Hi,
I am a student in computer programming and I am looking to self-learn advanced android development by making an android app for my personal use. I was thinking about making an application that would require a Client/Server model that would let me browse/playback my music that sits on my PC from my android device. Something similar to the Audiogalaxy application where I would stream the data from my PC to my device.
Knowing that I know how to make an Android app, I would like to know what would be the best technology to use. I would like to be able to access my library from Internet or via Wifi. I have done some search and found out that using Zend Framework as the server and using JSON-RPC as the client could be one of the way to go, but I haven't found all the informations that would convince me to go with that idea.
I would like to know your opinion/feedback on the technology or where I should start looking to make this happen.
Thanks!
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If anyone is familiar with Speccy for the PC they know more or less what I am looking for.
I am looking for an app that does a thorough audit of a phone (Android platform) but not only displays it on the phone (plenty of apps do that). Id want it to export the audit to a file that can then be opened on a desktop application with a easier to navigate and study interface.
Currently like I said there is a number of applications that can do part of this as an added feature, but I have not seen any dedicated app to do an audit of the phone, things from programs, spaced used, network, hardware, permissions for particular programs, etc. Id like it to be as thorough as possible, but to be viewable in a reasonably ok interface on a desktop.
Browser maybe preferably for the linux and iOS users so that it isn't tied down to one Operating system.
Any ideas of something like this, or anyone working on something similar?
sorry for reviving this thread but I'm interested as well.
I've looked around the forums and the web, but all I've been able to find are apps that allow remote desktop from the android device to a computer.
What I'm wondering, does Android have the ability to support some kind of remote login? through telnet, or rdp, or somesuch.
And if it doesn't support it natively, would it be possible for an app to create a remote session on the device? I spend a good portion of my time at work logged in remotely into other computers, and have been thinking about our society's higher focus on mobile devices, and it seems like it would be fairly useful to be able to remote into a mobile device, like android.
Anywho, I haven't been able to find much on it, so I'll look forward to your responses.
There's an app for that.
Hey Brandon. I don't mean to spam, honestly, but I actually work for a software developer that makes a remote control solution for Android for remotely screen sharing with the device over wi-fi or 3g. It also works for PCs and Macs as well. You can PM me for more details. I don't want to SPAM my company name over the forum.
Btw, the solution doesn't require rooted devices which is another bonus!
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I've looked around the forums and the web, but all I've been able to find are apps that allow remote desktop from the android device to a computer.
What I'm wondering, does Android have the ability to support some kind of remote login? through telnet, or rdp, or somesuch.
And if it doesn't support it natively, would it be possible for an app to create a remote session on the device? I spend a good portion of my time at work logged in remotely into other computers, and have been thinking about our society's higher focus on mobile devices, and it seems like it would be fairly useful to be able to remote into a mobile device, like android.
Anywho, I haven't been able to find much on it, so I'll look forward to your responses.
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I found a solution its called teamviewer quick support. This is recently launched and allows connection into android pho e.
Do not be confused with the team viewer for pc. This is a different application and available to download from Google play store
Make sure you add " quick support" after team viewer to download right app.
Hi all,
Im new in this forum and just wanna ask for some help on where can i find a simple tutorial or a sample project of an android application that can communicate with a java application on a PC.
im thinking via wifi.. also i got some knowledge in java programming and right now im starting to learn more about android development.
some simple tutorial/samples like an android app where you have to type a message and it will show on the java application when the send button is clicked.
Hi Wakkana,
If you want to communicate with your own computer on your local network, it's the most easy.
On your Android client, you have just to open a HttpURLConnection (see URL, URL.openConnection(), URL.setRequestMethod()) and check if the result is == 200 (if it's okay) or not. On your computer, you'll need to manage a connections server. There are good libs to do that, Netty for example, with really easy examples.
If you want to communicate with your own computer from an external network, you have to redirect from your box a port to your computer/server port, and use the box IP in the Android client.
BUT, I'm not sure xda is the best forum to speak about network programming (without a custom ROM for example)...
Try to get good java basis before start to learn Android
Hello xda, as u can see i am new to this site.
I joined because I recently had an idea to make an app that would stream music to my phone. I want anyone to be able to use this app.
Here are my questions tho:
First of all i have no clue where to start. I have seen some ways on how to stream online radio stations, but thats not what i am looking for. I want this app to be like a radio station, but play only certain artist off of my computer. It does not have to be fancy. Im looking for a program to use to develop this app, or insight on how to do it. PLEASE help if anyone understands what i am asking for lol
derrickthaller said:
Hello xda, as u can see i am new to this site.
I joined because I recently had an idea to make an app that would stream music to my phone. I want anyone to be able to use this app.
