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not sure if anyone needs this, but i sure use it everyday for work.
so here's the link in case you need it
http://code.google.com/p/android-vnc-viewer/
it's compatible with UltraVNC (http://www.uvnc.com/download/), it sure beats Windows Remote Desktop (Therminal Services) and it's more secure too
Apple Mac OS X 10.4 and newer already comes build in with the VNC server.
N1ce will try this out later
Nice!!! VNC finally on Android... I was using RemoteDesktop before this... It's ok... but VNC is VNC!!!
Hi,
I'm having a bit of trouble getting Android VNC working on my I9000. I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 and I can connect to it fine. When I try to control the desktop from my phone I can see the response on my pc screen but not on my phone. Does anyone know why this is?
Thanks
Maybe Galaxy S does not have that much processing power? :S
Not sure...
i doubt that as i have no problem.
check your internet connection.
if you are running torrents, turn it off
My internet connection is fine, I'm not having any problems connecting to websites on either my computer or phone. I'm not running any torrents either....
I use ultraVNC with MRSCplugin encryption on my desktop pcs, does anyone know if there is a client that can handle this as I don't think this one does?
AFAIK i don't think the current releases supports encryption yet
I use TightVNC on Vista; and this app works amazingly awesome!.
I get a few laughs now and then scaring people controlling pc remotely.. LOL
really works like a charm, use this as remote for my pc when watching movies in bed lol also secretly installed on my little brothers pc and he is running scared xD
Anyone figured out the easiest way to double click without it coming out as a right click?
I usually use the WYSE software for this, seemed to work much better when I was on a Milestone.
Remember , Zodttd is working on VNC for android!
I tried VNC but LogMeIn is A LOT better.
I use RealVNC on the PC Win7 and "Remote VNC Ad" on my Samsung Galaxy S i9000
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I use ultraVNC with MRSCplugin encryption on my desktop pcs, does anyone know if there is a client that can handle this as I don't think this one does?
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I am using UltraVNC on all my servers, androidVNC works just fine with it. When on slow connections, I just only pull 8 or 64-colors to lighten it up a bit.
Does vnc support sound on android yet? If not then rdp is still better
suneilr said:
Hi,
I'm having a bit of trouble getting Android VNC working on my I9000. I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 and I can connect to it fine. When I try to control the desktop from my phone I can see the response on my pc screen but not on my phone. Does anyone know why this is?
Thanks
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It's a Ubuntu vino server and Nvidia problem. You should disable visual effects (compiz), set it to none and you will have a working VNC server!
android53 said:
Does vnc support sound on android yet? If not then rdp is still better
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why would you want sound to be transferred ?
it's a waste of bandwidth
it's horrible when you are stuck in an area with only EDGE coverage, say you are driving between 2 towns, you get a call
it's an emergency, and you need to pull over to remote into the server to fix whatever it is
Ive been browsing the market for a Remote Desktop for my Archos 101. There are so many to choose from that Im non the wiser.
Has anyone got any recommendations to help choose?
I have been using this one for a while now, i bought it on my Nexus one and now i use it on my Archos 101 as well.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/remote-rdp/org.toremote.serversmanager
You do need to change the resolution a bit, but the good thing is that you can change it just so the menu bar with home/back etc is not overlapping the remote desktop.
It works fine through Wireless Lan for me, never really tested it with 3G.
Been on the pricy side though..
Teamviewer works well and you dont need to open up ports on your firewall to use it. I use it to manage all my servers from the Archos as well as my media pc at home.
My favorite is the one made by Xtralogic. Very solid RDP client
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Teamviewer works well and you dont need to open up ports on your firewall to use it. I use it to manage all my servers from the Archos as well as my media pc at home.
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That looks good. Currently in Beta I see. Do you have to load anything onto your PC in order to access it?
Pete917 said:
That looks good. Currently in Beta I see. Do you have to load anything onto your PC in order to access it?
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Yes.
I tried it a few weeks ago, but I find it much too slow, I am using vnc on my local network and logmein for when I am on the road. I still need to check out logmein on my 101. androidvnc on the 101 works nice and fast for being on an android platform.
Maurice
Remote VNC Pro by Walter Yongtao Wang, in the market. I've used it for a while now on my tablet and phone with Real VNC on my PCs, mostly through SSH tunnels. Rock solid.
edit: I see that it's the same author as the RDP client recommended by Wiebbe above. Walter's got it together.
I just tried teamviewer. It was very simple to set up, but is a little slow. But considering its doing it over the web then its not bad at all.
Im going to try out the other recommendations too.
