RemoteDroid has been open sourced
I’ve finally gotten around to open-sourcing RemoteDroid, and putting it up on Google code. You can get to it at:
http://code.google.com/p/remotedroid/
You’ll also always be able to find the latest .apk and server files there.
Part of my reason for open-sourcing it is that I’m just one person, with just one phone. Like or not, Android has already fragmented, and will probably fragment even more in the future, so support for every Android device out there will become increasingly difficult. That’s where open-source comes in.
I’m looking for contributors to help debug on platforms other than the G1. There are several issues that I simply can’t fix because I have no way of replicating them. Additionally, other people might think of features that I haven’t or haven’t had time to implement. If nothing else, people might be curious about how RemoteDroid works, and open-source is a great way of dealing with these issues.
If you’d like to help, feel free to email me at admin@remotedroid.net, or use the feedback form.
Chronos Said,
February 11, 2010 @ 3:01 am
Hey!
Thanks for this great app! I’m running Ubuntu and its working flawlessly! I would have a request: Could you make it like it runs in the background with an icon on the tray? Or without it, is it possible to run it in the background?
I’m using Pulse by the way, and is great! The two buttons are too big, could you make it resizable?
Thanks, greetings from Hungary,
David
Filippos Said,
February 18, 2010 @ 7:01 am
+1 to Chronos! I tried to run the server as java -jar RemoteDroidServer.jar & but again the window came to foreground!It would be great if we could just set it to run automatically when the system runs (or with a tray but i don’t know if this is possible).
Anyway it is a great app!!
Ian Said,
February 22, 2010 @ 5:02 pm
i downloaded the remotedroid app for my droid no prob. i cant get the server app for my labtop to open correctly. i downloaded the rar files but theres no install file and my cpu doesnt know which program to open the rar files with. any help on how to install the desktop server app so i can use the remotedroid app on my phone????????????
Nicolas Frenay Said,
February 26, 2010 @ 11:00 pm
Hi!
Just downloaded the source-code for your project and I’m willing to spend some time improving it.
So far, I’m making some small improvements like:
- changed “new Date().getTime()” to “System.currentTimeMillis()” as it should be faster and use less memory
- refactoring Sensor code as it’s using a deprecated implementation
What’s next:
- Change the Deprecated AbsoluteLayout to a correct implementation
- Test multitouch on the Motorola Milestone
- Implement multitouch scroll (moving with two finger would scroll)
But, for multitouch I guess a branch would be needed (as you have already stated on the wiki).
Congrats on this useful app!
acey Said,
March 23, 2010 @ 5:34 pm
I got this to run Power DVD, which was working really nicely on my pc.
Unfortunately, since I installed remotedroid server, power dvd crashes my computer (Vista 32). How do I uninstall?
William Coolman Said,
March 23, 2010 @ 9:25 pm
This is a really cool project! I do have a few requests. I’ve never exactly programed Java, so this is out of my league until I understand more.
Is there a way to implement the trackball as a cursor rather than a scroll wheel? It would be really useful for devices with no physical keyboard.
On my Droid Eris, to my MacBook Pro running Snow Leopard, my colons (:) are transliterated as greater thans (>). I can’t figure out why..
admin Said,
March 23, 2010 @ 10:17 pm
You don’t have to uninstall anything since nothing was installed in the first place. Just close the program and delete it.
admin Said,
March 23, 2010 @ 10:19 pm
You mean trackball as arrow keys? I may do that in the next version.
Landon GB Said,
May 10, 2010 @ 2:48 pm
Unless this is already being worked on, i think i may modify the code so that it can be minimized to a notification area, and maybe add an optional password on connect so that only someone with the password could use it on your computer.
Thanks dev, for the great work and support of open source software!
Morimando Said,
May 27, 2010 @ 9:36 am
Hey there!
Very nice app!
The only thing I am missing is a volume control, since I only really need a remote for watching movies and hate to get up to adjust the volume (which I need to do way to often in some films, since the effects are loud while the actors speak very quietly..).
As I am not familiar with Java stuff, I really don’t know whether one can implement the volume control across platforms with one command, but if you could manage that, I’d be ever so happy
Also, I kind of think that might be the last missing piece to make RemoteDroid the perfect software for media center PCs.
Enough now, thanks for this awesome app!