Here are my questions tho:
First of all i have no clue where to start. I have seen some ways on how to stream online radio stations, but thats not what i am looking for. I want this app to be like a radio station, but play only certain artist off of my computer. It does not have to be fancy. Im looking for a program to use to develop this app, or insight on how to do it. PLEASE help if anyone understands what i am asking for lol
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First things first I would start by learning Java and taking a look at the official Android developer documentation and training. For developing your app the Eclipse IDE and the ADT bundle (Android Development Bundle which includes the Eclipse IDE and Adroid SDK) will include all the tools you need to get started. Once you have worked through writing some basic apps,I would recommend checking out this tutorial on how to make a basic music streaming app. While the tutorial is outdated and uses an outdated version of Android the principles and concepts shown still very much apply today.
I have limited knowledge of Java already, just basics. In that TUT he is using http to stream his music. My question for this is there anyway to not do it via http but rather straight off my hdd or even cloud?? Also I do appreciate you replying so quickly, the TUT you sent is very helpful.
derrickthaller said:
I have limited knowledge of Java already, just basics. In that TUT he is using http to stream his music. My question for this is there anyway to not do it via http but rather straight off my hdd or even cloud?? Also I do appreciate you replying so quickly, the TUT you sent is very helpful.
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What your looking for is something similar to this app here. One way would be to use cloud storage api's for Android such as Dropbox, Google Drive, etc. to stream the music. Directly off your hdd do you run Linux or Windows because you could look into integrating Samba share as a possibility. Also I would recommend then brushing up on your Java knowledge to make your Android programming experience more enjoyably and seamless (Not having to look up new Java things every minute).
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derrickthaller said:
Hello xda, as u can see i am new to this site.
I joined because I recently had an idea to make an app that would stream music to my phone. I want anyone to be able to use this app.
Here are my questions tho:
First of all i have no clue where to start. I have seen some ways on how to stream online radio stations, but thats not what i am looking for. I want this app to be like a radio station, but play only certain artist off of my computer. It does not have to be fancy. Im looking for a program to use to develop this app, or insight on how to do it. PLEASE help if anyone understands what i am asking for lol
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I love your idea, but really love your desire to make it yourself. A tutorial is the best way to learn app creation. When you "walk" thru the process, or learn as you go, you are learning a new skill that you can expand into other avenues.
I have taken app creation to making my website so others can take their great idea and make it into a reality....good luck and have fun!
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Hey guys! I'm in the works of creating an application similar to the iTunes structure of syncing / managing devices but for android devices. The application I am working on, Andraudio, uses ADB for all data transport to allow syncing under all circumstances (Charge only mod, MTP, Photo Transpher, ETC), automatic device detection and will allow you to manage backups, storage and data on your device with relatively no effort. The application will be able to detect what codecs your device supports and convert media to supported codecs as well as free up space on your device by browsing for files that are not needed in temporary/cache directories. The real kicker with this application is that similar to iTunes it will be able to connect to (google only for now) device update servers and offer OTA updates and automate the process of upgrading/downgrading/restoring devices that are unbootable. If there is interest in an android suite of this type, let me know! If you want to help, all help will be taken! Currently I am working on the wrapper for the transport protocol, media management and a full backup system to allow you to safely restore data cross rom as long as the android version is the same.
I'd be interested in something like this for sure. As it is mtp on Windows does a crappy job and sometimes fails to copy files to or from the device. Right now I'm using an app that syncs folders over WiFi, but I'd love one that I can just plug in the USB cable and it'll backup all my music, pics, and other selected folders automatically.
Sounds interesting.
Looking forward to seeing what you come up with .
This would be super cool, I've been using iTunes for years now and I really like it for the most part. Seeing something like this, but for Android/Pixel would be a real treat.
Thanks for sharing, I'd be interested as well!
Good luck.
Hey guys! Im glad there is interest in my project, to get things going quickly the software is being started in visual basic, a program language that makes it easy to release software quickly, after there is a stable build with a majority of features I will move the project to c++. My goal with this software is to keep in the spirit of android and maintain it open-source, and free of any non-open source binaries. All releases will be released with binary versions and a copy of the source so you can compile and tweak to your liking, just like with your favorite mobile OS. If anyone is interested in helping with the beginning stage development I chose a language easy for anyone to help with, and completely free to produce. Email me at 551280jjj @ gmail, or send me a pm here if you want to contribute to the development of the app. Even if you can't program I could use some help with designing assets, concepts for features, or just to put minds together to work on bugs. The software will be updated weekly, hopefully each new release will increase stability and add features. Initial release will have basic support for transport, conversion, and i'm working on integration for automatic ID3 tagging.
EDIT: I do not own a mac, but would love assisting someone in creating a port for OSX
I love this idea. I used an ipod for my music up until about 3 years ago simply just because I loved that I could manage my music library on my computer and then have it automatically sync everything when I plugged in the iPod.
I'm really looking forward to seeing this come to life! Also, I think id3 tag editing would be an awesome feature. As not having correct tags really bothers me.