I know this might be tough and might not work for all devices, but can we make something, via USB cables/Bluetooth/WiFi or whatsoever to dock our phone to our laptop/desktop?
Perhaps a program for the Windows to show the display of the phone at phone's resolution. Then mouse to navigate within Android (we'll lose multi-touch though - no pinch-to-zoom) and of course keyboard to perform what it should.
Is it very hard to realise?
What I have been thinking is to get the display out, let the mouse be our finger and each keyboard button to map to the alphabet input to the phone.
Impossible?
(Disclaimer: I have zero knowledge in developing an apps or software. It's just a wild idea I have after watching the laptop dock of Atrix)
VNC? Host VNC on the phone and connect to it from a laptop/PC. It'd run slow and **** though.
Webkey (ROOT REQUIRED) accomplishes this with a browser interface over WiFi, I'm not sure if it works over the USB cable.
If it did, it would make things about 3 times easier for me. A multitouch desktop trackpad would be even better.
you can pair a bluetooth mouse with the touchpad and it shows the icon for the mouse in the preferences but it doesnt work for anything. if youre asking if it can be used as a remote mouse for a computer then im not sure theres an app for that.
Thanks for the reply. I was referring to the former. So WebOS recognizes that a mouse is paired?
scl23enn4m3 said:
Thanks for the reply. I was referring to the former. So WebOS recognizes that a mouse is paired?
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it pairs with the mouse but its greyed out and isnt available to be used with anything
Ah OK. I wonder if we'll ever be able to get it functional. Anyone have any thoughts/ideas?
WTF ? My Microsoft Mouse Notebook 5000 is found on WebOs, but he don't want to pair :'(
I want use my mouse on a chroot... (Linux Ubuntu)
I am trying to develop an Andorid app that will turn the device into a USB connected mouse. I know there are a lot of stuff on the market like this but almost all of them require a software installation on the PC. What I want to do is to have the phone be recognized as a mouse driver.
My team and I have been doing extensive research on this as we have worked on Android before. We are having difficulty on how to turn the phone into a mouse driver. My first plan is to learn how real mouse gets recognized as a mouse from the PC and then translate that to Android device.
Any suggestions? We would really appreciate any ideas and inputs.
Thanks,
Very usefull work
I realy want this app but cant find...
U can speak with bluetooth mouse makers or microsoft! To know how a windows can find driver for mouse
Sorry for bad english!!!
Very good idea. I was hoping you might success.
Thanks for the response guys. I am looking into bluetooth function as well. The main problem seems to be the communication between the PC and the phone, so we are considering using a board but that will not be consumer friendly.
I wish I can just figure out how real wireless mouse works... it is a good idea as mentioned to contact one of the mouse makers but I don't think they will tell me anything xD
Is it possible to use Bluetooth mouse and keyboard with the RT or Pro simultaneously?
You'd want to use Mouse Without Borders or Synergy (will require "jailbreaking" the RT) to control two devices with one set of peripherals. Otherwise, no - Bluetooth peripherals can only be actively paired with one machine.
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You'd want to use Mouse Without Borders or Synergy (will require "jailbreaking" the RT) to control two devices with one set of peripherals. Otherwise, no - Bluetooth peripherals can only be actively paired with one machine.
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That's not true. My Surface Pro actively pairs with a BT mouse, a BT keyboard and a HTC phone (BT tethering) simultaneously without any issue. My Samsung GT 7.0 plus did the same thing.
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Is it possible to use Bluetooth mouse and keyboard with the RT or Pro simultaneously?
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Yep, and a few more peripherals as well. Can't remember the upper limit, but it's like 7 simultaneously? Something like that.
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That's not true. My Surface Pro actively pairs with a BT mouse, a BT keyboard and a HTC phone (BT tethering) simultaneously without any issue. My Samsung GT 7.0 plus did the same thing.
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It's not just paring it simultaneously, but using it simultaneously. I don't want to buy a cover keyboard because I already have a wedge keyboard and mouse. I might be forced to buy the cover if I can't use my intended setup simultaneously.
