yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Apps and Games] WeakControl:
Hi [MENTION=5798043]AndroidDeveloperLB[/MENTION]

Lets try to answer your questions

1.If device is off you can't see the image on screen. What you can do to preserve battery is uncheck "Keep Screen ON" in Weak Control Settings. Thus the screen will be dimmed but still you will see the screen on the browser and preserve battery.

2.Do you have any suggestion here. We rely on adb forwarding otherwise we can't connect to the device. If you think there is other option please let us know. We will definitely consider all options that simplify experience.

3. It is not problematic but its hard. You are right. That is the reason Google Chose to use VP8/VP9 for chromecast. But this results in many devices not supported.

Weak Control uses h264 encoding. We spent many months hard work on making this possible. H264 encoder is present in many if not all devices out there. So Weak Control can work with all of them. The beauty of it is that it uses the h264 decoder that is integrated into Google Chrome. So on the client side there no - to little CPU involved if a modern video card is present. This is usually why people experience very smooth and fast video streams. Still our JavaScript needs CPU cycles of course.

4. The free version needs more permissions that the paid version. Weak Control requires ROOT so permissions explanation is unnecessary. ROOT can do it all. Still we describe our permissions on the details of both the Free and the Paid version so users know we are serious about personal information. The Free version uses location permissions because of the ads.

5. In the latest version we show "not connected" message instead of black rectangle. This means you are not able to connect. We received reports that Pebble app uses ports 9000 and 9003 for its "developer channel". Weak Control uses the same 9000 port. One of the applications will not work in this case. We are thinking of adding an option to be able to change the port of Weak Control. Also you are using Google Chrome right?

You can send us your device logcat so we can investigate more.

You can read more details on our FAQ if not already. (at www.weakcontrol.com).

Hope this clears things a bit.

The Weak Control Team.
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
1. +2. Yes, I asked if it's possible. Sadly you say it's not.

About screen dimming, what if you'd set the brightness to 0% ?

3. Do you think it should work fine even on my device (I9300) and rom (CM , Kitkat) ?

When I've connected between the web browser and the app, I've noticed it's making the OS very slow, so I don't see a good performance. I think it's just because of the same reason I can't record the screen well.

4. ads should not use precise location, and some even say it shouldn't need location at all.

The ads that are targeted at my precise location should not be different from those that are 200 meters from me.

Google also talked about it on Google IO :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WDDgoxvQsrQ#t=1320

Please, at least reduce it to non-precise permission.

Apps should take the minimal permissions needed, even if they have root.

5. Yes, I've tried Chromium (now again, with version 41.0.2222.0) and it didn't work there. The app didn't crash, so I'm not sure which part of the logs to send.

Is there maybe a tag you are using? or a hidden feature to send the logs of the app ?

When connecting, the app actually had a toast that it succeeded connecting...

6. I've noticed the dialog shown is in GB style, yet the target SDK is 19 (you can set it to 21 BTW) . How come?
[Android Apps and Games] chaddr18:
is a piece of sh.. the free version adss crash phones everything i dont pay for sh..

PD: work fine in g2 mini
[Android Apps and Games] WeakControl:
[MENTION=2066837]cout7[/MENTION],

From the logcat it seems Weak Control is not getting enough permissions. We see that you use Xposed Framework. Maybe that's related may be not. May be the root you have is broken or something. With most root implementations Weak Control should be able to get enough permissions to start. There is not much we can do about that sorry.

thanks

The Weak Control Team
[Android Apps and Games] cout7:
Yes, Xposed was the culprit all along. I have uninstalled Xposed Framework, wiped cache and dalvik cache. Now weak control works perfectly!

Thank you for your help!
[Android Apps and Games] RoadToNever:
On Lollipop theres a yellow color cast in my browser.
[Android Apps and Games] lavero.burgos:
Dev can you please add ethernet support? it would be a nice top feature.