With the VNC apps, do I have to load someting on my PC too. I looked at the stuff by Walter but couldnt tell if I needed a PC app too.
Not sure why you guys are reporting it as being slow. I used VNC for years prior to Teamviewer...both RealVNC and UltraVNC. Teamviewer is about the same speed if not a little faster. It's not as fast as RDP, but it is a lot less of a hassle to setup.
You do know you can change the performance, right? Under options you can set remote control to optimize for speed and remove wallpapers.
There is also an unattended server program you load on the PC you want to control. Otherwise you have to load the main program and run it every time. I mean really it is like VNC without needing to do all the port forwarding and firewall crap on the back end.
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I just tried teamviewer. It was very simple to set up, but is a little slow. But considering its doing it over the web then its not bad at all.
Im going to try out the other recommendations too.
With the VNC apps, do I have to load someting on my PC too. I looked at the stuff by Walter but couldnt tell if I needed a PC app too.
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Yes, you need a VNC server program. There are several to choose from and they are free. I have used RealVNC for years. VNC and RDP are both standard protocols.
remote desktop.apk maybe you need it...
xD
Can't seem to get VNC working with Fire TV.
Tried following this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2793823
Using both droid VNC server and VMLite VNC Server. Using various clients when I connect, I just get a black screen.
We have users successfully using our vmlite vnc server on FireTV.
Did you start the vnc server using our desktop vaac program using a PC?
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We have users successfully using our vmlite vnc server on FireTV.
Did you start the vnc server using our desktop vaac program using a PC?
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My FireTV is rooted so I did not start the server using your desktop vaac program. The server is running and I connect to it. The problem is that I do not see anything when I connect. Just a black screen.
I have the same issue with all the VNC apps I have tried which includes vmlite vnc and droid vnc. I am rooted and they all show a black screen, even if they may control the mouse and keyboard ok.
I have found a solution if you do not mind controlling your FireTV from a web browser instead of an actual VNC app. The app I have found that does certainly work for all remote control use with the exception of transmitting video prime (which I would have expected to be choppy and unusable anyways) is called WebKey.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.webkey&hl=en
Interesting, black screen? What android version are you running on the device?
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I have the same issue with all the VNC apps I have tried which includes vmlite vnc and droid vnc. I am rooted and they all show a black screen, even if they may control the mouse and keyboard ok.
I have found a solution if you do not mind controlling your FireTV from a web browser instead of an actual VNC app. The app I have found that does certainly work for all remote control use with the exception of transmitting video prime (which I would have expected to be choppy and unusable anyways) is called WebKey.
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glitchbit thanks for the tip. I used Webkey and it works fine. It took awhile to figure how to register as a new account because the browser option was not working but I created a new account from inside the app once I started the server.
I also started using teamviewer with the android quicksupport app but to connect to the fire tv screen you need to press two prompts on the firetv which I can do now remotely with the webkey interface.
To navigate remotely you are best off using an app like lanmote deluxe ($3.99) as it will let you use your phone as the controller via a very responsive web interface and it will let you use your keyboard. There is Air Keyboard as well if you prefer an actual app, but it does not have a dpad and standard media controls like lanmote does. I will check out teamviewer though, it may work better than webkey in some circumstances.
I only mention solutions that work for both iOS and Android as I use an iPhone and while I know there may be better mouse/keyboard remote control apps for Android phones they are useless to me.
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We have users successfully using our vmlite vnc server on FireTV.
Did you start the vnc server using our desktop vaac program using a PC?
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The Fire TV can't be connected to a PC by USB.. It acts as a host, not an external device. How do I start the vnc server on an unrooted device? Can I do this over the network via ADB?
Thanks!
Has anyone found a good solution to accessing their Fire TV remotely? Basically I'm looking for a VNC or Remote Desktop solution for the Fire TV so I that I can setup / configure from my PC without having to be tied to the Fire TV.
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Has anyone found a good solution to accessing their Fire TV remotely? Basically I'm looking for a VNC or Remote Desktop solution for the Fire TV so I that I can setup / configure from my PC without having to be tied to the Fire TV.
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This would be nice to have. I remember reading someone trying teamviewer to control it remotely. Haven't tried it been so busy.
Wireless adb? Its not a GUI but I use it to install apps and what not. I even do it from work by using chrome remote desktop to connect to my home computer and adb from there
Hi,
I tried remote droid, but couldn't get it to work over the network. Teamviewer worked for me. Has a bit of delay in it but does the job. Used it to setup XBMC, no issues. You need root access and have the client installed on the FTV.
