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Xoom to DSLR: Knowns and Unknowns

There seem to be sprinklings of discussion about the use of a DSLR with the Xoom so I thought it would be good to identify what is known and unknown at this point:
Known
With the proper cable, on 3.1, you can transfer images from your DSLR to your Xoom.
Xoom does not natively read .RAW images.
RawDroid is a proof of concept RAW viewer.
This app is a camera control app, but requires a PC. Developer is responsive and has a list of enhancements planned.
This app can be used with Eye-Fi cards.
This app reads Canon (.CR2) .RAW images on 2.2 and up. Works on the Xoom. Features: * Preview the embedded jpeg images in folderview
* Show fullscreen preview
* Show extracted EXIF data
* Save as jpeg
* Share the image, e.g. mail or bluetooth
* Delete images
Unknown
Camera Control/Tethering: It is unknown whether you will be able to control the DSLR via USB, given an app is developed
It is unknown whether you will be able to use the Xoom as live view via the usb cable, given an app is developed. Some say this is impossible, but I think it could be possible. I personally think a developer could make some money off of this type of an app. I think many photog ipad owners would flock to Xoom for this.
Please add and comment on the above list. It would be nice to share what we know/don't know.

Whether something is possible or probable are two very different things. Simply supporting host mode does not allow for Live View or Camera Control. These things require very specific drivers to be written which would need to come from the camera manufacturer. Maybe, at some point in the future, Canon might port their SDK to Android but right now it is not available, therefor it is not possible.

i would love to see more development in this field too. and certainly would pay for these type of apps.
raw is defiantly a biggie for me since i shoot mostly in raw. but it's not a big deal since canon can output images in RAW and JPEG at the same time. but if the tablet can read raw, then it'll save me space on my memory card.

KerryG said:
Whether something is possible or probable are two very different things. Simply supporting host mode does not allow for Live View or Camera Control. These things require very specific drivers to be written which would need to come from the camera manufacturer. Maybe, at some point in the future, Canon might port their SDK to Android but right now it is not available, therefor it is not possible.
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I hear what you are saying. However, the Gphoto project has done exactly what you describe for Linux, so, some of the ground work has been laid.

inspiron41 said:
i would love to see more development in this field too. and certainly would pay for these type of apps.
raw is defiantly a biggie for me since i shoot mostly in raw. but it's not a big deal since canon can output images in RAW and JPEG at the same time. but if the tablet can read raw, then it'll save me space on my memory card.
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I show almost entirely in .RAW (except for timelapses) so .RAW is big for me, too. the I just threw a couple of .CR2 images on my Xoom (from my PC) and it does preview and display the .Raw images quickly and nicely. It is designed only to work with Canon, however. It is an alpha release right now.

I do have the proper cable (typing this on a usb keyboard right now) but my problem is i dont know how to transfer files to/from my XTi! Nothing pops up or anything and the usbdisk folder is empty

CR2 App
Just tried his app out - it ROCKS!
I transferred CR2 files from my PC to the Xoom (camera connection cable arrives tomorrow.) You can view EXIF data and save to JPG. This is HUUUUUUUGE for a lot of us Canon DSLR users.
I don't have the Xoom rooted do I took a couple of shots:
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Showing EXIF
After saving as a JPG, you can then use the photo editor of your choice. This makes the Xoom purchase worthwhile, almost, in and of itself.
Showing the save & send menu

The RawDroid demo is in the market now.

Great progress! Now we need a proper image editor for post-processing.

charos said:
Great progress! Now we need a proper image editor for post-processing.
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Agreed....I would be in heaven if someone got a live view app running. People always poo-poo it when I mention it and tell me Xoom does not handle video in, but I think they are assuming I mean over HDMI versus USB. I would think it is quite conceivable to create an app based off of the Canon EOS utility, I know there is a linux version of that. I don't know Nikons, but they must have a similar utility. You have to wonder at what point wifi or bluetooth becomes standard on higher end dslrs?

Canon cameras have been ported and sporting awesome ROMs for a long time now.
http://chdk.setepontos.com/

The pro version of the "Remote Your Cam" just came out. I bought the app and it works beautifully with my Canon 5d MKII with LIVE PREVIEW!!!
Go check the market for Remove Your Cam Pro.