Hope at list you consider it :)
[Android Apps and Games] WeakControl:
Hi lavero.burgos,

Can you elaborate on that. What do you mean by that?

thanks,

The Weak Control Team
[Android Apps and Games] lavero.burgos:
For the ones with android tv boxes that connect via ethernet and NOT WiFi. I tried yesterday this app in my tronsmart vega s89 and didn't work with ethernet connection.
[Android Apps and Games] BitSpice:
Looks similar to other laggy vnc apps I tried previously... but waaay smoother. Will try this out when I get home.
[Android Apps and Games] Crono88:
it does not works...i'm inserting password in the browser but it does not load

i've a sony xperia z1 compact rooted
[Android Apps and Games] WeakControl:
Hi [MENTION=2719921]Crono88[/MENTION]

Do you use Google Chrome. Is there visibility between your device and the PC you use? Also try using the USB cable connection just to eliminate any network issues.

Take a look at our web site FAQ http://www.weakcontrol.com/frequentquestions.html. Search for "How can I use an USB connection?"

Write us back did you succeed.

Thanks,

The Weak Control Team
[Android Apps and Games] lavero.burgos:
so?
[Android Apps and Games] WeakControl:
Hi lavero.burgos

We investigated the ethernet support. It seems you should be able to connect to Weak Control using the ethernet IP address. Weak Control binds to all available IP addresses. We may not be showing it but still you should be able to connect. Try looking up the IP address and enter it in the browser. If not write us back.

cheers
[Android Apps and Games] thornz:
m still waiting for ur response..
[Android Apps and Games] WeakControl:
Hi, thornz.

What is your current ROM.
[Android Apps and Games] thornz:
Dn4
[Android Apps and Games] WeakControl:
Hi

We suspect the ROM on the device has some problems with the video drivers or something with the API that we use is not correct. Thus Weak Control is not working.

We can suggest to you to switch the ROMs or update the current. Still we can’t guarantee that it will work after that. We can’t do much about it. Sorry about that.

The Weak Control Team
[Android Apps and Games] saulotas:
Its not working with Omnirom in note 2.

I get a black rectangle in chrome (on pc) and my device freezes.

I have to hard reset the note.
[Android Apps and Games] WeakControl:
Hi saulotas,

Can you send us device logcat when this happens. We can investigate it.

thanks
[Android Apps and Games] lavero.burgos:
OK, i tried with the ip address and i could see the weak control page but when i put in the pin a pop up window says unable to connect or something like that. Tried few times and with different settings.
[Android Apps and Games] saulotas:
Ok give me some time to find out how I get a logcat from a freezed phone.
[Android Apps and Games] WeakControl:
Hi lavero.burgos,

Can you send us the device logcat when this happens

thanks
[Android Apps and Games] WeakControl:
Hi saulotas,

You can do adb logcat >> logcat.txt and leave the command prompt open and then try to connect. After that stop the command by CTRL+C and send us the file

cheers
[Android Apps and Games] WeakControl:
Chrome 39.x brakes fluid video

WARNING:

We have identified that the new version of Google Chrome 39.x has a bug that affects playback smoothness of Weak Control video stream.

Please hold on, if you can, your updates of Chrome till we are able to workaround the issue. Under Chrome 39.x Weak Control is usable but because of the Chrome bug there is a sluggishness in the video display. Audio may be out of sync with the video because of that issue as well.

This issue was not present with the previous versions of Google Chrome. Our preliminary findings indicate that Chrome can't go over 10 fps and behaves like no hardware acceleration is present.

For windows users that need to update (or already updated) to Chrome 39.x there is a workaround to use Chrome 38 as portable application.

Take a look at Portable apps at sourceforge open source project here:http://sourceforge.net/projects/por...ortable_38.0.2125.122_online.paf.exe/download

For Mac users you may install both Chrome versions side by side.

We are investigating the issue as critical.

The Weak Control Team
[Android Apps and Games] pulkitjeel:
Keyboard not working

The keyboard is not working with the free version. Also while playing a video on MXPlayer, the video orientation and the video size is not adjusted to the browser size.

Stock Galaxy S4 4.4.2
[Android Apps and Games] AllEyezOnMe:
[MENTION=6129237]WeakControl[/MENTION] I have a very simple request which i hope u could implement in the next update which is just to make the url and pin, when u open the app, copyable. The reason this feature would be useful is because i have an app called pushbullet which has universal copy and paste meaning if i can copy the url or pin on my phone it will automatically be synced with my laptop
[Android Apps and Games] rwhryz:
Is it possible to control the phone while the screen is off? Sounds crazy but that would be awesome, and would save much battery. Was thinking of buying the paid version.
[Android Apps and Games] Crono88:
done but...look the screenshots (with wifi and cable)..same result
[Android Apps and Games] spupuz:
buoght pro versio 3.98€ wasted application crah after the first test.. i need to clean config to make it work again.

reimbursed.
[Android Apps and Games] andillaTO:
Can't type unless keyboard present

It seems that the user can't type unless the keyboard is present. ... which is fine, but for some reason when the app is running and i click or physically tap the text box area, the keyboard doesn't come up at all..

is there a work around or a fix coming soon for this?

