Xamarin.Android/Forms app communicating with a PC over the usb

Question

Is it possible to send commands over the usb connection between Xamarin.Android app and Pc app?
So basically I would like send some text over the port and PC app is listening the port and reads it and display it? Pc app is not matter, Uwp, Wpf, Xamarin.forms etc. what matters is how to send the message from Android over the usb.
using Bluetooth it is already possible and I have achieved it but I dont know how to achieve this over the usb.

Answer 1

Hello,​

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To make the Xamarin.Android/Forms app communicate with a PC, it's a good choice to use TCP/IP client. You could refer to the links from this comment:
https://forums.xamarin.com/discussion/comment/393629/#Comment_393629

If you want to perform the communication via usb, you may need to consume a tool or library.
Check the links:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49015125/communicating-with-a-website-via-usb-connection-to-a-xamarin-android-app
https://forums.xamarin.com/discussion/127902/xamarin-forms-android-app-connect-communicate-via-usb-to-pc

Best Regards,

Jarvan Zhang

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