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Scrcpy: Display and control your Android devices connected over USB or TCP/IP

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Re: Scrcpy: Display and control your Android devices connected over USB or TCP/IP

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Post by cfn »

SeriousM wrote: post #22

A tool called "Vysor" does that very well. Need to compare.

I bought Vysor when it was the only option but since moved to Scrcpy because it is simpler to use and had better stability. I remember that Vysor had more features but also had some issues with activating the license on some computers.

EDIT: I forgot to say both did the same thing: mirror the device on the PC.

Re: Scrcpy: Display and control your Android devices connected over USB or TCP/IP

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Post by cfn »

julianeon wrote: post #17
kej wrote: post #5

I'm sure there are many more practical uses, but it's great for automating mobile games.

How does that work - what do you do in the games from your computer for example? Just curious.

Not the original commenter but I would use AutoIt or some other automation software on the computer to click around the game window.

Re: Scrcpy: Display and control your Android devices connected over USB or TCP/IP

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Post by cfn »

ldenoue wrote: post #18
tux wrote: post #13

Very cool, is there something like this for Apple iOS phones?

You can use QuickTime on MacOS to see your iPhone as a video. Not sure other platforms.

The difference is that you can't control the phone from QuickTime, you can only view it. That is a pity because it is easier to control the phone with a mouse when developing apps (less tiring).

Re: Scrcpy: Display and control your Android devices connected over USB or TCP/IP

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Post by princevegeta89 »

joshvm wrote: post #14

Stupidly useful when I broke my phone in Antarctica and had to wait months for a replacement to arrive (it did, mere days before station close). Also a shout out to gnirehtet which is I think by the same devs? Reverse tether your phone for times when wifi and cell are both unavailable.

Wow you went to Antarctica? Why?

Re: Scrcpy: Display and control your Android devices connected over USB or TCP/IP

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Post by princevegeta89 »

This tool is a godsend. I use it as a way to control my phone when I'm at my desk on my mac - with wireless adb, without even looking at the phone screen at all.

Allows me to continue using my phone as I use my mac with a kb and mouse.

Re: Scrcpy: Display and control your Android devices connected over USB or TCP/IP

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Post by alisonatwork »

smusamashah wrote: post #9

I have tried a number of times to connect a phone with broken/dead screen. Touch and audio works. I have probably managed to enter pin and login but clicking 'Allow usb debugging' checkbox when I run scrcpy is apparently impossible or may be I am missing from some other critical step. Has someone done anything like that using this tool? It seems like a perfect use case.

The first thing I do whenever I get a new phone (or OS update on an old phone) is enable USB debugging, plug it into my computer, and then click trust this device. It's insurance for the time when the phone screen inevitably dies, because then I can plug it back in and immediately drive it using scrcpy. It's saved me twice so far.

Re: Scrcpy: Display and control your Android devices connected over USB or TCP/IP

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Post by solstice »

MishaalRahman wrote: post #12
nirajd wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you share more about using scrcpy to install APKs that are unavailable for the device via Play?

You can just drag and drop APK files onto the scrcpy window to initiate an install (it just does 'adb install' basically).

Does this mean i can install signal on my tablet?
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