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On Mon, Oct 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM Richard England <[email protected]> wrote: > > Signal is another Telegram like Whatsapp replacement. I use it to talk > to family in Ohio and daughter in Medford > > > ~~R > Non fenestras quia MCMXC - Linux vincit > > On 10/6/25 11:01, Chuck Hast wrote: > > I use it all the time. I gather information on my cell phone and come home > > to my shop/lab/shack/whatever > > and plug cell into my Linux Mint computer. I open app that I use to collect > > information on lab gear I service, > > and I cut and paste that information from the phone screen to my regular > > service app on my linux box. > > I also cut and paste data from the service order to the app on my phone. So > > from my point of view I am > > already, I think, doing what you want to do. I can make the phone screen > > quite large, I actually use that > > screen next to the work app on my computer where I close out the job. > > > > The phone app is a royal pita to use, so that is why I do this. > > Scrcpy rules as far as I am concerned. > > I am using a Pixel 8 for the phone and Mint for the desktop/laptop (I use > > it on both machines) for my > > work machines > > > > Oh and by the way, when someone calls the RX audio comes through the > > computer audio system so > > no issue there.... I suppose if I had a mic on it that would also be used, > > but the phone mic does just > > fine there. > > > > I think the only thing I have found that was an issue with it was Whattsapp > > but then what can you expect > > from Meta that will not even create a Linux app for Whatsapp (I have to use > > it to talk to my wife in Costa > > Rica and other folks down there. I am trying to get her to move to telegram > > which DOES work with Linux > > and has a nice native app.) Meta continues to suck and blow dog... > > > > On Fri, Oct 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM Nat Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Scrcpy does look cool, I'll have to check it out. here's some more apps > >> like it: > >> https://www.airdroid.com/remote-control/alternatives-to-samsung-dex/ > >> > >> On Fri, Oct 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM Nat Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> Samsung DeX lets you use your android phone like a computer, with a > >>> keyboard and mouse. I think you just need a usb hub or maybe it works > >>> with bluetooth? I know that's not what you asked about though... > >>> > >>> On Fri, Oct 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM Vince Winter <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Scrcpy is very good. It binds together a lot of adb. I have used to to > >> put > >>>> my phone on a larger screen. Works pretty well and let's you use a > >> mouse. > >>>> I > >>>> use the flags -S for turn off screen on the phone -w for keep phone from > >>>> sleeping. > >>>> > >>>> Occasionally there is apps that don't work with it, there isn't really > >>>> work > >>>> arounds for those. They do it for privacy reasons and/or DRM reasons. > >>>> > >>>> Vince Winter, Technology Sorcerer of the Adept Circle > >>>> > >>>> On Fri, Oct 3, 2025, 5:47 PM Keith Lofstrom <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> This is vaguely Linux, because I hope to set up shell scripts > >>>>> to connect to an Android phone with "scrcpy" (or other Linux > >>>>> app), and operate the phone with the mouse and keyboard on a > >>>>> big screen Debian desktop via a USB cable and Linux apps. > >>>>> > >>>>> Sadly, my jittery hands and elderly eyes make it difficult > >>>>> to operate a screen phone to put it into the correct modes. > >>>>> A clicky backspace BUTTON on the Android would be very > >>>>> helpful, which is why I am trying to connect with scrcpy > >>>>> from Linux ... and connect to a world that increasingly > >>>>> requires a "smart phone" for basic survival. > >>>>> > >>>>> Hearing loss doesn't help, either. > >>>>> > >>>>> Until now, I depended on my wife for this, but yesterday's > >>>>> brush with her urgent care doctors made clear that I *MUST* > >>>>> be able to navigate what I call a dodopaddle. Hopefully > >>>>> without developing the kneejerk behavioral pathologies that > >>>>> "smart" phones encourage. That shades into plug-talk; for > >>>>> now, basic connection to the "smart" phone universe with > >>>>> Linux, clicky keyboard, and ball/optical mouse is my goal. > >>>>> > >>>>> Tested ideas? Expert suggestions? Paid help? > >>>>> > >>>>> Keith L. > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Keith Lofstrom [email protected] > >>>>>
