Hi All,
My dream, one that I hope Android can help me fulfill is to hook my Galaxy S2 to a HDMI tv, fire up remote desktop and by using a bluetooth keyboard and mouse, effectively have a full desktop available.
I am yet to try hooking up my phone to a tv as I am waiting for the MHL cable, but issues I envisage are the following:
1) When the screen is mirrored on the TV, the RDP program will not use the TVs display show 'full screen'. I have installed some RDP applications and they allow you to select the resolution so perhaps this will resolve the issue
2) Are there any RDP applications that allow bluetooth keyboard and mouse entry?
This is the hold grail for me!! Many a time I have stayed in a hotel for work or holiday and not had my laptop with me and wished for such a solution. Combine this with Wake On Lan and it's perfect!
I hope someone can help!
I can't believe i'm the only one that wants something like this to work!
RDP programs should just take any inputs from your phone and pass them onto the remote machine so BT kb/m should work ok IMO. Not sure about the mirroring but if it is fullscreen on the phone then maybe the MHL cable will upscale for the TV.
rob_h said:
RDP programs should just take any inputs from your phone and pass them onto the remote machine so BT kb/m should work ok IMO. Not sure about the mirroring but if it is fullscreen on the phone then maybe the MHL cable will upscale for the TV.
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I'm waiting for the cable before I can try. In fact I would have had it by now but my girlfriend wants to buy some stuff for me for my bday and I believe she's already ordered it!
I should get mine tomorrow and I'll try it out.
Thanks! I'll check back on thread!
I've been doing some reading around and have found that BT keyboards and a mouse will work no problem.
I tried my MHL cable with the Android VNC viewer app and allows you to fit to screen but does not output at the tv's native res.
I have had similar experience with Remote RDP, it just mirrors the phone's native resolution. Hopefully this kind of thing will be supported soon, including internet browsing at 1080p.
Thanks guys, that sux!
I still haven't received my cable so I can't try for myself, but have you managed to make it work to a workable output on the TV?
would be interesting if we could port some parts from the atrix (webtop) over to this phone. I actually enjoyed that feature.
blunted09 said:
would be interesting if we could port some parts from the atrix (webtop) over to this phone. I actually enjoyed that feature.
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Perhaps, this kind of program may help to format the resolution?
Am I missing something? If you got a bt keyboard and bt mouse and the phone to tv hdmi, don't you have it all? Why would you need a remote desktop or vnc software?
Well, you'd have it all except for USB, which you might be able to live without.
ckinninger said:
Am I missing something? If you got a bt keyboard and bt mouse and the phone to tv hdmi, don't you have it all? Why would you need a remote desktop or vnc software?
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If it could pump out the full Remote Desktop resolution then you will effectively have a full desktop through your phone rather than just have the phone's software capability.
Fair enough you can surf the web and play a video but what if I want to use full excel or Word, and multi-task like on a desktop.
I've still not received my cable so I don't know whether the browsing the net with the phone's browser is legible on a big screen.
In my earlier post I complete missed off the applications name - LCD Density - haven't tried and I don't know if it's compatible with the SGSII, but sounds like it changes the native resolution of the phone.
Try Splashtop as your vnc app it is the only one to my knowledge that can stream audio almost perfect and video pretty good over vnc and works like a charm on the atrix.
Did you find a good BT keyboard that works well with the Evo? I'd prefer one with a built in trackpad, as my goal is to use this on the road (ie, airports, trains, etc), and would like to have an all-in-one keyboard/mouse.
The one thing that I haven't had time to tinker with have been HDMI goggles that can give a virtual display. Has anyone tried these w/ the Evo's mini-HDMI output?
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BOHMED said:
now my device does not work with my Motorola HD Multimedia Dock Station also my Motorola Advanced Car Dock,
when i plug in my device in Dock Station no pop-up appear to choose between Bedside Office Mirror Webtop etc... ,
and also my device stuck with [Connected to HDMI cable] check this THREAD,
i have tried everything to fix this issue but it seems its a Hardware issue not software,
my device its Europe UK version [651.73.17.XT910.Retail.en.EU >>> OTA Update to 651.73.30.XT910.Retail.en.EU]
i take my Motorola HD Multimedia Dock Station to retail store and its work normally in XT910
trust me i have tried everything, anyone got this issue too
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First time I saw this issue report. Had you tryied a factory reset? It looks like a bad system setup
Sent from my XT910 using Tapatalk
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I need your kindly support, I have this problem too,
If connect my Motorola Razr XT910 to Motorola HD Station and can use only Mirror Display, Gallery and Music but can't use WebTop.
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DehtyarP said:
I need your kindly support, I have this problem too,
If connect my Motorola Razr XT910 to Motorola HD Station and can use only Mirror Display, Gallery and Music but can't use WebTop.
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Thnaks all, it work now.
Do check the replies on your other thread. If it's stuck in Connected to HDMI all the time, popping up after each unlock that is. It's a hardware fault. Get the phone replaced dude.
Anyone use it? Anyone know if its possible to use it with a costom rom? I'm running Hyperdrive and cant make it work with my Miracast equiped TV. Everytime I try to connect it acts like its working then I get a message on the phone saying "screen mirroring has been shut off". I'm wondering if I need to flash back to stock. Any help or advice is appreciated.
I use it perfectly fine on BoneStock ROM. I use Slingbox and have it hooked up to my moms Fios and i can screen mirror HD content from MY GS4 to my Samsung Smart TV.
Maybe you didnt install all parts of the AllShare stuff. All things Allshare, AllShare cast, Samsung Link, and Screen Mirroring need to be installed and not frozen. Also, whatever youre trying to screen mirror to needs to have the software as well so it can receive it. So a Samsung Smart TV or other Sammy devices and AllShare Cast only works on Android 4.2.2 or higher. I can't get it to even install on my Tab 2 10.1 running stock 4.1.1 nevermind getting to work.
Hey Guys,
Im using a tab pro 12.2 and running stock rooted deodexed, and Im wondering if I buy the chromecast dongle - will I be able to mirror my device straight to the screen (I want to mirror custom videos not through youtube etc) with mxplayer pro. My TV doesnt have any sort of wifi, but it does have a hdmi slot - hence going with chromecast.
Pixel
Yes there are ways to do this
The TV doesn't need WiFi, just your home and device (tablet, phone, PC)
I can only cast screen natively from my nexus devices or PC but there are apps that allow for this
Check the Chromecast threads for more info
Oh, and the best $35 I ever spent, over a year now and still use it daily
Ok thanks, didnt realise there was a specific chromecast forums
I want to cast screen of my Atrix 4g using google chromecast and this facility is available for Android 4.4.2 or latest ROM. I am currently using Z's ROM based on CM11 (Android 4.4.4), but it has no HDMI output. Screen cast option is available inside chromecast apps but unfortunately it's not able to cast screen and ended up with disconnection. I found many articles for mirroring devices by installing Mirror enabler for e.g.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/har...experimental-enable-mirroring-device-t2812193
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...enable-screen-casting-on-most-rooted-devices/
but no luck.
I appreciate if any one tell me the ROM for Atrix 4G which capable to cast the screen of atrix 4G.