Android Hack (Info Request)

AadikarBhandari · February 9, 2021

Two things: old pc and new android. How to connect android via usb to use android as external graphics/processing unit or performance booster ? Don't need (buy new pc, or usb standard is too slow) sort of replies, just if i can hook android into pc and use android's processing to run normal programs in pc. Explain if anything like this exist.

WereCatf · February 9, 2021

2 minutes ago, AadikarBhandari said:

How to connect android via usb to use android as external graphics/processing unit or performance booster ?

No, that's not how any of that stuff works.

LIGISTX · February 9, 2021

9 minutes ago, AadikarBhandari said:

Two things: old pc and new android. How to connect android via usb to use android as external graphics/processing unit or performance booster ? Don't need (buy new pc, or usb standard is too slow) sort of replies, just if i can hook android into pc and use android's processing to run normal programs in pc. Explain if anything like this exist.

As @WereCatfsaid, not how any of that works. Besides USB being to slow, that is just not how computers work on almost every level. Sorry, but the answer will likely be upgrade your PC, or find apps that allow you to use the phone in the ways you want, and possibly plug in a mouse, keyboard, and screen to the phone.

RAS_3885 · February 9, 2021

Another reason is x86 vs. ARM architecture. Programs designed to run on one will either work VERY poorly on the other via emulation of some sort, or will not work at all. All other technical issues aside this is what I see as the primary reason this wouldn't yield any performance benefit, even if you could get it to work (which you can't).

Apple is showing that progress can be made to close this performance gap of ARM emulation with their new M1 chips, but that's still a new technology development and in no way translates to android running x86 applications.

You need to upgrade your PC. Depending on what you need it may be something simple as an SSD that will get you there. Otherwise perhaps a CPU upgrade would be possible. There are likely options that are less expensive than buying a whole new computer.

If you give some info on what programs/performance issues you're trying to solve we might have some ideas.

AadikarBhandari · February 15, 2021

On 2/9/2021 at 11:52 PM, RAS_3885 said:

Another reason is x86 vs. ARM architecture. Programs designed to run on one will either work VERY poorly on the other via emulation of some sort, or will not work at all. All other technical issues aside this is what I see as the primary reason this wouldn't yield any performance benefit, even if you could get it to work (which you can't).

Apple is showing that progress can be made to close this performance gap of ARM emulation with their new M1 chips, but that's still a new technology development and in no way translates to android running x86 applications.

You need to upgrade your PC. Depending on what you need it may be something simple as an SSD that will get you there. Otherwise perhaps a CPU upgrade would be possible. There are likely options that are less expensive than buying a whole new computer.

If you give some info on what programs/performance issues you're trying to solve we might have some ideas.

In that case, can i run ARM based operating system in pc and use phone for rendering? I know about samsung Dex, any workarounds for androids that does not support feature like dex? I want desktop processor for cpu computing and phone graphics for rendering graphics. Not possible?

RAS_3885 · February 15, 2021

8 hours ago, AadikarBhandari said:

In that case, can i run ARM based operating system in pc and use phone for rendering? I know about samsung Dex, any workarounds for androids that does not support feature like dex? I want desktop processor for cpu computing and phone graphics for rendering graphics. Not possible?

Not possible.