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Control android from computer

hey just wondering, is there an app which will let me display my g1's screen on my desktop computer? kind of like a reverse vnc?
thanks

This is maybe interesting for you...
http://code.google.com/p/androidscreencast/
XDA Thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=557717

mackz said:
hey just wondering, is there an app which will let me display my g1's screen on my desktop computer? kind of like a reverse vnc?
thanks
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Its not like reverse vnc, its like, uh, vnc.
This website has all the stuff you need to get a vnc server running on your phone:
http://code.google.com/p/android-vnc/
Note: If you just run the fbvncserver, you can get a vnc server in VIEW ONLY mode. To get full interactive VNC, you need to run a kernel with their patch applied -- do not try to boot off their patched kernel, it is for emulator only. If you want to use their kernel patch, you must checkout the source code -- it comes with the patch file. Apply it to the applicable kernel source and boot off that.

I was looking for the same thing for my EVO. I found an app in the Market called "droid VNC Server" by Jose Pereira that allows you to remotely control your Android phone from a PC wirelessly. I tried it over WiFi and it worked flawlessly for me!
Here's a link to it on Market:
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.onaips.vnc&feature=search_result
(Edit: Sorry, didn't realize this thread was from 2009 until after I hit submit. It was the top Google result for my search for a solution.)

thanks for the info..
it really helps...
some moderator like to lock old thread...if we reply to it..
but it actually helps sometimes..

oesjmr said:
I was looking for the same thing for my EVO. I found an app in the Market called "droid VNC Server" by Jose Pereira that allows you to remotely control your Android phone from a PC wirelessly. I tried it over WiFi and it worked flawlessly for me!
Here's a link to it on Market:
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.onaips.vnc&feature=search_result
(Edit: Sorry, didn't realize this thread was from 2009 until after I hit submit. It was the top Google result for my search for a solution.)
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I thank you, even though it was an old thread... I was looking for something similar so I can type in my accounts through my pc using my keyboard. This works like a charm. Good find.

Thanks, one more ?
Is there an app that doesn't need root?

I just made a FR ... and i have no notification panel ... (you know - the one that slides down)

nice. Thanks

like thanks

Drozdii said:
nice. Thanks
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like thanks
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Guys, this is what the "thanks" button is for, please do not post just to say thanks, use the button instead.

wardfan220 said:
Guys, this is what the "thanks" button is for, please do not post just to say thanks, use the button instead.
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thanks!

demkantor said:
thanks!
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I wish I had a gif of someone shaking their fist, lol.
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Well i have played with some apps to control my phone from computer. And my opinion is that webkey works it best.
You can find it here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.webkey

streamnlnl said:
Well i have played with some apps to control my phone from computer. And my opinion is that webkey works it best.
You can find it here:...
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Yeah, i second this too! I just tried a couple of popular ones like Remote Web Desktop by SmartDog and LazyDroid and none of those two worked. Only webkey worked perfectly!

I concur
mungki3 said:
Yeah, i second this too! I just tried a couple of popular ones like Remote Web Desktop by SmartDog and LazyDroid and none of those two worked. Only webkey worked perfectly!
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I concur

ressurection
Anyway to do this or something like this without any internet what so ever? I have no internet and would like to connect phone via USB. Then see screen on computer be able to use Mouse for touch and keyboard to type. Is it possible? Everything I see fails to mention you need to connect to internet to use it either by having DSL cable or tethering for you WiFi data. No internet options for me.

Screen Capture App?

Anyone have any luck with a screen capture app?

You mean shootme? I have it installed and it works
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New2Android said:
You mean shootme? I have it installed and it works
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Did you install the version from the market? All it does for me is takes a picture of a black screen.

I've tried shootme and drocap2 and they both give me black images. How is everyone else getting screen shots?

KnightCrusader said:
I've tried shootme and drocap2 and they both give me black images. How is everyone else getting screen shots?
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Same here, just black screens, 2.2 zpad

New2Android said:
You mean shootme? I have it installed and it works
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Doesn't work for me

It looks like the only thing that works is to get the DDMS tool from the Android SDK, and get a screen capture that way. Its the only way I have been able to do it, so far.

