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Using MT4 on Tablet PC

  • #1
  • First Post: Sep 29, 2011 12:37pm Sep 29, 2011 12:37pm
Is it possible to run the full MT4 platform on a Tablet PC, is anyone successfully doing this, are they powerful enough?

I need a mobile solution now my workplace has even denied the use of usb flash drives from which I used to run MT4. I need to load a couple of custom indicators and my template just one chart so not too demanding on pc usage.

I have a separate Broker application on my phone, but the mobile MT4 programs seem too limited I don't think I can use custom indicators on it. So I'm looking into Tablets but can't work out if they will run regular PC programs or are they just made for simple apps?
  • #2
  • Sep 29, 2011 12:59pm Sep 29, 2011 12:59pm
And even if the tablet had enough computing power to run it, can the OS run MetaTrader? If the tablet is Windoze based then it will run. If it's Linux based you can use Wine (I do this on one of my machines at home). I'm not sure if Apple computers will run MetaTrader or now.
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  • #3
  • Sep 29, 2011 1:06pm Sep 29, 2011 1:06pm
Quoting spacePip
Is it possible to run the full MT4 platform on a Tablet PC, is anyone successfully doing this, are they powerful enough?

I need a mobile solution now my workplace has even denied the use of usb flash drives from which I used to run MT4. I need to load a couple of custom indicators and my template just one chart so not too demanding on pc usage.

I have a separate Broker application on my phone, but the mobile MT4 programs seem too limited I don't think I can use custom indicators on it. So I'm looking into Tablets but can't work out if they...
Yes. I have a 3+ year old Raon Everun (the company went bankrupt) that runs windows xp with a 600meg processor and it works fine. The newer ones will work even better because they have faster processors and more ram. Just get one that runs windows and you will be fine.
  • #4
  • Sep 29, 2011 1:56pm Sep 29, 2011 1:56pm
Quoting SatchFan
Yes. I have a 3+ year old Raon Everun (the company went bankrupt) that runs windows xp with a 600meg processor and it works fine. The newer ones will work even better because they have faster processors and more ram. Just get one that runs windows and you will be fine.
That is interesting info, and filters things dramatically as most tablets seem to run the Android OS, but there are a few with window 7

The smaller the size the better for me and a quick search finds a few windows 7 tablets with 7inch screen upto 1026-600 res, so going to look into this further
  • #5
  • Oct 16, 2011 4:42pm Oct 16, 2011 4:42pm
Quoting stevegee58
And even if the tablet had enough computing power to run it, can the OS run MetaTrader? If the tablet is Windoze based then it will run.
Any more comments on this, guys?

I'm thinking of getting this one with HP webOS 3.0

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  • #6
  • Oct 16, 2011 5:44pm Oct 16, 2011 5:44pm
After a bit more research I gave up with the idea for the moment as Windows 7 based tablets are poorly rated and overpriced.

A new Windows 8 tablet OS, and improved range of Windows based tablets are soon to be released, so I will wait see how they shape up.

I noticed there is MetaTrader 5 Android & Ipad versions but I guess there is no way of loading my PC MT4 custom indicators on them?
  • #7
  • Oct 16, 2011 6:10pm Oct 16, 2011 6:10pm
MT5 is completely incompatible with MT4 indicators. At this point, we don't know what the challenges are with MT4 and Windows 8, but I will be so bold as to say that it will not work with the Metro interface and you will have to run it in some kind of compatibility mode. But this remains to be seen.
  • #8
  • Oct 16, 2011 6:24pm Oct 16, 2011 6:24pm
Yeah, after looking at it a bit I don't think I'll go with webOS - not for trading platforms, anyway.
I'll give it a while and stay with laptops for a year or so.
  • #9
  • Aug 23, 2013 8:32pm Aug 23, 2013 8:32pm
We can have MT4 / MT5 for Android tablet, see: http://www.mql5.com/en/forum/6804#comment_582015 , http://forum.mql4.com/47391/page3#833642
and for Windows 8 tablet (Acer Iconia, Asus Vivobook, etc). But is that true that we can not use Custom Indicators and Strategy Tester on Tablet ??
  • #10
  • Aug 24, 2013 5:48pm Aug 24, 2013 5:48pm
Quoting smallcat
We can have MT4 / MT5 for Android tablet, see: http://www.mql5.com/en/forum/6804#comment_582015 , http://forum.mql4.com/47391/page3#833642 and for Windows 8 tablet (Acer Iconia, Asus Vivobook, etc). But is that true that we can not use Custom Indicators and Strategy Tester on Tablet ??
Read the 2nd thread you gave a link to, if you have an x86 based tablet running full Windows 8 (not Windows 8 RT) then you can run the PC version of MT4 or MT5
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  • #11
  • Aug 24, 2013 11:39pm Aug 24, 2013 11:39pm
Quoting spacePip
Is it possible to run the full MT4 platform on a Tablet PC.
unless your indicators need to do heavy computing tasks (ex: neural network) or EA optimization, any mobile x86 cpu (atom and up) with a 2 gig ram should be enough.
you can also use remote desktop, just saying...
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  • #12
  • Aug 24, 2013 11:43pm Aug 24, 2013 11:43pm
Your best bet may be to set up a VPS and access it from a tablet. I use A Samsung Galaxy Note tablet to access my VPS that is running my MT4 platform. I am able to access and use my custom indicators with no issues.
  • #13
  • Aug 26, 2013 7:12am Aug 26, 2013 7:12am
Quoting prof8t
Your best bet may be to set up a VPS and access it from a tablet. I use A Samsung Galaxy Note tablet to access my VPS that is running my MT4 platform. I am able to access and use my custom indicators with no issues.
Are you able to alter and edit your EA code with an Android tablet through a Win VPS? If so, this is a great solution.
  • #14
  • Aug 26, 2013 7:12am Aug 26, 2013 7:12am
Quoting prof8t
Your best bet may be to set up a VPS and access it from a tablet. I use A Samsung Galaxy Note tablet to access my VPS that is running my MT4 platform. I am able to access and use my custom indicators with no issues.
Are you able to alter and edit your EA code and run backtests with an Android tablet through a Win VPS? If so, this is a great solution.
  • #15
  • Last Post: Aug 28, 2013 8:17pm Aug 28, 2013 8:17pm
Quoting Pipologist
{quote} Are you able to alter and edit your EA code and run backtests with an Android tablet through a Win VPS? If so, this is a great solution.

Yes... You can do everything you could do as if you were sitting in front of your PC. I use an app called Pocketcloud Pro to access and control my VPS on my Android tablet.
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