Apachi2k said:
The pro version of the "Remote Your Cam" just came out. I bought the app and it works beautifully with my Canon 5d MKII with LIVE PREVIEW!!!
Go check the market for Remove Your Cam Pro.
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You have no idea how incredibly happy this makes me. You made my night. but wait, you still need a PC, correct?

Yes, you still need a PC but giant live preview on the Xoom alone is worth every penny. You'll love it.

Apachi2k said:
Yes, you still need a PC but giant live preview on the Xoom alone is worth every penny. You'll love it.
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I do almost all landscape so I am not sure I will use it if I still need pc access. Can you use a pc on your home network when you are on the field or is it using your home wifi network?

TheZuneLune said:
I do almost all landscape so I am not sure I will use it if I still need pc access. Can you use a pc on your home network when you are on the field or is it using your home wifi network?
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I can see it being a challenge with landscape photography unless you are willing to lug a laptop along with your setup. There are two application that need to be installed for this to work. One on the PC/Mac and another on the android device. The PC/Mac also needs a wired connection to the camera. Once everything is connected, you can control the camera from the android device over a wireless network.

Apachi2k said:
I can see it being a challenge with landscape photography unless you are willing to lug a laptop along with your setup. There are two application that need to be installed for this to work. One on the PC/Mac and another on the android device. The PC/Mac also needs a wired connection to the camera. Once everything is connected, you can control the camera from the android device over a wireless network.
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OK, thanks for the clarification. I might have to hold out for a Xoom/Camera only tether. I really want to encourage android dslr development, though.

TheZuneLune said:
OK, thanks for the clarification. I might have to hold out for a Xoom/Camera only tether. I really want to encourage android dslr development, though.
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Hi,
We are allready thinking about the direct connection possibilty, but we don´t know if and when we get this feature for our app.The bigger problem is the connectivity. Canon distributes developer with a excellent development kit - but only for the USB-> PC solution.
For a direct connection between the camera and an android device, we have to figure out each interaction by ourself - this is a very time consuming work and we are still a sparetime project, so the development is - first of all - a time question.

RemoteYourCam said:
Hi,
We are allready thinking about the direct connection possibilty, but we don´t know if and when we get this feature for our app.The bigger problem is the connectivity. Canon distributes developer with a excellent development kit - but only for the USB-> PC solution.
For a direct connection between the camera and an android device, we have to figure out each interaction by ourself - this is a very time consuming work and we are still a sparetime project, so the development is - first of all - a time question.
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Thanks for that, I understand the time factor. Hopefully, Canon will consider releasing other SDK's in the future that have this capability.It's good for both Android and Canon.

It is certainly possible to remote control your Canon with Android USB host device... (without a PC)
I'm doing it right now, on an SGS2 no less.
It's a work in progress, though. Too bad I don't have a Xoom/3.2 to play with

[APP] Mizuu Movies - movie management

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Hey everyone
Just wanted to post a reference link to my Mizuu Movies application thread, which is found under the Android Apps / Games section: Mizuu Movies - XDA thread
The application has been developed for Honeycomb on the Acer Iconia A500, and should support all Honeycomb tablets. There's a free and a paid version of the application - would really appreciate it if you'd try it out!
FREE VERSION • PAID VERSION​
Thanks a lot!

Thanks for a great-looking app! It looks really promising, I'd love to use it, but unfortunately had some issues: I tried the free app, and it wouldn't find anything on the external SD. I saw that it should be supported now...is this just a matter of the free app not finding them? (I'm totally OK with buying it and probably will, just asking)
Anohter, bigger issue, is that is there a reason for only supporting a few, the official, file formats? Most of us (I'd guess) use players like Moboplayer and play mkvs and avis just fine, so I think many people have movies in other file formats on their devices. So it'd be great if you'd include those in scanning. Also, how does it recognize the movies? I tried with one home-made DVD rip of a kids' movie and it wasn't recognized...is there a way files should be named in order to be detected properly?
Your interface looks very fresh and the whole app sounds great, so I'd really like to use it, so it'd be great if you can consider this feedback for possible updates - thanks a lot!

