Note this a complete solution and it's completely free for individuals.
Currently supports Insteon based lighting and Venstar thermostat.
Android client is on Android market.
General Purpose Web Interface that offers almost the same user experience as the Android client.
It was a hobby project of mine and I would like to share it with anybody for free as long as it's for personal and non-commercial use.
A bit technical information:
Controller is pure C++ and compiles and runs on virtually all platforms including Windows and Linux (and tons of embedded systems).
Administrator tool is a Windows .Net application that remotely configures and manages all your devices and the controller.
Of course plus Android client, it pretty much covers all technology and I waited until everything is perfect to release.
I would say it has unlimited potential in the future. Feel free to use it and recommend it to others if you like it.
Update 12/28/2011
Now the web interface is included. HTTP long poll/server push for extremely low latency two way realtime communication. Pure javascript that runns on virtually any modern web browser.
QWHA is raising the bar of home automation technology.
Update 07/22/2011 - Now SmartLinc 2412N is supported as network PLM. Also one minor bug is fixed. Next major release will add support for timers (sunset/sunrise, periodic, daily, weekly etc), triggers and SMTP transport (sending email, SMS, works with triggers). Stay tuned!
Update 08/01/2011
Version 1.0.11.728
Added scene support
Added support for new version of thermostate with devcat of 05/0E.
Android client updated to support scenes
Improved error logging with unstable PLM communication
Insteon dimmer on-level and ramp support within scene
Replaced dependency of LibXml2 with TinyXml
http://qwhomeautomation.com
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We are now partner of smartlabs.
Still can not post links. Damn!
which of the insteon to PC bridges do you support?
Currently all PLMs. Plan to support 2412N as well.
I just downloaded the app and excited to try it. When setting up my web address, port, name, and password I am getting the following error:
QWRemoteSession.Receive:MsgType 0 not registered
What am I doing wrong?
Rob1968 said:
I just downloaded the app and excited to try it. When setting up my web address, port, name, and password I am getting the following error:
QWRemoteSession.Receive:MsgType 0 not registered
What am I doing wrong?
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Rob1968, what do you mean web address? You need to download the controller server from my website:
http://qwhomeautomation.com
weiqj said:
Rob1968, what do you mean web address? You need to download the controller server from my website:
http://qwhomeautomation.com
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I apologize, I thought this would communicate directly with my isy99. I already have access to it via a computer and I have tried other Android apps in which I just put in my server address from dyndns with port 443 which is the port set up on my router.
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I apologize, I thought this would communicate directly with my isy99. I already have access to it via a computer and I have tried other Android apps in which I just put in my server address from dyndns with port 443 which is the port set up on my router.
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The QW Home Automation doesn't need an ISY99. It directly talks to your PLM and provides connectivity to your android phone.
Please correct me if I'm wrong.
I would grab your software being the PC and the android.
Purchase a Insteon PLM
Then I could control X10 devices with my phone?
The reason I ask currently my alarm panel in my house allows me to control a few lights on the outside of my house, but sometimes when I'm outside I either have to find the switch and turn it on or go in the house and use the panel. With my phone I would be able to simply turn them on/off.
kizer said:
Please correct me if I'm wrong.
I would grab your software being the PC and the android.
Purchase a Insteon PLM
Then I could control X10 devices with my phone?
The reason I ask currently my alarm panel in my house allows me to control a few lights on the outside of my house, but sometimes when I'm outside I either have to find the switch and turn it on or go in the house and use the panel. With my phone I would be able to simply turn them on/off.
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Currently it only works with Insteon devices. PLM can control X10 but I need to test it and I'm still waiting for the shipment of the X10 device to start testing.
I'm sure it won't take too long to add and test the X10 support. You can check back my website for future release with X10 support.
Super Excited to watch the development going on here.
Thanks for all the hard work. Pure Awesomesauce right here boys and girls!!
