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Andromium OS

Sentio Desktop transforms your smartphone into a laptop (formerly Andromium)

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  • Category General
  • Program license Free
  • Version 0.16.3
  • Size 19 MB
  • Works under: Android
  • Program available in English
  • Content rating Everyone
  • Package name com.andromium.os
  • Program by Andromium Inc.
    74401 Hovley Ln E. #927

Andromium OS: A full-fledged desktop experience on your Android device

Overview

Unleashing the potential of an Android device, Andromium OS offers a comprehensive experience that closely mimics a desktop operating system. This transformative app doesn't modify your Android configuration but overlays a customization layer that enables floating windows, similar to a desktop operating system. The true power of Andromium OS is revealed when your device is connected to an external monitor and used with a physical keyboard and mouse, thus mirroring the experience of a conventional PC.

Functionality

Upon launching Andromium OS, users are greeted with a new desktop interface on their screen. From here, users can access apps already installed on their device, as well as use the ones bundled with Andromium OS. These include an integrated browser, calculator, and a compact media player, all of which can be grouped and stacked in multiple layers. However, traditional apps will run in fullscreen mode, overlaying the rest of the interface when opened. When these apps are minimized, shortcuts to them appear on the bottom taskbar.

Unleashing the Potential of Android

Andromium OS is an innovative solution that addresses a major issue when utilizing Android for tasks beyond its original design. It paves a new path for potential development by integrating the mobile and desktop experience into a single environment. Andromium OS allows Android users to leverage the utility and flexibility of a desktop operating system without compromising the portability and convenience of their devices.

Pros

  • Transforms Android interface into a full-fledged desktop experience
  • Allows for the use of floating windows
  • Does not modify Android configuration
  • Integrated features such as browser, calculator, and media player

Cons

  • Standard apps can only run in fullscreen mode
  • Full functionality requires connection to an external monitor and physical accessories

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Potentially dangerous permissions

  • ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION: Allows an app to access approximate location. Alternatively, you might want ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION.
  • ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION: Allows an app to access precise location. Alternatively, you might want ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION.
  • READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE: Allows an application to read from external storage.
  • READ_PHONE_STATE: Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
  • WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE: Allows an application to write to external storage.

Other permissions

  • ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE: Allows applications to access information about networks.
  • ACCESS_WIFI_STATE: Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
  • BATTERY_STATS: Allows an application to collect battery statistics
  • BIND_ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE: Must be required by an AccessibilityService, to ensure that only the system can bind to it.
  • BLUETOOTH: Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
  • BLUETOOTH_ADMIN: Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
  • BROADCAST_PACKAGE_REMOVED: Allows an application to broadcast a notification that an application package has been removed.
  • GET_TASKS: This constant was deprecated in API level 21. No longer enforced.
  • INTERNET: Allows applications to open network sockets.
  • KILL_BACKGROUND_PROCESSES: Allows an application to call killBackgroundProcesses(String).
  • PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS: Allows an application to collect component usage statistics
  • REORDER_TASKS: Allows an application to change the Z-order of tasks.
  • SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW: Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_SYSTEM_ALERT, shown on top of all other apps. Very few apps should use this permission; these windows are intended for system-level interaction with the user.
  • WAKE_LOCK: Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
  • WRITE_SETTINGS: Allows an application to read or write the system settings.
  • android.net.conn.CONNECTIVITY_CHANGE
  • android.permission.SYSTEM_OVERLAY_WINDOW
  • com.android.vending.BILLING
  • com.andromium.os.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
  • com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
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