BatPenguin said:
Thanks for a great-looking app! It looks really promising, I'd love to use it, but unfortunately had some issues: I tried the free app, and it wouldn't find anything on the external SD. I saw that it should be supported now...is this just a matter of the free app not finding them? (I'm totally OK with buying it and probably will, just asking)
Anohter, bigger issue, is that is there a reason for only supporting a few, the official, file formats? Most of us (I'd guess) use players like Moboplayer and play mkvs and avis just fine, so I think many people have movies in other file formats on their devices. So it'd be great if you'd include those in scanning. Also, how does it recognize the movies? I tried with one home-made DVD rip of a kids' movie and it wasn't recognized...is there a way files should be named in order to be detected properly?
Your interface looks very fresh and the whole app sounds great, so I'd really like to use it, so it'd be great if you can consider this feedback for possible updates - thanks a lot!
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Hey, thanks for your interest and great questions!
The free app is limited to 8 movies, and the internal memory is prioritized, so if you've got 8 movies on there, you won't be shown any files from the memory card - I can however assure you that it's working beautifully with the SD card on my A500
The next version adds support for .avi, .flv, .mkv, .ts and .webm - I could probably add a setting to enable other formats - could you kindly specify the ones you'd need?
The movies are recognized by their filename, i.e. "Avatar.mp4" will be recognized as Avatar. If your movies aren't properly recognized, please use the option to manually re-identify files in the individual movie details view. The button is located in the top right corner and looks like a search button. You can see the button in this picture: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=664450&d=1311528430
Hope that cleared things up

New version - v. 1.3.0
Please update and try it out.
Version 1.3.0 (July 26)
Lots of bug fixes
Improved UI
Added support for lots of file formats
Two new themes
Support for SD card in Asus Eee Pad dock
Option to use filename as movie title if no match is found

Hey!
Gave it a try, but it said I have no movies installed.
V1.3.1
MJ-12

I have a question?
Does this app just give you a description and trailer or can it also run the movie?
A button would be nice that could play the selected movie using whatever movie app we have installed.
I apologise if it has that option but I couldn't test it. Same problem as MJ-12.

MJ-12 said:
Hey!
Gave it a try, but it said I have no movies installed.
V1.3.1
MJ-12
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bpivk said:
I have a question?
Does this app just give you a description and trailer or can it also run the movie?
A button would be nice that could play the selected movie using whatever movie app we have installed.
I apologise if it has that option but I couldn't test it. Same problem as MJ-12.
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Hey you two!
It's fully capable of doing just what you said, bpivk.
Have you guys tried v. 1.3.3? Just uploaded it. Please remember to check the check box at the initial search if you want it to include files that are not officially supported by the OS (.mkv, .avi, etc.)
Cheers!

Thanks man! Awesome app!

Thanks for the reply! I gotta say I love being able to have this type of an exhchanhge with a developer like yourself, very nice to be able to offer feedback and see results implemented!
The only format that came to mind right away is in probably mpg, but I don't really use it. Somebody might, I suppose. How about scanning the /mnt/external_sd? I use that for storage as well, so it'd be great to have scanned.
I love the way the app is shaping up, so I'll go and buy the paid version now for support - thanks for the app, I'll keep posting about requests if something comes to mind...haven't tried tv shows yet, are those scanned and recognized? If not, that'd be great too. Thanks!

jodiac said:
Thanks man! Awesome app!
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Cheers, thanks for your feedback!
BatPenguin said:
Thanks for the reply! I gotta say I love being able to have this type of an exhchanhge with a developer like yourself, very nice to be able to offer feedback and see results implemented!
The only format that came to mind right away is in probably mpg, but I don't really use it. Somebody might, I suppose. How about scanning the /mnt/external_sd? I use that for storage as well, so it'd be great to have scanned.
I love the way the app is shaping up, so I'll go and buy the paid version now for support - thanks for the app, I'll keep posting about requests if something comes to mind...haven't tried tv shows yet, are those scanned and recognized? If not, that'd be great too. Thanks!
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You're welcome!
I'm assuming you're using an Iconia, since this is the Iconia section - is it really called "/mnt/external_sd" on your Iconia? It's called "mnt/external1" on mine, although I'm running custom ROM. That might be why.
Could you kindly post the directories for the external SD card (please verify) and the USB storage directory? I'll make sure to add them ASAP!
The app is capable of identifying TV shows, but it'll show an entry for each episode rather than a single entry for the TV show itself. I'll soon begin work on Mizuu TV Shows, which will cover the TV show aspect of things

