[Q] Remote desktop android <-> Android - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi
Going on holiday and have a Seagate Wireless plus harddrive that makes a Wifi network the wife and kids's tablets connect to.
Have a 1 year old that also likes to watch cartoons while driving.
Problem is, he is in the back seat and the wife is in the front and he is not old enough to select movies himself.
So...I need some app that i can install on the tablet he is using and the wife's tablet so she can get his screen on her tablet and select movies.
Basically just a remote desktop for android devices.
Have found numerous remote desktop app's but they all enable me to use my tablet to remote desktop to a PC, not another android.
Anyone know what app i will need :fingers-crossed:

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[Q] Archos Remote Control Ripped out yet?

I don't have an Archos but I have a Galaxy 10.1, Asus Transformer, and a Galaxy S phone. I have been trying to figure out how to strap the 10.1 to a headrest and remotely play movies for my son in the back seat and I'm hoping the Archos software would be the key.
Has anyone ripped the Remote Control Server APK from this rom to be used in other tablets/phones. The controller is on the market but the server side is not
Or if someone knows a way to do this that would be great. (Note: DLNA is nice but its a full PUSH and what I want to do is control the media already on the tablet, or use the Sprint 3g on the 10.1 to stream netflix.
I have tried Server VNC for droid, and it breaks on tablets.
Thanks for all your help!
Maybe someone with an Archos and another Android device can analyze what is sended by the other device to the Archos (Wireshark for example)
eagleofdeath13 said:
Maybe someone with an Archos and another Android device can analyze what is sended by the other device to the Archos (Wireshark for example)
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I am fairly sure this is not an APK, as sin not a simple app. it is a service baked into the system code of the ROM. This kinda of app is not overtly simple to add to android even IF you had all the source to the ROM, which no one does for HC yet.
The only problem is to know what is said on the network. After that, creating the app to communicate with it is "easy".
Am i to understand that you want to stream video to Archos from your Asus/Samsung ?
No, he wants to control his expensive Samsung 101 via a remote.
Something that comes included with any cheap Archos Gen8 ;-)
Expensive
Yes, its more expensive then the Archos but its 3g via Sprint. So I can stream, check email, watch IP cameras for restaurants that I am responsible for. But when traveling with the kids its nice to put in a headrest strap and control it.
Right now my son who is 3 will either tap the screen and freak out because the movie stopped playing, or if he is holding it he ends up stuck in some app. This will allow my wife or myself to start other movies, netflix streams, etc..
Headrest monitors for cars are not cheap (unless you get some really poor generic ones) and once the kids hit 5 years old they will not want to watch a linear movie, they would want to watch and interact with the web. (Humm or maybe I'm the biggest kid in the equation )
Right now I can DLNA push a video to the tablet using BubblePNP (Works great) but its annoying when my phone wifi sleeps or phone calls seem to mess with the connection. Remote control will keep each device truly separate. How many times I have walked out of the car to get gas out of range of the DLNA sharing is annoying.
Here you go...
I Hope this is what you are looking for...
Ripped out...Have Fun!
He doesn't need the remote, he needs the receiver for the Samsung.
I saw the words "remote" and "software" in the OP.
Yes, but he's searching the server side of the remote software ^^
Looks like the best way to get the Archos remote server app is to unpack Archo's firmware and take the server app out.
I found some linux tools that can do this, e.g. using aos-tools
However, my linux skill is only novice level at best, so I don't think I can unpack it successfully and find the remote server app.
Anyone happy to give it a try and share the file?
I see the instructions to unpack can be found here: http://archos.g3nius.org/index.php?title=The_aos-tools_Toolchain
I was looking for such app and Archos seems to the the only company which have a Android remote app right now... I am interested to install the remote server app on my Android phone or tablet and see if it works.
for control the tablet from an android phone you can use DroidMote Server / Client in the android market.