KnightCrusader said:
It looks like the only thing that works is to get the DDMS tool from the Android SDK, and get a screen capture that way. Its the only way I have been able to do it, so far.
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Is there any sort if tutorial on how to do this so we can get screen capture?

thetechman123 said:
Is there any sort if tutorial on how to do this so we can get screen capture?
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1. Download the Android SDK
2. Make sure you have set up ADB for your GTab (if not, get the Wireless ADB widget, or do the hack mentioned on the GTab Super Thread)
3. Launch DDMS.bat (in the SDK tools/ directory).
4. After the window pops up, select the device in the grid that is the GTab (if there is more than one, I usually have the GTab and Droid2 connected at the same time)
5. Select the Device Menu, and choose "Screen Capture..."
Easy breezy. Hardest part is setting up ADB to work.

KnightCrusader said:
1. Download the Android SDK
2. Make sure you have set up ADB for your GTab (if not, get the Wireless ADB widget, or do the hack mentioned on the GTab Super Thread)
3. Launch DDMS.bat (in the SDK tools/ directory).
4. After the window pops up, select the device in the grid that is the GTab (if there is more than one, I usually have the GTab and Droid2 connected at the same time)
5. Select the Device Menu, and choose "Screen Capture..."
Easy breezy. Hardest part is setting up ADB to work.
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I got the ADB widget... still getting the ADB error. Hmm, where can I find the GTab Super Thread? Can someone post the link?

normz007 said:
I got the ADB widget... still getting the ADB error. Hmm, where can I find the GTab Super Thread? Can someone post the link?
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Did you do the adb connect <gtab ip address> command to set it up?

KnightCrusader said:
Did you do the adb connect <gtab ip address> command to set it up?
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I've gotten DDMS to take ONE picture over ADBWireless... I got all sorts of drama with Java errors and such trying to run it. I'm not kidding, just one. been pooped on ever since. Haven't spent the time to work the kinks out yet.
It would be SUPER NICE if anyone could figure out shootme or something similar. Although, I wonder why those are limited to black screens?

it2steve said:
I've gotten DDMS to take ONE picture over ADBWireless... I got all sorts of drama with Java errors and such trying to run it. I'm not kidding, just one. been pooped on ever since. Haven't spent the time to work the kinks out yet.
It would be SUPER NICE if anyone could figure out shootme or something similar. Although, I wonder why those are limited to black screens?
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I agree it would be nice to have shootme work. But I don't know why you have the issue with DDMS. It works great for me over wifi. I use the app that has the big green button... Maybe your computer is mad at Android or jealous of Android

Thanks for the help
Hmm, these websites were also helpful... I am now able to take screenshots.
How to use ADB:
http://forum.sdx-developers.com/intercept-guides-and-tips/(guide)-how-to-use-adb-over-wifi/
Installing SDK particularly the PATH (very important LoL!):
http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html
Using DDMS:
http://www.simplehelp.net/2009/07/2...ots-of-your-android-based-phone-from-windows/

Sprdtyf350 said:
I agree it would be nice to have shootme work. But I don't know why you have the issue with DDMS. It works great for me over wifi. I use the app that has the big green button... Maybe your computer is mad at Android or jealous of Android
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Man I WISH I had some sort of decent answer for you... I'm somewhat technical and its aggravating to no end why silly things like that don't want to work all the time. ADB just doesn't want to keep the drivers for me for some reason so I went to WirelessADB. I can push/pull all day long but DDMS worked once, now I'm having java errors thrown left and right. I google'd the world and tried several things then gave up... sort of... I decided to create a Virtual Linux box and spent 5 hours and couldn't get ADB to work on it either. Believe me, I can goggle and use deductive reasoning skills with the best of them as my OCD makes me try and try.
I finally threw my hands up, took my toys, and went home

it2steve said:
Man I WISH I had some sort of decent answer for you... I'm somewhat technical and its aggravating to no end why silly things like that don't want to work all the time. ADB just doesn't want to keep the drivers for me for some reason so I went to WirelessADB. I can push/pull all day long but DDMS worked once, now I'm having java errors thrown left and right. I google'd the world and tried several things then gave up... sort of... I decided to create a Virtual Linux box and spent 5 hours and couldn't get ADB to work on it either. Believe me, I can goggle and use deductive reasoning skills with the best of them as my OCD makes me try and try.
I finally threw my hands up, took my toys, and went home
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I know what you mean. As old as Windows is it seems to be still pretty finicky. I guess there are just too many combinations of software and hardware to have them all work. I actually have a couple of computers I use for different things. Just so I can get something to work reliably and not screw it up by installing other stuff. It is maddening though when it just doesn't want to play nice...