MichellBak said:
Could you kindly post the directories for the external SD card (please verify) and the USB storage directory? I'll make sure to add them ASAP!
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Sure! I'm running the official 3.1 ROM, and the directories are:
Internal SD: /mnt/sdcard
(this shows up as /sdcard too, must be a link, looking at this from File Manager HD)
External SD: /mnt/external_sd
and then two usb folders, not sure how these are used (haven't plugged in USB storage ever): /mnt/usb_storage and /mnt/usbdrive. The other things in /mnt are /mnt/asec, /mnt/obb and /mnt/secure, I have no idea what these are.
Great to hear about the TV show app! Will you combine it under the same interface then, or will it be separate? I'd vote for the same interface, if possible, would make browsing all videos easier.
By the way, in your other thread you were looking for translators willing to help. That's what I do for a living anyway, so if you need help translating this to Finnish at some point, just send me a message and I'll be glad to help

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Sure! I'm running the official 3.1 ROM, and the directories are:
Internal SD: /mnt/sdcard
(this shows up as /sdcard too, must be a link, looking at this from File Manager HD)
External SD: /mnt/external_sd
and then two usb folders, not sure how these are used (haven't plugged in USB storage ever): /mnt/usb_storage and /mnt/usbdrive. The other things in /mnt are /mnt/asec, /mnt/obb and /mnt/secure, I have no idea what these are.
Great to hear about the TV show app! Will you combine it under the same interface then, or will it be separate? I'd vote for the same interface, if possible, would make browsing all videos easier.
By the way, in your other thread you were looking for translators willing to help. That's what I do for a living anyway, so if you need help translating this to Finnish at some point, just send me a message and I'll be glad to help
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Oh great - look out for the next update, I have added support for "/mnt/external_sd" (it's currently only supporting "/mnt/external1" for Iconia).
I'll probably create a separate application for it (sorry!), mainly because it's easier to promote and easier for people to find. Also, there'll be quite substantial database differences between movies and TV shows, so it's a lot easier to do it like this. Hope you'll understand
Thanks a lot for the offer! I'll definitely keep you in mind when the time's right!

MichellBak said:
Also, there'll be quite substantial database differences between movies and TV shows, so it's a lot easier to do it like this. Hope you'll understand
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Sure, not a problem Looking forward to getting that app then too, keep us informed. And yep, just send a message when needed!

If only this app would control the movie collection on my HTPC, it looks amazing but i rarely have any movies on my tablet.

abats said:
If only this app would control the movie collection on my HTPC, it looks amazing but i rarely have any movies on my tablet.
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Sorry, this is only for local movies for now, but I'm happy to hear that you think it looks amazing

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Only thing I would like to see added. As with all movie players, managers, etc..
All of them I have the same issue with. I watch international movies and the file names can get long.
This being said, being able to view a LIST of my movies, is what I would like. The covers are great and all, but the option for a list would make my day and would earn you a new sale.

Great app! But I rarely have more than 8 movies on my tablet at any given time so the paid version wouldn't really benefit me. If you can add /mnt/sda1 and allow access to my external hard drive, you'd absolutely have a sale

vanisleguy1976 said:
Great app! ... If you can add /mnt/sda1 and allow access to my external hard drive, you'd absolutely have a sale
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What he said..

mysticcorp said:
Only thing I would like to see added. As with all movie players, managers, etc..
All of them I have the same issue with. I watch international movies and the file names can get long.
This being said, being able to view a LIST of my movies, is what I would like. The covers are great and all, but the option for a list would make my day and would earn you a new sale.
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Different views are coming in the near future, so you'll be able to choose from the current one, a list and a grid if everything works out as I plan it
vanisleguy1976 said:
Great app! But I rarely have more than 8 movies on my tablet at any given time so the paid version wouldn't really benefit me. If you can add /mnt/sda1 and allow access to my external hard drive, you'd absolutely have a sale
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Sure! I'll probably add a setting which will allow users to add a custom directory themselves. May I ask - is "/mnt/sda1" a standard directory? I don't see it on my A500.