[Q] android to wii streaming?

hi all I was just wondering if anyone knew how to get videos from android to the wii (hacked of course). I have tried to just plug in a usb cord in the back like I do for my psp but every time I go into an app for watching movies it wont show my phone. I know I can just take the sd card out but its a real pain to take the back off my phone and the case I have on it too. anyone have any ideas (besides taking out the sd)?
i'm wondering the same thing, they both have bluetooth, so maybe there's a way to stream music/video from android onto it that way? even if that isn't possible, is there a way to trick the wii into thinking it's a linux computer, and stream via wifi? (wiimc should be able to identify it at that point, no?)
i doubt anyone's going to bother trying to get this to work : (
What about a dlna server and wiimc? Does it work?
Or set up samba filesharing on android and connect from wiimc?
greenskull13 said:
hi all I was just wondering if anyone knew how to get videos from android to the wii (hacked of course). I have tried to just plug in a usb cord in the back like I do for my psp but every time I go into an app for watching movies it wont show my phone. I know I can just take the sd card out but its a real pain to take the back off my phone and the case I have on it too. anyone have any ideas (besides taking out the sd)?
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Yes it's completely possible (and without wires) to stream videos off your rooted Android to your modded Wii. I'll see about writing up a full guide ...
[Guide/How to]Android/Wii wireless networking solutions | Stream videos and transfer/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2576185
... for now though I'll assume you'll want to know how I did it quickly
1. Download and install WiiMC to your Wii if you've not already done so.
www.wiimc.org
2. Download and install FTPServer to your rooted Android
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lutey.FTPServer
Edit 12172013- this next suggested app should replace the previous
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nalic.app.wifishare
WiFi share is far more stable to use with the Wii ... Well for streaming with WiiMC it works but for WiiXplorer I've yet to get this app to work.
3. Set up FTPServer to point to the folders you want to share
- check the box to restrict access to other folders
- set user name and password
4. Connect your Android device to a wireless access point, for this I used an old rooted phone that has the Hotspot function but no data connection to the outside world, but you can use a wireless router instead.
5. Open FTPServer again and start the service.
6. Now to pick up the Wii mote and set up a FTP connection
- Finger up to the gear symbol, click it, and finger down to Network
- Add a new FTP (it's the option that isn't smb) and input the info from the FTPServer app; IP-address, port, username, and password.
Note: don't worry about setting a folder path in the WiiMC screen we're in right now because FTPServer will take care of this if set properly.
- Back out of the setup screen on WiiMC and finger over to the Film icon (on the far left of the screen) and you should see your new connection, click it and enjoy browsing and playing almost all your videos on your Wii.
Somethings to note; it's kinda finicky on showing anything in a directory so just press B and A on your Wii mote till it works, high resolution videos don't work well so keep it 480p or bellow, I'll say it again its really finicky so try restarting each device's connection or software one at a time till things start working.
I realize this question is from a little wile ago but felt that this answer would benefit us all. I don't know if streaming music or pictures wirelessly from Android to Wii works but video works once a directory is loaded. I'll be testing other apps, options, or crafting my own solutions shortly to work out why folders don't always show content but for right now (just got it working a few hours ago and have been watching all sorts of formats) it's great for proof of concept and home use.
Sent from either my SPH-D700 or myTouch3Gs
Debian Kit/QEMU Linux Install guide for all android devices that I'm writing:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2240397
Now have working Installers for ARM Java 7 JDK + Maptools + jMonkey

I'm turning an S3 into home multimedia center/DLNA device, help please

Ok I have a spare S3 which i'm not going to use, so i plan to plug it to a TV via HDMI and use it as a multimedia center.
So from what i can see I need 2 things.
1. good app to wirelessly sync files between PC, Tablet, Smartphone and the S3 (option to stream media from the PC would be great as well)
2. A program to remote control the S3 from my other android smartphone
any other advise for the setup is welcome
no suggestions whatsoever? :>
Final attempt to get some advises
i don#t know of any app that is able to handle both, but as a start you might look at xbmc, wich actually is a media center, also avaliable for android.
i'd give you links to sites where you can download it (it's still in beta), but i have not enough posts to do so. you should google XBMC android chip.de
or
xbmc android androidpit
or somtething like this.

[Q] Airplay like setup to stream Sky Go to PC?

Just spent 10mins setting up Airplay Mirroring on my iphone 4 to try and stream Sky Go / Sky Sports App to my PC however i got to the final part where i realised that it only works on 4S and above not the ip4.
Then i got to thinking is there a similar option that can let me do this on Android? Basically my PC is connected to my TV via HDMI... i want to stream whats on my screen of my Galaxy S3 or Nexus 7 and output it on PC, is this possible?

Access/Control Phone with Tablet?

