Xela Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 I've been working on a fork of Synergy 2 that works for Android without root and Chrome OS that I'm calling HID Synergy: https://github.com/alexvanyo/hid-synergy Devices such as the Raspberry Pi Zero W can be set up to act as Human Interface Devices (HID). To the computer or phone that they are plugged into, they look just like a normal keyboard and mouse, but since they are computers themselves they can arbitrarily simulate keypresses and mouse movements. By running a modified Synergy client on one of these devices, any device that can use USB devices can be controlled from a Synergy server, including non-rooted Android and Chrome OS. More information, setup instructions and the code can be found in the repo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synergy Team Nick Bolton Posted October 29, 2018 Synergy Team Share Posted October 29, 2018 Extremely cool. I love seeing forks, especially those that solve interesting and unique problems! Could you see this being productizable? Perhaps for users who want an alternative to a LAN connection? You may also be interested in this repo: https://github.com/symless/synergy-through-usb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share Posted February 25, 2019 I believe that the repo you linked allows for replacing the normal network communication of Synergy with USB to USB. The fork I've been working instead can simulate a mouse and keyboard using something like a Raspberry Pi Zero W, so with this intermediate "puppet" Synergy can control any device that supports USB devices without needing to be installed on them, which is especially useful for OSs like Android and Chrome OS which are more locked down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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