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View and control phone screen using PC via USB cable

Hey guys,
I used to stream my iphone screen to my PC and was able to control it using keyboard and mouse. Is there a similar way to do this with the skyrocket? It makes it convenient here at work. Thanks!

lyndone58 said:
Hey guys,
I used to stream my iphone screen to my PC and was able to control it using keyboard and mouse. Is there a similar way to do this with the skyrocket? It makes it convenient here at work. Thanks!
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Try this. It is what I used when my screen was broke. Make sure you have adb running, else it will not launch. Another thing is it is not working anymore on my particular ICS Rom. Should work fine on any GB rom, though. Hope this helps!
Here is the link to the google code page for this project. I take NO credit for this helpful app whatsoever. Devs and further info can be found here- http://code.google.com/p/androidscreencast/
Note- It is a bit slower than your probably use to, but it is the only app I could find for our device.

^^ Thanks. Testing it now.

Our new app, VMLite VNC Server, should fulfill your needs, it does exactly what you need, to control android phones or devices from a PC, so you can use the external keyboard/mouse, etc. We app has fast responses, and works on rooted or non-rooted devices.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vmlite.vncserver&hl=en
so far our users like it. You can simply click a button to do USB connection:
more info here:
http://www.vmlite.com/vaac/#usb_connection

i use a program called MyPhoneExplorer and the corresponding Android app is in the store.
Jeff

rebel1699 said:
Try this. It is what I used when my screen was broke. Make sure you have adb running, else it will not launch. Another thing is it is not working anymore on my particular ICS Rom. Should work fine on any GB rom, though. Hope this helps!
Here is the link to the google code page for this project. I take NO credit for this helpful app whatsoever. Devs and further info can be found here- http://code.google.com/p/androidscreencast/
Note- It is a bit slower than your probably use to, but it is the only app I could find for our device.
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I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 AT&T and I also have a busted screen. I am trying to just pull my pictures off of it before my replacement arrives. I downloaded the SDK package you linked to but lack the knowledge to just get it to link to my phone via USB. To complicate matters I had it pattern locked but since I can't get the screen to work at all I can't unlock the phone. If I could my computer sees the phone as a portable device but won't show me any of it's files. Any pointers would be helpful.

Hmm
Well, I have a HDMI IN port in my rig . And with a MHL adapter, works perfectly fine on Windows 8.

mohan_kr said:
Well, I have a HDMI IN port in my rig . And with a MHL adapter, works perfectly fine on Windows 8.
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I use an MHL adapter as well but will matter if the screen isn't functional? As far as I'm aware you still have to direct it via the touch screen....

yea..my bad..didn't read the question properly..

mohan_kr said:
yea..my bad..didn't read the question properly..
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But it is a cool little accessory lol...have one for my tab too
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Wtf........ why did you post this here? Mod please delete.
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miahkmnwa said:
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Brain damage
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iphone.....watt................kick ass

Nexus 5 USB OTG

Hi guys, I will buy new smartphone, Stuck Between Xperia ZL and Google Nexus 5
Anyway, LG tells that Nexus 5 Have USB OTG, and if you Googled: Nexus 5 USB OTG, you will get apps to run USB OTG On Nexus 5
What does that mean?
should i have an App to use OTG? doesn't it work out of the box? i'm won't root
I Might Use Joysticks, Mouse, Keyboard, Ext HDD,etc. so i want everything to be supported
I've also heared about Nexus 5 Unmount Devices Due to High Power Usage even if the usage is low?

No you can use usb otg out of the box with nexus media importer its an paid app or root it to get full functionality.
Since u don't wannt to root better go with xperia zl.
Xperia zl supports it out of the box, u won't need any app on it
Now its your call.

varuntis1993 said:
No you can use usb otg out of the box with nexus media importer its an paid app or root it to get full functionality.
Since u don't wannt to root better go with xperia zl.
Xperia zl supports it out of the box, u won't need any app on it
Now its your call.
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I Can always get APK's For Paid apps for free, we all know this :laugh:
That's OK But what About Other things like joysticks, mouse, keyboard, etc. Will They Work too? i thought the app was only for Flash Drives!?
Plus, Beside the OTG Thing, Which one do you advice me, I'm not a ROM Developer or those who Install Other ROM's, But i might Use some emulation things or try to Install WinXP as an Example
i Also Might root To use Terminal for Specific Purposes... "Might"...