Would you mind providing a few more details of how you got TeamViewer working? I looks like you need the TeamViewer Quick Support app correct? Did you just sideload it?
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Yes you need to side load TeamViewer Quick Support onto FTV and start it. It will give you the session ID which you enter into the PC Teamviewer.
FTV will ask for SU access which you grant.
Once you choose remote access on the PC it will ask again for SU access. Once granted you should see your FTV on the PC session.
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I tried TeamViewer and it does work but unfortunately doesn't meet my needs. I need something that runs all the time in the background and doesn't require user intervention on the FireTV to connect.
I also tried "VNC Server" and "droid VNC server". VNC Server displayed the screen perfectly but couldn't be controlled. droid VNC server just displayed a black screen and also didn't seem to allow control. There is also VMLite VNC Server but it is $10 and looks like it's based off droid VNC Server (which didn't work). VMLite is a non-starter anyway because you need to connect wia USB adb to start the app the first time.
It's really too bad that there doesn't appear to be any true remote access solution to the Fire TV. Maybe someday.
I'd be interested too...my typical need would be to launch a radio app (Pandora, Songza, etc) WITHOUT having to turn on the TV, only to turn it off afterwards. If I could do it from my phone (which is always around and connected) it would be perfect.
Still using my trusty old Roku M500 for Internet radio, just because of the simplicity.
Use an app called "WebKey". It works over a brower (both http and https) and you can change the ports to non-standard ones in the app. I use Chrome, so not sure of the behavior on IE or Firefox.
You will create an account (userid & password) on each FTV that you install the app and want to control. Thats your authentication. You will also create a name that uniquely identifies your FTV.
It works in 2 ways when you are coming from a public IP.
-- If you are able to punch a hole in your router and open the 2 ports up (any port and you can redirect to the FTV ports) and redirect traffic to your FTV, you can access your FTV straight through by using your public IP (use a dynamic DNS service).
-- If you don't want to do that, the app allows access to your FTV without configuring your router. To access, you go to "http://www.webkey.cc/XXXX" where XXXX is the unique name of your FTV (it is case sensitive).
The second method goes through the app's portal. This is not desirable as your login goes through the app's portal and if the portal is down, you are SOL. Also, the second method only works over http.
Note, if you configure your router to let FTV traffic through, but still go through the app's portal, the app is smart enough to detect that there exists an open path for the FTV to the public internet and it will automatically switch to that method (nice feature, I think)
If everything is set up correctly, you see a complete copy of your FTV on the browser with keys to mimic your remote control, push/pull files, install/uninstall apps... It functions almost the same as any RDP client and you can control your FTV remotely as if you were sitting in front of it.
I have attached the apk that I have running on my 2 FTVs. Its free and runs perfectly fine.
Wow - Thanks dbdoshi! WebKey worked great!
Would have been nice to be able to use VNC but seeing that WebKey only requires a browser it is actually more versatile. I haven't had a chance to really test it out but my initial connection was sucessful.
martian21 said:
Wow - Thanks dbdoshi! WebKey worked great!
Would have been nice to be able to use VNC but seeing that WebKey only requires a browser it is actually more versatile. I haven't had a chance to really test it out but my initial connection was sucessful.
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Glad it worked out for you. I manage couple of FTVs for a friend and a cousin using this remotely. It can be slow (especially if you go through the webkey portal), but works. If you don't see immediate feedback after you click something, be patient and don't double click stuff. Internally, it rocks and experience is pretty good.
If you plan to use the app's portal, there is an option to "ping" their server through the app and you should enable that option. The main controls are at the bottom (in your browser), especially the arrow keys. The middle button inside the arrow keys in your "SELECT" button. Once you are in any app, simply touching the controls within the app seems to work. If you figure out how to enter text using your keyboard (say in any input box in any app) let me know, the only way I know is to bring up the keyboard on FTV and select each character individually.
Also, if you want to run any app, you don't have to go through the Settings,.... menu on FTV. On the right side, you will see an option for "Run Application" or something and you can start any app from there very easily.
This looks very interesting, I'll be trying it as soon as I get a chance, could be good for people selling preprogrammed devices with XBMC to end users.
How do you
I got it to work but how to you get the mouse to work with the Fire stick? the mouse don't work due to the fire stick using bluetooth?
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Yes you need to side load TeamViewer Quick Support onto FTV and start it. It will give you the session ID which you enter into the PC Teamviewer.
FTV will ask for SU access which you grant.
Once you choose remote access on the PC it will ask again for SU access. Once granted you should see your FTV on the PC session.
