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Remote Control Your Computer With Your Phone
RemoteDroid turns your phone into a wireless keyboard and mouse with touchpad, using your own wireless network. It's a free application for phones running Google's Android operating system, such as the Droid (Verizon Wireless) and the G1 (T-Mobile).
March 1st Update: Version 1.4
available in the Android Marketplace now.
RemoteDroid has been open sourced!
Visit the project page, or read the blog post to learn more. The latest .apk can also always be found at the project page.
New in Version 1.4
- Better soft keyboard support
All keys in the soft keyboard with keyboard equivalents are supported! - Multi-touch gestures
Multitouch scrolling, and click-and-drag supported for Android 2.0+ devices. (Added by Nicholas Frenay) - Trackball click acts as CTRL key.
Key features include:
- Touch-screen mouse control
- Two onscreen mouse buttons, with right-click/control-click functionality
- Use in either portrait or landscape mode
- Works with any WiFi network -- no Bluetooth hardware or adapters required
- Compatible with Mac, Windows and Linux operating systems
RemoteDroid consists of two parts: the phone application you can download from Google's Android Marketplace, and a companion server application for your computer that you can download from this site.
Watch the demo above to see how it works, or download the server application for your computer.
Requirements:
- Java SE Runtime Environment 1.5 or higher. Get it here.
- Some sort of network connection.
- A device running the Android operating system.