PC Remote

PC Remote PC Remote turns your Android device into a wireless keyboard, mouse, and game controller. View your PC screen live, share files and media, and control apps remotely via Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, hotspot or USB.

PC Remote

PC Remote is a mobile remote-control app that lets you operate your computer from your phone—handy when you’re tired but still need to power on or manage your PC. It supports multiple connection options, including Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, mobile hotspot, and USB tethering.

With PC Remote, you can use your phone to mimic a mouse and keyboard, making it easy to move around the desktop or adjust things during presentations. The app also supports real-time screen viewing, so you can watch what’s on your computer directly on your phone. In addition, you can use it as a long-distance webcam.

Features

• Turn your Android device into a keyboard, touchpad, gamepad, mouse, and more.
• Improve PC gaming performance using game-specific setups (for example: racing, fighting, and GTA series games).
• Create, save, and reuse your own custom control settings.
• Control your computer’s multimedia functions, such as video playback and volume adjustments.
• Connect through remote desktop mode for full PC access.
• Browse files on your computer and download them directly to your smartphone.
• Simulate your computer’s microphone input.
• Create shortcuts to quickly run programs on your computer.

Highlights

This app stands out for file and media sharing. It makes photo, video, and screen sharing straightforward and supports convenient file transfer between your phone and PC. Creating up to four virtual monitors is a strong feature, though configuring and optimizing these virtual screens can be a bit involved and may require some technical know-how.

Also worth noting: the stylus input option—useful for digital artists and note-taking—only works with supported devices.

Security is a priority as well. PC Remote uses AES encryption for all connections and provides flexible connectivity (including Wi‑Fi, USB, Bluetooth, and mobile hotspot). It also includes scripting and automation tools, letting you write input scripts to automate keyboard, mouse, and controller actions. That said, advanced scripting may be challenging for users who aren’t familiar with programming or automation concepts.

Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages

• Transforms an Android phone into a keyboard, touchpad, gamepad, and universal PC controller.
• Offers customizable layouts for motion-based games using gyroscope and gravity sensors.
• Includes screen mirroring and media sharing, plus useful shortcuts (including triggers for batch files).

Disadvantages

• During use, the connection may disconnect repeatedly.
• Remote desktop mode may misbehave—such as showing a black screen or turning off the display while audio still plays.
• There may be crashes when assigning images to utility shortcuts, and developer support for these specific issues has been limited.

Review

“It’s more than just a layout—this app makes full use of built-in sensors to deliver a great gaming experience (accelerometers, gravity sensors, gyroscopes, and more). For instance, FPS mode uses the gyroscope to help you aim, while racing mode uses the gravity sensor for steering. And that’s only a small part of what this feature-rich, high-performance control app can do.”

“Our laptop’s touchpad was broken, so we started with touchpad mode. Everything worked perfectly. The buttons along the top edge let us switch between 12 modes quickly. The function-key mode made it easy to restart or shut down the host and set extra shortcuts. The typewriter layout is one of the best virtual keyboards we’ve seen on Android. The racing, joystick, and shooting modes are also both impressive and practical.”

Summary

The real value of PC Remote shows up when you’re exhausted and overwhelmed but still have to use your computer. Don’t wait until you end up in that situation—install the app now and see how much easier it can make your day.