Mobile devices like Smartphones and Tablets are always multi-functional. Apps can completely revamp its functionality from their regular purpose of calls and texting. One of the interesting transformations is, you can use your Smartphones and Tablets to control your computer. That is, it can be used as an external keyboard and mouse for your computer. There are lots of apps available to do that and Remote Mouse is one of the best in that. It is a free application, comes with premium add-ons and available for all the major platforms. The application is very simple to use and all you need is just a WiFi connection.
Remote Mouse lets you use your mobile device as a wireless mouse and keyboard; that way, you can use the trackpad of your phone or tablet to click, right click, scroll, and zoom in/out, and the keyboard to enter text and use function keys like ctrl, alt, etc., with support for landscape and portrait mode. You will be able to open and run any program in your computer, work with presentations, run media applications, access your files and folders, and perform just about any action as if you were in front of your PC.
Remote Mouse is a very easy to use and lets you use your PC from a distance, especially useful if you use the computer in the living room while sitting on the couch.
In the mobile app, there will be five different options available on the top menu. First, you have the Settings button, which has all the options and functions to control the application. Second, you have the computer control menu, which includes Shutdown, Sleep, Restart and Logout options. The third option Media Controller is a premium add-on, which lets you control the media players on your computer. If you find that useful, you can purchase the add-on from the Settings menu.
How to use Remote Mouse Apps
- Make sure you have turned on the Wi-Fi of your Android device and connected your device to the LAN of Mac/PC, to which your device is connected to (Mac/PC and Android device may need to be connected to the same router).
- In order to sync your device with your computer, please download and install Remote Mouse on your computer first via www.remotemouse.net
- If the Firewall of your computer asks if to block Remote Mouse, please don’t block it.
- Install Remote Mouse on your Mac/PC and run it.
- Run Remote Mouse on your Android, click "Auto Connect" button. Or enter your computer’s IP address, then click "Connect" button.
- Now you can control your computer via your Android: tapping on your device screen is equal to clicking the left mouse button; tapping on the screen with two fingers is equal to clicking the right mouse button; sliding two fingers on the screen is equal to sliding the mouse wheel.
- Rotate the Android Device to the left or right can switch to the full screen mouse touchpad.
- If you want to reconnect, press the "Back" button on Android device.
Minimum System requirements
- 1 GHz processor
- 256 MB RAM
- 500MB hard drive space
- Graphics card with at least 32 MB video memory
- Minimum resolution of 800 x 600 pixels
- 16-bit color settings
Features
- Wireless trackpad and keyboard - both portrait & landscape mode
- Fully simulated mouse: Click, Double-click, Right-click, Scroll and Drag
- Multi-touch gestures
- Function keyboards, support key combos
- Featured Media Remote Panel - convenient control of iTunes, Keynote, Hulu and FrontRow
- Application Remote Panel - easily launch and switch among computer programs
- Power Option Panel - Shut down, sleep, restart or log off remotely
- Password protection
- Works under Wi-Fi and 3G
- Compatible with Windows 7, XP, Vista, Mac OS X
If your mouse or keyboard didn’t work, Remote Mouse will be a useful alternative till you purchase a new one. If you have a Tablet, then this is a must have app on your device. You can take advantage of that large screen and use it as an external input device for your PC or Mac. Try this app on your Smartphone and share your experience with us in the comments. Thanks for reading, do share this post with your friends.