What does this use to control the devices? WiFi/3G data connection? I do not have infrared on my phone so i assume WiFi or?
DaveBG said:
What does this use to control the devices? WiFi/3G data connection? I do not have infrared on my phone so i assume WiFi or?
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wifi/3G of course.
Now supports SmartLinc 2412N
Update 07/22/2011 - Now SmartLinc 2412N is supported as network PLM. Also one minor bug is fixed. Next major release will add support for timers (sunset/sunrise, periodic, daily, weekly etc), triggers and SMTP transport (sending email, SMS, works with triggers). Stay tuned!
weiqj said:
Currently it only works with Insteon devices. PLM can control X10 but I need to test it and I'm still waiting for the shipment of the X10 device to start testing.
I'm sure it won't take too long to add and test the X10 support. You can check back my website for future release with X10 support.
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Thanks for the info. I thought your website said "Future" and I should of caught that, but for some odd reason I guess I was hoping it magically worked. LOL
Yeah I bookmarked your website and I'm sure I'll check it out soon. I'm in the process of doing some wifi extending in my house/garage, but I'd like to start some automation.
Version 1.0.11.728
Now scene is supported. Enjoy
Now a general purpose Web interface is added.
Well if Insteon supports X10, and the PLM is what actually controls everything, shouldn't it just work with x10 automatically?
Related
New! Actual graphics and styles!
This app controls a Roku streaming video player over wifi using Roku's External Control Protocol. It's the best (possibly the only working) free one on the market and can even do a few things the paid apps can't!
Features:
Find and connect to your player in less than 10 seconds without having to manually enter its address - even works with players connected over wifi!
Roku ECP - way more reliable than the old Telnet protocol some other remote apps use
Full 12-button control including Back and Instant Replay
List and launch channels directly from your phone
Automatically jump to search screens using your phone's search button*
Enter text on your phone and send it to the player - never use the on-screen letter picker again!
*Most channels support this on most screens. Hulu is a notable exception
Market: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.exavore.rokumote
Scan for market link:
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2.3 - Improved layouts and graphics
2.2 - Improved auto-scan
2.1 - Added search, channel picker, and text entry
2.0 - Added auto-detect, multi-player support, optimized layouts, and more!
1.1 - Fixed a problem where some screens on the Roku player (like Netflix menus) wouldn't respond to commands.
Updated to 1.1. Now works way better with Netflix.
MAJOR update! Auto-detect, better screen support, and more! If you thought it sucked before, it's worth another look because I sucked out all the suck.
Updated again. Now you can pick channels, search, and enter text directly from your phone!
Updated to 2.2. This adds a few UI tweaks and methods to deal with some unreproducible force closes on startup I'm seeing in around 1% of my users. If you get one, please report it with as much information as possible!
Updated to 2.3. Finally added a custom layout and graphics, so now it's not quite as ugly.
Very cool app.
Would you consider releasing open source so others could port it to Windows Phone, etc.?
danchar4 said:
Very cool app.
Would you consider releasing open source so others could port it to Windows Phone, etc.?
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Windows Phone is in a totally different language (C# I think) - there's nothing you could really port and the Roku control protocol is documented on their website.
Quite useful, thankss!
what's the difference between the free version and the pro version?
Would it even be possible to get this working with the games?
Love this app, thanks for your hard work. Better than the paid ones imo.
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I just found this app today and it is amazingly useful with my roku. Functions great and I laugh at how cool it is to control my tv with my phone now. Great job dev!
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Roku WiFi FC on Toshiba Thrive
Ethan-
Thanks for a great program! I use it all the time, since the remote is persistently lost at my house.
