I have an Asus tablet that I like to use the X-Plane app on (flight simulator). X-Plane relies on the gyro or tilt for control, however it is not comfortable or precise wielding a tablet around. Furthermore the app doesn't include any means to change or assign controls.
Is there an app or way to take that gyro/tilt signal and convert it so that I can fly using my ps3 controller?
People have asked the developer to add touch controls to no avail...
Thanks!
Hi to everyone:
First of all sorry for my spelling, i'm from Argentina and my english isn't the best.
I have a kii pro tv-box, and i also use my old atrix as a tvbox.
Most of the android apps aren't made for TV so the navigation is optimized to touch-screens
In the 2 cases, i can't use the swipe function with me IR Remotes. My 2 remotes have a mouse function but you cannot move and press at the same time.
The only solution is to have a mouse connected and drag with the button pressed.
But, i think is too much to have a mouse and a IR controller connected just for achieve one gesture.
So, anyone knows if is there an app or script or some way to map the swipe gestures (up,down,left right) to some IR buttons
Thanks in advance
Regards
No clue about an app but a simple wireless keyboar with touchpad only costs a few bucks.
You can also use a normal keyboard and mouse, wired or wireless.
Downunder35m said:
No clue about an app but a simple wireless keyboar with touchpad only costs a few bucks.
You can also use a normal keyboard and mouse, wired or wireless.
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Thanks for your answer!
I know about that possibilites. But i use it my bedroom so i thinkthat's a lot of artifacts for a bed.
Also, my tv-box comes with an IR remote with an internal IR receiver, so putting another thing is like just disable that accessory because i cannot use it in any other thing
So, resuming, i know about the keyboard with a touchpad alternative, i just want to know if there is a possiblity to use just the IR remote for that gesture
Hi all!
I have an awesome roadbike and I'm upgrading to the shimano Di2-shifting (i.e. electronic gear shifting).
When equipped with a Bluetooth module you can use an app called shimano "E-TUBE PROJECT" to tweak settings of your gears & shifters using your phone. (e.g. what switch changes what gear, etc.)
http://e-tubeproject.shimano.com/about/
The latest version of the Ultegra (R8050) and Dura-Ace (R9150) groupeset (this is the drivetrain of the bike including the shifters/switches) has a pair of "hidden buttons" that do not serve a dedicated purpose (therefore they are 'hidden'). Using the E-TUBE PROJECT-app, however, you can specity a function for those extra-buttons. These functions that can be allocated to the switches of the groupeset using the app are very limited unfortunately, allowing only to define gearing up/down on the front/rear derailleur.
However, there is a collaboration with Garmin (who make bike-computers..) that expands the functionality of the app: You can control the bikecomputer via any button that you select and trigger different actions, like swiping through the screens, start/stop, etc.
It would be AWESOME if there would be a way to define more options, i.e. functions that can be allocated to the switches including controls for the smartphone, like music control. So you would use the "enhanced" app, select one (of the hidden) switch and allocate e.g. the function 'music-playback start/stop' of your phones mediaplayer.
Is that possible?
Sad that noone seems to recognize the awesome potential. I'd try to do it myself, but I have no clue, how to do such a thing. Still hoping someone get's interested in that topic.
I'm looking for an app that controls a PC mouse pointer based on the camera of an android phone. Specifically, something like a laser pointer, which can be detected simply by looking for the brightest red/green pixel of the camera input. Does such an app exist? I have seen Mr. Mouse, which has similar functionality, but the market link is dead so I cannot download it. And it's functionality is slightly different from what I described.
If such an app doesn't exist, is there a specific reason for it? Would processing the camera feed in real time simply be too demanding? I want to see if trying to make the app myself would be a waste of time.
Today I’m going to bring a little bit of magic to your Wear OS watch.
As you know from the earlier post, Android Pie has introduced a new public API for using your Android device as a Bluetooth HID Device (e.g. mouse, keyboard, gamepad, etc.), so I built a simple app that demonstrates one of the possible ways you can use this API. Also, see below for a little surprise regarding compatibility...
So, you have probably already guessed from the title what the app does: it allows you to control the mouse pointer simply by waving your hand. It is compatible with any Windows, OSX, Linux (including Raspbian), Chrome OS, Android (including Android TV) device, as long as it has a Bluetooth radio; no root, no “server” software required. Just launch the app, perform Bluetooth pairing, and then you’ll be able to:
Use it as an intuitive pointer for presentations (and also click through the slides using cursor keys);
Play Fruit Ninja with your arms (e.g. by sideloading it on Android TV, or installing it on a Chromebook from the Play Store);
Control a media player from the sofa (e.g. when using a computer connected via HDMI);
Use it as a VR controller in some Cardboard games to walk around (not for Daydream though, since it has its own controller);
Impress your friends with some telekinetic powers.