adb on linux
Well, in case anyone is interested in getting adb to work on Linux, I had to add a file named "70-android.rules" under /etc/udev/rules.d containing:
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0955", SYMLINK+="android_adb", MODE="0666", OWNER="..."
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where you replace "..." for OWNER is the Linux userid. The OWNER part may or may not be necessary. The udev entry is so adb will see the usb device. The "0955" is the nvidia vendor id. Of course you need to be root to add the file. On something like Ubuntu you could use "sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/70-android.rules" to edit the file. Or you can use "su" to get root access and then edit the file.
I installed the Android Eclipse SDK and platform toolkit. I had to find the actual adb executable elsewhere. I put it in the tools directory under the android toolkit. I tried a couple of different versions of adb before I found one that would work when I used the command:
adb devices
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The md5sum of the adb I used (that worked) is cf059f327f6ae8a35cf9b8eb6c80490c.
I was able to use ddms to get screen captures. None of the screen capture tools I tried worked, They all gave be a black image.
I am on Maverick Meerkat (Ubuntu 10.10), but these steps should work on other modern distros as well.

crsboca said:
Well, in case anyone is interested in getting adb to work on Linux, I had to add a file named "70-android.rules" under /etc/udev/rules.d containing:
where you replace "..." for OWNER is the Linux userid. The OWNER part may or may not be necessary. The udev entry is so adb will see the usb device. The "0955" is the nvidia vendor id. Of course you need to be root to add the file. On something like Ubuntu you could use "sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/70-android.rules" to edit the file. Or you can use "su" to get root access and then edit the file.
I installed the Android Eclipse SDK and platform toolkit. I had to find the actual adb executable elsewhere. I put it in the tools directory under the android toolkit. I tried a couple of different versions of adb before I found one that would work when I used the command:
The md5sum of the adb I used (that worked) is cf059f327f6ae8a35cf9b8eb6c80490c.
I was able to use ddms to get screen captures. None of the screen capture tools I tried worked, They all gave be a black image.
I am on Maverick Meerkat (Ubuntu 10.10), but these steps should work on other modern distros as well.
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Can you post a link to that ADB.exe? that;s one thing that I notices wasnt there in the SDK. I dunno why but it wasn't.

The ADB.EXE is in another folder... I think google moved it? Its in platform-tools directory.

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The ADB.EXE is in another folder... I think google moved it? Its in platform-tools directory.
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That's what I read... however I don't have those? I have a
\platform and a \tools, ADB is in neither

Dev Request: HDMI Mirroring?

Since im not a dev, i dont have the chops to figure this out.... but I would definately donate to a dev that can figure this out.
Is hdmi mirroring possible?

in build.prop theres this:
ro.hdmi.mirror.enable=false
ro.hdmi.default.app=
hw.overlay.path.config=
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changing the first line to true WORKS only at boot, it correctly mirrors what you see on your phone. but once the phone is done booting, it kicks the TV to a black screen and the phone asks you if you want to open up the entertainment app or do nothing.
So mirroring is there, its just blocked by something on boot.

andy2na said:
changing the first line to true WORKS only at boot, it correctly mirrors what you see on your phone. but once the phone is done booting, it kicks the TV to a black screen and the phone asks you if you want to open up the entertainment app or do nothing.
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Have you tried disabling webtop? It sounds like the app takes over control of the HDMI port once started.

krkeegan said:
Have you tried disabling webtop? It sounds like the app takes over control of the HDMI port once started.
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how do you do that?

omg yes how do you do that. please, thank you thank you thank you. they're such assholes for blocking this very basic task and wanting you to buy the stupid dock

eatkabab said:
omg yes how do you do that. please, thank you thank you thank you. they're such assholes for blocking this very basic task and wanting you to buy the stupid dock
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Sorry, I just ordered my phone, so I don't have one to tinker with yet. But maybe you can use titanium backup to freeze the app. If it doesn't show up as an app, maybe you can use autostarts to try and stop it. Finally, the last idea I have is to poke around in the init scripts to find the offending app. All of this is just speculation, but since you can see mirroring at bootup I think it is pretty clear that the webtop app is causing the issue.

