With the right software and a couple minutes of configuration, your old Android device can act as an on-demand controller for your Windows, Mac, or Linux computer.Īn app called Unified Remote and a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connection are all you need to make the magic happen. Use it as a wireless trackpad and controller for your computer People are out there hammering the default ports for VNC and other programs, and I had an easy password on one of my computers (something almost as dumb as "password") and they got in.1. PS: if you decide to use this, or ANY remote desktop app, be smart and pick a good strong password on the server. But every program probably has some special functions that only work with that specific program. like you can run a RealVNC server on the remote computer, and connect to it with some other program like TightVNC. So I believe you can mix and match servers and viewers. I think Teamviewer is actually based on VNC.
VNC is a remote-desktop type protocol that several apps use. The app is free as long as it's for personal use (less than 5 pcs), and so is the phone app. And I'm not sure if it works on the phone.
I've found that the desktop viewer and server versions must both be fairly recent for it to work, and it's a bit slow. It also lets you just directly copy and paste files from one computer to the other, but I've had some issues. But a little while ago Chrome dropped support for Java so you might have to resort to IE or something. if you're stuck on a friend's PC or a hotel PC) by using a web browser instead, as long as that browser supports Java. To use it, you need the viewer installed on your phone/pc, and the server installed on the remote computer. You can send specific key combinations (ctrl alt delete etc) or bring up a virtual mouse if you need to do something like middle click with your phone. It lets you remotely view the desktop of any PC, from another PC or a phone.
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