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[Q] Wirelessly control the Xoom?

What I'm looking for is this:
Currently I connect my laptop to my TV via VGA and control what I want to watch with the Logitech Air Mouse app on my iPhone. A pretty great solution.
Now with the Xoom I want to take advantage of the HDMI hook up. However I don't want to stand up and walk over to the tablet to pause or change the TV show.
I know I can use DLNA to stream video to my 360. My concern is video quality.
So is there another option that exists? Might be a cool app idea (throwing it out there).

So far as I know nothing like that exists. My guess is a rooting solution will come up with a way to remotely control the entire device. However, with VLC being developed for android it might be possible to use VLC on the Xoom and connect via your phone or PC using a VLC remote. That seems like a good solution to me.

I did a little research. Apparently a Galaxy S can be paired to a Bluetooth mouse? Not certain in what capacity though.
Ideas?

BlazinGTI said:
I did a little research. Apparently a Galaxy S can be paired to a Bluetooth mouse? Not certain in what capacity though.
Ideas?
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It may work but Galaxy S has touchwiz so that feature may be built on top of android rather than baked into android.

Inphinitizeit said:
It may work but Galaxy S has touchwiz so that feature may be built on top of android rather than baked into android.
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Really doubt that touchwiz is the reason for bluetooth mouse connectivity. Unless there's something I'm missing and there's a reason based on fact that you're making that assumption.

BlazinGTI said:
Really doubt that touchwiz is the reason for bluetooth mouse connectivity. Unless there's something I'm missing and there's a reason based on fact that you're making that assumption.
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I found a forum answer to your original question
http://androidforums.com/xoom-accessories/289604-bluetooth-mouse.html
and its been known that manufacturer's heavily modify the bluetooth stack on android devices which is why I suggested touchwiz might be the reason it works. For example you cannot connect your wiimote to a lot of HTC sense devices since they have modified the bluetooth stack. Similarly I thought samsung may have added that feature since I haven't seen it as a common feature on most stock Android phones.

Inphinitizeit said:
I found a forum answer to your original question
http://androidforums.com/xoom-accessories/289604-bluetooth-mouse.html
and its been known that manufacturer's heavily modify the bluetooth stack on android devices which is why I suggested touchwiz might be the reason it works. For example you cannot connect your wiimote to a lot of HTC sense devices since they have modified the bluetooth stack. Similarly I thought samsung may have added that feature since I haven't seen it as a common feature on most stock Android phones.
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Ah got ya, thanks for the link!

Cannot share videos with NFC

OK, so I have a Nexus 7 and a Galaxy S3. Both have NFC and it is turned on for each. Android Beam is also enabled.
I pull up a video on the S3 and bring it close to the N7 and the S3 video screen shrinks and the "Touch to Beam" prompt appears, so I tap the S3 screen. Then an animated graphic appears and the message "Ready to send files via S beam. Separate devices". In the status line on top of the S3 there is a downloading symbol flashing.
Then I slowly seperate the devices till they lay side by side. The S3 status line no longer shows a download and it continues to play the video; the N7 shows the message "New tag collected" and under it it says "text/directsharevideo". The N7 screen is unresponsive unless I use the home key to exit.
I have no evidence of anything actually being transmitted between the devices.
What am I doing wrong?
p.s. I did search both Google and XDA. If anyone can suggest a better search string than the title, please do.

I think you need JB for transmitting videos/images via NFC and the S3 is only rocking ICS.

Thanks for the heads up

I believe its to do with the tech they use to transmit after the NFC handshake.
GS3 uses WiFi to transmit and N7 used bluetooth.
I dont believe they are compatible, they can use tags no problem, but GS3 can only use NFC with other phones using WiFi Direct tech.
Hope this helps

Android Beam was not designed to send large files (NFC transfer protocol itself is very slow)
This is why Samsung made S-Beam on their s3 (NFC + Wifi Direct) so you can transfer any files you want, the only issue is both devices need to have s-beam.

