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I am getting an Inspire to replace my messed up Captivate and end several months of frustration I hope. One thing is that I need to install some application from my company over the web. They are not in any market at all, we just follow a link and it downloads the apk file and then I can install them. I am not sure how far from the standard ROM I have to stray to allow me to install applications directly from the file system.
Is it enough to simply root the phone or do I need to actually place a custom ROM on the phone to get this feature? In my captivate I replaced the ROM as I needed Froyo to even use the applications but here the Inspire starts with Froyo so I am hoping I don't have to go that far.
I really wish ATT wasn't such a pain about locking down the market but allowed me to override it when I need to.
If you want to avoid rooting, etc (it's a pain in the ass on this phone) maybe you should just use the Sideload Wonder Machine?
http://www.androidcentral.com/sideload-android-apps-all-you-want-sideload-wonder-machine
meatrocket said:
If you want to avoid rooting, etc (it's a pain in the ass on this phone) maybe you should just use the Sideload Wonder Machine?
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Well that will certainly get me there with some manual intervention, I will have to see if I can actually get to the mobile page to download the software from my standard desktop browser, or perhaps I can still download them then use the tool to actually install them. Decisions Decisions. Do you know if simply rooting the phone will allow me to do installs as I see fit? I am not relishing the work to root the phone but would like to know the options.
captmiddy said:
Well that will certainly get me there with some manual intervention, I will have to see if I can actually get to the mobile page to download the software from my standard desktop browser, or perhaps I can still download them then use the tool to actually install them. Decisions Decisions. Do you know if simply rooting the phone will allow me to do installs as I see fit? I am not relishing the work to root the phone but would like to know the options.
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You can still download them to your phone, transfer it from your phone card to your pc and then install with SWM. That's what I do when I can't get them directly. You have to connect to your pc to use SWM already so you can do it in one fell swoop!
wraithevolution said:
You can still download them to your phone, transfer it from your phone card to your pc and then install with SWM. That's what I do when I can't get them directly. You have to connect to your pc to use SWM already so you can do it in one fell swoop!
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the new version of SWM, u can install straight from the SD card, no need to move them over.
I do this same thing with screenconnect remote support software. I just use a user agent switcher for FireFox to download the apk and then just use sideload wonder machine.
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*** REQUIRES ROOT PERMISSIONS ***
*** NOT COMPATIBLE WITH ANDROID 4.2 ***
BlueCtrl is an open source Bluetooth input device emulator that can control remote devices. This means that you can use the touchscreen and keyboard of your Android device to control other devices which support Bluetooth.
Because this app is using the Bluetooth input standard, it supports various operating systems without any special server software. It has been successfully tested with the following systems:
Android
iOS
Linux (Fedora, Ubuntu...)
Mac OS X
PlayStation 3
Windows
Please note that if you want to use this app with Microsoft Windows, you probably need to disable a conflicting Android service. For more information look at:
https://github.com/RonsDev/BlueCtrl/wiki/Bluetooth-input-service-conflict
This app requires root permissions because it needs direct access to the Bluetooth adapter. Another restriction is that it is only compatible with a specific Bluetooth stack that is called BlueZ, which is used on many but not all devices with a Android version smaller 4.2.
What's new
New system specific touchpad gestures
The gestures are now optimized for the chosen remote device system. Linux and Windows systems also got a new setting for the gesture mode. So, for example, if you are using Windows 8 you can configure the appropriate gesture mode to enable the special Windows 8 edge gestures.
New interactive touchpad tutorial
The interactive tutorial will explain all gestures for the current system and can be activated via the menu.
New menu item for composing text
This is especially helpful if you want to write a longer text because you can keep your eyes on the device and see what you write and it also allows you to correct the text before it is send.
Voice input can be corrected before sending
Voice input will be displayed in a edit box before it is send so that you are able to correct misinterpreted words.
New "Stay awake" setting
This setting prevents that the device is going into standby and disconnects the connection. To save some energy the screen will however be dimmed after 30 seconds of inactivity.
New "Scroll sensitivity" setting
You can long press the keyboard button to change the input method
Full Changelog
Project Page
https://github.com/RonsDev/BlueCtrl
Hey
I thank you sooo much I needed something like this alot for school and you have helped me big
I would donate but I'm only a kid sorry but I would get this out to the world. It would be big
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Hey,
This app sounds great, running a rooted SGS2 running XXLPB ICS (4.0.3). Have installed and all appears fine, trying to manipulate my PS3 with it nothing happens... Does it only work for custom OSs on PS3? or does it work with the standard PS3 'XMB'?
Cheers
P.s. I realise that I have used a very large amount of acronyms... many apologies, but I estimate to have saved myself a small age in not writing them all out!