Thanks!

p.s. I have the paid version.
[Android Apps and Games] Crono88:
same problem
[Android Apps and Games] WeakControl:
Hi [MENTION=5458786]andillaTO[/MENTION] and [MENTION=2719921]Crono88[/MENTION]

Can you enable the Weak Control Keyboard when you are connected. Go to Settings->Language and Input->Default and set it to "Weak Control Keyboard"

Then the keyboard should start working. After that on disconnect the keyboard should revert the your default keyboard. And from now on on connect/disconnect it should be automatic.

Thanks,

The Weak Control Team
[Android Apps and Games] WeakControl:
Hi spupuz,

Did you manged to make it work? Can you describe what happens and when the app crashes. Also what Android version do you use

Thanks,

The Weak Control Team
[Android Apps and Games] WeakControl:
Hi rwhryz,

Sorry for the late reply. The phone screen should be on in order for the app to work. Still if you disable Keep Screen On option it will allow the device to go to power save mode where the screen is on but the LEDs on the device are not. Thus saving battery life.

Check our FAQ at http://www.weakcontrol.com/frequentquestions.html for more details

Cheers,

The Weak Control Team
[Android Apps and Games] Crono88:
Still not working..only a black rectangle
[Android Apps and Games] WeakControl:
Hi Crono88

Can you send us the device logcat when this happens.

thanks
[Android Apps and Games] Crono88:
ok, attached here...I know that is not very clean, sorry
[Android Apps and Games] WeakControl:
Hi Crono88,

We see that your device is not properly configured to support remote audio capture. Weak Control indeed crashes in this scenario. We will fix this in the next version so at least you get video working. But until your ROM is properly configured you will not be able to stream audio.

Thanks,

Weak Control Team
[Android Apps and Games] spupuz:
i had the problem that first time is working with a lot of lag, then if i disconect stop, start and try to reconnect it does not give me a PIN and the browser can't connect to the address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:9000.

using android 5.0 on nexus 4 and ubuntu with google chrome Version 41.0.2224.3 dev (64-bit)

;/
[Android Apps and Games] WeakControl:
Hi spupuz,

Android 5.0 support is coming soon.

We actively working on the lag that you experience. If you read our first page you will find description of the problem and possible workarounds.

Basically the issue is with Chrome Browser 39 and up. It broke the fluid video and the video started dropping a lot of frames. We are expecting to have a fix for this soon. If you have a windows machine go ahead and try the portable Chrome 38. This is the version the video works correctly. We are treating this issue with high priority.

Thanks,

The Weak Control Team
[Android Apps and Games] andillaTO:
I did as you suggested. I enabled WeakControl Keyboard, selected it as default, I switch to my SMS app and still can't type anything from my computer keyboard.

As well, I switched to my default keyboard (Kii Keyboard), went back to my SMS app, and still can't type anything from my computer keyboard.

Please let me know if you have another suggestion.

Also, I get about a 5 second lag from what is shown on my android to what I see on my browser. I'm using Chrome on a N-type Wifi connection. Is this the lag caused by network speed, browser, or a combination of both?

Thanks again.

UPDATE: I got it to work for a little bit with the default keyboard as WeakControl typing on my SMS app. The odd part is that I switched to my Hangouts app and tried again and it stopped working. I didn't do anything else differently. I will keep on playing with it to see what's going on.
[Android Apps and Games] WeakControl:
Hi andillaTO,

For the keyboard problem. Can you send us the device logcat when you connect and try to type something.

Try this procedure in the mean time

1.Connect

2.Set default keyboard to "Weak Control Keyboard"

3. Disconnect (notice that the default keyboard should not be "Weak Control" now)

4. Connect again (notice if the default keyboard is Weak Control)

5. Try to type.

But we will need logcat to see whats happening with the keyboards.

