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[Remoteroid] Need Nexus Tester: Remote control solution for Android (open-source)

Hello.
Recently I made a remote control solution which can control your Android-based phone on PC. Server runs on Windows-based PC only for now. (Server is based on MFC) Client(Your phone) should able to get root permission.
We verified this solution works on Galaxy S, Galaxy S2, Galaxy Note. But not yet tested on the other devices due to lack of devices.
If you have interests controlling your phone on PC, please check this out and leave us feedback. If you are willing to make this project better, feel free contact to us. Remoteroid will get better than ever, with your supports and contribution.
Project site:
- Since I'm new user to XDA, I can't leave URL for project page.
just google 'remoteroid'! (remoteroid on Google Code)
Brief build instructions (For client):
Checkout both 'ActionbarSherlockLib' and 'android' into your workspace, make sure Android 4.0.3 System image exists on your system and latest ADT has installed.
Once all prerequisites are fulfilled, just press 'Run' button on Eclipse to install Remoteroid on your phone.
Please test on Galaxy Nexus for us. If not working I will request this thread be taken down.
Thank You.

Bro, your post should be in the Android Apps and Games or Android Software Development. There is nothing Galaxy Nexus specific in your product or post.

OLPC OS on Zync Z930 Tablet

Hi there,
I am planning to start some project in the NGO I am currently working in, a child aid organization in India. Therefore I bought some Zync Z930 tablet with 1,2Ghz CortexA8-CPU, 512MB DDR3 Ram and a capacitive touchscreen. Currently Android Ice-Cream-Sandwich (4.0) is running on it, but I want to install OLPC OS on it which is a Fedora-based distribution especially developed for the needs of children.
Actually, I don´t know how exactly to unlock the bootloader, root the device and install some other OS on it. Is there a general way or is this specific for every device? What about the driver support for the touchscreen etc.? Will it be the same as with Android? Furthermore, how can I make the device boot from SD-Card or USB?
To my knowledge: I have got some knowledge on GNU/Linux, I´m quite familiar with the terminal etc. and I have programming knowledge (C++), too, but none in Kernel or other low-level programming.
Sorry for not posting links to further information, but as this is my first post, I cannot post them...
If further information is required, please let me know it.
Thanks a lot,
badday

We're working on very similar lines
badday2 said:
Hi there,
I am planning to start some project in the NGO I am currently working in, a child aid organization in India. Therefore I bought some Zync Z930 tablet with 1,2Ghz CortexA8-CPU, 512MB DDR3 Ram and a capacitive touchscreen. Currently Android Ice-Cream-Sandwich (4.0) is running on it, but I want to install OLPC OS on it which is a Fedora-based distribution especially developed for the needs of children.
Actually, I don´t know how exactly to unlock the bootloader, root the device and install some other OS on it. Is there a general way or is this specific for every device? What about the driver support for the touchscreen etc.? Will it be the same as with Android? Furthermore, how can I make the device boot from SD-Card or USB?
To my knowledge: I have got some knowledge on GNU/Linux, I´m quite familiar with the terminal etc. and I have programming knowledge (C++), too, but none in Kernel or other low-level programming.
Sorry for not posting links to further information, but as this is my first post, I cannot post them...
If further information is required, please let me know it.
Thanks a lot,
badday
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Hello badday,
I'm from Mumbai ...
We're working on getting Sugar on similar devices..
We kind of have made some progress..
The idea is to get the kernel sorted out for the particular device, and the base rootfs over which the system can be installed over.
Want to participate in the effort?
Kindly join the mailing list at gnowledge.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swarm
Happy hacking!

jquip said:
Hello badday,
I'm from Mumbai ...
We're working on getting Sugar on similar devices..
We kind of have made some progress..
The idea is to get the kernel sorted out for the particular device, and the base rootfs over which the system can be installed over.
Want to participate in the effort?
Kindly join the mailing list at gnowledge.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swarm
Happy hacking!
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Hi jquip,
yes, I would be interested to join ur project, just need a little introduction and some more information. Do u guys have a git repo with the code on it?
Best wishes from Delhi,
badday