Works well ! Thanks for this apk.
I try it with another android device and it runs.
NJ72 said:
Hey,
This app sounds great, running a rooted SGS2 running XXLPB ICS (4.0.3). Have installed and all appears fine, trying to manipulate my PS3 with it nothing happens... Does it only work for custom OSs on PS3? or does it work with the standard PS3 'XMB'?
Cheers
P.s. I realise that I have used a very large amount of acronyms... many apologies, but I estimate to have saved myself a small age in not writing them all out!
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If I try to pair it with PS3 the ps3 said: "error..." and the app seems to be connected and nothing seem to work but if I try to pair again the PS3 still said "error..." but the app works perfect... at least as long as you dont restart the ps3.
Wont connect to PS3
Firstly thank you for making this app..
so i go into "manage bluetooth devices" and try to pair my rooted i9000 ics 4.0.3,
and i get error (8000315c2) try to regester again i try again and again and and and nothing.... please help....
I'm currently investigating the PS3 error but it will take a little bit longer because I don't have a PS3.
FC on galaxy note
Sounds like a useful app though!
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FC on galaxy note
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Could you send me the log message of the error?
What IDE do you use to build this app? I'm new to Android and so far I've just used Eclipse. In your source code I didn't see gen folder with R class.
I also met problem when connecting two devices (two Android phones). after paring, I pressed "connect" button then I received a message "Connection refused. The remote device is busy or the devices aren't correctly paired".
Is there a phase to enter the key used to pair two devices? If yes, I didn't see that phase.
thangng90 said:
What IDE do you use to build this app? I'm new to Android and so far I've just used Eclipse. In your source code I didn't see gen folder with R class.
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The app is build with the Ant build tool on the command line (see the README) but I use Eclipse to develop the Java code. The gen folder will be automatically generated if you build the project.
thangng90 said:
I also met problem when connecting two devices (two Android phones). after paring, I pressed "connect" button then I received a message "Connection refused. The remote device is busy or the devices aren't correctly paired".
Is there a phase to enter the key used to pair two devices? If yes, I didn't see that phase.
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Before you press the “connect” button you should wait a little until the other device shows that the devices are paired (sometimes the “connect” button is enabled too early because Android reports that the devices are paired even if the pairing process hasn't finished yet). Before that you should normally see a pairing request dialog or notification where you enter or confirm the key.
Thaks alot
Out of all the applications o the market yours is the only one that works on all systems. If you want to post a donation version on the android market I'll gladly donate to help you improve your work.
Hey thanks for the app. Its amazing. I was the first post but I got one thing that I was wondering if you could look into.. I have two devices. A htc g2. And a Samsung galaxy player 5.0. Both rooted but g2 on cyanogenmod. And galaxy player on stock. This app works on my g2 but the galaxy player gets this error. The application encountered a problem and cannot continue (error -53). Please help!
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andslide said:
This app works on my g2 but the galaxy player gets this error. The application encountered a problem and cannot continue (error -53). Please help!
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Sorry for the late response.
If you are familiar with ADB, it would be helpful if you could try to start the app again and send me the result of the following command:
Code:
adb logcat bluectrld:D *:S
I am very familiar. And will try to get it to you right away
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Amazing App! Though I connected my phone to another Android phone and wondering what gesture is the Home button.
2 Fingers is the Back button
3 Fingers is the Menu button
Also I tried connecting it to my iOS device and I get the "Connection Refused" message. On my iOS device it just keeps on trying to connect? Has anyone else got this problem?
Wrote this message using the app onto my Mac!
BudgyN1 said:
Though I connected my phone to another Android phone and wondering what gesture is the Home button.
2 Fingers is the Back button
3 Fingers is the Menu button
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Try a two finger swipe left (mouse button 4 on a PC).
BudgyN1 said:
Also I tried connecting it to my iOS device and I get the "Connection Refused" message. On my iOS device it just keeps on trying to connect? Has anyone else got this problem?
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Have you seen the "More information" part on the "Add device" screen and followed the instructions?
2 finger swipe left worked for the Android Home
And I got connected to my iOS device but no pointer (not your fault, **** iOS fault). Thanks man, really helped me with my Mac, great app!
Btstack
hi guys! great app! I wish I could use it! lol Actually... just tried it on my macbook pro... works great!
Okay so you say it can connect to iOS but no pointer? But the BTstack tweak in cydia is supposed to solve that issue.
However I can't connect to my ipad 2. here's what I sent to the developer of BTstack mouse:
"Hi, I've tried to find a solution for a while now, but to no avail. I go to connect the mouse and it just sits on the "mouse selector" page.
