Is there an app that works like a virtual steering wheel? - Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Back when I was on my iPhone 3g, I had an app called MungoGamer (Great app!) which allowed me to use my phones accelerometer as a wheel for driving sim's like rFactor and games like Need for Speed etc.
I've asked MungoScott if he would make a version for WP7, he said he didn't have the money for a new handset.
So, is there an alternative to MungoGamer for WP7?
I'm on an LG Optimus 7 if that makes any difference.

I thought those features were already built-in the games.

vetvito said:
I thought those features were already built-in the games.
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MungoGamer allows you to use your phone as a steering wheel for external games on the PC.
And I don't think anything like this exists for WP yet.

Would that be a difficult app to make?

mtb_kng said:
Would that be a difficult app to make?
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Depends.. Currently it's definitely impossible since the lack of APIs. All connections would have to go through an internet server. Thus there'd be way too much lag in order to control a car or airplane. Mango will bring loads of new APIs which hopefully support PC connections via bluetooth or wlan. With such connections an app like the one you desired should be possible.

Just giving this thread a bump, will Mango allow for such an app to be created?

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App to control tablet with phone as mouse?

What I'm looking for is for an app that lets me use my phone as a mouse to control my tablet. Thing is it has to be over the internet and not wi-fi.
Think of an app that works like blueputdroid but connects like tablet remote, does something like that exist?
Tablet Remote would work in most cases, but I'm mainly trying to navigate game menus with my phone, since although many games support a gamepad for some reason developers never thought about controlling menus with it too. And I can't use bluetooth cause sense roms have a borked bluetooth stack, and AOSP roms have terrible battery life in comparison.
Refreshing this topic....
I'm pulling this post back to the top now
I'm also looking for an app like this. That can't be that hard to program.
Why did no admin answer to his question?
It really would be nice if someone could help us out. Thanks
m-rssp said:
I'm pulling this post back to the top now
I'm also looking for an app like this. That can't be that hard to program.
Why did no admin answer to his question?
It really would be nice if someone could help us out. Thanks
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Apparently teamviewer has this ability now.