So I finally managed to install Sugar on top of Ubuntu on top of Android. First thing I did was rooting the tablet with adb commands, using "Complete Linux Installer", downloaded Ubuntu core, manually enlarged it to have enough space, installed lxde and sugar 0.90 from the official Ubuntu sources, started the xserver and vnc server and finally vnc-ed on the tablet into the graphical UI and started sugar.
However, currently I am facing the problem that e. g. turtle art will fail to start out of sugar but works fine when started just out of LXDE, so let´s see what the problem will be, stay tuned.

As I faced too many problems with Ubuntu, I changed to Fedora. Now activities can be started and it works like a charm...
Here are some pics: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hcnpkf4a83dczea/dZCr0Rc4U9

Photos are great.
Those pics really motivate me to want to make this happen on the Yeahpad Pillbox7 I am working on to do the same.
I am curious about your work there in India.
I would like to network with you further and beyond the scope of xda-developers. That we can cooperate together on educational goals for children internationally using computer protocols is fascinating. Consider putting me in your Google+ circles (I am at j dot mp slash paulplus) and on facebook i am fb dot com slash paulgydos. you can reach me directly by email at paul at gydos dot com. also I am on twitter @paulgydos and for the tablet project the twitter is @yeahpad. I am about to mention you over there at @yeahpad. I particularly like Google+ lately as it is currently a more serious platform than facebook which on the other hand has the benefit of so many users.
Thanks again for your posts.

I sent you a friend request on facebook as I am not at Google+ and not frequently on twitter.
Nice to have somebody in the same boat.

joined the mail list
this get
"kernel sorted out for the particular device, and the base rootfs over which the system can be installed over" business
and getting ARM architecture away from proprietary-software like constraints seem like incredibly good goals.
so I joined the mail list and I'm reading through some of the archives.
What other places are people gathering around and working on such ideas?
I want to participate!
paul at gydos.com // twitter dot com slash paulgydos // fb dot com slash paulgydos // and also G+ address is j dot mp slash paulplus
bring me into it!

Calabash-Android

Hello, I'm new on XDA and I am working on test for an application. And I made scenarios using calabash-android, cucumber and ruby.
Before I explain my problem, I want to know if I am in the right section and if somebody use or know calabash-android ?
Thanks, Momo James

Momo James said:
Hello, I'm new on XDA and I am working on test for an application. And I made scenarios using calabash-android, cucumber and ruby.
Before I explain my problem, I want to know if I am in the right section and if somebody use or know calabash-android ?
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I think that you don't found a thread about your test application, but you can develop here what you want to do or explain.
Good luck :good:
For info for other members
Calabash enables you to write and execute automated acceptance tests of mobile apps. Calabash is cross-platform, supporting Android and iOS native apps. It is open source and free, and has a company, LessPainful, backing and developing it.
Calabash consists of libraries that enable test-code to programmatically interact with native and hybrid apps. The interaction consists of a number of end-user actions.
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[Q] Surface 2 Bluetooth problem

On Christmas I bought my girlfriend a Surface 2, although I'm not a big fan of MS (using Linux on desktop for about 10 years now), but she wanted it. I was really surprised - it's working very fast with amazing battery life.
The only bad thing I found about yet is Bluetooth - I just can't send anything to the tablet via BT. It seems that some settings refuse a connection to RT. So I tried to send something to another device from the tablet - this works without any problems, so I think there are some strange restrictions to send anything to the Surface. I tried with 3 devices: SGS3 (i9300, stock firmware 4.3 MK6), SGS3 (i9300, custom ROM: Temasek KitKat v26) and Nexus 7 (flo, custom ROM: Dirty Unicorns 5.0 latest OmniROM base). With none of the devices I could send anything from the device to the Surface 2, but easily from Surface to any of the devices. I can't find any extended options for Bluetooth in Surface options - there is only on/off switch and connected devices.
Can anyone help, please? Thank you in advance.
Tapagetalkt via Dirty Unicorns 5.0 vom Nexus 7 (flo)

