Does anybody need web-interface app for N9 (via WiFi)?

[Mitrandir]

Hi all,

I'm thinking about going to create an application for MeeGo that will allow user to manage phone's contacts, images, music and videos via nice web-interface.

Does anybody else need such tool?

With this application you will able to see and manage all your phonebook and gallery contents on PC using only the browser.

Usage scenario:
1. Run application on the phone
2. Application will show a link, for example: http://192.168.0.123:9876 (and may be password for authentication)
3. You enter this link in the browser on PC (in same network)
4. Browser will show your phone's contents with some nice dynamic web-UI

Similar application for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smarterdroid.wififiletransfer&hl=en

I'm just curious is there any potentional users of such tool? Do you need this stuff? Does it worth to create this application?

Thanks for replies!

[Win7Mac]

What would be the advantages compared to Bluetooth?

[soryuuha]

ssh, sftp..the tools for you

[MINKIN2]

Don't need it but DO WANT it!

Something like this would be a very welcome tool to have :)

I know that the Nokia suite can also show files etc with a pretty UI, but that does involve cables and prompts for other functions when you plug it in. So a clean UI with no cables would be very handy to have.

[Mitrandir]

What would be the advantages compared to Bluetooth?
Since I'm a linux user, I don't know much about what Nokia Suite can do.
But if Nokia Suite is able to communicate via BT, it is nearly the same.

I think I will be able to implement playing audio&video from the phone on PC directly in web-interface, without copying it to PC first. Don't know if Nokia Suite can do this. But i also don't know if anybody needs it :)

ssh, sftp..the tools for you
Yes, I mainly use sftp when I'm at home. But when I'm somewhere else, copying files from phone without cable will require installation of some software on pc

[somedude]

same as "netview" from nokia in store?

[Win7Mac]

if Nokia Suite is able to communicate via BT...
...playing audio&video from the phone on PC directly in web-interface, without copying it to PC first. Don't know if Nokia Suite can do this.
;) It cannot... But that's unnescessary once the device is registered to host-PC via BT. At least this works out of the box with WIN7 for copying "usual" content. OK for home use. :)

But this would definitely be a nice-to-have if you want to do that with ANY PC without the need of BT-registering the device first or if there simply is no BT. :)
If this method is also safer than USB - great! :cool:
Really not kean on such an experience like this (http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=84527)...

[Mitrandir]

No, NetView is a VNC server. You can "see" your phone screen on PC and simulate taps with the mouse.

I'm proposing the app that will allow you to manage photos and other stuff like you manage photos in Picasa, for example. This is not about viewing phone screen on PC

[Kozzi]

...

I think I will be able to implement playing audio&video from the phone on PC directly in web-interface, without copying it to PC first. Don't know if Nokia Suite can do this. But i also don't know if anybody needs it :)
...

For me the audio&video playback from the phone to PC alone is awesome enough for this project. Some doesn't have DLNA capable devices but when you want to share pictures or videos using their computer without plugging in your phone (and possibly get a virus or two) is actually quite cool. Of course if the gallery view can be limited somehow to play-mode only so that not many private infos are shown ;)

[gerbick]

Oh... I want this.

[guisoliver]

I already thought in something like your idea and i already created a similar software but developing alone with a lot of tests in the college, it's difficulty to return to develop again.

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=82798&highlight=MaemoControl

Now i think that N9 and N900 are so seamless that it's possible to develop a software for N900 and run it in N9 since the software be written in PHP, CGI or other server-side language.

[jem555]

It's a good idea. I think it'd would be awesome using this one on N9. Something like AirDroid, check it out. I tried MaemoControl a couple of months ago on my N900 and it's on the right way. You should join forces to save time. Thanks and good luck.

[guisoliver]

I am using now the Nitdroid and now i finally got a stable version and it's possible to create a software that runs in all mobile linux distros.

In the first version of MaemoControl, i already used CGI requisitions to get system values like "free memory, get contact lists" and was really easy to do but now i will develop in PHP to have a better programing (object oriented) and it's possible to detect which is the operating system and we can build a software with few changes: developing for Maemo 5, Meego Tablet, Meego for N9 and Android. In low level, these systems have common things.

A software for Maemo 5 and Meego it's very interesting but this operating system have so... "geek appeal" and it's not a system for the masses, thinking about this, i choosed Maemo for every day and was a exceptional choose because all users here wants something more than "just use". Everybody thinks like "this runs, but let's know more about this tool, this app, let's study and help to improve something here in community".

Just try to run the command "free" in Maemo 5, Meego and Android. You will see something like...

total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 1924940 1536364 388576 0 39088 464612
-/ buffers/cache: 1032664 892276
Swap: 1951740 303648 1648092

I am not a professional programmer. I am only a computer science student and i would like to test these possibilities and we need to join efforts to do something better for tomorrow :)

[loky]

is it similar with samsung kies that work over same wifi network?
if yes, that would be useful when there is trouble with the nokia suit



(sorry for my english)

[guisoliver]

Somebody here that knows a little bit about PHP wants to help me to develop a solution for the Nokia N9?

[jpfsn]

I'm not sure if your plans would include sms, but i am still very interested in something like this http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=83097

[Mitrandir]

Hi all,

I have already started to implement this in C++ and wrote a lightweight HTTP server implementation with Qt and use QtMobility for fetching data from address book and gallery.
So, I think its a bit late to join efforts because we went a bit different ways...
Please understand me correctly, I respect your efforts and MaemoControl. It's a cool piece of software with great possibilities. But merging efforts would mean me to drop all what I have already done and start to work in completely another way.

jpfsn,
sure it would be cool. Long ago I've already implemented super-primitive SMS sender via web-interface for N900. And of course I'm planning to include this feature in current project.