If you don't want to buy the app I recommend use total commander + USB plugin its free one
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yousefs said:
I Can always get APK's For Paid apps for free, we all know this :laugh:
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And if you keep bragging about this you won't be welcome here

yousefs said:
I Can always get APK's For Paid apps for free, we all know this :laugh:
That's OK But what About Other things like joysticks, mouse, keyboard, etc. Will They Work too? i thought the app was only for Flash Drives!?
Plus, Beside the OTG Thing, Which one do you advice me, I'm not a ROM Developer or those who Install Other ROM's, But i might Use some emulation things or try to Install WinXP as an Example
i Also Might root To use Terminal for Specific Purposes... "Might"...
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Piracy is not tolerated here, u will get ban.
I have tried the wired usb mouse without any app and it worked, don't know about other things. I have heard joystick too work but not all. Maybe someone who has used it can tell you.

got that
EddyOS said:
And if you keep bragging about this you won't be welcome here
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Hmmm... Didn't Know this.. i thought i will be welcome :cyclops:
got it.:good:

yousefs said:
Hmmm... Didn't Know this.. i thought i will be welcome :cyclops:
got it.:good:
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Warez are not to be discussed here, it's against forum rules. We know it's available, but we don't talk about it

varuntis1993 said:
Piracy is not tolerated here, u will get ban.
I have tried the wired usb mouse without any app and it worked, don't know about other things. I have heard joystick too work but not all. Maybe someone who has used it can tell you.
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I have also tried a wireless mouse and keyboard which work fine.
Game controllers are touch and go.
Ones that use the standard hid drivers should be fine but anything else (Xbox controllers etc...) Will not work as they need modules that haven't been built for the n5 yet.
External storage requires 3rd party apps to Mount
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Just root/unlock your phone. You get a Nexus phone and you don't play with it? surely you will eventually. And then , you can do anything to you phone

Use Android Device If Touch Is Not Working

Originally Posted On : http://www.BeQuench.com
Step By Step Guide Here : http://www.bequench.com/use-android-device-if-touch-is-not-working/
So my nexus 4 screen shattered when i drop it by mistake ... searched everywhere and came up with that You can use android device even without touch screen from your computer... Yes!! You can control your android via Ur PC's mouse and keyboard... For this you must have USB Debugging turned on in your device... And you need [email protected] and Android Screencast in your PC. Start both of them and now you can control your device via PC.
This trick even works you are not getting any display in your device....
Found It Here On Bequench.com : http://www.bequench.com/use-android-device-if-touch-is-not-working/

thank you, this may be helpful for some people, but i think i will prefer to fix the touch problem if it happens.

Luck ying said:
thank you, this may be helpful for some people, but i think i will prefer to fix the touch problem if it happens.
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There are cases when you don't want to expend on fixing the expensive touch screen..

Or you can just use a USB>USBmicro cable to connect any random USB mouse.
Provided it's just touch that is dead, of course.
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ShadowLea said:
Or you can just use a USB>USBmicro cable to connect any random USB mouse.
Provided it's just touch that is dead, of course.
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Not all the devices support OTG cable...

Help bypass reset setup

I bought this phone and was wondering if I could get any help bypassing the factory reset gmail set up. I know we can't root these damn phones but does anyone know of anything else I could do? No, I don't have access to the old email and I don't know what it is.

Need an otg cable and a USB flashdrive with an app that opens settings. The app I can provide you and i can walk you through it but the cable you need. Only way we have been able to bypass customers phones that had to be reset
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What's the app?

It's an app I made that just opens settings when you install it. That way when you install the apk you are able to hit open to go to settings and rest from there to fix the activation lock
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Jacob11701 said:
It's an app I made that just opens settings when you install it. That way when you install the apk you are able to hit open to go to settings and rest from there to fix the activation lock
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I bought an otg cable. Mind sharing that app?
Some basic instructions would be nice as well. Thanks

Perdomo82 said:
I bought an otg cable. Mind sharing that app?
Some basic instructions would be nice as well. Thanks
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So the app I will try to post. The idea is that currently when a USB is plugged up to a Samsung with otg Samsung phones open a file browser for the USB. Having my app on the USB allows you to install and click open taking you to the menu to reset the phone normally. So put the app on the USB and install it when the file browser pops up. It's a simple app made with Tasker. So far it has been tested on a few note 5s and a s6 edge.
http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=09585165703537295747
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Jacob11701 said:
So the app I will try to post. The idea is that currently when a USB is plugged up to a Samsung with otg Samsung phones open a file browser for the USB. Having my app on the USB allows you to install and click open taking you to the menu to reset the phone normally. So put the app on the USB and install it when the file browser pops up. It's a simple app made with Tasker. So far it has been tested on a few note 5s and a s6 edge.
http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=09585165703537295747
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I seen something similar with an apk posted by root junkie. The only thing is that when I plug in the ogt driver, file manager doesn't open.
Any idea what I could in this case? I really wish we could just root these phones so I can just flash another OS. Would be so much easier.
Damn this knox system. lol

Are you using a USB flashdrive that doesn't require a lot of power from the phone to work? I didn't have one at the time so I used a micro SD card with a USB adapter
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Jacob11701 said:
Are you using a USB flashdrive that doesn't require a lot of power from the phone to work? I didn't have one at the time so I used a micro SD card with a USB adapter
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RBGYG74?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00
That's the otg driver I bought.

