Vysor - Android control on PC

ClockworkMod

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About this app

Vysor lets you view and control your Android on your computer. Use apps, play games, control your Android with your mouse and keyboard. Go wireless, and mirror your Android to your desktop; great for presentations.

Vysor Share also lets you share your screen to others for remote assistance.

Developers: Vysor lets you ditch the emulator and seamlessly work on a real Android device. No need to fiddle with it in your hands. Use Vysor Share to set up device farms and remotely debug and test your applications across a wide range of devices.

Setup:
1) Install Vysor for Android.

2) Follow the instructions for getting USB debugging enabled. Here's a Youtube video to help you out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ucs34BkfPB0

3) Download the Vysor Chrome app. This will let you view your Android from your PC:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/vysor/gidgenkbbabolejbgbpnhbimgjbffefm

4) Windows users will need to install ADB Drivers:
http://download.clockworkmod.com/test/UniversalAdbDriverSetup.msi

5) You're good to go!

Having any issues? Head over to the support forum:
https://plus.google.com/110558071969009568835/posts/1uS4nfW7xhp

Ratings and reviews

This application works to control your Android device through a Windows PC just fine in that it gives you control of one or more devices but prepared to be interrupted constantly if you're using the free version or dish out quite a bit of money to use it monthly (it costs more than a Netflix subscription). In the past, the software occasionally had an advertisement that was not very intrusive but with the latest version, it will completely interrupt what you're doing (and for me it does so more frequently than every 15 minutes, more like every 5-10 mins). This will completely stop youtube videos or interupt podcasts or other work I'm doing on the Android device. I hate the update and find it illogical since the previous way it presented ads was fine and I could live with that (wouldn't you want perpetual ad revenue vs asking people to pay a bunch of money to use the app uninterupted for a short term gain?) At this point I'm not sure I want to give them any money or continue use of the app, I may just go find a better app.

The app is great if you know what you're doing. You have to turn on developer mode to gain access to "usb debugging" (pretty simple. I'm more upset with the fact that it takes over keyboard control (of the phone) and won't allow any input until I go to playstore to uninstall app. Then my keybord works great, plus i get no more ads after that as well. 😋 Other then that it's good; gets the job done.

So far so good. I will say the only things I've found difficult so far is trying to do any sort of multitouch (zooming for me), and then to look up HOW to do that, I then couldn't get to the manual. The link directs you to a google+ page which is defunct. Not big deals right now, but that makes me thing my money would be wasted if I bought the pro version, if the manual isn't even kept at an up to date page. I will also note that the ads do NOT seem super invasive.