MichellBak said:
May I ask - is "/mnt/sda1" a standard directory? I don't see it on my A500.
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Fast replies! That's a good dev for ya
Honestly, I'm not totally sure. I'm using Tabloonay currently, and have tried a few other ROMs before. I noticed that different ROMs use different paths to arrive at the external drive so I'd speculate it is a ROM thing? But I'm a noob, so this may be nothing more than an extremely uneducated guess One observation though; the sda1 only shows up under mnt/ when the drive is physically mounted to the iconia. Not sure if this is helpful info or common knowledge

Motoactv remote control android phone music player

I'm researching The Motoactv and I'm having problems finding information regarding the possibility to remote controlling the music player on a android phone using the Motoactv and Bluetooth. It's one feature I really want to have on a smart watch!
Edit 1: I found a piece of software named Media Remote that act's as a BT headset. I tested with my phone and tablet both are running on the latest version of vanilla root box. It got everything I need play, pause, previous track, next track, mute and a volume controller. But I don't know if it works on the Motoactv.
If someone could test this software or know of something that works it would make my day.
Edit:2 adden link to Media Remote

b0bba said:
I'm researching The Motoactv and I'm having problems finding information regarding the possibility remote controlling the music player on my android phone using the Motoactv. It's one feature I really want to have on a smart watch.
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I don't know if it will or not, but why would you want to? It can hold and play your music all on its own lol. If there's a bt remote app on the play store, it'll most likely work, though.

ClearD said:
I don't know if it will or not, but why would you want to? It can hold and play your music all on its own lol. If there's a bt remote app on the play store, it'll most likely work, though.
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Well one could use the Motoactv as music player but I'm using a wired hedset and running a cord from my ears to my wrist would look stupid and be in practical. And I got 44gb storage on my phone and only 8gb on the Motoactv I'm looking to buy now. I have collection of audio books and music I like to carry with me at all times.
As stated above in my edited first post it would make my day if someone could test out the application media remote and report back on how it works on the Motoactv maybe even post a image off how it looks.

b0bba said:
Well one could use the Motoactv as music player but I'm using a wired hedset and running a cord from my ears to my wrist would look stupid and be in practical. And I got 44gb storage on my phone and only 8gb on the Motoactv I'm looking to buy now. I have collection of audio books and music I like to carry with me at all times.
As stated above in my edited first post it would make my day if someone could test out the application media remote and report back on how it works on the Motoactv maybe even post a image off how it looks.
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It doesn't look stupid..I do it all the time. Mind you I'm usually wearing a sweatshirt at the time, so I can feed the cord through the sleeve up to my ear. Works awesome actually.
That being said, it would be cool to control your phone music app with the watch. I'll give it a try when I have time.

So i finally got a motoactv (finding a used one for a good price in Sweden is not easy) and can report that the app Media Remote works like a charm on said device.
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So i finally got a motoactv (finding a used one for a good price in Sweden is not easy) and can report that the app Media Remote works like a charm on said device.
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Thanks for the info man. Getting my motoactv in two weeks.
Looks better than the sony smartwatch 2 already.
Wonder if it would work to control music on my laptop as well....or if there is something to control slide shows on my lappy. :|

b0bba said:
So i finally got a motoactv (finding a used one for a good price in Sweden is not easy) and can report that the app Media Remote works like a charm on said device.
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I haven't had any success getting it up and running. Was there any additional setup required on the phone side?

I installed the app on my motoactv but it my phone(Samsung S3) and the motoactv(8gb) will not hold a connection:S

What i did for it to work for me was. Install the app on both the phone and the motoactv, press antenna on the phone and motoactv (to make sure BT is active on both devices) then the magnifying glass on the phone and selecting the motoactv. and it connects for me. pressing the magnifying glass on the watch and selecting my phone will only result in unable to connect or if its connected already it will disconnect. I don't know why that is but guessing it has something to do with the motoactv app already being connected from the phone to the motoactv.
oh and a side note just noticed that you can change the volume using the hardware keys on the watch when the watch is displaying the media remote app (screen have to be turned on).

So I just checked the watch now about 3 h after connecting the phone and watch (when i did my last post) and it was disconnected, pressed the magnifying glass on the watch and selected my phone and it connected and worked just fine without even touching the phone. Its strange that it didn't worked last time i tried. now if I press it again it will disconnect and then a third time it will connect again.