I just fired version version 2.10 (as reported by Titanium Backup) up on my Toshiba Thrive (HC 3.2), which was hardware locked (with a switch) in landscape mode, and got an Force Close each time. Suspecting the rotation to be the issue, I unlocked rotation, and started Roku WiFi in portrait mode. Voila! It worked correctly. (I did a similar test on my Droid Bionic GB 2.3.4 - no problem.) With the app still running, I then unlocked the tablet, rotated the tablet to landscape, locked it, and checked again. Strangely enough, no FC when switching back and forth between another app and Roku Wifi. (Roku WiFi always came up in portrait.) However, if I actually exit the app and restart, FC comes back.
As a separate issue, please note that the auto-find feature doesn't work on my network (on neither the Thrive nor the Bionic). I have 4 Roku units, which Fing sees just fine in network discovery, and identifies by the MAC address. Manually connecting to the Roku units by IP address works perfectly.
If you are interested in suggestions, some way of accommodating multiple Roku units would be handy. At the very least, please consider pre-populating the manual connect IP address dialog with the current address so it's easier to change (rather than having to re-edit it each time).
Let me know if you'd like more debugging information to help find this problem.
Best regards,
-Jim
DroidSheep is an Android app for Security analysis in wireless networks and capturing facebook, twitter, linkedin and other accounts.
DroidSheep requires ROOT!
Please note:
DroidSheep was developed as a tool for testing the security of your accounts.
This software is neither made for using it in public networks, nor for hijacking any other persons account.
It should only demonstrate the poor security properties network connections without encryption have.
So do not get DroidSheep to harm anybody or use it in order to gain unauthorized access to any account you do not own! Use this software only for analyzing your own security!
Here are videos of what it does:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4ROlCgTr80
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIWkee7RjbU
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7NUluxUORs
Here is a video Tutorial on how to use it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N-SBx5EF3g
How does this work?
As already announced DroidsSheep supports almost every website – also “big” webservices like facebook and Yahoo.
How does that work this simple?
There are many users that do not known that air is the transmission medium when using WiFi.
Therefore information is not only transfered to its receiver but also to any other party in the network within the range of the radio waves.
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Usually nothing special happens because the WiFi users discard packets that are not destined to themselves.
DroidSheep does not do this. It reads all the packets looking at their contents.
Is a website sending a clear recognition feature within a message’s content, which can identify a user (“SessionID”), then DroidSheep is able to read it although it is not intended to external users.
Moreover DroidSheep can use this token to use it as its own.
The server can’t decide whether the authorized user or DroidSheep has sent the request.
How can I protect myself?
The only satisfying answer is: SSL respectively HTTPS.
Many providers already offer HTTPS, even facebook, however it must often be enabled in the settings first.
When using HTTPS the data are still sent to alle participants in the WiFi-network, too, but because the data has been encrypted it is impossible for DroidSheep to decrypt the contect of a message - remaining only a complete mess of letters, with which an attacker can’t do anything.
The real problem is that not every website provides SSL. What to do when you are in a public network (hotel, airport, etc.), you also want to use this and the site does not offer HTTPS though?
You can use a VPN-connection
For this the computer sets up an encrypted channel to a confidential computer which again transfers the data to the website.
Please note this is NOT my work I am simply sharing this and giving a direct link to the APK (it was removed from droidsheep.de because of German rules).
Source: http://droidsheep.de
Build 14: http://www.iuptech.com/public/SD/download/droidsheep-current.apk <-- Thanks mbirth for build 14 link.
Build 15: Attached to this post - compiled by mbirth <-- Thanks
All credit goes to Andreas Koch for this amazing app! - Thanks a million!
build 13 is the latest? not 15
If there is a newer version, please post a link of the apk here and I will add it to the OP.
There's build 14: http://www.iuptech.com/public/SD/download/droidsheep-current.apk
Build 15 is nowhere to be found for now…
OP updated with build 14
Im having no luck with this app on my nexus s 4g. Which is a shame. I can post debugging info if somebody could help me out.
The v15 is in the official SVN: https://code.google.com/p/droidshee...idsheep/DroidSheep_public/AndroidManifest.xml
And since there's no official APK, you have to compile it yourself. Thus the different signature.
