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Scrcpy: Display and control your Android devices connected over USB or TCP/IP

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Re: Scrcpy: Display and control your Android devices connected over USB or TCP/IP

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Lots of apps will still show a black screen via scrcpy: * The lock screen of the device * AndOTP * Bromite Incognito mode. I think its called a "security screen" which prevents this, or something like that.

Which you can remove by modifying APK file. I did it for RSA token and MS Authenticator and use them via scrcpy.

Interesting, can you clarify what configuration in the manifest this would be? Or is it not a standardized pattern and more akin to reverse-engineering on a per app basis?

Re: Scrcpy: Display and control your Android devices connected over USB or TCP/IP

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This tool is a godsend. I use it as a way to control my phone when I'm at my desk on my mac - with wireless adb, without even looking at the phone screen at all. Allows me to continue using my phone as I use my mac with a kb and mouse.

So scrcpy over wifi??

Yup

Re: Scrcpy: Display and control your Android devices connected over USB or TCP/IP

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Which you can remove by modifying APK file. I did it for RSA token and MS Authenticator and use them via scrcpy.

Interesting, can you clarify what configuration in the manifest this would be? Or is it not a standardized pattern and more akin to reverse-engineering on a per app basis?

https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/issues/36#issuecomment-...

Re: Scrcpy: Display and control your Android devices connected over USB or TCP/IP

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You can just drag and drop APK files onto the scrcpy window to initiate an install (it just does 'adb install' basically).

The real question is, where do you get trustworthy APKs, if you cant download them from playstore ? You can already install an APK through the phone

Google Play doesn't really guarantee safety. It can promise though :)

Re: Scrcpy: Display and control your Android devices connected over USB or TCP/IP

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This also solves remote-support problems for me! Afaik there is no VNC Server / TeamViewer / AnyDesk / etc (server!) for Android, but telling someone to plug their phone into some computer I can control is easy enough :-)

I'm fairly sure there's a VNC server for rooted Android phones, am I mistaken? Looks like this one will work without root: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.christianb...

Cool, thank you!
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