Hi all. I have been researching the possibility of using my S3 as an add-on for my Smart TV. It's an LG with webOS. Is there anyway to get a similar experience as with the Amazon fire TV but using the rooted phone? I have looked at the post using a launcher but this is more like just mirroring with a different UI. Any suggestions or pointers to some development. I apologise if this is the wrong forum (sorry moderators) but couldn't decide where to post
Mikeyb2k said:
Hi all. I have been researching the possibility of using my S3 as an add-on for my Smart TV. It's an LG with webOS. Is there anyway to get a similar experience as with the Amazon fire TV but using the rooted phone? I have looked at the post using a launcher but this is more like just mirroring with a different UI. Any suggestions or pointers to some development. I apologise if this is the wrong forum (sorry moderators) but couldn't decide where to post
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Mikeyb2k said:
Hi all. I have been researching the possibility of using my S3 as an add-on for my Smart TV. It's an LG with webOS. Is there anyway to get a similar experience as with the Amazon fire TV but using the rooted phone? I have looked at the post using a launcher but this is more like just mirroring with a different UI. Any suggestions or pointers to some development. I apologise if this is the wrong forum (sorry moderators) but couldn't decide where to post
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If your device supports HDMI output then you could just buy the cable and a bluetooth remote. You'd then basically have what you're describing.
biggdevon said:
If your device supports HDMI output then you could just buy the cable and a bluetooth remote. You'd then basically have what you're describing.
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OK I will look into that.
a bit off-topic, but is there any way to connect an android phone that does NOT have hdmi-out?
i have two old phones with no mhl or slimport support.
HubrisRev5 said:
a bit off-topic, but is there any way to connect an android phone that does NOT have hdmi-out?
i have two old phones with no mhl or slimport support.
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There are docking stations out there that can give you this ability or you can use mirror/screen casting
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There are docking stations out there that can give you this ability or you can use mirror/screen casting
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can you give me a link for such a dock? as i said my old phones are not MHL or Slimport capable natively, so you got me curious....
HubrisRev5 said:
can you give me a link for such a dock? as i said my old phones are not MHL or Slimport capable natively, so you got me curious....
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https://www.extremetech.com/computi...android-smartphone-as-a-full-fledged-desktop. Here's a quick link to something I had in mind. Google is your friend and I'm pressed for time at the moment.
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just watched them announce 3.1 is coming out TODAY!
NEW stretchable widgets!
USB can NOW ACT AS A HOST! = Can import photos directly to tablet
OS now supports usb keyboards/mice/game controllers/more!
**showed using a wired XBOX360 controller**
No mention of SD card support or bluetooth mouse support
DroidHam said:
just watched them announce 3.1 is coming out TODAY!
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What about wifi. . . . What about wifi!?
Oh google why do hurt me so?
Watching Google IO now. Cool stuff for Honeycomb 3.1!
Were can i see it on live stream?
Where are you watching?
In other words: Link please!
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http://www.google.com/events/io/2011/index-live.html
Live Stream: http://www.youtube.com/user/googledevelopers
I hope that it comes to the Wifi Xoom soon.
Pretty disappointed with 3.1 so far....
Also here:
http : //live dot twit dot tv/
Can we have an I/O thread to talk about all the particular things being announced? A major thing the emulator folks will love is the usb host capabilities with the Xbox360 controller.
Cant believe still no bluetooth mouse...
I have tried to update mine over wireless with no luck. Does it have to be connected to the verizon network?
DroidHam said:
just watched them announce 3.1 is coming out TODAY!
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ok, so when today?
timrock said:
ok, so when today?
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not sure, but it will start today..... keep your eyes peeled
How will the Xbox controller work with the Xoom? It will need an adapter I take it?
sano614 said:
How will the Xbox controller work with the Xoom? It will need an adapter I take it?
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probably a good time to order a USB to miscoUSB adapter
DroidHam said:
Cant believe still no bluetooth mouse...
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do you see release notes yet? I saw somewhere it sais USB keyboard and mouse at least. I would think it has to have BT mouse support in this update. HAS TO. PLEASE. for the love of god Motorola/Verizon please include it.
ruinah said:
do you see release notes yet? I saw somewhere it sais USB keyboard and mouse at least. I would think it has to have BT mouse support in this update. HAS TO. PLEASE. for the love of god Motorola/Verizon please include it.
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They announced USB support but no one mentioned the word bluetooth, im watching it now
Need some WIFI love.
Yes, I know this has been asked on the Xoom and Transformer forums.
And on the Archos Gen 8 they have a working setup: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=871391
Question is, Will a USB TV tuner setup like the one for the Archos work under Honeycomb on the Thrive? If not, what will need to be done?
Comments / Suggestions will be appreciated.
Thanks.
USB Digital TV tuner?
Well, guess that after almost 3 and a half months and 412 views there is no interest for this feature for the Thrive.
Thanks.
iandy1 said:
Well, guess that after almost 3 and a half months and 412 views there is no interest for this feature for the Thrive.
Thanks.
