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

Post by throwaway2056 » Sat, Apr 29, 2023, 9:15 AM UTC

Kelamir wrote: post #43

apienx wrote: post #39

My 7 year-old phone has had a completely smashed screen for the past year. Thanks to this (super-easy-to-run script), I haven't felt the need to repair the screen at all. 10/10 would recommend.

That's a surprisingly great idea. A mobile phone can be used as a server, and for their capabilities, they are cheaper than Raspberry Pi when with some issues especially. Out of curiosity I just found an offer for a used Pixel 6 Pro for 70 EUR, supposedly only broken screen and the rest is working, where it has 12GB RAM with CPU Octa-core (copypasting: 2x2.80 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.25 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-…

Post by tjoff » Sat, Apr 29, 2023, 9:20 AM UTC

kramerger wrote: post #44

For the use cases mentioned in the comments here, I don't think you really need a third party tool like this. Connect your phone to a USB-C display and viola! Screen is mirrored and network, mouse and keyboard connected to the display are now connected to the phone. There is also the Microsoft phone app for win10/11, and Samsung Dex.

Post by mnky9800n » Sat, Apr 29, 2023, 9:30 AM UTC

princevegeta89 wrote: post #26

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?

Post by nprateem » Sat, Apr 29, 2023, 9:34 AM UTC

ChiptuneIsCool wrote: post #54

nprateem wrote: post #31

If anyone's looking for an android project, please make one that forwards all hotspot traffic over whatever VPN is enabled. I guess the phone will need rooting.

Try this https://github.com/pyamsoft/tetherfi It will route all hotspot traffic through your phone and vpn. Works even without root

Post by kramerger » Sat, Apr 29, 2023, 9:43 AM UTC

carstenhag wrote: post #58

kramerger wrote: post #44

For the use cases mentioned in the comments here, I don't think you really need a third party tool like this. Connect your phone to a USB-C display and viola! Screen is mirrored and network, mouse and keyboard connected to the display are now connected to the phone. There is also the Microsoft phone app for win10/11, and Samsung Dex.

Pretty sure the market share of usb-c Displays is still very low. Also, most people (source needed) use laptops nowadays.