Version Changelog

🚀 Init ADB-Device-Manager v1.6

Android DEX Manager — Major Upgrade

This release brings a significant upgrade to the Android DEX Manager experience, delivering a more refined UI, improved multi-app handling, and a smoother overall workflow.

✨ Highlights

🖥️ Redesigned Home Screen

A cleaner, more structured interface for better usability and faster access to core features.

📱 Improved Multi-App Experience

Run and manage multiple Android apps simultaneously with better stability and window handling.

🔧 What’s Included

• Enhanced Android DEX Manager integration
• Improved window and app handling
• Better UI responsiveness and layout
• Stability improvements across core flows
• Internal system refinements for smoother performance

💡 Explore More

If you're looking for a more advanced or command-driven experience, check out the full Android DEX project: Android-Dex

⚡ Summary

A cleaner UI, better multi-app handling, and a stronger foundation — this update moves Android DEX Manager closer to a true desktop experience.

Built for performance. Designed for simplicity.

📱 Android Stream (Non-ADB* Control Architecture same as Scrcpy)

Version 1.5 introduces a new Android-side streaming engine called Android Stream. Unlike traditional ADB-based control, this system operates independently of ADB and provides a full real-time streaming and control pipeline.

Key Capabilities

• Real-time screen capture using MediaProjection API
• Internal audio capture (Android 11+)
• Hardware-accelerated H.264 video encoding
• Low-latency audio/video transmission
• Full remote input control via Accessibility Service API

This allows:

• Screen streaming
• Audio streaming
• Video decoding on Windows
• Remote touch and key injection
• App-level interaction (ADB Required)

All handled directly from the Android side without requiring ADB* to remain connected.

🔗 Separate Lightweight Project for Android Stream

• If you prefer using only the streaming component as a standalone application, you can check out the dedicated project here: App-Scrcpy

🔧 Backend & Network Improvements

• Improved device IP detection
• Fixed VMware network IP debugging issues

⚡ Performance Improvements

• Improved connection stability
• Faster device handshake and session initialization

🔄 Linux Migration Update

This release completes the migration of the project to a Linux environment. The codebase has been updated and optimized to ensure proper compatibility and stable performance on Linux systems.

✅ Changes

• Migrated core application logic to Linux.
• Updated file path and environment handling.
• Improved ADB integration on Linux.
• Removed Windows-specific dependencies.

⚠️ Important Note

• This is the first official Linux version of the project.
• Some features may still have minor bugs during the transition from Windows to Linux.
• Please report any issues to help improve stability in future releases.

🧪 Testing

• Verified device detection and ADB communication.
• Tested across Linux systems for consistent performance from VM.

This version focuses primarily on Linux compatibility and foundational stability.

📂 Cross-Device File Management

• Windows app now provides controlled access to the full file system for the Android app.
• Users can approve or reject file access requests.
• Two access modes available: Read-Only and Full Control.

🔌 USB-Only Full ADB System Support

• Full system functionality now works entirely over USB.
• All ADB features and Desktop / DeX mode can run via USB.
• No dependency on Wi-Fi or same network interface when using USB (*For ADB only).

🖥️ Android DeX

• Migrated core logic to Kotlin for better maintainability.
• Added game controller support.
• Enhanced UI for better DeX management.
• Added “Why this permission is needed” explanation for each permission request.
• Created a separate server project for standalone use: Android-Dex

🐞 Bug Fixes & Improvements

• Windows Context Menu: Fixed issue where “Share with Android Device” appeared but had no effect (Issue #7).
• Android DeX: Fixed notification remove action not working. Improved Windows ↔ Android connection method.
• App Connection & Sync: Improved stability. Fixed notification and media control issues caused by Windows IP detection.
• ⚠️ Known issue: VMware Network Adapter VMnet8 / VMnet may still cause connection problems (Planned to be fully resolved in the next version).

🔐 User Trust & Permission Control

• During ADB installation, users can now choose: Install with all permissions granted or Install without auto-granting permissions.
• Improves transparency and user control over permissions.

🪄 Desktop Mode Enhancements

• Introduced dynamic window resizing for smoother multitasking
• Added display scaling support for better clarity on all screen sizes

📺 Android TV Control Add-On

• Built-in Android TV remote control directly inside the app
• Seamlessly stream photos and videos from your phone to Android TV
• Optimized for a smooth, low-latency experience

⚡ Scrcpy Control Upgrade

• Extended support to cover most major scrcpy features
• Improved backend data structure and storage handling
• Faster, more stable, and easier-to-manage scrcpy controls

🐞 Bug Fixes & System Improvements

• Installation & Permission Handling (#11): Windows installation now correctly requires Administrator privileges, automatically creating firewall rules and granting permissions once.
• User Trust & Privacy Improvements (#9): Added Anonymous / Guest Mode; Google sign-in is now optional, allowing access to core features without an account.
• Overall Improvements: Improved stability, performance, and cleaner internal architecture.

