I built... well, AI built a display bridge for me, and I'm sharing it with everyone

I saw u/skyworxx's post and decided to share my version which has been in the works for a couple of weeks. It seems we came up with the same idea, but had completely different approaches: mine works primarily wired with WiFi Direct mode being more like an afterthough, while Skyworxx relies on wireless mode.

Why I decided to go wired?

Two reasons:

  1. Latency/stability
  2. Power

I didn't like how choppy the video was while using WiFi, let alone Bluetooth, and having to charge the glasses anyway made me think: why not use the same cable for power and data? Yes there are power capsules but they drain fast.

Thus, Display Bridge was born.

^(I must admit, I haven't looked into the code at all, the whole project was built by codex agent through a loop of brainstorming - specification - TDD - adb testing - repeat.)

What it can do:

  • Connect via data cable
  • Connect via Wi-Fi
  • Create a virtual display which can be used by apps like VLC or Dex
  • Create a copy of a phone's screen and display it on the glasses
  • Change the screen frame position and scale, save favorites
  • Configure gestures on the glasses:
    • play/pause
    • seek
    • next/previous media
    • next/previous favorite screen position

What it can't do:

  • Connect via basic charging cable (duh)
  • Connect via Bluetooth (might add if there's demand)
  • Install glasses app automatically — please use Hi Rokid for that
  • Auto-update (might add later)
  • Play audio through the cable — the audio stays on the phone so you can use your favorite headset, or the glasses themselves. You have to take care of the desync yourself however (VLC can handle that easily)
  • Make you a breakfast

How to install and use:

  1. Go to https://github.com/azhilin246/RokidDisplayBridge/releases
  2. Download both apks from the latest release
  3. Install the Phone one on your phone
  4. Install the Glasses one on your glasses through Hi Rokid app or by other means
  5. Connect the data (5 pin) cable to your phone and glasses.
  6. Allow the phone app to use USB
  7. ??????
  8. PROFIT!

There's an option to use wireless mode, it works (kinda), but I'd rather wait for whatever u/skyworxx comes up with if you want that.

u/bo0mka — 10 days ago