Bluetooth Remote vs RPi Camera Viewer
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
RPi Camera Viewer
Note: this app seems to be no longer maintained. RPi Camera Viewer plays a raw H.264 video stream from a Raspberry Pi camera.In a nutshell, when you start the program it scans the local network for cameras and shows you the resulting list. Tapping on one of the camera names displays the video from that camera.
| Feature | Bluetooth Remote | RPi Camera Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT |
| Install sources | F-Droid | GitHubIzzyOnDroid |
| Categories | Media PlayerMessagingVideo | Media PlayerMessagingVideo |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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