Remote Controlling and Android phone from my Linux Box
 

Hi everyone,
something that I need some help as I am a newbie to cell phones and their operating systems.
Even though sending sms messages to my partners cell phone is with no cost, I just use skype (that has cost) as I do like that I write with my keyboard. Never in my life I have felt good with the cell phone keyboards... all are really ugly.

I was wondering if I can connect my android phone on my linux box (latest opensuse) and write my sms messages using my normal keyboard and then "ask" from the cell phone to send this. Is there something like that outthere?

Regards
Alex

There are various apps that will do that, mysms.com has google chrome plugin that works on linux and sends sms from PC. You phone needs to be connected to internet for it to work though.

I just use a cheap bluetooth keyboard paired to the phone or tablet.

There is nothing that does not need internet connection (back to back connected with pc solution)
and I do not want to buy a cheap bluetooth keyboard...

Airdroid. Install it on your Android phone, and you can control the phone from your PC. It does require a wifi connection, but not an internet connection.

sgosnell beat me to it, yes Airdroid would be a good option as it uses your web browser as it's interface. And it's free from the goole play store.

Airdroid video guide
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z36qlnuseVw

i've used airdroid, kies-air, droid-vnc, ... all require wifi.

i havent had any luck with anything like: from the command line.

Thanks a lot for all the nice answers. I still do not understand why I can not such think over wire and it has to be wireless. In my office internet comes from the wire and there is no access point.... same at home.

Any ideas?
Alex

Phones don't have ethernet ports. Buy a cheap router, perhaps used, and you have wifi at home, without the need for wires, except for the one going into the router.

And why just not use usb cables to remotely control their phone while is charging too? Why is 2014 discussing about usb cables sounds too complicated?


A.

Can i install Linux application in android mobiles? Please tell me is it possible?

you can try something like this using adb from a terminal:

yes, as long as it is compiled for the target arch (probably arm) and all dependancies are met (which they probably wouldnt be).
it wont be as easy as a sudo yum install vlc

stumbled on this, maybe of use:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1776177

Hi thanks
I have kept searching this.. but surpisingly noone thought of doing something so simple... sad face :(

AFAIK the USB to Android connection is controlled by the Android. You send a MTP/PTP request from your PC, and it responds, kinda like an FTP server. What the Android will allow over the USB connection is very much up to the makers of the Android.

I think I should be able to use my Android as a modem, send texts, email, etc through USB and over the phone's connection while it's sitting beside my keyboard charging. Alas, it is not to be.

Android is very much wireless-centric. You can do all that wirelessly, but not wired. I even charge my phone wirelessly much of the time. I only charge via USB in the car. At home I just drop the phone on the wireless charger and forget it. I regularly use the phone as a wifi hotspot, and I can do pretty much whatever I want from a PC or wireless keyboard/mouse. All it takes are the proper apps, and they're readily available.

I'm an electrical engineer. The metal case is a wire.

Others use induction to energize components. In either case they still need to make contact web [sic: with] the terminals.

"web the terminals"? :-D

It's far from a USB cable, though. The case isn't metal, although there is certainly metal inside the plastic. Being pedantic isn't a requirement here, but it helps.

true, it just irks me a little. the only true wireless energy supply i really give credit to would be things like ics stickers / rfid tags which dont contain batteries but the circuits become active when they are a few meters of a transmitter.