Remotus is an application that connects an Android phone to a computer through a WIFI network, and allows the user to use the phone as a wireless mouse and keyboard.
Remotus is completely free and open source.
Instructions:
Make sure both your phone and computer are connected to the same WIFI network.
Computer side:
· Disable the computer's firewall if needed.
· Download the server application and run it on the computer.
Phone side:
· Install the android application and run it.
· Enter your computer's name or IP as shown in the server application and click connect.
Remotus features:
· Scroll by swiping the right edge of the screen.
· Right click by long clicking on the screen.
· Click and drag support.
· Swype support.
· Should work with any android keyboard.
· Use the phone's D-Pad as the keyboard's arrow key and the D-Pad center button as the enter key.
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Supported operating systems:
Google Android 1.6, Google Android 10.x, Google Android 2.0, Google Android 2.1, Google Android 2.2, Google Android 2.3, Google Android 3.0, Google Android 3.1, Google Android 3.2, Google Android 4.0, Google Android 4.1, Google Android 4.2, Google Android 4.3, Google Android 4.4, Google Android 5.x, Google Android 6.x, Google Android 7.x, Google Android 8.x, Google Android 9.x
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