Wireless midi control of iOS & Android phones & tablets with Chameleon.

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📁 Original board: Chameleon › Troubleshooting, tips and tricks

This is a final guide illustrating how Chameleon can be integrated with iOS & Android applications. ( It's also useful if your device as a damaged or unresponsive screen)

Any network ,latency or security issues are unrelated to Chameleon.

**USB connection via Android
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A menu will appear if an Android device is connected to a pc via usb cable.

https://imgur.com/a/c8TxGy2

**Midi
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This phone appears as Midi Function when connected to a pc . This id & Chameleon should be visible & active in the pc software's midi ports.

Checklist.

The usb midi option should be accessible on any Android device released after 2015

The Android application should have usb midi capabilities .. Some usb cables can only charge they can not transfer files or data.

Tip

https://imgur.com/a/lIeP83H

This is a tuneable fm transmitter . It will take a stereo signal & transmit the audio to any fm radio .

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Android apps & Chameleon

Android apps with midi network options are very rare as developers seem to prefer usb midi However wireless integration of Android & Chameleon is possible if apps are available.

Installation.

Install Rtpmidi on a single computer using this guide.

https://imgur.com/a/g7beIcl

Rtpmidi has a window named directory & *participants *.The Android app will appear in those windows if it's a successful connection.

Checklist

Rtpmidi needs to be installed on the main pc & a session needs to be created.An Android app which has midi network in its options needs to be installed & active.

Chameleon has to be active in software with midi ports to control the Android app. The desktop id may appear in the Android app.It depends on how the app was programmed.

https://streamable.com/lslll

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Chameleon & iOS

iOS apps have had network midi support for many years as Rtpmidi is a Windows variation of Apple Core-midi.

Installation.

Follow the steps in the Rtpmidi image & video guide posted above & check the operating instructions in your iOS application.

The name of the Iphone or Ipad will appear in the directory Window. This name should appear in the participants window when you click the connect tab.

https://imgur.com/a/Pvzxbs4

Midi setup & checklist

Rtpmidi needs to be installed on the main pc & a session needs to be created.

An iOS application which has midi network in its midi options needs to be installed & active. Chameleon also has to be active in software with midi ports to control the application.

Examples

These iOS apps have network midi features.

Chordian ..Pianist pro...Animoog ..Nlogsynth pro

Airplay (screen mirroring ) & rtpmidi may not be possible or restricted on some apps.