Attached is v15 compiled by myself.
Does it work on ICS?
I want to be sure if it works befor im rooting my Note
Yes
not working xperia neo cant search for anything i leave it for about 10min still nothing i also done what youtube tells me to do still nothing im using my home router with password....
mbirth said:
The v15 is in the official SVN: https://code.google.com/p/droidshee...idsheep/DroidSheep_public/AndroidManifest.xml
And since there's no official APK, you have to compile it yourself. Thus the different signature.
Attached is v15 compiled by myself.
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Is that working on ics?
Updated OP with v15 apk, thank mbirth.
Also I don't know of ICS support as I am still running Good'ol Gingerbread.
Ive just come accross this app and have downloaded, but Nobody tested this with ICS? thats surprising! lol
Will test it this eve and report tomorrow.
safeelhd2 said:
Ive just come accross this app and have downloaded, but Nobody tested this with ICS? thats surprising! lol
Will test it this eve and report tomorrow.
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It doesnt work.lol
I connected to wifi and did some browsing on other devices. I.e tablets.
didnt find anything.
It works for me, but there's a mess with sessions. Probably you should consider mapping each session to each Wifi network and not showing old ones with new networks... Just a suggestion
It is working on ICS, perhaps you have IP client isolation on WiFi router...
Not working for me on Galaxy Note ICS... Do you think it's related to my conection? How should I change it?
EDIT i installed the v15 version and know it's perfect!
It shows up under my kapersky as potential virus, any reason for this??
nm
crxforya said:
It shows up under my kapersky as potential virus, any reason for this??
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Thats normal for Droidsheep.
+ working on my SGS2 (ICS)
macroMote
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macroMote, the only remote control application you need for your computer. Functionality? Using a command based system macroMote allows you to easily create the functionality you need to take control of your computer remotely. Design? With its tabbed layout organizing your macros has never been easier, this means your macros can be categorised how you want them to be. Simplicity? Everything about macroMote screams simplicity, after all that’s what a remote is for right? Macros can still be created (and removed) while clients (yes, more than one device can be connected at the same time!) are connected; the changes will be synced to all of the devices in real-time.
Features
- Command system to create whatever functionality you need
- Tabbed design for easy access
- Connect as many devices as you want
- Changes are synced in real-time to all devices
- macroMote Server compatible with Windows, Linux and Mac
Planned Features
- Added security (PIN to connect)
- Ability to save IP address
- Ability to change port
- Better tablet support
This really is the definition of universal.
Silly example macro, opens chrome and navigates to XDA
Code:
shell "cmd /C start chrome --start-maximized"
wait 2000
move "155,45"
click left
wait 500
type "XDA "
type ENTER
wait 1500
move "192,280"
click left
REQUEST : Please can you test this on your Linux/Mac machines. It should work but unfortunately I haven't had chance to fully test it (especially on Mac)
Please post your feedback for any improvements, commands and bugs!
How To? Mirror
Server Mirror
Lite
Pro
Reserved - Update information should go here.
This looks good but I have one question/concern.
How does the remote know which application to send the macro commands too? In other words, that VLC tab you have will only be useful if VLC is your currently active window.
It would be nice if each macro command could be directed towards a specific application running on your computer. If I want to control my iTunes music via remote, I don't want to maximize it first.
Make sense?
That is a very good question! I've thought about this and it still needs some work. With the server being programmed in Java it means I don't have access to external sources like window names and other useful things. It would mean I need to use the system API's (which of course then means I would need to figure out a way to get it to work on Linux and Mac too). Which means its going to be a pain in the ass. Fortunately must commonly used applications listen out for hot keys regardless of focus.
A simple solution would be? :
press ALT
type TAB
release ALT
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- Added Mirror Links to 'How To?' and 'Server' (My site host seems to be blocking the links...)
400+ Views... one reply.
It would be nice if people could leave some feedback? I put a lot of time into this.
