Re: [OT] Working with Android devices

2018-09-14 Thread Peter W A Wood via use-livecode
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Re: [OT] Working with Android devices

2018-09-14 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
I use it too on Richards advice. Just a note of caution: If you sync your device with a Nextcloud device, the Nextcloud device considers itself as the master, and your device as a backup. That means that if you then tell the Nextcloud interface to exclude a folder that has already been synced, i

Re: [OT] Working with Android devices

2018-09-14 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
Peter W A Wood wrote: > I have recently got an Android tablet and am seeking advice on how > best to work with it in general, not so much with Livecode yet. My > main machine is a Mac. I would like to be able to easily swap files > with the Android tablet via wifi and to remotely login to it from

Re: [OT] Working with Android devices

2018-09-14 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
I should clarify, you can't really run Android apps on your Mac, you run them on the Android device and they display on the computer. I've used this for presentations. Also, I'd be surprised if any remote access method could actually log into an Android device that has a screen lock. That woul

Re: [OT] Working with Android devices

2018-09-14 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
Take a look at AirDroid, it's free and in the Play Store. It mounts the Android device on the Mac desktop and allows dragging files in either direction over your local network. It also allows a lot of other things too, including running your Android apps on the Mac. If you want a more shell ty

[OT] Working with Android devices

2018-09-14 Thread Peter W A Wood via use-livecode
I have recently got an Android tablet and am seeking advice on how best to work with it in general, not so much with Livecode yet. My main machine is a Mac. I would like to be able to easily swap files with the Android tablet via wifi and to remotely login to it from the Mac. I am hoping that I