[APP][4.0+][BETA] Musydra music player

Open source music player with the ability to broadcast your own song or stream from somebody else's android device.
Provides a 'DJ' mode which allow streamers to listen with the broadcaster to the same song at the exact same time.
Based on the open source android music app Apollo, it provides a beautiful, fast, and fluid interface.
Utilizes AllJoyn™, an open source application development framework to enable ad hoc, proximity-based device-to-device communication over a wifi network.
Note: This app is part of the alljoyn app challeng (http://alljoynappchallenge.com/submissions/12453-musydra). If you enjoy it, please vote for it!
Links:
- market version (free): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ne0fhyklabs.media.musydra
- source code: https://bitbucket.org/ne0fhyk/musydra
- tutorial video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av0xYshdLkg
This is a nice feature, being able downloading music from other phones with just one click, too bad it's just via wifi at the mo. If you can make this work over mobile networks it would be great. :fingers-crossed:
kmfan said:
This is a nice feature, being able downloading music from other phones with just one click, too bad it's just via wifi at the mo. If you can make this work over mobile networks it would be great. :fingers-crossed:
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I am using the alljoyn framework for peer 2 peer networking, and it currently only support it over Wi-Fi.
I haven't looked for, or try to implement another solution yet.
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ne0fhyk said:
I am using the alljoyn framework for peer 2 peer networking, and it currently only support it over Wi-Fi.
I haven't looked for, or try to implement another solution yet.
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Would love to see NFC pairing added to this in the future. Keep up the work.
me_is_rushin said:
Would love to see NFC pairing added to this in the future. Keep up the work.
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Thanks, I am planning to add it in a future update, once I polish the current functionality.
Next party I will put this to the test, been looking for a good solution to have the same music playing in my living room and outside. I have several Android devices, and great wifi coverage, was onky missing one piece. This should fit that piece.
daveid said:
Next party I will put this to the test, been looking for a good solution to have the same music playing in my living room and outside. I have several Android devices, and great wifi coverage, was onky missing one piece. This should fit that piece.
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Sounds like a great idea... i have a similar thought while designing the app
Please note though there's currently a lag bug. The time it takes for the command to reach the target device may cause the music play to be offset a bit.
I am working on figuring out a synchronization mechanism to solve the issue.
Though, when the devices are synchronized, it makes for a great surround sound
ne0fhyk said:
Sounds like a great idea... i have a similar thought while designing the app
Please note though there's currently a lag bug. The time it takes for the command to reach the target device may cause the music play to be offset a bit.
I am working on figuring out a synchronization mechanism to solve the issue.
Though, when the devices are synchronized, it makes for a great surround sound
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How can I help with the synchronization? I have a Note2 as my primary device, an Acer A500 tablet, my old Nexus One, and my wife has a Galaxy S3, all available for testing. For inside/outside the lag may not be an issue, as the ease of a single control point should outweigh that, but I do agree that synchronizing is going to provide the best experience.
I just saw this app, i will give it a try (just for player features cause i don't have any friends with android devices.) i wonder if we can use it with a GNU/Linux distro.
it would be really awesome.
Thanks.
Ekril said:
I just saw this app, i will give it a try (just for player features cause i don't have any friends with android devices.) i wonder if we can use it with a GNU/Linux distro.
it would be really awesome.
Thanks.
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The p2p alljoyn sdk has support for GNU/Linux (through its java & C++ libraries), OSX, iOS, Windows 7, 8, & RT (https://www.alljoyn.org/docs-and-downloads). So it should be possible to write a plugin for an existing music player (or a full music player) that uses the sdk to interact with the android app
I plan to look into GNU/Linux support once I finish writing the android app (I use ubuntu as my primary OS), so any help would be appreciated
This seems great
Always wanted such a feature
kmfan said:
This is a nice feature, being able downloading music from other phones with just one click, too bad it's just via wifi at the mo. If you can make this work over mobile networks it would be great. :fingers-crossed:
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Forgot to add, but it also works if you generate a portable wifi hotspot, and let the other devices connect to it.
I use that feature whenever I go jogging with my gf, and don't have access to a wifi network.
ne0fhyk said:
The p2p alljoyn sdk has support for GNU/Linux (through its java & C++ libraries), OSX, iOS, Windows 7, 8, & RT (https://www.alljoyn.org/docs-and-downloads). So it should be possible to write a plugin for an existing music player (or a full music player) that uses the sdk to interact with the android app
I plan to look into GNU/Linux support once I finish writing the android app (I use ubuntu as my primary OS), so any help would be appreciated
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I am a Linux Mint user. all i understand about programming is "a person who needs to create an app should code".
all i can be a test user.
ps: i have mentioned this app @ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36166167&highlight=musydra#post36166167
Well... ideas goes around the world
Hi, nice job...
I did the same think in another app it is called Music Pool and I was trying to use the same library to do it via local wifi.
My app works all over the world, so you can play from one side and listen everywhere for limited group or in broadcasting, downloading while listening.
We could do it together... merging both functionalities
I wish you good luck with your app
PS you can find my app looking for MusicPool in google play store (unfortunately I cannot post links) it is free and ad free.
rob69andy said:
Hi, nice job...
I did the same think in another app it is called Music Pool and I was trying to use the same library to do it via local wifi.
My app works all over the world, so you can play from one side and listen everywhere for limited group or in broadcasting, downloading while listening.
We could do it together... merging both functionalities
I wish you good luck with your app
PS you can find my app looking for MusicPool in google play store (unfortunately I cannot post links) it is free and ad free.
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That sounds like a great idea. I'll send you a private message, so we can talk more about it.

Is there a 'true' remote control app (not media control)?