So you have to be at the PC when writing set commands for each remote function?
Have you thought about being able to write a custom function on the Android phone then pushing that to the server then executing it?
Would like to have a little play with this app though, I like the idea Could maybe interpret something like this into a smart tv one day with a bit of modification.
Good Job
Yes, well the idea was that you set-up all of your macros on the computer before hand (prevents security issues). Since you will only need to write the macro once.
I developed this to function as an AIO remote to be used with any software and OS on your computer (where other remote controllers fail). I would of continue developing it, but it seems nobody is interested or doesn't understand what it does fully. I think I might just release the Pro version for free.
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Yes, well the idea was that you set-up all of your macros on the computer before hand (prevents security issues). Since you will only need to write the macro once.
I developed this to function as an AIO remote to be used with any software and OS on your computer (where other remote controllers fail). I would of continue developing it, but it seems nobody is interested or doesn't understand what it does fully. I think I might just release the Pro version for free.
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I would try and offer some ideas but as you said it lies with using System API's.... Would be a huge improvement if you did manage to figure it out.
And yes the XDA feedback is sometimes.....
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Hello everyone!
Yesterday I released my first Android App called Icy Monitor, it helps you monitor your PC using your android device.
Features
Get graphs about your CPU (load, temperature, clock, power), GPU (load, clock, temperature, fan) and system (fans, temperature, voltages).
Customize graph colors to your liking.
Get information about each filesystem and each process running.
Save and monitor multiple computers effortlessly.
Clean, beautiful interface with tablet support.
The app is free, without advertisments and open source!
Downloads
Play Store
Windows Server
Github (for source)
Setup
Download the server application using the link above. Extract all files somewhere and run the application as administrator (otherwise, I am not allowed to read most sensors). An icon should appear at your system tray, right click it and select 'Open Firewall', this will open port 26822 which is used by the app (This only works with Window's Firewall, if you are using something else you must open port 26822 yourself). Now you can connect from the phone app by typing in your computer's IP address followed by ":26822". If you want to access the server through the Internet you will have to setup port forwarding, which is a different procedure for every router so I cannot help you.
If you don't know your IP, open a command line window and write "ipconfig". You should find your IPv4 address there.
More info
For more info, please visit my page or just ask here. Feel free to mail me at any time.
Thanks a lot for trying my app! Any feedback (positive/negative) is extremely appreciated!
Would love to use this with my Linux box
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MDMonster said:
Would love to use this with my Linux box
Sent from Cappy via Tapatalk 4 Beta
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Theoritically, the server could run on Linux with Mono but being a former Linux user I know Mono is not the best option. I am brainstorming this, I hope to be able to support Linux soon.
Thanks for the interest however!
Harmless little bump.
I followed all the instructions then tried setting it up on my device. I was a little confused why it refused to use a domain name. Nonetheless I entered my IP address. Now I get the error "Incompatible server version". Am I doing something wrong?
rpcob said:
I followed all the instructions then tried setting it up on my device. I was a little confused why it refused to use a domain name. Nonetheless I entered my IP address. Now I get the error "Incompatible server version". Am I doing something wrong?
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There was no activity in this thread so I forgot to update the server download link. Try this version. Sorry for the trouble.
Also it SHOULD accept domain names, it worked with mine (looks like this: something.dyndns.info). Maybe it's a port forwarding issue?
sakisds said:
There was no activity in this thread so I forgot to update the server download link. Try this version. Sorry for the trouble.
Also it SHOULD accept domain names, it worked with mine (looks like this: something.dyndns.info). Maybe it's a port forwarding issue?
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Everything works now, thanks! Once I installed the new server version I was able to connect via IP and domain. Before the domain said it couldnt connect and the IP said incompatible.
This is a very handy app for on the go.
rpcob said:
Everything works now, thanks! Once I installed the new server version I was able to connect via IP and domain. Before the domain said it couldnt connect and the IP said incompatible.