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Controlling amazon fire stick using Vysor
martian21 said:
Has anyone found a good solution to accessing their Fire TV remotely? Basically I'm looking for a VNC or Remote Desktop solution for the Fire TV so I that I can setup / configure from my PC without having to be tied to the Fire TV.
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Use Vysor for Remote control of fire stick since fire stick use aosp android.
Is there anyway that I can control my Fire TV from my pc?
I find it really hard to type with the remote itself, so just wondered if I could control the TV with my laptops mouse and keyboard.
If you have the Fire TV Box, you can add a keyboard via USB. Some work better than others.
There is also a remote control app for Android phones and typing works fine.
I have successfully installed Remote VNC Server
I have been able to install Remote VNC Server onto my FTV v2 box...
There are several guides on installing a VNC server onto FTV; however most use a paid VNC server. I chose to install the free Remote VNC server from the Play store and it worked. My FTV is rooted and I am using VNC Viewer on Win 10 to control it. Typing is a little slow, but works. Haven't played with settings which could remedy the delay...
Oh, and make sure to use port 6000 when connecting. It doesn't mention anything about that in the app, but I wasn't able to connect until I specified that port.
Good Luck!!
you can just use teamviewer...
Not sure if you have an IPhone or android device. The official app on IPhone supports inputting text from the keyboard. I would assume the android equivalent does the same.
I'm currently using Vysor which seems to be quite hassle free.
The android official Fire TV app Can control you fire device & type & manoeuvre using the touch screen keyboard & controls
The FireTV app internally works with the WhisperNet protocol.
The connection is secured and pairing unfortunately seems incredibly complicated.
My guess is, however, that this could possibly be used to get playstate, track names and other information enabling full integration into home automation systems.
Maybe someone with a clue about cryptography could have a look at it?
Be warned: pairing a phone remote works only once and can not be deleted
chadster1976 said:
. I chose to install the free Remote VNC server from the Play store and it worked. My FTV is rooted and I am using VNC Viewer on Win 10 to control it.
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requires root?
YoColdRain said:
you can just use teamviewer...
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teamviewer full or quicksupport?
buttons wouldnt work for me to get to settings buttin in teamviewer
quicksupport works but I can only view remote computer, not control it
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requires root?
teamviewer full or quicksupport?
buttons wouldnt work for me to get to settings buttin in teamviewer
quicksupport works but I can only view remote computer, not control it
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Interaction from a remote VNC client requires root.
Quicksupport works on a stick with root. AFTV2 with the rbox 5.0.5 image crashes complaining of missing files
Haven't tried VNC Server yet
Blue Stacks
To control your Fire Stick using the PC, install an Android emulator (I use "BlueStacks 4"). Inside the emulator install the FireTV Remote app from the Google Play Store. I tried posting links, but as a new user, that is not permitted.
Vysor is your best bet or get micro usb otg adapter to USB adapter to plug in a wireless mouse and keyboard. Also you could get a usb mouse remote with backlit keyboard. The fire tv remote app for iPhone and android works really good for typing.
https://ufile.io/dy10b5qa
Not by me, cant find who made it.
Console (DOS prompt) based, works just make sure you check your tv to grant permissions. I jsut tested Kodi controls and they work... give it a shot.
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https://ufile.io/dy10b5qa
if i cant post uploadfiles, please erase and ban my account from this site.
This is an ADB remote, that I just tested and works for entering text. DOS based. I guess it was deleted but its its adb sending commands.
Dont work that great though, you have to wait for each command you send to complete, tho it does go faster if you arent using any apps like Kodi (but also makes a good remote).
Again, XDA, please remove my account and everything you can if I cant post this. Thank you. Thank you for all the Winmo stuff in the mid 2000s. I have earned this right to have my info deleted.
Stumped.
floydj said:
To control your Fire Stick using the PC, install an Android emulator (I use "BlueStacks 4"). Inside the emulator install the FireTV Remote app from the Google Play Store. I tried posting links, but as a new user, that is not permitted.
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OK, I'm stumped. In the Fire TV Rempte App, where are the up/down/left/right/select navigation buttons in the circle near the top of the actual remote?
Freonpsandoz said:
OK, I'm stumped. In the Fire TV Rempte App, where are the up/down/left/right/select navigation buttons in the circle near the top of the actual remote?
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If installed on your phone, swipe in the large empty space in the middle of the screen. Tap to select. I haven't tried it from a pc, but assume you would drag and click.
You can try out scrcpy. The preview on the PC is bit laggy when connecting over Wi-Fi but the input is instant on the FireTV. You need to activate ADB tho.