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*** An excellent app - Editor's Choice from DroidAppOfTheDay.com ***
Remote Launcher is an easy to use tool that enables you to launch applications remotely on your PC via your Android device with a single click. It can also be used to start your PC up, even if it is turned off, with the built in support for Wake On Lan. It consists of an Android app and a small server program for your PC.
There is also support for Android shortcuts and widgets (size 1x1) available to start programs even quicker.
You can configure Remote Launcher to start any application on your PC, e.g. start your mediacenter (xbmc etc), shutdown/restart the computer or run a custom script.
To use Remote Launcher you need to install the Remote Launcher Server on your PC. Downloads, installation instructions, user guides and examples are available on the project wiki:
http://remotelauncher.owtroid.com
The Remote Launcher server is written in Java so it should work on any pc with the Java Runtime Enviromnment installed (version 1.6 or later), be it Linux, Windows or Mac OS. It has been tested on Ubuntu and Windows 7.
Remote Launcher is a nice alternative to more complex remote control solutions such as vnc or ssh when you just need to start specific programs.
It's also possible to automate Remote Launcher using Android intents or shortcuts. That makes it possible to use it together with tools such as Tasker or Llama to perform tasks at certain events, e.g. "shutdown computer when I leave home" or "send wake on lan packet to computer and start xbmc when I get back home". The imagination is the limit.
Remote Launcher works both with wifi and cellular connections. However, if you use cellular and the pc running Remote Launcher Server is behind a router, you will have to configure port forwarding on your router to forward the port 4444 to your pc. You will also need to configure the Remote Launcher app to use the IP address of the router instead of the pc in this case.
If you run into any issues, please contact the developer as it is not possible to answer to comments in the Market. You can also follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/owtroid
This is the free version. It is currently limited to having just one single server configured. A paid version without limitations is also available: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.owtroid.remotelauncher
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Remote Launcher is an easy to use tool that enables you to launch applications remotely on your PC via your Android device with a single click. It can also be used to start your PC up, even if it is turned off, with the built in support for Wake On Lan. It consists of an Android app and a small server program for your PC.
There is also support for Android shortcuts and widgets (size 1x1) available to start programs even quicker.
You can configure Remote Launcher to start any application on your PC, e.g. start your mediacenter (xbmc etc), shutdown/restart the computer or run a custom script.
To use Remote Launcher you need to install the Remote Launcher Server on your PC. Downloads, installation instructions, user guides and examples are available on the project wiki:
http://remotelauncher.owtroid.com
The Remote Launcher server is written in Java so it should work on any pc with the Java Runtime Enviromnment installed (version 1.6 or later), be it Linux, Windows or Mac OS. It has been tested on Ubuntu and Windows 7.
Remote Launcher is a nice alternative to more complex remote control solutions such as vnc or ssh when you just need to start specific programs.
It's also possible to automate Remote Launcher using Android intents or shortcuts. That makes it possible to use it together with tools such as Tasker or Llama to perform tasks at certain events, e.g. "shutdown computer when I leave home" or "send wake on lan packet to computer and start xbmc when I get back home". The imagination is the limit.
Remote Launcher works both with wifi and cellular connections. However, if you use cellular and the pc running Remote Launcher Server is behind a router, you will have to configure port forwarding on your router to forward the port 4444 to your pc. You will also need to configure the Remote Launcher app to use the IP address of the router instead of the pc in this case.
If you run into any issues, please contact the developer as it is not possible to answer to comments in the Market. You can also follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/owtroid
This is the free version. It is currently limited to having just one single server configured. A paid version without limitations is also available: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.owtroid.remotelauncher
Tags: remote launcher free server, remote launcher android, remote launcher free, alternatives to remote scripting with java runtime 1.6.22, android remote launcher.
Recently changed in this version:
v0.3.5 (2012-01-02)
- Fix several force close issues
- Fix for layout not working in Honeycomb prior to 3.2
v0.3.4 (2012-10-09)
- Fix possible crash when disconnected from server
- Fix that the list of launchers is sometimes shown even if disconnected
- Fix wake on lan issue
v0.3.3 (2012-09-28)
- Fix a crash if trying to start a launcher when disconnected
- Fix "First run dialog" on small screens
v0.3.2 (2012-09-16)
- Fix a crash if invalid launcher id selected
Comments and ratings for Remote Launcher Free
(72 stars)
by Ties van Dijk on 02/05/2013
Really nice little app, but I have 2 small issues: 1. The widget icon for WOL is hardly distinguishable from the other widget icon. 2. The only way to change the 'start server on bootup' option is by reinstalling the server. 4 stars :)
(72 stars)
by Radu Vacaru on 28/04/2013
Works very well! Exactly what I needed. The WOL widget icon needs maybe a redesign as it is barely distinguishable from the other widgets.
(72 stars)
by Mark Cosgrove on 12/04/2013
Mostly wanted for wol but doesnt work. Doesnt even space the mac address automatically. Piece of rubbish.
(72 stars)
by Red Duster on 13/03/2013
Tried this out on my Samsung Galaxy Note. As it did not work emailed developer to ask where I was going wrong - didn't even have the courtesy of a reply. It's no wonder people give bad reports on various apps in Play Store when the attitude of developers,
(72 stars)
by Roger Oake on 26/02/2013
Not for newbies
(72 stars)
by Shane Duchock on 14/02/2013
I had tried a few other "all in one" launchers/remotes but none were reliable. This is the one that does exactly what I want it to do. Setup on one of my machines was tricky (it wouldn't start the server), but the developer took the time to help me with
(72 stars)
by Yann Gosteli on 05/02/2013
Installation and configuration quite easy. On mac os, use the 'open' function to launch applications (example: open /Applications/Calendar.app) Would be better if we could choose the icon for each widget.