Hi! I know that there are apps to let an Android device serve as a mouse and keyboard for a PC or Mac. But is there anything to let an Android device do the same thing for another Android device? I feel like someone must have done this, but I can't find such an app. (I'm interested in getting an Android HDMI stick PC to use with my TV, and I'd much rather control it with another Android than with a keyboard and mouse.)
I found one app, Tablet Remote, which does _much_ of what I'm looking for, but it doesn't actually act as a mouse (instead just giving you arrows to move the selection point), which means that there's no way via Tablet Remote to do lots of basic things that require key taps.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
Alan
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Hi. I need to show the phone interface on the projector for my graduation presentation. I've searched for tv-out capabilities of Htc Hero but I have found nothing. Then I see that we can grab screenshots from DDMS. So my question is, is it possible to get more screenshots to display it like a video on the PC?
http://code.google.com/p/androidscreencast/
Thank you so so much, that was what I needed.
there are also vncservers for android available, so far i didn't succed with supporting mouse input. keyboard works with my modified kernel, thread in this section (search for kkernel).
But are they for PC to Handset or Handset to PC control?
you see (and ideally control) the screen of your phone on the pc. it is the SERVER part for android, the server is always the pc that is remote controlled (when speaking of vnc, but mostly also in general). i find it a comfortable way of making screenshots, you just open the vncviewer and then use your favorite screenshot tool for [windows/linux/mac/zeta], set it to skip the window frames and you'r good to go...
Now, before I get flamed, I know that there are plenty of bluetooth remote control apps for controlling your PC from your Android device or controlling your Android device from your PC etc. What I was wondering was, is there an app that allows your to control one Android device from another Android device? Would that be useful, especially with all the tablet devices that are coming out now? How cool would it be to connect your phone to your tablet via bluetooth for the purposes of sending and receiving texts, or making and receiving phone calls etc? Is there any development on such an app?
Comments? Thoughts?
Nothing? Nada?
I don't have an answer for you but I've had the same thought as you that this would be a great app.
I've released two data transfer apps that are used to send data between Android devices, (BlueMuze and Listables if you're interested).
The reason I mention this though, is because I think that for specific tasks like sending music or a photo, or as you suggest, making a phone call, the tech is there. But full-on remote control of another device is a bit more difficult. I'd imagine it would require root and possibly some very clever hacking of the Surface Fliger and Event stream.
That's not to say it's impossible, but it would be a really decent technical challenge. There certainly is a permission related to injecting events into the event stream, that could be a good place to start (if anyone wants to try this).
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#INJECT_EVENTS
hope that helps
Another quick thought, it's also entirely possible someone will port a VNC server to android someday. There are already VNC clients available...
alostpacket said:
Another quick thought, it's also entirely possible someone will port a VNC server to android someday. There are already VNC clients available...
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That would certainly be cool! However, the functionality you mentioned in your previous post is something I think would be more functionally useful. Like, say your phone rings, but you answer can answer the call on your tablet as if the phone saw the tablet as a hands-free device, or just answer on the phone (whichever you prefer). Or you dial on your tablet, and then it engages the phone to place the call. Or SMS strings automatically synchronize, and you could answer/respond on either device and they mirror each other in their own respective SMS clients.
That sort of thing I think would be beastly! Y'know, something that gives your tablet and your phone more of a synergistic relationship to each other. Like, rather than two separate devices that fill specific functions, it'd be more like two devices complementing each other and working together to cover all your bases seamlessly.
I just wish I had the knowledge and development-fu to do it myself...
I have also been looking for this kind of thing - primarily so I could run videos from my tablet to my TV, and then use my Android HD2 to control the playback from the comfort of my sofa.
What would be ideal for me would be someone knocking up a bluetooth (or Wifi) solution which sends control commands to something like VPlayer, QQPlayer, MoboPlayer, RockPlayer whatever
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I have also been looking for this kind of thing - primarily so I could run videos from my tablet to my TV, and then use my Android HD2 to control the playback from the comfort of my sofa.
What would be ideal for me would be someone knocking up a bluetooth (or Wifi) solution which sends control commands to something like VPlayer, QQPlayer, MoboPlayer, RockPlayer whatever
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I pretty much already to that with my SGS2 by using a bluetooth mouse. I know it's not the same as pushing a specific button and having a specific action happening on the other device, but the effect is similar enough.
Bump! Trying get some visibility on potential devs for this idea.
any news for android-android remote access?