For the lag issue: What version of Chrome do you use? Also what device and android version do you use.

We are working on an issue with the latest version of Chrome 39 and up. Video is choppy and dropping a lot of frames. For best result try using Chrome Portable 38. See the first post for details. We are working on this around the clock to get it out as soon as possible.

For sure the lag is not related to the network.

Thanks,

The Weak Control Team
[Android Apps and Games] tommyhui:
I hope that you can add auto hide the navbar simulator when i am watching video or playing game in the browser.

Also, i have been unchecked the "keep screen on", the screen cannot auto turn off while i am playing videos, plz fix that.
[Android Apps and Games] GadgetAvi:
Thanks! It is very buggy, but I'll follow it! I can say for sure that it's better than VNC and smoother... will it support other webkit browsers in the future? I tried it on FF and Opera but no luck...

oh and another thing, if there are already Ads in the free App, why it force me to buy full version when I'm trying to play a game or watch video? is it a bug?

any way, good luck :)
[Android Apps and Games] spupuz:
actually the pro version of this app doesn't worth the price it costs, nor for the quality and nor for the stability.
[Android Apps and Games] WeakControl:
Hi spupuz,

Can you be more specific about what's not working for you.

To date Android 5.0 is not supported fully. It has some edges there that we will be fixing for sure. We are concentrated on fixing the lagging issue that the new versions of Chrome introduced and will be releasing a fix shortly. Please use the old version of Google Chrome 38 as portable app that can be installed as side by side to the current version of Chrome without interfering with it in any way.

The Weak Control Team
[Android Apps and Games] WeakControl:
Hi tommyhui,

Thanks for the suggestion we will think of way to hide the soft buttons but we don't know what you are doing any given moment on the phone. Are you playing a game or watching a movie. What we can do is hide the soft buttons when in full screen. (And show them on mouse move over the right screen edge). Is this good or if you have any better suggestion we are totally listening. Also about screen not turning off this is cause of the player you are using on the device and we don't have control over that. Most players keep screen on while playing movies.

Thanks,

The Weak Control Team
[Android Apps and Games] spupuz:
hey Man i'm using Linux as Main OS not sure if i can use a portable version, anyway i'm not going to use a backward version of the browser just for Weak Control, in addition while having the full version after first usage i had to clear application data in order to make it work correctly because it was impossible to connect and i was not possible to see the associated pin also.
[Android Apps and Games] ateeq72:
probably you should post a paid-free version of this app here in xda!. i love this app and what it does, but am just not able to buy it! :crying: it would be really awesome if you do so!! :( :good:
[Android Apps and Games] jattxjatt:
I'm facing this issue.. When ever i give command in command prompt it gives this result (check attachment)

Plz help.. Plz tell me the proper guide to use weakcontrol app using Usb cable.. It would be great if u upload video on YouTube

Usb debugging is on..

Mobile is rooted mtk6582 kitkat 4.4.2
[Android Apps and Games] spupuz:
you should install android sdk :)
[Android Apps and Games] jattxjatt:
Where i have to install ..and what i have to do ..could u plz tell me properly
[Android Apps and Games] WeakControl:
Hi jattxjatt,

You need adb tools from android sdk. Other option is to use this one http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=42407269#post42407269

This contains only the files you need. When you install it find the adb.exe and then use it to forward the two ports.

We are looking into another way that will simplify the process. But for now adb commands are the only way.

Thanks

The Weak Control Team
[Android Apps and Games] jattxjatt:
Thanks now its working ..

But keyboard is not working ..i also set "weak control " as my default keyboard.. But still is not working..

Not able to type anything from the laptop keyboard [emoji22]
[Android Apps and Games] WeakControl:
[MENTION=5523538]jattxjatt[/MENTION];

Can you set the default keyboard while you are connected to "Weak Control Keyboard". Then disconnect and connect again. Now the keyboard should be working. What happens is when you connect Weak Control tries to set the default keyboard to "Weak Control Keyboard". And then on disconnect Weak Control reverts the keyboard to your previous default keyboard.

Cheers,

The Weak Control Team
[Android Apps and Games] noradoor:
[MENTION=6129237]WeakControl[/MENTION],

Thank you so much for developing this app.

