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RemoDroid is an app that lets you control an Android device from another Android device. It was originally meant for comfortable controlling of Android-powered TV boxes, but now its usage is much wider.
RemoDroid utilizes the default “client/server” approach. To set up the remote control, you’ll need at least two devices with this app. One of them runs as a server, while others are clients. There are no separate client/server versions; the app is unified and can work in each mode.
Yet the app is said the be under development. So the developer apologizes for all the bugs that can be found in advance.
The key function of RemoDroid is controlling an Android device from another Android device. The most obvious method of usage is installing it on your phone (or tablet) and a TV box. Then you can control the box from your phone (just like Apple TV can be controlled with an iPhone, but for much less money).
But there are other use cases; for example, you can use your old smartphone as a camera. Fix and power it where you want it; if it’s not easily accessible, remote controlling is the best option. If you have a tablet with a broken screen, it can also be used as a TV box. Finally, you can practice the TeamViewer way, remotely administrating other people’s devices when needed.
RemoDroid brings you lots of possibilities. A client device can control the server’s cameras and microphones and record from them directly into its own memory. You can browse, download, edit, or delete files on the server via the client.
In fact, there are some limitations. For example, a server device should be older than a client, with the older Android version and less powerful hardware. It also glitches when in landscape mode. It’s also been said that RemoDroid server can be controlled from a PC or a Mac, but desktop clients can’t be just downloaded from the page if they exist at all.
Apps like this cannot be absolutely secured, as the traffic within the network can leak, and there’s no other encrypting than that offered by the Wi-Fi network itself. The server device must be rooted in order to function for remote access, and that makes it even more exposed to any threat. Client devices can go without rooting. On the other hand, if you want to show some pics or videos to friends but don’t want them to own these materials, remote access with RemoDroid is fine and more secure.
The app is offered for free, with no payments required.
RemoDroid offers what TeamViewer lacks: Android-to-Android remote access. Alas, now it’s not perfect, and it’s not clear if it ever will be; it’s a sort of Early Access when developers show the product before it’s perfected. Well, it functions on most devices, if combined correctly.
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