2/09/2012

androidscreencast - Desktop app to control an android device remotely


Control an Android device remotely

androidscreencast is a free and simple to use desktop app for controlling an Android device remotely using a mouse and keyboard. 

androidscreencast has been developed using Java and it should work on Mac OS X, Windows and Linux with any Android device. 
Usage
Connect your Android device through USB cable and ensure it's detected with "adb devices". Run androidscreencast. You can launch it by typing "javaws <jnlp file>" from a command line.


If mouse/keyboard control doesn't work, open a command line and type :
  • adb shell
  • su
  • chmod 777 /data/dalvik-cache
  • cd /data/dalvik-cache
  • chmod 777 ./

Here are some key features of "androidscreencast":

・ Mouse and keyboard control FOR ROOTED DEVICES ONLY
・ Landscape mode (right click)
・ Video recording
・ Basic file browser
Requirements:

 
Android SDK
 Java 1.5 or later
Limitations:

・ Slow refresh rate (about 4-5 fps)
・ Not all keycodes are mapped.


Command-line access

Get a local copy of the androidscreencast repository with this command:
git clone https://code.google.com/p/androidscreencast/

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