I can confirm this. It boots to the homescreens. I got to unlock and touch a widget. Then it disappeared, the box came up asking if I wanted to connect to the entertainment center.
I back through my apps with titanium backup and froze anything regarding hdmi. The entertainment box went away, but it still takes away hdmi mirroring.
I didn't have any results with autostarts either, but I don't really know what to look for.
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Tried to freeze up some services with Titanium backup - no luck so far.
There is something happening during the boot process which disables the mirroring.

Tried this also. Same results.
I went into Titanium Backup and deleted the Entertainment Center application as well as a couple of other ones I thought might be the reason. But, it still switched off to a black screen after a few seconds.

Any updates on this?

I still don't have a phone yet, but I had another realization.
When you plug in the HDMI cord, the phone pops up with options regarding what to display. i.e. the webtop or the entertainment center. Ergo, something lower in the OS than the webtop is blocking the HDMI port.
However, my thought is, rather than block this, we need to figure out how to make another entry in this list. So the options read, webtop, entertainment, and mirroring.
Unfortunately this may require waiting for Moto to release the code. It will also require someone with coding skill. I for one have never worked with Android and have very poor experience with even Java.

This subject is being killed all over the forums in different threads. The hdmi is being toggled for different apps like webtop or media. The config is the other part that supports the hdmi app service options. We have dumped the apk into smalli and have confirmed this.
There is devs working on webtop without dock and it maybe beneficial to combine these efforts to support display mirroring... just a thought
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Any updates on this?

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Any updates on this?
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There is no need for dedicated mirroring now that you can launch the webtop without the dock.
You can run mobile view full screen once you launch webtop.... and alas, you have HDMI mirroring.
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leadguy68 said:
There is no need for dedicated mirroring now that you can launch the webtop without the dock.
You can run mobile view full screen once you launch webtop.... and alas, you have HDMI mirroring.
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Can i just run mirroring?

leadguy68 said:
There is no need for dedicated mirroring now that you can launch the webtop without the dock.
You can run mobile view full screen once you launch webtop.... and alas, you have HDMI mirroring.
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Well thats not fully correct, if you launch a app that has on screen buttons like games or emulators..you cant use or play them using the phone as these dont show up on phone.
so we could still do with mirroring for atrix

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There is no need for dedicated mirroring now that you can launch the webtop without the dock.
You can run mobile view full screen once you launch webtop.... and alas, you have HDMI mirroring.
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Can i just run mirroring?
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As of now the best solution is to do what leadguy68 suggested. I don't think any dev is working on it. It is just not worth it since what you want to accomplish can be done with just one additional mouse click after enabling webtop.
If I am wrong and any devs are still working on this, please ignore this thread, otherwise it is prudent to close this thread. Or maybe OP can state this in the first post so that people stop asking about HDMI mirroring.

Immix said:
As of now the best solution is to do what leadguy68 suggested. I don't think any dev is working on it. It is just not worth it since what you want to accomplish can be done with just one additional mouse click after enabling webtop.
If I am wrong and any devs are still working on this, please ignore this thread, otherwise it is prudent to close this thread. Or maybe OP can state this in the first post so that people stop asking about HDMI mirroring.
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I think it's dumb to end a thread because YOU aren't interested in something. I think it'd be a damn good idea to get mirroring running. The webtop mirror is laggy, and I want to play a real game of angry birds on a 100" screen, lol. Keep the work up, if anyone is working on it. I'll keep trying on my end to get it working.

