communicated using Bluetooth, I was able to re-establish the Bluetooth link, and then Keynote Remote returned to the ability to communicate with Keynote using Bluetooth. 

Life is ok.  But it will be better when they fix the iOS 5/Bluetooth bug in Keynote Remote. 

Do any of you out there use Keynote on your iPad to present with?  And Keynote Remote to control the presentation?