Home Remote Control APK
App information
Version 1.7.6 (#84)
Updated 2016-05-15
APK Size 15.1 MB
Requires Android Android 4.1+ (Jelly Bean)
Offered by Simon Schubert
Category Free Tools App
App id com.inspiredandroid.linuxcontrolcenter
Developer's notes Control your Windows/Linux/OSX with your phone.
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Table of contents
Latest updates
What's new in Home Remote Control 1.7.6
• updated libraries and android api
• live permission request dialogs
Editor's review
Download the latest Home Remote Control application, version 1.7.6, compatible with Windows 10/11 (using emulators such as Bluestacks), Android devices. This free Tools app is developed by Simon Schubert and is easy to download and install.
Previous versions, including 1.7.6, are also available. If you need help or have any problems, please let us know.
Description
Key Features
• Control mouse/keyboard
• Control the sound volume
• List/manage/download/upload files to the system filesystem
• Write custom commands
• Use a terminal
• Execute tasks in the future
• Control media
• Monitoring the system.
You can export any remote control profile as a json file, share it with friends/colleagues or import it to another app instance. For the Linux remote control no third party software is required except an SSH server which is most likely available via your package manager. Login via user and password or via SSH key.
Live Monitoring
The live monitoring shows information about the current CPU usage, used and max ram, network interface information, Bluetooth Mac address and connection name, left battery life in percentage, used and max swap, disk partitions and general information about the system architecture. You can also customize the monitoring request commands and display any kind of information you want.
Wake on Lan
Wake up a system via network with a so called "Magic Packet". You will find instructions on how to enable the wol feature inside the app.
Widgets
The app has 3 types of widgets for your home screen: one to send commands, another one to show live monitor information and one to wake up systems.
Windows/OSX
Login via scanning the QR code of the Server App(http://schubert-simon.de/remotecontrolserver/RemoteControlServer.zip).
App permissions
Home Remote Control 1.7.6 APK requires following permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Allows using the device's IR transmitter, if available.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Ratings and Reviews
Rating: 3.8/5 based on 1K+ reviews
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4 ★ It'd be awesome if you could lock buttons so when keep pressed would send the same command again ideal for couch surfing tv channels
2 ★ SSL keyfile cannot be imported.
5 ★ So so so good
4 ★ I did not Bluetooth system
5 ★ One of the best apps I ever used. I used to switch off my linux streaming server by ssh or by hand and often was so boring. This gave me a tool to install on my wife's phone so that she could also do it without remembering neither the hostname nor password for login. Love it. Thanks a lot.
5 ★ The best app I have ever downloaded on Android! feature request: the filesystem opening files when you tap them, the same that normally happens in a file manager. It is a remote control app. Traversing files in media players has always been awkward, doing it on the remote works way better. I do it on a webserver but it would be great to do it all in one app and yours looks way better too.
5 ★ Loved it! I'm running arch and everything is working fine. loved the mouse. but there's a problem: I use the Windows key to manipule a lot of things in my window manager like windows, terminals etc and in the app's keyboard there is not Windows key :'(
1 ★ Not at all able to connect to my pc (windows) even after scanning the QR code and having same wifi network on Both Android Mobile and my Pc. Sorry to give 1 star. Guide me to connect, I will give 5 stars
3 ★ Buggy/annoyances but OK-ish. Main one is app constantly nags with pop-up to buy Pro version (but never states what you get more and no updates for a year). Mouse pad often glitches to select item rather than move. If typing in search field you cannot execute an Enter command on its own, even with empty field. Has huge potential but appears dev no longer bothered to update/fix but still wants your money
4 ★ I really like this app, however it has a few quirks. For example, the screen capture doesn't work until you change the download folder on my m9, and the monitor page just doesn't work (doesn't even try to send commands to ssh).
5 ★ So I set this up for both me and my buddy, love it for the fact that the computer side software is all managed through the ubuntu repositories which keeps things secure. My system it worked without a hitch my buddy's had a authentication error due to the fact I had his firewall enabled which is easy to turn off with the command "sudo ufw disable" the volume on my one system gives me trouble but that is due to how my outputs are set up and with a little research you can adjust the app to fix it
1 ★ SSH Auth Fails with keys, I have tried RSA, DSA and ed25519. SSH Auth Fails with username and password. Could not solve the problem. Using Gentoo Linux
5 ★ Amazing! Works like a charm! Had issue with mouse control, but it was just the DISPLAY variable in my PC that was using ':1' instead of ':0'. Updated the value in app settings and everything started to work.
5 ★ Please let me know what i can get in pro version if i upgrade. Works like charm on my Ubuntu.
5 ★ Perfect for my media PC. Only audio volume control seems not to work. Ubuntu 16.04
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