🎵 Media Controls Improved

• Cleaner and more responsive playback actions
• Dynamic Island–style live media UI — Shows real-time song status and controls, similar to Android/iOS live media views
• Resizable widget with switch / compact mode — Easily resize the media control and switch between compact and expanded views

📊 Core System Improvements (At a Glance)

🛡️ Security & Privacy

• Stronger Android data privacy focus
• Reduced permission surface

🎨 UI & UX

• Improved Desktop & Android UI
• 🌙 Dark Mode & ☀️ Light Mode
• Cleaner onboarding flow

📱 Android Permissions

• Notification Access — For notification sync
• All Files Access — Wallpaper features only

📱 App Mode

• SMS, file manager & call history improvements
• Privacy-first design

🖥️ Desktop Mode

• Better ADB handling & stability
• Improved SMS sync & faster performance

🛠 Developers

• Developer Docs →

🚀 Platform-Level Enhancements

• Android Desktop (Dex-like) Mode: Introduced a dedicated desktop-grade execution layer built on custom virtual displays, enabling per-app window isolation, independent lifecycle management, and desktop-style input routing.
• Performance Profiles: Implemented selectable rendering pipelines (Fast / Balanced / High-Quality) to dynamically adjust encoding, resolution scaling, and frame pacing.
• Advanced Virtual Display Stack: Expanded input injection, window control, and surface management using low-latency ADB streams.

🛠 Stability & Refinements

• Reduced UI thread contention and optimized Flutter render scheduling.
• Improved Wi-Fi ADB handshake reliability under unstable network conditions.
• Multiple internal crash fixes and memory-safety improvements.

✨ Core Architecture Expansion

• Dual-Mode Architecture: Formal separation between pure ADB control mode and App-assisted synchronization mode for scalable feature growth.
• System Utilities Suite: Added calls, SMS, media session control, file management, and real-time notification mirroring.
• Multi-Device Stability: Reworked device registry and connection lifecycle handling to support concurrent devices with fewer race conditions.

📺 Display & Interaction Layer

• Integrated scrcpy as the primary low-latency display backend.
• Implemented dynamic resolution scaling and orientation awareness.
• Initial keyboard and mouse input forwarding pipeline.

🔗 Device Services

• Introduced contacts and call-log synchronization.
• Improved USB authorization and device trust detection.
• Stabilized ADB reconnect behavior during cable re-plug events.

📁 Data & Transfer Systems

• Added bidirectional file transfer with progress tracking.
• Introduced background task queue for long-running ADB operations.
• Handled partial failures and transfer resume logic.

🧩 Device Intelligence

• Device metadata inspection (model, ABI, Android version, SDK).
• Cached device profiles for faster reconnect.

🧪 Public Alpha Milestone

• First stable multi-session ADB connection layer.
• Implemented command execution sandbox with error isolation.
• Introduced logging, diagnostics, and crash reporting hooks.

🎨 UI Foundation

• Early Flutter desktop shell with modular navigation.
• Separated UI state from ADB backend services.

🖥 Device Management Core

• Introduced persistent device registry.
• Implemented robust connect / disconnect state machine.
• Handled offline, unauthorized, and recovery states.

⚙️ Reliability

• Graceful handling of ADB daemon restarts.
• Reduced UI freezes during device polling.

🔄 Backend Architecture

• Re-architected backend into service-oriented modules.
• Introduced centralized command dispatcher.
• Added structured event bus for device updates.

🔔 Notification Bridge

• Prototype Android-to-desktop notification sync.
• Basic filtering and categorization support.

🔌 Connectivity Foundations

• Initial ADB pairing and onboarding workflow.
• USB device discovery and authorization detection.
• Manual TCP/IP connection support.

🏗 Core Services

• Bootstrapped backend service manager.
• Defined internal APIs for future modules.

🌱 Project Bootstrap

• Repository initialized and project structure defined.
• Technology stack finalized (Flutter, ADB, native bridges).
• Early proof-of-concept ADB command execution.

🧠 Concept & Research

• Explored limitations of existing Android desktop solutions.
• Defined long-term vision for unified Android-to-desktop control.
• Evaluated ADB, scrcpy, and virtual display capabilities.