This is a very handy app for on the go.
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Thanks a lot for trying it! More features are coming soon (like push notifications).
Network monitoring?
Will you be adding network traffic monitoring in the future?
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Will you be adding network traffic monitoring in the future?
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Yes, I am currently working on push notifications, after that I will work on adding network traffic monitoring.
sakisds said:
Yes, I am currently working on push notifications, after that I will work on adding network traffic monitoring.
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Great app, any roadmap regarding new features?
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Great app, any roadmap regarding new features?
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I am currently focusing on server-side features and bug fixes. Next version will include a better designed interface, disk space notifications and better error handling. Thing is, my phone's screen is currently broken so I am delaying this release until I can test it properly. Hopefully it will be ready next week.
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Monitordroid allows you to remotely access and manage multiple Android devices from a web browser anytime, anywhere. No rooting required.
We are proud to announce that Monitordroid is finally out of beta!
Our code is open source. You can find it here: https://github.com/tyler124
We appreciate all open source contributions. Thank you in advance. Please contact [email protected] about any open source questions.
Our website: https://www.monitordroid.com
Current Features
Monitordroid is versatile and can be used for a variety of purposes including
1. Remote Administration of your own devices.
2. Theft protection for your devices.
3. Parental Control software for monitoring children which you have legal custody of and are under age 18.
4. Employee tracking software for company owned devices.
How it works
Sign up for an account on our website
Download the Monitordroid app onto the device from the Play Store. You can find it by clicking here
Login to your account to start managing your devices. Please remember to send us your suggestions, comments, and questions.
Video
Screenshots
How we started:
We noticed a while back that there was a lack of quality software available that allowed users to remotely access and manage multiple Android devices.
There are great apps such as Mobizen and Airdroid available, but they are mostly designed only to support a single device and are always running in the background, creating an obvious icon in the device’s notification bar and running up battery and data use. Then there is software like mSpy and WebWatcher, which have expensive monthly subscriptions, are unstable, and don’t create a real time connection with the device. They don’t give the control that users want.
So we set out to create Monitordroid, a dedicated commercial-grade remote access and management tool for Android.
The software is also open source and capable of being used completely free of charge if you are able to set up a web server and have a little experience with Android programming.
Monitordroid is designed from the ground up to be fundamentally different than any other remote administration software for Android. It does not use sockets, SMS, or XMPP to send commands to devices, all of which have been proven unstable or slow.
The software was developed from the very beginning to be incredibly stable and crash-resistant, so that once you install it on a device you never have to worry about doing so again.
Monitordroid is designed in a way that it is only run on the mobile device when a user sends it commands through the web application. For this reason, network usage and battery consumption are nearly non-existent.
Free Open-Source Installation:
To use Monitordroid free of charge, you're going to have to have your own server with PHP 5.0+ and MySQL. If you want to run Monitordroid on your local machine, software like XAMPP will work fine. After that, you can download the source code and make a few small modifications to configure the mobile application to connect to your server. Read more detailed instructions on how to setup your own (free) server in the readme.md file at:
https://github.com/tyler124/Monitordroid-Web-Application
When your server is ready, you can follow the instructions in the readme.md file for setting up the mobile app at:
https://github.com/tyler124/Monitordroid
Monitordroid on the Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.monitordroid.app&hl=en
Visit our website: https://www.monitordroid.com
thanks bro :fingers-crossed:
This is awesome! Will use this :good:
How do i get the app or install this?
Sent from my VS980 4G using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
not available for my "Nexus 7" (It is really a Kindle Fire with a build.prop MOD), can I download an apk from somewhere?
Any plans on screen casting?
Or it's not even possible
app is on play store
Monitordroid 1.1 APK can be found at:
http://www.monitordroid.com/apk/Monitordroid11.apk
or
http://bit.ly/1BEyivF
Allen Hu said:
Any plans on screen casting?