I did use Shou.TV to cast my screen but it seemed fairly laggy when mirroring my phone's, though it supports other browsers. :p

Looking forward to seeing more development here.
[Android Apps and Games] WeakControl:
Weak Control v1.9 released

Hi everyone,

We are happy to announce that we just released Weak Control 1.9

We have fixed the video smoothness issues with latest Chrome browser so from now on you can enjoy butter smooth video as it is supposed to be. You can use latest version of Google Chrome. The new video player is even better than the previous one but we are planning to improving the video playback even more in the future.

Here are the updates:

* Increased free use time

* Completely new video decoder. (Works with all latest versions Google Chrome. Improves video smoothness.)

* Added decoder override flag for using legacy decoder.

* Added fallback to legacy decoder if new decoder has problem loading.

* Added support for 480p video resolution for low end devices and computers.

* Added settings for video resolution.

* Improved mouse touch point handling

* Added loading progress for the new video decoder

* Added Tips and Tricks on Welcome Page

As usual allow some time for Google Play Store to propagate the update or download the app directly from the first post.

For more details about the update check our G+ post

Mary Christmas to you all and happy new year

Enjoy the power of your device

The Weak Control Team﻿
[Android Apps and Games] spupuz:
great improvment anyway in my opinion the application ui is really poor cold be good a little bit of material design and does not worth 3,98€ of price.
[Android Apps and Games] WeakControl:
Hi,

We were focused on the functional aspects of the application lately. Material redesign is planned as part of the official Android 5.0 support.

This thread is for the Weak Control Free application. It's price is free, with guaranteed future updates.

Thanks,

The Weak Control Team
[Android Apps and Games] spupuz:
thanks for the answer the price is free but functionalities are very limited in time, think about a full time version for free but with some functionalities not enabled in free version.
[Android Apps and Games] WeakControl:
Happy New Year

Happy New Year,

We at Weak Control wish you a happy and successful new year.

Thank you for being part of our dream that is Weak Control. Enriching everyone's live with the power of their smartphone.

We have planned a lot of new and exciting features for the year ahead. They will allow us to be even more productive and more importantly have more fun with our Android devices.

Cheers and Enjoy the power of your device

The Weak Control Team
[Android Apps and Games] PapaWangsta:
It doesn't seemed to be working on Galaxy Note Edge(SM-N915T)?
[Android Apps and Games] WeakControl:
Hi [MENTION=3761210]leprophotography[/MENTION],

Can you send us the device logcat when it fails.

Cheers,

The Weak Control Team
[Android Apps and Games] PapaWangsta:
Hello there, the app seemed to be running. However it just sits there and don't do anything.
[Android Apps and Games] WeakControl:
Hi leprophotography,

You need to connect a web browser to it so it can start to do its magic. Enter the IP address that the application shows into a web browser address bar. A welcome page should appear.

Thanks,

The Weak Control Team
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 Software Upgrading] johnnyduk:
Have we lost him?

JD
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 Software Upgrading] floepie:
I'm afraid so, which means the last of the dedicated Prophet ROM chefs around here.

Looks like somebody else will have to step up to the plate....
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 Software Upgrading] johnnyduk:
Where did he go?

JD
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 Software Upgrading] single:
well, the man's got a life, maybe he's travelling or busy. anyway i just want to thank him for everything he did, i really appreciate it as i'm sure we all do. :)
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 Software Upgrading] c3l5o:
Nice digging :p

BTW he returned and he asked for time to catch up and promised a new AKU3.3 or WM6 Rom and made a poll for us to decide on which should he work on, and then... He disappeared again... Well he surely has got something to do!

Hurry back Jesterz :)
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 Software Upgrading] nandlal_mk:
i hope we r going to see a block buster wm6 rom from jesterz very soon

thanx

nandlal
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] Iron_fist:
Hi all!

I've recently purchased this awesome tablet and want to know,

what is to be done in order to remove/change my Tmobile p607t to an unlocked p605 rom (Samsung original p605 ROM).

any help will be much appreciated!
[Samsung Gear S] ronaldheld:
Will there be separated boards for the. US versions of the gear S? I ask because they should be in stores starting this week.
[Samsung Gear S] Uniquebarbee:
I don't know about separate boards but the Japen/koren version will be Bluetooth only but this will work the same as carrier LTE tablets