I use XMouse - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stripe1.xmouse - for remote control of my laptop from my phone. Linux-only, but windows versions of similar programs exist, of course.
I haven't found anything similar for smartwatches. In principle it'd only be useful as a mousepad, and a small one at that, but I think it'd be cool. Has anyone found anything similar?
ngoonee said:
I use XMouse - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stripe1.xmouse - for remote control of my laptop from my phone. Linux-only, but windows versions of similar programs exist, of course.
I haven't found anything similar for smartwatches. In principle it'd only be useful as a mousepad, and a small one at that, but I think it'd be cool. Has anyone found anything similar?
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Well I think we people are trying to do so much with these smartwatches that are not intented for. I can not see any use for what you are describing especially practicality of it. First of all, any app that you use on the watch is actually running on the phone. So if you want to remotely control your PC, just use the phone itself. Using your watch for that purpose will be extremely slow and would be much of an hassle rather than convenient. The touchscreen on the watch is nowhere close to the sensitivity of the touchsreen of any modern day smartphone. That is another issue. If you are really keen on using it as a mousepad only, without seeing anything on the watch, maybe than it maybe faster but than again it has to first communicate with the phone than the phone will communicate with the PC so again there will be hell of a lag...
But my answer to your question is I don't know any app that can do that at the moment.
It depends on what you wanna do
Well, that might answer your question. As far as I know, no "mouse" exists on watch but that doesn't mean you can't control your PC with your watch.
You might use Unified Remote, tasker and it's smartwatch's version. Unified remote is an app that enables you to control your PC wirelessly from your phone (for example, you can play or pause windows media center, launch any program...), very useful and customizable with paid version. Then, tasker is a really really useful app (maybe a bit hard to understand at first) with which you'll be able to activate only few options of your apps. Tasker live extension shows these options on the watch. I've never tried myself but give it a try and let us know.
I don't know if it's clear enough but, for example, I use sonos system (those are speakers connected to wifi that you control with a special app on your phone), using tasker and tasker extension, I can control sonos (play, pause, skip, volume,...) using my watch.
Of course, as the guy above me said, this will never as easy and fast as on your phone. However there are apps that are intended for controlling your PC.
PS : excuse me for my not-that-good-english.
I'm well aware of unified remote and tasker, I've bought tasker since years ago.
The problem is that there's no real way to translate mousepad-type movements to instructions. I have an idea using multiple hotzones in a UCCW widget so that the further away the touch is from the center of the screen, the further the mouse moves. Like a touch nib, the lenovo type.
In answer to the usefulness, why not use it to remote control the phone, not the pc? Android devices can be fairly big nowadays. Mine is 7.7 inches, if I had a 10 inch tab I can see wanting to put it up on the table, lean back, and remote control it.
ngoonee said:
I'm well aware of unified remote and tasker, I've bought tasker since years ago.
The problem is that there's no real way to translate mousepad-type movements to instructions. I have an idea using multiple hotzones in a UCCW widget so that the further away the touch is from the center of the screen, the further the mouse moves. Like a touch nib, the lenovo type.
In answer to the usefulness, why not use it to remote control the phone, not the pc? Android devices can be fairly big nowadays. Mine is 7.7 inches, if I had a 10 inch tab I can see wanting to put it up on the table, lean back, and remote control it.
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you can already do this, buy logitec wireless mouse and keyboard with the unify usb dongle, I have this for my laptop and it works on my Z1, I have a usb adaptor with a full size usb socket on the end and micro usb on the other - plugging into my Z1 gives full control using the mouse and keyboard