Lennyuk said:
Android Beam was not designed to send large files (NFC transfer protocol itself is very slow)
This is why Samsung made S-Beam on their s3 (NFC + Wifi Direct) so you can transfer any files you want, the only issue is both devices need to have s-beam.
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Android Beam, from Jelly Bean upwards, uses NFC to initiate a Bluetooth connection. It's now possible to transfer larger files with Android Beam, though not as quickly as S-beam.

if you want to connect from android device to android device for transmitting media, check this one:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.budius.WiFiShoot
this was developed by yours truly, and I developed it exactly because I noticed there was nothing out there for WiFi Direct
I tested it between Nexus 7, Galaxy Nexus, Asus TF300 and Galaxy SII (stock ICS) and all worked fine.
The most problematic of those were the Galaxy Nexus that now always want to connect, but between N7-GalaxySII was flawless.
At the moment the app just works for photo and video but I'll be expanding more, if you guys fancy helping spreading the word about it, I'm really looking forward to see the downloads explode on it.

Hi guys,
is anyone with interested in beta test my WiFi Direct app?
I started a new thread in the development section asking for Logcats if you're experiencing force close.
Also it's a cut down version of the .apk there to test part of the system.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30012554
any help will be great appreciated.
thanks.

[Q] - Has anyone tried QI charging on S4?

Basically, I'm looking for a way to enable my S4 to charge wirelessly and try some chargers.
I've seen some receivers online and heard that there is a backdoor for S4 that is QI enabled. What's the best way to proceed?

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Basically, I'm looking for a way to enable my S4 to charge wirelessly and try some chargers.
I've seen some receivers online and heard that there is a backdoor for S4 that is QI enabled. What's the best way to proceed?
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This is the forum for the S4 Active, a different phone than the S4. You need to post in the appropriate forum to get a response targeted for your phone. If you do indeed have the S4 Active, then no, there is no wireless insert you can buy that will still retain the water resistant properties of the S4 Active. There's an entire thread about wireless charging on the S4 Active here that will provide you with everything you need to know, including inserts you can purchase.

DLNA Support???

I can't get my new S5 to show my Sony TV in devices, to screen mirror. My daughters S4 works just fine. I've looked and looked through the settings and searched. Did Samsung turn this off to force us to buy the damn dongle or Chromecast device??? Again, my daughters s4 works perfectly every time. My TV shows right up, and it displays her phone screen.
Anybody know? Thanks

Bumping this up. Can't believe nobody has tried to mirror their S5.. Something's changed from the S4 to S5 apparently. And it looks like they are forcing me to buy Chromecast. Very disappointed in Samsung, if this is the case. Anyone?

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Hi aeturbo,
looks like this is now available via the "Quick Connect" function (button in notification area).
DLNA is supported.
Good luck,
Matt

SM-T580 Smart View Issue

Basically, the Smart View feature is present, but it will not detect any devices. I have an S9+ that detects and casts to multiple devices on a regular basis. I also had a T550 that worked great with Smart View. I've searched and cannot find a whole lot in the area of solutions, but this appears to be a common issue. I also chat with a Samsung rep and they wanted me to send the tablet in for repairs (ummm, no).
Is there a non-root solution to this problem? I've tried the Developer Options solution, as well as turning device detection on and off in connection settings. I purchased it this week, and it had Android 7.0 out of the box. When attempting to update the software, it says that the device is up to date.
Thanks in advance for your help!

Even a "I ain't got that problem, son" or "Everybody's dealing with this and there's no fix" would be helpful at this point. Is this common or nah?

OK. I think I know what's going on. It is possible that Samsung has just "silently" phased out Chromecast support in Smart View with their newest software and firmware updates for their most recent tablets. It's either that, or they've made a big gaffe in the software/firmware department and refuse to own up to it. I'm still baffled that they wanted me to ship my tablet in for this. I'm still able to mirror my screen with my S9+ to Chromecast devices, so it may be a tablet thing. No problem, though. I have a Roku that I can mirror my screen on just fine. That will have to do. Thanks for all of your... never mind. :good:

This is from a conversation in the Samsung community forums. This is not a Samsung employee, but an experienced user. I think the case is pretty much closed. If you want to mirror your SM-T580 to your TV, use either a Roku or a Samsung smart tv.

perknite said:
This is from a conversation in the Samsung community forums. This is not a Samsung employee, but an experienced user. I think the case is pretty much closed. If you want to mirror your SM-T580 to your TV, use either a Roku or a Samsung smart tv.
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Google Home will allow you to cast to a Chromecast device.