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I think it's dumb to end a thread because YOU aren't interested in something. I think it'd be a damn good idea to get mirroring running. The webtop mirror is laggy, and I want to play a real game of angry birds on a 100" screen, lol. Keep the work up, if anyone is working on it. I'll keep trying on my end to get it working.
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exactly. mirroring is still highly sought after. Like another said earlier, for people who want to run emulators, you're sol with the webtop, theres no onscreen buttons AND you cant use your wii-mote while in webtop mode.

Agreed. Still very much needed for games. Web top game emulation is laggy.
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Screen calibration

So my screen has always been a little wonky. I've never been able to hit that market search button on the first try.
I came across this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=934500
which has an app for calibrating the screen. It definitely runs and calibrates ok. My initial 5 minute impression is that the calibration is better! Just thought I'd share!

Thanks for sharing. I've found that my top right corner is the least sensitive area of my touch screen, with the right and left edges coming in a close second. I've tried recalibrating the old fashioned way with adb, but I still don't get the best results. I'll give this a try when I get home.

I used the htc calibration tool and it seemed to do the trick. It was included with project elite when I flashed my droid over to it.
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How do you install this app?

Terrigno said:
How do you install this app?
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You simply downoad the apk file and tap on it to run it. When it is finished, it does not say so, but just use the back key to exit the app and you're finished ....... and calibrated.
By the way, works great on NookieFroyo for me.
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Terrigno said:
How do you install this app?
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Download the APK from my webserver:
http://r00tyou.com/android/tools/HtcCalibrate.apk
Use ADB and type the following commands:
adb install [PATH TO THE APK]
EXAMPLE IN WINDOWS:
C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>adb install C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools\HtcCalibrate.apk
3443 KB/s (102274 bytes in 0.029s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/HtcCalibrate.apk
Success
C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>
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joshuajon2 said:
So my screen has always been a little wonky. I've never been able to hit that market search button on the first try.
I came across this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=934500
which has an app for calibrating the screen. It definitely runs and calibrates ok. My initial 5 minute impression is that the calibration is better! Just thought I'd share!
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seems to have helped a bit.... thanks for the find

You don't need to download it to a computer and use adb, you can install the apk directly.

joshuajon2 said:
You don't need to download it to a computer and use adb, you can install the apk directly.
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The one I uploaded is not in the app store.

Seems to work here too. I am a little hesitant because it requires so little on the users part (don't have to touch anything??). Anyone have an idea how this app might be working?

ficklecycler said:
Seems to work here too. I am a little hesitant because it requires so little on the users part (don't have to touch anything??). Anyone have an idea how this app might be working?
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The one I posted you touch the screen on random dots that the program places. If you are skeptical about the one posted feel free to try mine.

remote desktop server app for android?

hey. i've been looking for an app that acts as a server for the android display. basically you'd start it, connect via a web browser/vnc/whatever, and have access to the device itself, then be able to control via the mouse.
i found a few apps that allow you to remotely manage/access files and apps on the phone, but not one that actually puts the phone display in your pc.
ideas?
thanks!

poolemit said:
hey. i've been looking for an app that acts as a server for the android display. basically you'd start it, connect via a web browser/vnc/whatever, and have access to the device itself, then be able to control via the mouse.
i found a few apps that allow you to remotely manage/access files and apps on the phone, but not one that actually puts the phone display in your pc.
ideas?
thanks!
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https://market.android.com/details?id=org.onaips.vnc&hl=en
http://code.google.com/p/androidscreencast/
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.webkey&feature=search_result

whoa, awesome! thanks so much for these

Pirateghost said:
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.onaips.vnc&hl=en
http://code.google.com/p/androidscreencast/
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.webkey&feature=search_result
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Thanks using VNC Server to remotely controll my cars' console now.

Hey!
hey! i've been looking for an app to remotely manage or access files and everything from my computer on to my phone, i read that you found a few, could please let me know which are and how do they work.
Thanks, Angel Morales.

el_angelm said:
hey! i've been looking for an app to remotely manage or access files and everything from my computer on to my phone, i read that you found a few, could please let me know which are and how do they work.
Thanks, Angel Morales.
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Look up, they're linked a couple posts above yours.