Control your DeX-connected phone;
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Play Store
Source (Note: the source code doesn't include the Oreo hack)
How to use it
The app features three input modes: air mouse, cursor keys and keyboard input.
The air mouse mode is pretty straightforward. It has two on-screen buttons for left and right click, a top drawer to adjust motion tracking for the way you’re wearing your watch (on your left wrist, on your right wrist, or holding it in your hand like a laser pointer), and a bottom drawer for some extra functions: click and hold (a.k.a. Fruit Ninja mode) and middle click. If your watch is equipped with a rotating crown, you can use it for scrolling as well.
The cursor keys mode is simple enough: tap on the sides of the screen to trigger corresponding keys, double-tap in the center to trigger the Enter key, long-press to quit, and there are also swipe gestures for Escape, Backspace, Space and Tab keys.
Finally, the keyboard input mode allows using either an on-screen keyboard, or voice input. Note, though, that the text you’ll see entered on your connected device depends on your keyboard layout. Only US English is supported at the moment (I can add some more, but that will require you to manually switch the layout both in the app and on the device every time).
If your watch has some extra keys, you can use those to quickly switch between the input modes.
There are also some settings available. You can choose to stabilize the pointer movements (this will smooth out smaller motions like hands shaking), enable diagonal movements for the cursor keys (which is useful for those Cardboard games), or reduce the data rate (which is helpful when you use the app with some older Nougat-based Android TV box, and the mouse pointer just can’t keep up).
A word on compatibility.
Like I said, the API was made public in Android Pie, but (as a belated Christmas present) the app will work on any watch running Oreo as well. That is, when reboot your watch, and after the trippy dots animation you see a big colorful “W” and “Wear OS by Google” instead of the “Android Wear” logo, you should be fine. The API was introduced in Oreo, and it was a bit different (and also hidden) at the time, but before Pie is was only enabled on watches by default. There is a way to enable it on phones as well, but it requires root.
A few tips for troubleshooting.
If you connect and see that the mouse pointer is moving once per second in a really janky way, try turning Airplane mode on your watch on and off, and then reconnect. Looks like there is some occasional issue with power management in the Bluetooth stack…
If you want to adjust the “sensitivity”, please look for the pointer speed setting on the connected device, not in the app itself.
If you are using the app with a device that is connected to a TV, you’ll probably want to switch your TV to the “Game” picture mode. This should turn off any post-processing that may cause a lot of lag on modern TVs.
I also recommend turning off wrist gestures in your watch’s settings when you use the air mouse mode, otherwise there’s a high chance of triggering the “back” or “go home” gesture.
This looks great!
By chance is it possible to have an app that connects to the computer and when it disconnects it locks the PC!
c_86 said:
By chance is it possible to have an app that connects to the computer and when it disconnects it locks the PC!
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Depends on what you mean.
If you want to make an app that sends Win+L (or Ctrl+Alt+L) when you press "disconnect" on your watch (or maybe connects, sends the key press, then immediately disconnects), then it should be easy enough to implement.
If you mean that the PC should lock itself when your watch disconnects (e.g. goes out of range), then obviously you'll need to have something on your computer to do that. Then again, Windows 10 has a feature called Dynamic Lock that does something similar based on your phone nearby presence.
Idea - Does it possible to implement the same functionality for Smartphone with Android 8? And after that to create Wear app for smartwatches with lower Android version, where the new API is missing - it will act as a remote for the companion app on the smartphone
bobybc said:
Idea - Does it possible to implement the same functionality for Smartphone with Android 8? And after that to create Wear app for smartwatches with lower Android version, where the new API is missing - it will act as a remote for the companion app on the smartphone
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So, you mean, use a phone connected to a computer (or a TV, our whatever) using this API, then stream motion data from the watch using the phone as a proxy?
Technically it's possible, I wonder what the latency would be though.
Also note that a phone running Android 8 has to be rooted to do this (unlike watches), whereas Android 9 should just work.
Yea, you're right for the lag...
Then i think that it will be useful to have app with the same functionality for a smartphone
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bobybc said:
Yea, you're right for the lag...
Then i think that it will be useful to have app with the same functionality for a smartphone
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It's not just lag, but power consumption as well.
This API makes use of the low-power mode of the Bluetooth radio called Sniff Sub-Rating (SSR) specifically designed for sending rapid bursts of tiny data packets, whereas watch-to-phone connection would have to be fine in a more generic way.
Making a phone app is really easy, you can pretty much use the same source code, with a few simple changes (mostly deletions). The Android Pie upgrade for your Note 9 is going to arrive pretty soon, which will allow you to experiment with it all you want.
I need the apk since I have a Moto 360 1gen so & cannot look at it on Googleplay