Oh yea we sell those but I've never tested it. Idk if that one acts differently I used an otg cable for a normal usb
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Jacob11701 said:
Oh yea we sell those but I've never tested it. Idk if that one acts differently I used an otg cable for a normal usb
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By any chance do you have a link to that cable or mind providing me with the name?
Don't mind buying another one. I could actually use the otg driver anyways since my edge plus doesn't have sd cards anymore.

Perdomo82 said:
By any chance do you have a link to that cable or mind providing me with the name?
Don't mind buying another one. I could actually use the otg driver anyways since my edge plus doesn't have sd cards anymore.
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This is a picture of the exact cable I used. I didn't get it from this site but yea. http://m.miniinthebox.com/en/micro-...I7sHBNuPeXq7V7SZ9bW7wk1RY9xY-gAVecBoCyJfw_wcB
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Jacob11701 said:
This is a picture of the exact cable I used. I didn't get it from this site but yea. http://m.miniinthebox.com/en/micro-...I7sHBNuPeXq7V7SZ9bW7wk1RY9xY-gAVecBoCyJfw_wcB
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So do i just plug my otg driver to that cable or do i hook it up to a computer?

Supposed to plug the USB drive into the cable then the cable into the phone. But that drive you have is a little different
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Jacob11701 said:
Supposed to plug the USB drive into the cable then the cable into the phone. But that drive you have is a little different
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It's a dual driver. Has a port for computers and androids so I guess it'll work fine. Thank you for your help.

Perdomo82 said:
It's a dual driver. Has a port for computers and androids so I guess it'll work fine. Thank you for your help.
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Hope so GL
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need help with my vzw note 5
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Hope so GL
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hey i was reading some of your forms and i had the same problem with my note 5 i tryed to dwnload the linked app was unable i was wondering if you can repost it or email me a link it would be very helpful ive try from rootjunkys but wen i pulg in my flash drive it lights up nothing opens on my phone though if you can help thanks

taydadon said:
hey i was reading some of your forms and i had the same problem with my note 5 i tryed to dwnload the linked app was unable i was wondering if you can repost it or email me a link it would be very helpful ive try from rootjunkys but wen i pulg in my flash drive it lights up nothing opens on my phone though if you can help thanks
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You've probably missed the boat. It doesn't work on recent updates

i found another video
works on latest version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJoiZkR9QEM
give it a try. worked 4 me on mine 08/1/16 bb pg5 verizon model

[Q] Windows can't recognize Nexus 5

Hi,
Purchased nexus 5 (refurb) and as the tittle states, my computer seems unable to recognize this device. I've switched the USB cable as well as test it with another device AND I made sure that the usb configuration is set to MTP,so I know it's the nexus itself. Weirdly, it does receive a charge. Any help would be appreciated as I am hoping to root this device.
Thanks guys

You tried different USB ports?
If you are using Windows, no new devices appear in device manager after connecting the phone?
Was it ever recognize by your computer? Was it recognized by the seller's computer?

Once connected to your computer, swipe down on the Nexus 5 screen, there will be options to change connection type.
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C7SS said:
Once connected to your computer, swipe down on the Nexus 5 screen, there will be options to change connection type.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/noob-friendly-instruction-ur-pc-t3345512
PRESS THE THANKS BUTTON IF THIS WORKS

audit13 said:
You tried different USB ports?
If you are using Windows, no new devices appear in device manager after connecting the phone?
Was it ever recognize by your computer? Was it recognized by the seller's computer?
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Doesn't show up in Device Manager.
AS for the seller, apparently yes it has worked never once I got it.
C7SS said:
Once connected to your computer, swipe down on the Nexus 5 screen, there will be options to change connection type.
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See OP
pranavmali said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/noob-friendly-instruction-ur-pc-t3345512
PRESS THE THANKS BUTTON IF THIS WORKS
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Seriously? Nice try though, thanks anyway

Does the phone function properly other than not being seen by your computer? Were you able to try it on another computer?
Does the USB port recognize an OTG drive?
If everything works (mic, speaker, etc.), it's possible that the USB port is damaged in some way.

fliparsenal said:
Doesn't show up in Device Manager.
AS for the seller, apparently yes it has worked never once I got it.
See OP
Seriously? Nice try though, thanks anyway
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Yup!

audit13 said:
Does the phone function properly other than not being seen by your computer? Were you able to try it on another computer?
Does the USB port recognize an OTG drive?
If everything works (mic, speaker, etc.), it's possible that the USB port is damaged in some way.
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I'm assuming it has to be damaged. I've tried three computers so far and all it's doing is charging the phone. I don't have an OTG cable on hand so it's hard to determine if it would work that way, but pretty much everything works out of the box except for this issue.
This is pretty annoying, I was looking forward to putting some custom ROM's after working with the s6edge sluggish Touchwiz software

Yup, sounds like th USB port is damaged and needs to be replaced.
When buying a replacement, make that the seller has good feedback. I saw a few posts where the replacement port had issues with the mic, charging, or data transfer.