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Questions tagged [remote-control]

Remotely control your Android device from any other device/computer, or vice versa.

What to use this tag for

An Android device can be used to remote-control other hardware, such as e.g. TVs, receivers, cleaning robots, washing machines, computers, cars and more.

It can also be used to remote-control software on other computers, such as e.g. presentations (PowerPoint slides), music players, and more.

There are also ways to achieve the opposite, and have your Android device remotely controlled.

In all three cases, this tag applies.

What not to use this tag for

However, there are several things for which this tag seems appropriate, but we already have special tags for to be used instead:

  • : Full remote access between an Android device and a computer, such as e.g. VNC (aka "remote desktop")
  • : Remotely wipe your device in case it got stolen
  • : Remote Use of security holes
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How to backup an Android device?

Can anyone recommend a good way to backup Android devices? Ideally I would like to do this wirelessly and, not only backup my data, but also my user settings. Is it possible to backup an image of an Android device - so that one doesn't even need to…
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I want to remotely control my Android device from my PC without rooting it. Is this possible?

Looking for something to remote control my Droid without having to root. To be clear, I am looking for full control over the computer (view on monitor, use mouse and keyboard for input).
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Answer phone calls directly from computer (Linux)

When I'm on my work computer, I'd like to connect my phone via USB and have the possibility to answer calls or initiate calls directly from my computer, using a microphone handset directly connected to the computer, not the phone. I Googled assuming…
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Can I forward/reply calls/SMS to PC?

I wonder if it's possible to forward calls or SMS to PC where I can then reply or at least get notified of a call/SMS? For example, calls might be forwarded to Skype, is it possible?
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Control Android TV with Android phone

I have a new Kogan TV (KALED39SMTWA) that has Android 4.0.3 installed. I would like to control the Android system on the TV from my Android-based phone. I have tried the following applications. XBMC - Has a great remote and good interface, but I…
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Can I remotely launch an app on my android phone?

I have an HTC One S but I don't know where it is. I remotely installed 'Find My Phone' on it via Google Play Store. Now I want to remotely launch it. How can I do that?
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Mounting a remote folder as local folder

I have spent hours researching this and unable to come up with a solution, if anyone knows of one please let me know. I am looking for a way to mount a remote folder on a server (using either WebDAV, FTP, etc) on my Android device as a local folder…
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What are some solutions for remotely connecting to an Android phone?

I sit at a desk for most of the day, and having my phone (Sprint HTC Hero) sitting next to me is very useful, but it can be distracting to move my focus away from my PC to control my phone when notifications come in. What are some good solutions for…
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How can I forward texts to my tablet and reply back?

I have a tablet running Android 4.0.1, and a cell phone running 2.2. When I'm working on my tablet, I would like to be able to see my texts and phone calls get forwarded to the tablet, which doesn't have a SIM card, and be able to interact with…
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Remote login into the phone from a PC

Possible Duplicate: Any VNC solutions for an unrooted device? Is it possible to remotely control an Android phone from a PC. Is there a program similar to VNC server that runs on the phone, with the client displaying phone's UI on the PC? When…
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How can I remotely change the volume?

At home I often connect my android to some speakers, to listen to internet-radio. It would like to be able to change the sound-level through a command on my laptop. I can open an ssh shell to the phone, but I am stuck finding a command to change the…
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Proper PC Suite for android?

I was expecting Android Phones to have some powerful PC Suite, but apparently not. I'm looking for application that can: manage my phone files (audio/photo), calendar (ms outlook independent) add/remove applications, access/edit/merge/remove…
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Connect to emulator from another PC in LAN

I have two PCs. One runs Ubuntu and another runs Windows. Both have adb installed. I have an emulator on Ubuntu and I want to connect to it from Windows. I thought I could use adb forward but it doesn't work. On Ubuntu, I set up adb forward tcp:8080…
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Fully control Android phone from another Android phone over the Internet

Before I write my own app, I want to know if there is an app to fully control one Android phone from another Android phone (over the Internet)? I need this so that I can remotely start apps, install apps and control apps for a remote Android phone…
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How can I turn my android phone into a remote control (mouse/keyboard) through bluetooth for ubuntu/linux

There are a lot of apps that turn an android phone into a remote control for a desktop system, but only for windows based systems. I use ubuntu and I only find Remote droid , works ok but only through a wifi…
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