Geoffxx said:
you can already do this, buy logitec wireless mouse and keyboard with the unify usb dongle, I have this for my laptop and it works on my Z1, I have a usb adaptor with a full size usb socket on the end and micro usb on the other - plugging into my Z1 gives full control using the mouse and keyboard
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Well, my objective is to use what I'm already wearing rather than carry more gadgets =) already use a wireless mouse myself sometimes. Having peripherals which are the same size as my tablet isn't fun though
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As soon as I find one, I WILL let you know
I'm on a quest to find an app that can REMOTE CONTROL my phone like a mouse or track pad...and as soon as I find it or build it...I will let everyone know about it. FOR THOSE OF YOU good for nothing, pessimist, dream killers, lack of vision, non-dreamers ...I say this...SOME OF US advanced business, guru, tech-geeks have projector phones or need to do presentations and have a phone machine that can do it. Besides my 2013 retina macbook pro or my i7 HP laptop, which im sure could do a fine job presenting or showing presentations through its screen or projector (attachment), I prefer to minimize my load of carrying stuff, specially when I ride my R6 to work meetings. So Mr. ngoonee YOU KEEP on searching and as soon as I find this coveted app I will let you know. Cheers
MonacodesAffaires said:
I'm on a quest to find an app that can REMOTE CONTROL my phone like a mouse or track pad...and as soon as I find it or build it...I will let everyone know about it. FOR THOSE OF YOU good for nothing, pessimist, dream killers, lack of vision, non-dreamers ...I say this...SOME OF US advanced business, guru, tech-geeks have projector phones or need to do presentations and have a phone machine that can do it. Besides my 2013 retina macbook pro or my i7 HP laptop, which im sure could do a fine job presenting or showing presentations through its screen or projector (attachment), I prefer to minimize my load of carrying stuff, specially when I ride my R6 to work meetings. So Mr. ngoonee YOU KEEP on searching and as soon as I find this coveted app I will let you know. Cheers
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I guess I am one of those dream killers you mention. First of all, I am not trying to discourage anyone trying to do anything.
You can for sure use smartwatch as a presentation controller with buttons like the Logitech ones. It will work. But for practicality, I simply don't see sw2 being used as a mousepad. It is just my opinion and you don't have to agree with me.
So good luck with your search/app development.
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ngoonee said:
I use XMouse - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stripe1.xmouse - for remote control of my laptop from my phone. Linux-only, but windows versions of similar programs exist, of course.
I haven't found anything similar for smartwatches. In principle it'd only be useful as a mousepad, and a small one at that, but I think it'd be cool. Has anyone found anything similar?
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How does this actually work? i cant seem to use the app and theres no guides
brooker88 said:
How does this actually work? i cant seem to use the app and theres no guides
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If you don't understand it it's not meant for you, only works with an X server meaning for Linux computers (possibly can be used for X apps in a mac)
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ngoonee said:
If you don't understand it it's not meant for you, only works with an X server meaning for Linux computers (possibly can be used for X apps in a mac)
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I wanted to use it on Linux mint 17 but I'm new to Linux so guess I should give it a miss for now
brooker88 said:
I wanted to use it on Linux mint 17 but I'm new to Linux so guess I should give it a miss for now
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Well, basically....
1) SSH on the laptop
2) Profit
If you don't understand that then don't bother.
Lol
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Apps other than Entertainment on the Nexus Player

