Tip & How-To about Android Apps

Two methods on how to control your android mobile and get notifications on a pc/laptop connected to the same network or via internet

There are many apps you can find in play store that can help to control android phones.I have short listed to 2 simple apps.

1.Airdriod

AirDroid has long been a favorite tool for Android users to transfer files, paste text and links and access contacts and messages from their Web browsers to their mobile devices. The latest update brings a native desktop app for Mac and PC, with better notification handling and remote device control right on your screen.

The desktop app in version 3 features a clean interface that allows for simple file transfers, reading and composing text messages, checking call logs and notifications from all apps, including those it doesn't support natively.

This version also includes a feature called AirMirror, which lets you see and control your Android device right on your desktop, using your mouse to tap on buttons and fields and your keyboard to type. This means that you can respond to WhatsApp messages from your PC, without having to pick up your phone. However, you'll need to have rooted your device for this to work (unless yours is AirDroid-certified). AirDroid 3 Android on computer

While this is most definitely a step in the right direction, there's still a way to go before AirDroid's desktop app catches up to its Web-based counterpart, which allows users to browse their devices' files, use the camera, locate them on a map, check out photos, take screenshots, change ringtones and more.

The app is free to download for Android from Google Play , as is the desktop client for Mac and PC on AirDroid's site .

2.Team viewer Quick support

Get support for your mobile device from any Windows or Mac computer! You can now receive technical remote support for your mobile devices. Technicians have the ability to chat, transfer files back and forth, view device information, stop processes, push and pull Wi-Fi settings, and much more.It is even possible for your device (Samsung, Sony, Asus (for business customers), Lenovo, Alcatel One Touch / TCL, Prestigio, Archos, Medion, Caterpillar / CAT, Unitech and more) to be remotely controlled, allowing the technician to access your device as if it were in their own hands.

Features:

• Chat

• View device information

• Remote Control

• File transfer

• App list (Uninstall apps)

• Process list (Stop processes)

• Push and pull Wi-Fi settings

• View system diagnostic information

• Real-time screenshot of the device

• Store confidential information into the device clipboard

• Secured connection with 256 Bit AES Session Encoding

It has never been easier to troubleshoot devices!

Quick Guide:

1. Download and launch the app.

2. The other side, (e.g. the support technician), needs to install and start the TeamViewer full version on his/her computer (download at www.teamviewer.com ).

3. Pass your ID on to your trusted technician, who is using the TeamViewer full version.