Bluetooth Remote vs Roc Droid
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Bluetooth Remote
Turn your smartphone into a Bluetooth remote control to easily navigate and interact with your Android TV. Features: - Wireless control via Bluetooth connection. - Includes all necessary buttons for remote control of your device. - Support for integrated mouse and keyboard. - No additional app installation required on your Android TV device thanks to HID protocol. - Modern and responsive user interface. - Developed with Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and Material 3. - Privacy-focused with no data collection (internet permission disabled). - No advertisements. - Open source. The source code is available here: https://gitlab.com/Atharok/BtRemote
Roc Droid
Android app implementing Roc sender and receiver. Work in progress! Features: receive sound from remote Roc-compatible sender and play to local audio device capture sound from apps or microphone and send to remote Roc-compatible receiver
| Feature | Bluetooth Remote | Roc Droid |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | MPL-2.0 |
| Install sources | F-Droid | F-DroidGitHubIzzyOnDroid |
| Categories | Media PlayerMessagingVideo | Media PlayerMessagingVideo |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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