Monect Portable isn't too difficult to install and set up and it works (and plays) very well, indeed. Monect's Web site and Windows host need better English translations, but as we noted, that's fairly easy to overcome. You will notice a significant battery drain, though, so you will need to recharge more often, but that's a small price to pay for such flexibility. The Race, Joystick, and Shooter modes are totally cool (and effective). The typewriter layout is one of the better Android virtual keyboards we've seen. Function Keys mode let us restart or shut down the host PC and set other shortcuts. Buttons along the top edge let us switch between the 12 modes quickly. Any version of Monect PC Remote distributed on Uptodown is completely virus-free and free to download at no cost. Download rollbacks of Monect PC Remote for Android. It includes all the file versions available to download off Uptodown for that app. Since our laptop's touchpad didn't work, we started with Monect Portable's Touchpad mode, which has three buttons and a scrollbar. If you need a rollback of Monect PC Remote, check out the apps version history on Uptodown.
Most of the time, Monect Portable will find the host PC, or you can search for connections. Just click the button at the lower right and reboot your PC to install the host. The site and host interface are in Chinese, but Google Translate handles that. To use Monect Portable, you'll also need the free host app on the target PC. We used it to control a laptop with a bum touchpad, but that's nothing next to Monect's gaming tools, which use your phone's g-sensor to let you drive ridiculously fast or aim crosshairs with deadly accuracy. It can send text to your PC with a single tap, control media players, browse files, and do anything a mouse or similar device can do. Monect Portable turns your Android smartphone into a multi-use device: game controller, joystick, touchpad, keyboard, number pad, and more.