Do unity remote work with android device without switching project platform to andriod

Question

I am trying from last several hours to play unity remote device on Samsung glaxy device but unable to do it. I have confirm all the steps:

1. opened the Editor Settings in Unity (menu: Edit > Project Settings > Editor) and select the device to use from the Unity Remote section.

but i didn't switch my platform to android(I don't want it ever cause i only want to test touch which will run on windows touch screen). So which thing i am missing to play remote? is this mandatory to switch platform on Android before using unity remote.

Answer 1

No, it is not required to switch platform to Android.

Unity Remote on Android Device works even if your Platform on Unity Editor is PC, Mac & Standalone. But, sometimes it is confusing. Here are some steps you shouldn't miss.

1. First make sure you have Android SDK installed on your PC. Here's the docs describing that.
2. On Unity, Go to Edit > Project Settings > Editor and under Unity Remote make sure Device is selected to Any Android Device, and Joystick Source is Remote.
3. Now, you'll have to restart the Unity Editor, but wait, before you start Unity, connect your Android Device to your machine and start Unity Remote App on the Android Device. Make sure USB Debugging is enabled on your Device.
4. Now, after your device is connected to PC and Unity Remote App is running on the Android Device, start Unity Editor and open your project.
5. Click Play and you should see the app playing on your android device too.

Sometimes, you might need to redo it when it does not work on first run.