Hi,
ive got an old Android 2.3 device which what i dont want to do much more then remote control it (accessing general things like sms, notifications, etc) using wifi
on more modern devices i use anydesk[01], Notify2Jabber[02] and termux[03] with sshd then dont even need root. But i remember i had an app on android 2.3 that was able to control the whole phone (if rooted) via webbrowser (nice html interface to access sms/ call-list/remote keyboard/clipboard/files and more) and something like web-vnc to directly remote control it. Unfortunately i dont remember the name.
do you have any ideas what this app was called or other free (as in free beer (and only if possible freedom ) software to do souch things on android 2.3. I now have rooted the device and installed busybox (cause preinstalled tools are lame), i could probably get some sshd to run (maybe some static linked arm dropbear) but i would prefere a more user friendly way (i dont even know how to access sms using the terminal (only with termux ))
thanks a lot in advance,
T
PS: i couldnt find an appropriate forum, maybe there should be some "General Lagacy Android devices" board for all below android 5, hope this general category is ok
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I plan on purchasing an HTC Dream within the next couple days (second hand, prior to rogers 911 update such that I can root and install with cyanogenmod).
I was wondering how development on porting CLI programs to android has been. Being a long time linux user, I am quite proficient with the shell and prefer it for many tasks. I have done some googling and searched these forums, but I was unable to come across very much information.
Are any of the following programs ported to android, how successful have these ports been, and what procedure is needed to proceed with installing the ports (if they exist at all)
-rtorrent
-elinks
-finch (ncurses based instant messenger client)
-units
-mpg123
-calc (or apcalc on some distributions)
-cal
-vi
Any assistance is appreciated.
I am bumping this. I there a better place to ask?
Why not download the Android SDK, emulate the device on your PC and have a hack about with it to see what works.
The standard unix stuff works ls ps and the like, but I can't vouch for the stuff you've mentioned.
Give it a go: http://developer.android.com/sdk/
None of the programs are installed, which surprises me, as nearly every *nix system has vi installed.
Now that I have received my phone, and installed cyanogenmod (which comes with busybox) I can state that vi is installed.
The other programs are not however, and they are unlikely to be ported, due to a difference in the C library for android and the full C library used for most programs.
I have an ePad (Android 2.1) that mounts usb devices in the normal Linux way so that I can use libusb to access them, I have managed to control my usb robot arm using an NDK app. Before I move onto making it a proper app instead of a hack job I wanted to know if the usb device files are standard to Android or if it's specific to my system.
Put it this way, if I make a nice cuddly app is it going to fail on most devices or work on most devices? (ones with USB OTG interface)
Sorry, I understand this could be a 'how long is a piece of string' type of question.
Many thanks,
Richard e Collins.
After a few hours of routing about on the internet I found an article on an exploit on the init daemon, google "android-root-source-code-looking-at-the-c-skills". This gave enough insight for me to deduce that this functionality I am getting is present on at least anything running 2.1 and above and is not a customisation unique to my device.
I am newer to Android development but would like to know how to communicate with my Windows 8 (7 or XP) environment over Adhoc from my Android phone. I have researched this topic and I generally see people refer to the play store to download an app. I don't just want the functionality, but I want to know how to do it myself. Whether if there is a specific library I can use through android development, or if their is some command line option I can use via Android to do this.
So, how would I go about browsing files on my Windows machine without using an app? I know the Android O/S (at least what I gathered from the articles I have read) does not support this. So what are developers doing in their apps to create this connection? Or what is the best book to buy to help me understand how to do this?
Thanks!
google about android socket file transfer
Hello,
I have a huge problem that is making me leave android.
Since android 4 I have been developing software for devices that are stuck to a wall and spread-ed across the country, mainly price-checking and digital signage software.
The end user (the client from the retailer) cannot access menus and anything else other then what running software offers. With android 4 I was able to make updates to software remotely, and monitor control all the device, with vnc and ssh.
Recent android versions are picky and for example i cant have vnc , neither an ssh that allows me to control the system, unfortunately whit this i can live. but for example if i need to update my app with another apk which require more permissions it will show a popup asking for permissions, that is not OK on a remote device where no one from the company is using it. I cannot hope a client clicks yes on the popup for my app to run again.
Android 4 and 5 where perfect, android 10 and 11 are terrible for this. How can i bypass this, is it possible?
Thanks and sorry for the English.
Hello all,
My parents are very old and their TV comes through an Android box. They constantly have issues and I want to be able to control their device from my home. All the screen sharing software I've seen requires a passcode to be read on the slave device and entered on the master device. This does not work for me as my parents are way too technophobic to be able to open some app and find that code... so my question is:
Is there any software you know of that will allow me to give permission to a screen sharing software ONCE so that days or months later I can still control my parent's Android device without having to find the code again?
Thanks,
Mark.
(PS moved thread from General Android section)