I have an ipad 2 (wifi only) (not the ipad2,4 either) jailbroken ios 5.1.1
Everytime I try to pair. it wont. Then the app blacks out and freezes my ipad. I'm then forced to do a hard reboot."
now... your app warns me that another Bluetooth input service is active on my device T-MOBILE HTC G2 cyanogen mod 7.
I click the link to read more info, but it doesn't really help me out. I would love an answer. maybe a how-to only have one bluetooth input service running on the G2 at a time? I really want to use my phone as a mouse, I already have an apple wireless keyboard that I use with my ipad a lot and would love the addition of a mouse. (I'm currently NOT trying to pair both at the same time.. fyi)
So if someone could help me out, this could be a big step in bridging the gap between ios and android and getting them to actually play nice together.
Thank you for your time!
Hi I had a g2 and I kinda have a ipad 2 and it worked flawlessly. What works is don't try to connect them from outside the app.
And if you need more in-depth help just ask
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Hi I am new at this, but any help would be appreciated
Is it possible to take a Samsung galaxy tablet and
1. Remove everything having to do with the internet (make it a device that cant search internet)
2. Remove all the apps I don't want.
3. Keep camera, and music player working
4. Use it as a shell for making an application that I can read books and applications that go along with reading the book
example.
A. When reading the book, I can tap a sentence and it becomes underlined, from hear I can cut and paste it to another application via a menu that pops up when a sentence is tapped
B. When a sentence is tapped it is underlined and I can choose via a menu to highlight that sentence YELLOW or to assign that sentence
a title like "Humor". If the sentence was humorous I could assign it to a note pad app under the heading "Humor"
Basically to use the tablet as a shell for reading and applications that working with books.
Nope
So since you are new, ill give you a break but the thing is, you sound like you should make a whole new operating system/ROM
And Samsung is not your company if you want to make large edits. Samsung always tries to keep things how they want it.
So I don't think there is a single public ROM that disables WiFi, so you will either have to make one yourself if you have any experience with system development, there you go. And on Android I doubt that itself will be an easy task so maybe making a Linux variant to run on a tablet will be another different bet.
So good luck, happy developing
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a easy way mabey.
ok if its like my galaxy ring there is a custom rom to download.
note i belive it does void your warranty even though the rom is set by samsung.
also i dont know what rom they provide or its features.
to download the custom rom if your device has the option try holding volume down+power key at power up.
please note till i found this by accident on my galaxy ring i had never considered installing a custom rom seirously before.
With a Linux variant does it matter which kind of tablet you use. You said Samsung might not be the best....would kindle fire be better?
Essem G said:
Nope
So since you are new, ill give you a break but the thing is, you sound like you should make a whole new operating system/ROM
And Samsung is not your company if you want to make large edits. Samsung always tries to keep things how they want it.
So I don't think there is a single public ROM that disables WiFi, so you will either have to make one yourself if you have any experience with system development, there you go. And on Android I doubt that itself will be an easy task so maybe making a Linux variant to run on a tablet will be another different bet.
So good luck, happy developing
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Definetly Not
Liquidex648 said:
With a Linux variant does it matter which kind of tablet you use. You said Samsung might not be the best....would kindle fire be better?
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The best variant to use without a doubt would be nexus 7, or any Google Play edition phone. They all ship with unlocked bootloaders so flashing is just that much easier
Picked up my Z3 earlier in the week but am still currently using my S3. From those who already have the phone, what are some of the first things I should do? I wanted to make a Nandroid backup of factory setting but that's not possible without rooting and installing a recovery, which I'll not be doing until it can be done without unlocking bootloader. So what are some other things I should look at first?
Interested to hear some thoughts.
z4ppy said:
Picked up my Z3 earlier in the week but am still currently using my S3. From those who already have the phone, what are some of the first things I should do? I wanted to make a Nandroid backup of factory setting but that's not possible without rooting and installing a recovery, which I'll not be doing until it can be done without unlocking bootloader. So what are some other things I should look at first?
Interested to hear some thoughts.
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Get yourself a pc with adb (android development tool) sorted, so you can remove the `small apps` nonsense at the bottom of the recently used apps display. (No need to root,unlock etc your phone to do this). Small apps are just widget-like things you can have floating on top of your screen all the time.
I want to know if we need te charge or discharche the Z3 out of the box?
warplane95 said:
I want to know if we need te charge or discharche the Z3 out of the box?
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The manual says: "Make sure that the battery is charged for at least 30 minutes before you turn on the device for the first time."
Actually, you could read the manual while you're waiting!