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Ive also been looking for a app to control my xoom tablet from my HTC phone,there are a couple of simple apps on the market such as "tablet remote" but im looking for one that has more media (music/film) capabilities,i guess the app would involve installing it one both devices then syncing via bluetooth
then you could control the playlist of music,stop pause fw rw any film,the ability to actually stream the music from your phone to table would be awesome !
in my personal situation my tablet is docked with speakers attached,i like to be able to access its music playlist then control that play list with my phone,and maybe even add extra tracks from my phone to the tablets playlist
is there already an app out there that will allow me to do this via bluetooth or wifi ?
has been years since this thread exist, any news?
My goal here is to make an EASY to use display for people be able to read DOC, PDF, XLS files.
Here is what I want to use:
1. Rikomagic MK802 III
2. Logitech T650 touchpad
3. 1080P 52" LG TV. (We already own this)
4. Office/PDF app such as: Kingsoft Office, or Easy PDF reader
I plan to connect the MK802 to the tv then install the touch pad (in the available USB slot) and have people use the touchpad to "flip" through files.
In my mind it seems simple enough but some questions I have are:
A. Does anyone know a way to lock android into a "demo mode" of sorts. Where only one app is accessible and the screen stays on?
B. Has anyone used the logitech touchpad T650?
C. Any better app suggestions? Keeping in mind easy is the key.
Just found a cool app that will take care of the demo mode that I want:
KioWare Kiosk Mode Software
On the MK808 custom software, you can disable the navigation keys... essentially keeping from anyone escaping. It is possible to bring back the navigation and exit but not at first glance...
Not sure how you could do this. Maybe a tasker sequence to check if XYZ app is running else launch XYZ. So even if someone did exit, it would relaunch.
Combination of both?
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Hi, did the Logitech Touchpad work?
I tried the newest MK 802 (8G, bluetooth) with Apple Magic Trackpad and it did not work - no mouse movements, no clicks.
This might be of use to you, Smart Protector. I've used it in conjunction with launchers that can hide icons to stop anyone from messing about with the setup.
I'm trying to use my broken screen'ed Nexus 4 as a XBMC unit. Trouble is, its a bit of a pain to do anything on it because of the screen being broken (touch screen 25% of the area works).
So basically I need some software which allows me to connect from a "client" (ie other phone/tab) to control it. I know i can use Yatse or any of the other XBMC remotes once i'm running XBMC but there are times where i need to do other stuff on it.
Anyone have any ideas? I've tried Tablet remote which does some of the things. But it only really has functionality of a keyboard arrow keys ther than touch/mouse control. Also I know there is another app which seems pretty useful but it has been open sourced called Screen Standby which apparently has a remote control aspect but since its a pay for app that hasn't been updated for nearly a year i'm reluctant to purchase.
anyway. thanks in advance.
The keyboard cover is fun and all, but this is a problem to me, exists on both the tab s7 and my older tab s6. The keyboard does not act as an external keyboard (bluetooth/usb), rather acting like an input service managed by samsung.
What I meant is: some app can capture external keyboard input and make use of them, with or without elevated permissions(root user). With that being said, some apps can't be used without an external keyboard. What I'm aiming for here, is the possibility to use the keyboard cover for games that do not support keyboard input, using panda mouse pro for example. No matter what people say, I found it a very pleasant experience to play games using keyboard and mouse without touching the display, and I don't even play competitive games at all, not like android has much of those. Not all games support it, and even for games that do, very little effort to actually make it easy to use. Last year I bought a wireless tkl just to carry with me to uni so I can play games sometimes. It does help with typing as the tab s6 keyboard being very mushy. Now the tab s7 keyboard seems to improved, minus the *very weird* layout. I haven't tried to dig any deeper while using the tab s6, but now that I kinda like the new keyboard cover, I tried to see what I can do.
So far no luck, as the keyboard itself doesn't connect to the tablet using usb controller. lsusb returns nothing when I unplugged my dongle with usb devices while still keeping the keyboard connected. Being the nature of (?) a cut down linux distro, I can't find any useful package pre-loaded, nor can I find any repo that develops packages specifically for android in this sense. Magisk does help with some user porting packages like nano or sqlite, and there is busybox, but nothing actually helps.
Can someone tell me how the keyboard actually connects and be realized as an io device by the os itself, or is this just another uncrackable proprietary ****? Maybe once I get how the keyboard is connected, I could somehow redirect it to a virtual usb device.
Any help is appreciated, thanks!
PS: I own a laptop, which is also portable, but since the tablet already fulfills much of my needs (eg having vscode on the go with linux deploy) I have no intention of using the laptop as my daily drive device and avoid myself all these hassles.
The keyboard is just a useless piece of plastic until you give it power. The 3 dots where it connects to the side of the tablet is your power source.