Yup, I had that problem too. Actually you have to
1. Activate the Bluetooth
2. Pair devices
3. Go to desktop and click on the Bluetooth icon on the bottom right
4. When the window with options pop-up, you have to go to "receive file"
5. Send your file
I didn't found an easier way to receive files tho..
Tell me if it did work
For 1st and 2nd step -> open the chams (right swipe from off the screen) then parameter - (bottom of the right screen) change pc settings - PC and peripherals - Bluetooth
Sorry if some textes are not correct, my Surface is in french and my english is not perfect.

DizzyMizzy said:
Yup, I had that problem too. Actually you have to
1. Activate the Bluetooth
2. Pair devices
3. Go to desktop and click on the Bluetooth icon on the bottom right
4. When the window with options pop-up, you have to go to "receive file"
5. Send your file
I didn't found an easier way to receive files tho..
Tell me if it did work
For 1st and 2nd step -> open the chams (right swipe from off the screen) then parameter - (bottom of the right screen) change pc settings - PC and peripherals - Bluetooth
Sorry if some textes are not correct, my Surface is in french and my english is not perfect.
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Works! Thanks a lot! I wonder why MS makes it such complicated and that you have to do it on classic desktop, while they don't want it to be used but prefer Metro to do things. Well, it works, that's the most important thing.
Tapagetalkt via Dirty Unicorns 5.0 vom Nexus 7 (flo)

I share your opinion on that. receiving files should be automatic... If you pair devices, it means you trust the paired device so why would you need to do that crazy stuff ?
Maybe MS didn't thought about people who still use Bluetooth to send and receive files. I think it should be reported to add Bluetooth to the share cham (it would be easier to send files) and add automatic receive.
Glad I could help

DizzyMizzy said:
I share your opinion on that. receiving files should be automatic... If you pair devices, it means you trust the paired device so why would you need to do that crazy stuff ?
Maybe MS didn't thought about people who still use Bluetooth to send and receive files. I think it should be reported to add Bluetooth to the share cham (it would be easier to send files) and add automatic receive.
Glad I could help
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I think just the charm would suffice personally. Automatic file receiving I dont think is the best idea in the world, even between previously paired devices.

SixSixSevenSeven said:
I think just the charm would suffice personally. Automatic file receiving I dont think is the best idea in the world, even between previously paired devices.
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Maybe. It would be nice if some dialog would appear that asks if you want to receive files if a file is sent from a paired device with an option always / once. That would be much more comfortable.
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SixSixSevenSeven said:
I think just the charm would suffice personally. Automatic file receiving I dont think is the best idea in the world, even between previously paired devices.
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What I meant by automatic file receive is I would like to see a notifications that says "xxx wants to send you yyy.zzz. Do you accept ? "
Rather than just ignoring the request. Something that is already present on android devices

DizzyMizzy said:
What I meant by automatic file receive is I would like to see a notifications that says "xxx wants to send you yyy.zzz. Do you accept ? "
Rather than just ignoring the request. Something that is already present on android devices
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Yeah, that would be nice. Just what I mean.
Tapagetalkt via Dirty Unicorns 5.0 vom Nexus 7 (flo)

Zwulf said:
Yeah, that would be nice. Just what I mean.
Tapagetalkt via Dirty Unicorns 5.0 vom Nexus 7 (flo)
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It sure would be much more convenient ! TBH, I don't use Bluetooth that much but I'd like to see that feature

[q] android app making

Hi guys i am going to built a software for kids like A-apple , B-for Ball, when someone touch A it should show the image of various alphabet related .
Can anyone guide me how can i start basic android making like that.