How to Use Your Android Device as a Mouse, Keyboard, Joystick and More

Using your Android to control your computer is a great way to interact with programs. Your phone can be used a trackpad, or could be used to use a media player using custom controls. Monect lets you take things further by turning your Android device into all manner of peripherals.

What Are the Options?

There are plenty of apps available in Google Player that let you use your phone or tablet as a wireless keyboard or mouse for a computer. Monect can be used in this way, but it also boasts a number of other options that cater to a variety of scenarios.

First off, you'd want to download "Monect PC Remote" from the Play Store. Here's the link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.monect.portable
Next, you'll need to download the PC Remote program for your computer from this link: http://www.monect.com/pc-remote/

 Getting Connected

Assuming your phone and computer are connected to the same wireless network, it will take a matter of seconds to establish a connection.
On your phone or tablet, after installation of Monect from Google Play, launch the app and then either type in the IP address of your computer and tap Connect, or tap ‘Search host’ to scan for and connect to your machine.  If you find that you are unable to connect, trying restarting Windows to ensure that the installation is complete.

 

 Once connected, you’ll see that are no less than 12 different modes to choose from; in most cases it is fairly obvious what each one does, and each can be used in different ways.

 And thats all so all that is left to do is choose what you would like to do.