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If there is an app that will control the device and droivers for HC for the device, then yes. Otherwise, no.
dalepl said:
If there is an app that will control the device and droivers for HC for the device, then yes. Otherwise, no.
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Have seen your impressive work on the thriveforums site.
Thanks for your answer and your support for the thrive.
Thanks. I try my best.
Its very simple and works great on my phone.
What you need,
A remote client like teamviewer
A laptop
A tv
Set up your remote c
Software so that you can view your phones screen via laptop, hook up laptop to your tv,
Pwn nubs on the bigscreen
Also works good for phones that are touchpad only becaue your hands arent in the way anymore
How do I set it up?
I see my desktop on my phone,how do I switch it around?
Look for droid vnc server on market, it shows the phones screen by default
Easiest way to set it up would be rtfm
What about refresh latency? I've seen Droid VNC but it didn't refresh fast enough...
swebosdev said:
Its very simple and works great on my phone.
What you need,
A remote client like teamviewer
A laptop
A tv
Set up your remote c
Software so that you can view your phones screen via laptop, hook up laptop to your tv,
Pwn nubs on the bigscreen
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Wow awesome!! I gotta try this!!
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swebosdev said:
Look for droid vnc server on market, it shows the phones screen by default
Easiest way to set it up would be rtfm
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What is rtfm?
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rtfm = read the f---ing manual.
vemoxy said:
rtfm = read the f---ing manual.
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haha....i actually googled that, saw it...and laughed at myself haha
but yeah I got it up and working....but the display is red and really....really slow
tips to optimize?
Dyelon said:
haha....i actually googled that, saw it...and laughed at myself haha
but yeah I got it up and working....but the display is red and really....really slow
tips to optimize?
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I've never had one of those apps or remote desktop apps display at a rate fast enough to play games.
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I've never had one of those apps or remote desktop apps display at a rate fast enough to play games.
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damn!....thats definitely a possibility. I hope not.
The resolution looks great I just wish it wasn't soooo slowwwww....there's gotta be a good combo of apps/programs that runs fast
EDIT: just f*cked with it for a couple hours.....android side I tried droid vnc server and remote desktop add on...both worked well connecting to PC and vice versa....PC side I used tightvnc and vncviewer.....both worked well also...
BUT yeah, the display on MY pc of my phone's screen was tinted RED, and was really slow...like 1-3 second delay on everything....
there's gotta be a way to optimize this! I wanna play emulators on my TV from my phone goddamnit!
cool, gonna follow this thread. i guess you need a pretty f-ing good internet speed to get it to run good enough for fast games.
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cool, gonna follow this thread. i guess you need a pretty f-ing good internet speed to get it to run good enough for fast games.
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I dunno man....the speed, or lack thereof, that it runs at is SOOOOO slow...it just seems like something is fundamentally wrong.
But yeah, I'm gonna follow this thread too. I would love to play n64oid and psxoid on my TV!! (maybe even buy some bluetooth gamepads and play w friends!)
SE should have put a HDMI from the beginning
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SE should have put a HDMI from the beginning
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seriously.....and on that note I'd be surprised if there wasn't a way to enable it somehow....the infuse 4g comes with an adapter that plugs into mini-USB and transfers to HDMI....there's gotta be a way to flash the phone so it can do it to?
if its a hardware issue, then yeah that's a dumb solution....but I'd be open to buying a hardware extension if someone modded it...
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seriously.....and on that note I'd be surprised if there wasn't a way to enable it somehow....the infuse 4g comes with an adapter that plugs into mini-USB and transfers to HDMI....there's gotta be a way to flash the phone so it can do it to?
if its a hardware issue, then yeah that's a dumb solution....but I'd be open to buying a hardware extension if someone modded it...
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The play does have HDMI out somewhere. It can be enabled in the service menu.
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AndroHero said:
The play does have HDMI out somewhere. It can be enabled in the service menu.
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What kind of approach do you feel would have the highest chance of success to unlock the feature?
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What kind of approach do you feel would have the highest chance of success to unlock the feature?
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get a donation pool going. mark me down for 15 if the feature works
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The play does have HDMI out somewhere. It can be enabled in the service menu.
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I just guessing here, but I would imagine that the HDMI out option is available just on the developers kit. During the demo of Desert Winds at E3. There was a port connection between the headphone jack and the usb port. I have to assume that port was placed on the dev. kit to allow for demo of the game during development on a bigger screen. The retail version of the phone probably does not have this port connection. If it did it would be a nice selling point.
HDMI out is in the service menu, but they removed the necessary hardware for the commercial release.
Hardware-wise it's not possible to enable anything because it's not there
eros78 is probably right, the service menu option is just a remnant from the dev kits.
I have both a kindle fire and an ipad 2. Is there a wireless keyboard i can get that will work with both devices (once fire gets bluetooth).
I'm thinking this....
logitech.com/en-us/1200/8214
or this...
logitech.com/en-us/1222/8232
Does it matter? Will one only work with android and the other only with Ipad or are they universal? because I am 99% sure they are actually the same keyboard. If they are not universal is there a wireless bluetooth keyboard i can get that will work with both. (links would be great)
Thanks!