Or it's not even possible
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Afraid any features like screenshots or screencasting would require having a rooted device, which I'm not actively developing towards.
If anyone wants to contribute root-only features to the source though... :good:
Is there a limit on the number of devices that you can register to one account?
EDIT: also, there is a fine line between being useful and being useful to the point of being considered malware. DenDroid and other RAT applications have gotten huge amounts of bad press recently becuase of the functionality that they posess and the possibility of being installed without users knowledge by being packaged in other applications.
Do you have any plans in place to stop your application getting a bad name for itself? Or to stop it from being used for these kinds of purposes?
Perhaps by enforcing a manual registration process on the phone itself.
(I just want to make clear I am not, in any way, accusing this application of any sort of nefarious tasks)
EDIT2: I found the answer to my first question in your FAQ.
How many devices can I control with a single Monitordroid account?
During beta testing, Monitordroid limits users to a total of 10 devices per account. In the future, new accounts will most likely be limited to 5 devices at first, with the option to purchase more. In that case, customers who purchase in beta will still retain their 10 device maximum.
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re monitoroid
Love to play with this, can it be set up on my own web server, rather than local wamp, or it needs access to android SDK files, which I guess could be done server side, just got too many other little projects on now to start trying to learn all that, I'll lock in a beta trial from your server for now, and play around on wamp when ibget a chance, then think about running off my web server, more practical in the long run, but for 10 bucks could just let you guys do all the heavy lifting, but lose a bit of full control... Good luck with the project. Could be a winner longterm
not sure if I am missing anything here, but isn't Webkey a better option with more functions and completely free?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.webkey&hl=en
wernyuen said:
not sure if I am missing anything here, but isn't Webkey a better option with more functions and completely free?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.webkey&hl=en
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Webkey user here. I was disappointed about not seeing remote screen view and control. But yes this requires root.
I respect not putting in root features but this is the only real feature i use of webkey.
d31b0y said:
Is there a limit on the number of devices that you can register to one account?
EDIT: also, there is a fine line between being useful and being useful to the point of being considered malware. DenDroid and other RAT applications have gotten huge amounts of bad press recently becuase of the functionality that they posess and the possibility of being installed without users knowledge by being packaged in other applications.
Do you have any plans in place to stop your application getting a bad name for itself? Or to stop it from being used for these kinds of purposes?
Perhaps by enforcing a manual registration process on the phone itself.
(I just want to make clear I am not, in any way, accusing this application of any sort of nefarious tasks)
EDIT2: I found the answer to my first question in your FAQ.
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Yes, at first I was conflicted about calling it a Remote Administration Tool due to the malicious reputation of similar tools even though that's what it really is. However, Monitordroid does require physical access to the device unlike other tools designed to be malicious which can be binded to another application's APK and spread through an app store.
mephala124 said:
Afraid any features like screenshots or screencasting would require having a rooted device, which I'm not actively developing towards.
If anyone wants to contribute root-only features to the source though... :good:
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we want root we want root
basic
mmm very basic application just for kids. NOT PRO.
No rooted features, no screen capture, stream audio, etc.
Just something any coder could code in 2 minutes.
Hope you improve it, else it is just for 4 years old kids that want to play with android
droopyar said:
mmm very basic application just for kids. NOT PRO.
No rooted features, no screen capture, stream audio, etc.
Just something any coder could code in 2 minutes.
Hope you improve it, else it is just for 4 years old kids that want to play with android
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The Application is currently in a beta state with more standard features to be added soon. The application is also open-source with a good, stable foundation for server-device communication, so if someone wanted to contribute root-only features to the source I would happily be in support of that.
I may eventually develop root-only features myself, but for now i'm more focused on developing features that can be used on any device.
sounds good, downloading
mephala124 said:
http://www.montiordroid.com/
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Hate to be a grammar nazi but please correct URL as it links to a different site. :highfive:
Server Source Code
Am I missing something here or the server source code isn't available ?