I'm thinking of replacing my car stereo/navi unit with a 7" tablet. I'd like to know if I can use the tablet to access and navigate my phone's music and play it on the tablet so it will play through the car's speaker since my phone has more storage.
I use Team Viewer on my phone and that allows me to control my laptop so I'm looking for something along those lines but that will play the music as well, I guess it would sort of use my phone as an external drive but the tablet would also be tethered to the phone.
Or... can the Galaxy Tab 2 read a 64gb card fine, like my Rezzy does?
Oh, just thought of something else. If I can't take the tablet out of the car dash, I can change out the music on the card using the tethering? I can send load files via wifi, right?
You clearly need a HUD
DIncLover said:
You clearly need a HUD
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I would mount the tablet in dash so that would be my HUD. Is that what you mean? Or are you trying to fix me up with Paul Newman?
I want to do what this guy did in his Alpha Romeo: http://dev.mittelmedia.it/2010/12/14/asdas/
The Galaxy Tab 7" is the right size to replace my current HU. So I use the tab to control everything, would have it tethered to my phone for data access, and would like to be able browse and play my phone's music with it. :good:
feralicious said:
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I would mount the tablet in dash so that would be my HUD. Is that what you mean? Or are you trying to fix me up with Paul Newman?
I want to do what this guy did in his Alpha Romeo: http://dev.mittelmedia.it/2010/12/14/asdas/
The Galaxy Tab 7" is the right size to replace my current HU. So I use the tab to control everything, would have it tethered to my phone for data access, and would like to be able browse and play my phone's music with it. :good:
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If you've got an unlimited data plan and a home broadband connection with a dedicated machine at home, set up a Subsonic (or equivalent) server and use the client on your tablet, you'll have access to all of your music...
I use this version for my server - http://forum.subsonic.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=10445
It'll run on a variety of OS's.
You can use the modified client in that link or the official ad free one here - http://www.subsonic.org/pages/apps.jsp#android
I was being unhelpfully facetious .... HUD as in Heads Up Display .... visibly superimposed on the windshield as you attempt to keep your eyes on the road......
DIncLover said:
I was being unhelpfully facetious .... HUD as in Heads Up Display .... visibly superimposed on the windshield as you attempt to keep your eyes on the road......
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OIC. I like the Paul Newman plan better IF he's the same age he was in HUD.
mjones73 said:
If you've got an unlimited data plan and a home broadband connection with a dedicated machine at home, set up a Subsonic (or equivalent) server and use the client on your tablet, you'll have access to all of your music...
I use this version for my server - http://forum.subsonic.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=10445
It'll run on a variety of OS's.
You can use the modified client in that link or the official ad free one here - http://www.subsonic.org/pages/apps.jsp#android
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Ooh... I like your thinking... How powerful does the machine need to be? I have an ooooold box running WinXP, I don't even remember the specs of it, it's been a long time since I booted it up. I suppose I could buy a cheap bare bones system considering the tablet is $400-1400 less than getting an entire new HU with navi.
Or... I'm going to be building a home theater pc that would be on a micro mobo to fit in a case that would be in my AV rack. I would be using that for all my media and it will be hooked up to my whole AV system and home network. Could that be used? Or is that a bad idea?
Or... can I just use a NAS drive that's connected to my router?
feralicious said:
OIC. I like the Paul Newman plan better IF he's the same age he was in HUD.
Ooh... I like your thinking... How powerful does the machine need to be? I have an ooooold box running WinXP, I don't even remember the specs of it, it's been a long time since I booted it up. I suppose I could buy a cheap bare bones system considering the tablet is $400-1400 less than getting an entire new HU with navi.
Or... I'm going to be building a home theater pc that would be on a micro mobo to fit in a case that would be in my AV rack. I would be using that for all my media and it will be hooked up to my whole AV system and home network. Could that be used? Or is that a bad idea?
Or... can I just use a NAS drive that's connected to my router?
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It doesn't require a lot of horsepower, I have mine on an old Dell Poweredge SC420 machine thats running Windows Home Server. Personally I'd put it on the home media machine if it's gonna be dedicated and running all the time. You will need to forward the one port needed, I believe it defaults to 4040 but you can set it to anything.
Upload your music to Google Music, tether phone to tablet, stream music on tablet. Would that work?
Or you could use ES file explorer, create Bluetooth link and access the phone through the tablet that way...
Phaded said:
Upload your music to Google Music, tether phone to tablet, stream music on tablet. Would that work?
Or you could use ES file explorer, create Bluetooth link and access the phone through the tablet that way...
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I have a thing against using cloud storage. Comes from my paranoia I suppose.
I just found an article on using ES Explorer to access a shared folder on a pc from your phone/tablet. Will explore your idea as well.

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