There is another similar to the media remote application. It's called Music Remote. I really wish test both Media Remote and Music Remote however google play is unavailable in my country. And I have no way of downloading the applications (apk's) to my phone or computer.
So I am here to beg someone to please, please, please send me the apk's for Media Remote and Music Remote for testing.
Been searching for weeks now for these two apk's on alternative websites but cant find em. I really want to control my phone and computers music features using the motoactv.
Thanks in advance for anyone willing to help.

Keyboard and mouse sharing with a Windows computer

Well I've bought the Note 12.2 to boost my productivity and to do that I need to share my PC's mouse and keyboard with it,
I thought of side sync however it turned out the tablet only work as a host for a phone screen and doesn't connect to a host computer.
Then I tried share KM which as far as I can tell never works, tried it on SIII, NoteII, NoteIII, Note 10.1 2014 and never got it to work, still putting hope in it and reading all the great reviews I decided to install it on my 12.2 only to find a message saying that beta test have ended please update the application with no updated version available any where.
Is there any way I can achieve keyboard and mouse sharing between my PC and my 12.2?
Any way to actually achieve that seamless integration between windows and the android tablet just as if it was an extra screen?
UPDATE
Thanks for every one who replied, to make what I need clearer please watch the following video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVvczhM5KxI
1- Samsung SideSync works when using a phone with a PC or a phone with a tablet, but not using a tablet with a laptop, which I need
2- ShareKM is abandoned and doesn't work any more.
3- Synergy is extremely buggy and takes more time to get it working than it actually operating as intended.
4- after digging deeper i found an app called take control lite, however it requires root access.
Thankfully towel root works brilliantly and doesn't trip Knox so i will try this app and update with the results.
UPDATE 2
Take Control Lite doesn't work with Note Pro for some reason it crashes every time you try to establish a connection.

I'm confused, are you looking to remotely control your tablet or are you looking to use it as a second display. For the latter I have used Air Display with limited success. I say limited because the resolution of the tablet being high the resulting scale of elements on screen is ridiculously small.
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muzzy996 said:
I'm confused, are you looking to remotely control your tablet or are you looking to use it as a second display. For the latter I have used Air Display with limited success. I say limited because the resolution of the tablet being high the resulting scale of elements on screen is ridiculously small.
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thank you for the prompt reply
what i want is something like Samsung Sidesync for my tablet, meaning using the PC's mouse and keyboard to control my 12.2
you can watch the following video to understand it better
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVvczhM5KxI

Ah. I'm unaware of any working alternatives at this time. Synergy for Android doesn't work on this device as far as I can tell. It looks like ShareKM has been abandoned temporarily. Perhaps contact samsung to inquire about their intentions to support Side Sync on this tablet?
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TeamViewer to your PC and QuickSupport to Android device can do the job

Spere said:
TeamViewer to your PC and QuickSupport to Android device can do the job
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well thank you so much for the tool it seems very useful, however it is not what i was looking for, you can refer to the video i posted for a clearer idea of what i require.
thank you so much and really appreciate the help.

Mada22009 said:
well thank you so much for the tool it seems very useful, however it is not what i was looking for, you can refer to the video i posted for a clearer idea of what i require.
thank you so much and really appreciate the help.
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So if you want your Note to be like "extra monitor" I can't tell you any apps. Apps I linked earlied was to get tablet screen shown on PC and that way you can use mouse & keyboard on your device. To do kinda this.

Mada22009 said:
thank you for the prompt reply
what i want is something like Samsung Sidesync for my tablet, meaning using the PC's mouse and keyboard to control my 12.2
you can watch the following video to understand it better
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVvczhM5KxI
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Uhm, you do know SideSync 3.0 comes pre-installed on this device?
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"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

ShadowLea said:
Uhm, you do know SideSync 3.0 comes pre-installed in this device?
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Did you read OP:
Mada22009 said:
I thought of side sync however it turned out the tablet only work as a host for a phone screen and doesn't connect to a host computer.
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ShadowLea, How many times you have been able to control your Note Pro from your PC through SideSync 3.0? I have succes percent full 0.
I can control my Note 3 with no issues but SideSync on PC wont even find my NPro, so thats it

Spere said:
Did you read OP:
ShadowLea, How many times you have been able to control your Note Pro from your PC through SideSync 3.0? I have succes percent full 0.
I can control my Note 3 with no issues but SideSync on PC wont even find my NPro, so thats it
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I did, but I assumed by 'side sync' he meant the process of side syncing, not the app SideSync. (Note the difference in names..)
I haven't given it a try at all. (As pretty obvious from the first-time launch message in the screenshot ) It's not something that is of use to me.

