https://github.com/pgaskin/vncpatch

Patches the RealVNC 4.x Android app to fix bugs and improve usability.
https://github.com/pgaskin/vncpatch

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Patches the RealVNC 4.x Android app to fix bugs and improve usability.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/pgaskin/vncpatch
• Owner: pgaskin
• License: mit
• Created: 2023-10-02T00:14:07.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-04-18T00:56:23.000Z (7 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-04-19T00:38:21.767Z (7 months ago)
• Topics: android, apk, apktool, realvnc, smali, vnc
• Language: Shell
• Homepage:
• Size: 22.1 MB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# vncpatch

Patches the RealVNC 4.x Android app to fix bugs and improve usability.

Currently supports VNC Viewer 4.8.0.52006 (February 2024).

For VNC Viewer 3.x, see [here](https://gist.github.com/pgaskin/fe3bd93d851f5ac63e40f9fb9cdf264a) for a patch to fix the double-backspace bug.

## Features

- Make the collapsed floating toolbar FAB invisible so it doesn't block the corner of the screen (you can tap it to show it again).

- Make the floating toolbar larger (to improve usability of the invisible FAB).

- Make the floating toolbar background translucent white (so the blue buttons aren't unreadable).

- Add a pin-to-home button to the connection details toolbar (since the dynamic shortcuts only includes the first four connections).

- Add long-press key-repeat support to the extension keyboard (so pressing arrow keys isn't as painful).

- Fix bug where rapidly pressing non-lockable-modifier extension keyboard keys would only send half the expected number of key presses (also so pressing arrow keys isn't as painful).

## Usage

1. Install dependencies:

    - git

    - Java 11+

    - [zipalign](https://developer.android.com/tools/releases/build-tools)

    - [apksigner](https://developer.android.com/tools/releases/build-tools) (>= 0.9) (this repo contains a vendored copy)

    - [apktool](https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/releases) (= 2.8.1) (newer versions will probably work, but the patches may need to be updated) (this repo contains a vendored copy)

    - wget (only needed if downloading the APK)

2. Run `./vncpatch.sh` (see `./vncpatch.sh -h` for options). To modify the patches, you can amend or add new commits to the git repo created at `./src`, then run `./vncpatch.sh` again.

3. Uninstall the original app, then install `build/signed.apk`.