HOWTO: autoadb scrcpy - hide/show from Windows system tray and auto start at boot.

[browntownington]

Big ups @rom1v for autoadb and scrcpy. I've been getting RSI from holding my phone too much swiping on the tinders and now I can control it remotely when at my desk all day haha jokes to the tinder part ;). Thank you!!

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Now, to business. Here's how to launch autoadb and scrcpy @ system boot and hidden to system tray to lessen the clutter of autoadb always running in taskbar.

1. download an icon to your autoadb/scrcpy folder and make sure it's called "android.ico", i choose one similar to what scrcpy uses for the phone display window (https://www.iconspedia.com/icon/android-icon-37831.html)
2. download free autohotkey (https://www.autohotkey.com/)
3. in your autoadb/scrcpy folder create a new autohotkey file (right click > new AutoHotKey script) e.g ahk-autoadb-scrcpy-launch-to-tray.ahk
4. paste this all in to the script over anything else that was there by default. Save the file.

#NoTrayIcon
#Persistent

global hAutoadb

/* Setup Tray icon and add item that will handle
 * double click events
 */
Menu Tray, Icon
Menu Tray, Icon, android.ico
Menu Tray, Add, Show / Hide autoadb, TrayClick
Menu Tray, Default, Show / Hide autoadb

;// Run autoadb hidden
DetectHiddenWindows On
Run autoadb.exe scrcpy.exe --always-on-top --turn-screen-off --stay-awake --show-touches,, Hide, PID
WinWait ahk_pid %PID%
hAutoadb := WinExist()
DetectHiddenWindows Off
return

TrayClick:
OnTrayClick()
return

;// Show / hide Autoadb on double click
OnTrayClick() {
	if DllCall("IsWindowVisible", "Ptr", hAutoadb) {
		WinHide ahk_id %hAutoadb%
	
	} else {
		WinShow ahk_id %hAutoadb%
		WinActivate ahk_id %hAutoadb%
	}
}

5. right click your script and " send to > desktop (create shortcut)"
6. cut this shortcut and paste it in
   • for user
     C:\Users<userid>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
     or - for all users
     C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp
7. PROFIT from these for amazing tools (figuratively ;)) auto launching at start and hiding the autoadb window