You get that bluetooth doesn't work for the Fire but are asking for a bluetooth keyboard that works for the Fire?
Huh? I am asking for one that will work for both the fire and the Ipad 2.
jojo54696 said:
Huh? I am asking for one that will work for both the fire and the Ipad 2.
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I have this http://goo.gl/Fh9Ba
It works on both the ipad and the Fire
The kindle fire doesn't have Bluetooth how does that keyboard work with it....
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asb2164 said:
I have this http://goo.gl/Fh9Ba
It works on both the ipad and the Fire
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Looks good? Anything a little cheaper? Will the ones that a posted actually work with both or will they only work with one or the other?
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The kindle fire doesn't have Bluetooth how does that keyboard work with it....
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future ROM's should add bluetooth support i am pretty sure.
asb2164 said:
I have this http://goo.gl/Fh9Ba
It works on both the ipad and the Fire
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I have that as well, but its branded as verbatim and cheaper at amazon. Ive used it with my ipad2 and my Epic 4G Touch. I like it alot
http://www.amazon.com/Verbatim-9753...LT2E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323129869&sr=8-1
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Looks good? Anything a little cheaper? Will the ones that a posted actually work with both or will they only work with one or the other?
future ROM's should add bluetooth support i am pretty sure.
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I'm setting a reminder. When there is a ROM with Bluetooth support, I will let you know which keyboard will work with the Kfire.
If you purchase a Bluetooth keyboard specifically with the intention of using it with your Kindle Fire, prepare to be disappointed....forever.
The bluetooth will work with future mods. Have faith
I don't think so.
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txtj said:
The bluetooth will work with future mods. Have faith
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It doesn't have bluetooth... this isn't a software issue....
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Actually, it sounds like the Bluetooth radio is there, but disabled.
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Actually, it sounds like the Bluetooth radio is there, but disabled.
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Correct you are.
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baj24 said:
If you purchase a Bluetooth keyboard specifically with the intention of using it with your Kindle Fire, prepare to be disappointed....forever.
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agreed.
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The bluetooth will work with future mods. Have faith
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Kinda like the SGS Vibrant can pick up FM radio? Or the Sprint HTC Hero can be used on GSM networks?
(hint: I'm being facetious - neither of those are true)
You'd think that after all these years people would stop looking at just the CPU Spec-sheet before they proclaim so loudly that a device has the ability to do something out of the box. And that just a simple tweak in a custom ROM will add what the manufacturer was too stupid to figure out...
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agreed.
Kinda like the SGS Vibrant can pick up FM radio? Or the Sprint HTC Hero can be used on GSM networks?
(hint: I'm being facetious - neither of those are true)
You'd think that after all these years people would stop looking at just the CPU Spec-sheet before they proclaim so loudly that a device has the ability to do something out of the box. And that just a simple tweak in a custom ROM will add what the manufacturer was too stupid to figure out...
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Or kinda like the nookncolor supports Bluetooth...oh wait...
reuthermonkey said:
agreed.
Kinda like the SGS Vibrant can pick up FM radio? Or the Sprint HTC Hero can be used on GSM networks?
(hint: I'm being facetious - neither of those are true)
You'd think that after all these years people would stop looking at just the CPU Spec-sheet before they proclaim so loudly that a device has the ability to do something out of the box. And that just a simple tweak in a custom ROM will add what the manufacturer was too stupid to figure out...
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No, they are not deluded in having hope given how much this parallels the Nook Color's example of getting BT enabled in software that was included in the wifi chip (just like the Fire). Saying it's guaranteed to work is definitely not true though, since it could possibly rely on additional power or data pins on that chip that may or may not be connected. Back on the hopeful side, given that the Fire is based on the BB Playbook hardware (which has working Bluetooth) I doubt Quanta went out of their way to modify the system board just to physically disable BT
I use the Apple bluetooth keyboard. Nice size. Can be gotten for less than $40 by buying bulk version. Even cheaper if you get a clone.
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txtj said:
The bluetooth will work with future mods. Have faith
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How?? It takes more than a software change to make bluetooth work. If bluetooth is possible on the Kindle Fire, I think it would already be working and featured. Is there a dormant bluetooth radio inside the Kindle Fire?
smankins said:
How?? It takes more than a software change to make bluetooth work. If bluetooth is possible on the Kindle Fire, I think it would already be working and featured. Is there a dormant bluetooth radio inside the Kindle Fire?
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Yes. The Bluetooth radio is dormant inside of the fire. Reasonable possibility that its usable.
Will be possible to wireless connect N10 at TV? Using what kind of devices? I'll be able to stream N10 homescreen on a TV?
rodem77 said:
Will be possible to wireless connect N10 at TV? Using what kind of devices? I'll be able to stream N10 homescreen on a TV?
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Yes you can. Its one of the new features of 4.2.
www.theverge.com/2012/10/29/3569244...-gesture-keyboard-multiple-users-photo-sphere
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Yes you can. Its one of the new features of 4.2.
www.theverge.com/2012/10/29/3569244...-gesture-keyboard-multiple-users-photo-sphere
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Ok so i need to wait for these miracast box. Thankyou!