As the title states, do you guys think it is wise to develop an application for the Nexus Player if Google isn't going to allow apps other than games and entertainment (no truth behind the statement, just looking at the play store as it stands)? I have a couple of apps that I have been currently working on and I believe they would work well with the player in the home. Just a thought, have any insightful ideas of what you may want the Player to do?
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As the title states, do you guys think it is wise to develop an application for the Nexus Player if Google isn't going to allow apps other than games and entertainment (no truth behind the statement, just looking at the play store as it stands)? I have a couple of apps that I have been currently working on and I believe they would work well with the player in the home. Just a thought, have any insightful ideas of what you may want the Player to do?
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Great thing about android compared to most other systems, you can basically do what you want. I definitely see a lot of useful non-entertainment apps on a system such as this. The Xbox-Playstation interfaces give some good ideas about integrating social media into the living-room, but well beyond that as well. Cooking apps, Do-it-yourself apps, Kahn acadamy, World Science U, etc, etc. The system is ripe for growth in the app department.
Elrondolio said:
Great thing about android compared to most other systems, you can basically do what you want. I definitely see a lot of useful non-entertainment apps on a system such as this. The Xbox-Playstation interfaces give some good ideas about integrating social media into the living-room, but well beyond that as well. Cooking apps, Do-it-yourself apps, Kahn acadamy, World Science U, etc, etc. The system is ripe for growth in the app department.
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I agree, I guess only time will tell when the "Play Store with Nexus Player" updates to more than limited selections that we currently at the moment.
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I agree, I guess only time will tell when the "Play Store with Nexus Player" updates to more than limited selections that we currently at the moment.
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I'd assume they'll expand the leanback interface as time moves on. But, again, a great strength of android on the tv is you don't have to stick to what Google gives you. I have no doubt other launchers will be adapted or created in short order, from Nova, etc. It'll be interesting to see how Google handles the visibility of alternative launchers considering how tight they've integrated search in the existing leanback and, I assume, want to preserve that built-in advantage. Unlike other systems like the Roku, AppleTV or even FireTV, however, being based on android means the end user will always have other relatively easily installed choices.
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I'd assume they'll expand the leanback interface as time moves on. But, again, a great strength of android on the tv is you don't have to stick to what Google gives you. I have no doubt other launchers will be adapted or created in short order, from Nova, etc. It'll be interesting to see how Google handles the visibility of alternative launchers considering how tight they've integrated search in the existing leanback and, I assume, want to preserve that built-in advantage. Unlike other systems like the Roku, AppleTV or even FireTV, however, being based on android means the end user will always have other relatively easily installed choices.
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Yea I figure they are going to keep this environment very closed and tight knit for some time. I read somewhere, where they are individually reviewing each app as it has to meet a certain criteria. This is good for a couple of reasons, I hated how Google TV apps work so poorly or never worked at all. Also, this will allow the users to add an app to their "custom" environment like a nova launcher. Only time will tell. Enjoyed this convo, look forward to hanging out with this community.
hulu plus app
Can anybody grab hulu plus app apk file and send link over here, so that non US users can install that.
Thanks
bobbyd-nexus said:
Can anybody grab hulu plus app apk file and send link over here, so that non US users can install that.
Thanks
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You can find the latest apk's for most of the more well known publishers from apkmirror.com. For Hulu in particular:
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/hulu/
There are other apk downloading services you can find through google for a wider variety of apks as well.
Good luck.
Bluetooth Keyboard and mouse (or wired over OTG) and google docs or some other cloudbased office. I don't see why not use it like a miniPC.
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reverenddak said:
Bluetooth Keyboard and mouse (or wired over OTG) and google docs or some other cloudbased office. I don't see why not use it like a miniPC.
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To be honest, I feel like if its done right, the possibility is honestly there.
I think if you're using it primarily as an entertainment device, you might not want business apps or document apps on there; for example, I don't mind that anyone in the house can pick up the remote and watch Netflix or listen to my Google Play Music, but it's probably for the best there's not a Facebook or Gmail app on it.
However, if you intended to use it just as a mini PC, you'd want those.

3DS Streetpass

Hi all,
I live in a country where it seems, or at least feels like, I am the only person who has a 3DS. Its got some great games but some use Streetpass for good benefits.
I read online that one could simulate Streetpass by having an Android Hot-spot named a certain way, but it also requires the hot-spot to have a MAC address within a certain range of numbers.
It seems that spoofing the mac was far easier on older versions of android. It does not work on my OP6. Does anyone know an effective way to do it on more up to date versions of android?
I use this app but you need root.
NateDev said:
I use this app but you need root.
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Thanks!
How did you set it up? To me, it seems that this app doesn't change the mac.
Edit: Actually it seems more that Nintendo might have discontinued their Streetpass Relay system.
I can't imagine it taking much to keep it online. Streetpass interactions are rather minimal, just a code of "a user exists" + a list of games. The 3ds can then check the associated profile via normal Internet for additional preferences. Most games that use it just power up the username after repeat "visits" and don't even interact with any profiles.
But for many people, the relay was the only way to get Streetpass. Disabling the relay really messes up people using things like Tamagochi 3ds, which was only released last year.
It's not really that big of a loss. My jRPGs will work fine regardless.
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