I'll receive mine today or tomorrow, so I just want to be sure to not turn it on too fast
poldie said:
Get yourself a pc with adb (android development tool) sorted, so you can remove the `small apps` nonsense at the bottom of the recently used apps display. (No need to root,unlock etc your phone to do this). Small apps are just widget-like things you can have floating on top of your screen all the time.
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I'm actually a mac user so don't have access to a windows running pc and haven't bootcamped or setup a virtual windows partition, since I never really need it. So I'm guessing I'll have to give this all a miss.
poldie said:
Get yourself a pc with adb (android development tool) sorted, so you can remove the `small apps` nonsense at the bottom of the recently used apps display. (No need to root,unlock etc your phone to do this). Small apps are just widget-like things you can have floating on top of your screen all the time.
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Not sure why people hate the small-apps so much.
OP, run the Xperia update center, update apps and you're off to the races. Kinda boring, but it is what it is.
se1000 said:
Not sure why people hate the small-apps so much.
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I don't mind the concept. That is, I can see why some people might like it - some people use the floating heads feature of facebook messenger after all - but to have it use up so much space under the completely unrelated recent apps list, with no way to remove/edit it is just plain stupid, and is the sort of thing that makes people want stock android.
Hi, I'm looking to use an Android tablet as a simple remote
Let me explain,
I wish I could use an Android tablet with an application that drives a device in wifi, but I would like that when the tablet is turned on it is the application I installed that starts first
Can someone help me ? I can possibly pay for it
Thank you
regards
gilles32 said:
Hi, I'm looking to use an Android tablet as a simple remote
Let me explain,
I wish I could use an Android tablet with an application that drives a device in wifi, but I would like that when the tablet is turned on it is the application I installed that starts first
Can someone help me ? I can possibly pay for it
Thank you
regards
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Root the tablet, then install your remote app, then install the Tasker app, then use Tasker to set it up so that the remote app starts when the device boots.
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Droidriven said:
Root the tablet, then install your remote app, then install the Tasker app, then use Tasker to set it up so that the remote app starts when the device boots.
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Hi, what do you mean by "install your remote application"?
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gilles32 said:
Hi, what do you mean by "install your remote application"?
regards
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If you want to use the tablet as a remote control, you'll have to install an app that gives the tablet the ability to be used as a remote control.
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Droidriven said:
If you want to use the tablet as a remote control, you'll have to install an app that gives the tablet the ability to be used as a remote control.
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OK,
in fact I would like the tablet to turn on directly on this application (volumio)
to control an audio device
is it possible to modify the boot of the tablet by modifying a command line?
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gilles32 said:
OK,
in fact I would like the tablet to turn on directly on this application (volumio)
to control an audio device
is it possible to modify the boot of the tablet by modifying a command line?
regards
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Here is the easiest way.
1) root the tablet.
2) find the app you want to use as the remote, install that app on the tablet.
3) go to PlayStore and install the Tasker app, its an app that uses root permissions to set up automated processes and when/where those processes are triggered.
4) use the Tasker app to set up the automated process to start the remote control app when the device boots
I'm not explaining this again, it's as simple as rooting the device then installing two apps then setting those apps to function as you want.
Command lines are not needed to do this.
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Hello,
I tried tasker by having the application booted first it works
But it's a little long to load after starting the device one minute at least!
The application should go before all other startup processes!
This is possible according to you?
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gilles32 said:
Hello,
I tried tasker by having the application booted first it works
But it's a little long to load after starting the device one minute at least!
The application should go before all other startup processes!
This is possible according to you?
regards
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You can't make it start before everything else, it doesn't work that way. When you boot the device, it starts with bootloader then loads the kernel, then it loads the OS, no matter what you do, the OS has to load first, after system loads, it loads Tasker, then Tasker starts your remote app.
You can't change the order that it boots.
You can't always get what you want.
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That's what I'm looking for! to have a new system programmed or modified,
As on the remote controls from logitec the (Squeezebox Controller) it starts on Logitech media server and nothing else
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gilles32 said:
That's what I'm looking for! to have a new system programmed or modified,
As on the remote controls from logitec the (Squeezebox Controller) it starts on Logitech media server and nothing else
regards
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That isn't going to happen unless you install a custom recovery on the tablet. Then download the stock source code for your specific model number and use it to build your own custom operating system then flash that via custom recovery. If you're trying to make so that the remote control feature is the only thing that loads and runs on the device, that isn't going to happen so you need to give up on that idea.
The device has to have the android operating system that is compatible with the hardware and you'll have to settle for using apps.
You aren't going to be able to set it up the way you WANT it, root and using the apps I told you to use is pretty much your only option. There are other ways other than using the apps I suggested but the only thing different is the method used to create the automation, the effect and performance will be the same as what you have, you'd have the same thing that you have now, it would just be done a different way.
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