[Feature] "View only" mode

[CocoCocoAlx]

Hi, I would like to know if there is any way I can use the program in "view only" mode, without using the accessibility permissions, as in Android 9 Go they are usually disabled and do not allow me to run the server at startup. Really I like much this app, I want to remotely control a bunch of Android tablets from a PC, but with this problem it gets very complicated.

[bk138]

Hi! You simply don't give the input permission when asked for. Does this solve your issue?

[CocoCocoAlx]

Yes, I just found out that it works anyway, but the sign that shows up is kind of intimidating. I'll see if there's a way I can hide it. Thanks for your work!

[bk138]

Hi, which sign?

[CocoCocoAlx]

I refer to this warning. I would like to be able to hide it, as I do not need to activate it.

[bk138]

alright, that could be a config

[bradaker]

Hi Christian. I'm just checking to make sure the ask here would solve what I'm looking for too. Basically, I'm needing an automatic, always running, read-only VNC server for Android devices. And I've issued the command "adb shell cmd appops set net.christianbeier.droidvnc_ng PROJECT_MEDIA allow" as mentioned in order to allow screen recording (current devices are Android 10 and 11). I don't want remote control/input, only remote view. And I'd like it to auto-start on boot. But currently that doesn't work because it still requires me to answer the "Do you want to enable accessibility" pop-up (displayed in an earlier post here) every time it runs. I tried also giving the "SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW allow" permission too, and although that does keep me from having to stop/start from the droidVNC-NG admin panel every time, it basically just moved the "Accessibility" question (that I need to answer No to) outside of the manual start from the UI and into its boot process when it first starts as a service. What I'm hoping for is a way to not have to answer that question anymore once I've issued the adb command for "PROJECT_MEDIA allow". Also, icing on the cake would be that even when running as a service, it shouldn't show the "screen recording" icon at the top unless a VNC client is actually connected (as right now it displays it the whole time when it's running in "Start on Boot" mode).

[bk138]

@bradaker yeah, that issue here is for having a setting: "no remote control" or "view-only-mode" so that the server never needs to ask the user for permission.

[bradaker]

Great, thanks!