SideSync works differently on phones and tablet. On phones when you connect to a PC it screen mirrors or lets you control the phone with your PC's keyboard and mouse. On tablets, it acts as if the tablet were a PC. Meaning, when you SideSync a phone to a tablet the phone screen mirrors on the tablet and you can control the phone with the tablet's keyboard; including external BT keyboard and mouse if you're using them. You can't screen mirror or control a tablet with a keyboard and mouse from a PC. You can't really do anything with SideSync between a tablet and a PC.
From Samsung Apps...

The only one I know of is Synergy. It works well indeed between PCs .Between Android and PC (what you want) I never tested , it's in alpha and the tablet needs to be rooted.

I'm not sure exactly what OP is trying to accomplish, but logitech makes keyboards (e.g., k810) and mice that can pair with multiple devices and easily switch between them.

GeorgeP said:
I'm not sure exactly what OP is trying to accomplish, but logitech makes keyboards (e.g., k810) and mice that can pair with multiple devices and easily switch between them.
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I wasn't at first either until I saw the video linked in post 3 of this thread. Skip to 1:22 in that video.
Upon looking for other similar solutions I ran across Synergy which is something I'd love to get working on my tablet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xObZ6zwE2pY
I'm able to get the tablet to connect to synergy on my macbook but the tablet doesnt respond to any inputs from keyboard or mouse when i mouse over to it.

You guys can try this. It's from Rsupport who makes SideSync. I haven't used it in over a year but I used to use it to screen mirror and control my N10.1-12. It used to be a PC app but now looks browser based. It mentions something about needing to install a Samsung plug in from what I briefly read.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rsupport.mvagent&hl=en

Thanks for every one who replied, to make what I need clearer please watch the following video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVvczhM5KxI
1- Samsung SideSync works when using a phone with a PC or a phone with a tablet, but not using a tablet with a laptop, which I need
2- ShareKM is abandoned and doesn't work any more.
3- Synergy is extremely buggy and takes more time to get it working than it actually operating as intended.
4- after digging deeper i found an app called take control lite, however it requires root access.
Thankfully towel root works brilliantly and doesn't trip Knox so i will try this app and update with the results.
UPDATE
Take Control Lite doesn't work with Note Pro for some reason it crashes every time you try to establish a connection.

Mada22009 said:
3- Synergy is extremely buggy and takes more time to get it working than it actually operating as intended.
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I can't even make mouse to appear on my NP with this.
Synergy server log shows
INFO: switch from "PC" to "NotePro" at x.xxx
INFO: leaving screen
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so mouse is kinda on my tablet, just can't see cursor and can't do anything, lol.
Any help?

Spere said:
I can't even make mouse to appear on my NP with this.
Synergy server log shows
so mouse is kinda on my tablet, just can't see cursor and can't do anything, lol.
Any help?
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Well my friend I am sorry but I also didn't have any luck getting it to work, with several types of totally random bugs, for now i could only advice you not to use it

Here's Mobizen spoon fed to you.
Install this on your Windows PC (Mac users, you're on your own)...
https://www.mobizen.com/?locale=en
Install these on your tablet...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rsupport.mvagent
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rsupport.rsperm.aa.second
Mobizen works over Wi-Fi or USB. USB's faster and works with the Samsung driver installed by Kies.
Follow the password set-up instructions and you'll get this...

Thanks Barry. I tried this with my MacBook Pro using the chrome browser method and it works Ok in Wifi mode but disconnects repeatedly on the USB side. The windows standalone application is fantastic though and works well for me on my windows machine. Typing this right now using it.
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[Q] Using Nexus 9 as keyboard/mouse

Hi,
I want to use my nexus 9 as a mouse / keyboard for my nexus player. The onscreen keyboard is very tedious to use and I can't browse through a page in Chrome without a mouse. It would also be very handy when setting up XBMC.
I don't want to get another bluetooth keyboard/mouse, I have too many remotes and controllers already!
Does anyone know how to do this?
Thanks,

Been looking myself..trying to find a server side apk for able remote for google TV just to try it.

