Desktop app to control an android device remotely using mouse and keyboard. Should work on Windows/Linux/MacOS with any android device.

Installation

1. Install the android sdk (download here)
2. Connect your device through USB cable and ensure it’s detected with “adb devices”
3. Make sure you have Java Runtime Environnement 5 or later installed
4. Click HERE. You can launch it by typing “javaws <jnlp file>” from a command line.

More info here

when you connect the device via usb is detected but does not have permissions.

Set up your system to detect your device

follow the instructions:

~ $cd /etc/udev/rules.d

/etc/udev/rules.d $sudo touch android.rules

/etc/udev/rules.d $sudo  gedit android.rules

and add the follow line:

SUBSYSTEM==”usb”, ATTR{idVendor}==”05c6”, MODE=”0666”, GROUP=”plugdev”

After making the above changes, either reboot the system or restart the udev service:

sudo service udev restart

If you make these changes and the push to device button does not show up in the Simulator Dashboard, please see this workaround.

this script is useful when you need a unique id.

Nokia Asha