This seems pretty neat. What is the purpose of such an app though? Is it intended for use by Android developers? I don't see what I'd use it for but I'm interested in how people use the app.
It has been devoloped for a specific use case (it is included in a B2B application where the user may need to display and control devices connected on USB).
But you might use it for other reasons, like typing text messages from your computer, or showing your device in a conference (e.g. to demo an app).
Demoing an app on Android has been a pain, so far. Vysor was the easiest solution but comes with ads if you don't buy the license. This seemingly being an ad-free alternative makes it very interesting to me and my team.
Only thing is I tried to compile the code base on a Macbook Pro and it took maybe 10+ minutes on my only attempt. I had to cancel it b/c my laptop was going into "jet" mode w/ the noise levels during a conference call. I'm going to try and compile it again and see how long it really takes for me.
I can see android users using it in place of an emulator. From what I've heard (I'm not an Android dev) the emulators are generally pretty slow and using a device is way faster.
This would let you control it right from your computer, instead of having to actually tap on your phone, which can be tedious, especially when typing.
While the modern Android emulator is nowdays actually faster than devices, testing on the actual hardware is still important due to device-specific issues.
And having such tool makes this way easier since you don't have to constantly reach for a phone and be wrapped in cables :)
I'm getting just old enough that my near vision is starting to fail. It'd be nice to be able to use my mouse and a computer screen, with a slightly enlarged Android display, to control games and such on my phone.
And since it apparently handles keyboard support, typing on the phone would be a lot easier, too.
If it could control the phone through the network allowing to simulate swiping with the mouse it would be even more useful. As an example, I'm allergic to Whatsapp but am forced to keep it in (on a tablet which stays at home 24/7, data plan only SIM) because of a handful of friends who refuse to use more advanced IM software, so when I'm away they cannot contact me. The WA web app is a joke and forces one to keep the phone/tablet at hand anyway, so although I don't miss Whatsapp at all, being able to tunnel the access to it could be useful sometimes.