Ah... I may have misinterpreted the request. It is of course possible to use multiple peripherals with one device at the same time. I thought you were asking about using the same peripherals with multiple devices at once (which is possible via software like Mouse Without Borders).
Stupid ambiguous English "or". I need to stop parsing sentences so literally. I didn't realize that one-device-many-peripherals was even soemthing somebody would ask about.
I use my Apple bluetooth keyboard and Magic Mouse together with my Surface Pro without any problems. ....well, there's one problem... the mouse lags big time when I'm downloading files over wifi. This is due to interference caused by 2.4Ghz wifi & bluetooth operating at the same time. There's no lag when I'm just browsing the web though.
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It's not just paring it simultaneously, but using it simultaneously. I don't want to buy a cover keyboard because I already have a wedge keyboard and mouse. I might be forced to buy the cover if I can't use my intended setup simultaneously.
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I meant use them simultaneously, not just pair.
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Ah... I may have misinterpreted the request. It is of course possible to use multiple peripherals with one device at the same time. I thought you were asking about using the same peripherals with multiple devices at once (which is possible via software like Mouse Without Borders).
Stupid ambiguous English "or". I need to stop parsing sentences so literally. I didn't realize that one-device-many-peripherals was even soemthing somebody would ask about.
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You were right. I ever tried using one bt mouse to control two devices and failed. I thought you were talking the same question the op asked.
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That's not true. My Surface Pro actively pairs with a BT mouse, a BT keyboard and a HTC phone (BT tethering) simultaneously without any issue. My Samsung GT 7.0 plus did the same thing.
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Thats 1 host connecting to many devices. GoodDay said its impossible for 1 device to connect to many hosts. Technically he is wrong as bluetooth slaves can have more than 1 master but this is very difficult to do and the HID profile for mice and keyboards does not support that either then making him right again.
But yeah. But otherwise yeah. A tablet or laptop or any other bluetooth master/host can connect to multiple devices/slaves at one time. One bluetooth adaptor should be able to connect to 7 other devices at once although some support less (this is rare).
Under normal conditions though a bluetooth mouse or keyboard (a slave device) cannot connect to more than one device AT ONE TIME. There are pieces of software which allow multiple PC's to share a mouse or keyboard though.
Ah cool, I didn't know that some BT profiles support multiple hosts active at once. I've only ever used mice and headsets, and the mice (didn't try the headsets) would need to be re-paired with the other computer if I wanted to switch which one it was connected to.
In any case, multiple clients was definitely supported, and this was in Vista. I'm sure Win8 has no issues there.
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Ah cool, I didn't know that some BT profiles support multiple hosts active at once
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Yeah, its a right pain in the ass to deal with though. Sometimes gets used in robotics. You probably wont ever find it in consumer use, most consumer applications for bluetooth just need the 1 host.
Another weird quirk in bluetooth is switching roles on the fly. 2 devices, ie 2 phones, can start a connection with one of them acting as master and the other as slave, mid way through communication they can then reverse that role. Seen that one used before.
Blue Ant has an earpiece that can pair to two phones at the same time. I used to have one. Had it paired with my work phone and personal phone. It had different ring tones for both phones. You could also switch between the phones while on a call if the other phone recieved a call.
i've tried logitech k400 with my surface - minikeyboard&touchpad-in-one. works perfect.
2nd solution: you can use any usb-hub to connect your favorite usb keyboard and mouse and even something else simultaneously. :good:
I use certain websites that are are not set up for touch use and can be very difficult or impossible to use (for example, creating cycling courses and dragging the route to use different roads). When using these websites with my S6 (Android 7.0), I tried connecting a mouse to the phone in the hope a mouse would would act like a PC mouse, but it seems all the mouse does is emulate touch.
Is there a way to have the Android cursor, when using a mouse, emulate a PC mouse for use on websites that are not designed for touch screen use?