Android TV Remote in the PlayStore.

V8vroom said:
Android TV Remote in the PlayStore.
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I tried that but there is no mouse, so I can't use Chrome and the keyboard doesn't work on XBMC.

Look at DroidMote, might be useful. Is better to control with a phone but also a tablet can be good.
You can install it from web, i added the Leanback stuff.
You need root on your Nexus Player to start the server.
In the menu you have the option to start automatically the server when device boot.
With DroidMote you can control also multi touch apps and games on devices without touch screen like the Nexus Player. Or when you connect a normal Android device to the TV via hdmi cable or slim port adapter.
A small example with Chrome Browser:
https://plus.google.com/+VideomapIt/posts/XQQxXrfAD42
Update:
On ADT-1 you can use also old versions of the server
On Nexus Player you need the last version 3.5.6 or higher

I haven't tried it yet but anyone try to manually install these apps:
Tablet Remote:
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"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
PlayStore Link
or RemoDroid:
PlayStore Link

Android TV remote app with a bluetooth mouse? Works for me.
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reverenddak said:
Android TV remote app with a bluetooth mouse? Works for me.
Sent from my Oneplus One with Tapatalk Pro.
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A little explanation to better understand the differences, I apologize if it may seem like a promotion, but the intention is just to give help:
If you want to use apps specific for AndroidTV, the directional arrows are sufficient, but a mouse and keyboard would help speed up the selection and the control in general.
If you want to use apps made for Tablet and Phone, in most cases, a mouse and a keyboard are not sufficient. This because, many apps and games not have the mouse support and because many others require multi touch gestures. (zoom in/out, rotate, swipe etc.) Also many games, not have the support for an hardware gamepad but accept only touch actions, while others support the gamepad but does not have support for the mouse, so you can't navigate the menu with a simple hardware mouse and therefore the game is unusable.
DroidMote was born 3 years ago, with the intent to make up for all these limitations with the least possible effort and to provide a viable alternative to a classic mouse and keyboard, without lag and with a very simple and accessible graphical interface.
You can read this guide and watch a few videos to better understand the potential of this application http://www.videomap.it/dmcguide.htm
You can use anything you want to control your Nexus Player, but remember that if you have some problem DroidMote can solve it.
but for miracles still i'm not equipped...
p.s.
Sorry if i require root permissions, but DroidMote emulate hardware devices at low level and this is possible only with root permissions. Construct it in another way, would make it less effective and many things would be impossible.

@zulu99,
I see. Actually, I did come across the hurdles, like the mouse not being registered as touches. So, yes, this would solve those problems. The root requirements are not a problem. I actually came across a game that would normally be mouse/d-pad usable, if you could get past a start screen that wasn't. Cool.

reverenddak said:
@zulu99,
I see. Actually, I did come across the hurdles, like the mouse not being registered as touches. So, yes, this would solve those problems. The root requirements are not a problem. I actually came across a game that would normally be mouse/d-pad usable, if you could get past a start screen that wasn't. Cool.
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When the normal mouse not work you can use the TouchMouse of DroidMote for example, very useful in many Android games.
The TouchMouse need a touch profile for your server device, that you can simply download from this page http://www.videomap.it/download.htm For the Nexus Player you need the 1920x1080 orientation 0 i think, are at bottom of page. The TouchMouse is this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT6bAMUUWg0 but many games and apps support also the standard default mouse mode and multi touch gestures with two fingers. The video is old, now DroidMote is more aesthetically pleasing and improved in every part. But remember that the interface must remain very simple and easy to use even when you are a lying in bed.
You can play also Windows games on your Nexus Player if you want, with DroidMote + Splashtop 2 ( Watch the latest video in the quick start guide ) if also Splashtop support x86 Android devices.

This is beyond frustrating
Droid mote doesnt even work.
From what I can tell, there is absolutely no way to get TOUCH input onto the nexus player. At least not on the latest update.
Droid mote connects and works fine, but a mouse click still wont click on anything in the lean back menu. Its the same as using a regular mouse... you can use it, but when you right click it WILL NOT register as a touch input.
There has got to be a way to enable the mouse to work as a touch input...... there just has to be.... its an option in some menus on android, but not the damn nexus player!