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Scrcpy 5.0 now supports hardware decoding

story by thunderbong · 2026-10-06 · 0 comments

…you mean the likes of scrcpy[0]? Would be great if you have a way to do it programmatically. https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy

comment by _puk · 2026-08-15 · in Show HN: Deltix – AI Driven Testing

…the search for the root cause off this issue, it seems to be VIRTUAL_DISPLAY_FLAG_ALWAYS_UNLOCKED: https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/issues/6007#issuecommen... .

comment by micku7zu · 2026-05-13 · in Scrcpy v4.0

Appreciate you replying. It's https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/issues/6007

comment by figmert · 2026-05-13 · in Scrcpy v4.0

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Scrcpy v4.0

story by xnx · 2026-05-12 · 61 comments

…for people to remotely access a device hooked up to a raspberry pi or something at home via adb via https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy as "natively" as possible.

comment by smashah · 2025-10-15 · in FSF announces Librephone project

Have you tried scrcpy? https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy I ran this with a custom fork to expose the device screen as a VNC server for years, no problems

comment by deivid · 2025-09-16 · in Linux phones are more important now than ever

https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy

comment by ycombinatrix · 2025-08-26 · in Google will allow only apps from verified developers to be installed on Android

…you can get a taskbar now only if tablet mode taskbar could show up in secondary virtual displays. https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/blob/master/doc/virtual... https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/issues/6032

comment by smusamashah · 2025-05-13 · in Google is building its own DeX: First look at Android's Desktop Mode

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Scrcpy: Application mirrors Android devices (A/V) connected via USB or TCP

story by rasengan · 2024-12-12 · 0 comments

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Scrcpy 3.0 adds Android virtual displays feature

story by rom1v · 2024-11-28 · 0 comments

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Scrcpy 3.0 adds virtual displays feature

story by rom1v · 2024-11-27 · 0 comments

…scrcpy equivalent for mac/iphone). The freedom you gain though more than makes up for it IMHO. [1]: https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy

comment by freedomben · 2024-11-12 · in Ask HN: Apple like integration between iPhone/Android and Linux

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Scrcpy 2.7 adds gamepad support to play Android games

story by rom1v · 2024-09-17 · 0 comments

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Scrcpy 2.7 adds gamepad support to play Android games

story by rom1v · 2024-09-17 · 0 comments

Well, available since a lot of time on Android: https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy And it works perfectly. Pair it with kdeconnect and you have even a better experience of integration between your phone and your PC than with Apple. Only…

comment by alerighi · 2024-09-16 · in macOS Sequoia is available today

scrcpy works well too for Android, never had a problem https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy

comment by jazzyjackson · 2024-09-16 · in macOS Sequoia is available today

…and authorize my computer, and then use scrcpy [0] to control my phone over an ADB connection. [0] https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy

comment by mintplant · 2024-06-11 · in Google's Pixel 8 series gets USB-C to DisplayPort; desktop mode rumors heat up

There's also https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy which works for any Android, not just Samsung

comment by yjftsjthsd-h · 2024-03-05 · in Microsoft is ending support for the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA)

Or if you want to use scrcpy, which I find indispensable. https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy

comment by tjoff · 2023-12-30 · in Android developers no longer need Windows USB drivers

…APIs to have hook up the diplay server to a media encoder and the media encoder to the network. https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/blob/a3cdf1a6b86ea22786...

comment by charcircuit · 2023-11-05 · in Scrcpy 2.2 adds Android camera mirroring

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Scrcpy 2.2 adds Android camera mirroring

story by rom1v · 2023-11-04 · 34 comments

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Scrcpy v2.2

story by skibz · 2023-11-03 · 0 comments

…streaming the camera directly (vs. streaming a screen capture of the camera app) is coming soon: https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/pull/4213 For folks willing to build from source, I have an additional commit on top of the PR (linked in…

comment by chenxiaolong · 2023-09-22 · in Android 14 adds support for using your smartphone as a webcam

The scrcpy project is already great for this: https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy Here's a little script for streaming through your camera on obs: get-adb-devices-list() { adb devices | grep -v "List of devices attached" | grep -v…

comment by amar-laksh · 2023-09-22 · in Android 14 adds support for using your smartphone as a webcam

…around their Linux distro. Screen sharing (actually it doubles as a remote control as well) via https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy And as they don't try to leverage proprietary formats, Syncthing for syncing books and notes. And NetGuard…

comment by bobek · 2023-08-21 · in The ReMarkable Streaming Tool v2: Elevating Remote Work Efficiency

…multi-window Then choose "simulate secondary displays" and choose the size (720p, 1080p, 4k) Using https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy from your desktop and connecting to your phone allows you to choose the virtual display to connect to…

comment by moondev · 2023-08-01 · in Transform your Android device into a Linux desktop

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Scrcpy v2.1 Released

story by rc00 · 2023-06-21 · 0 comments

https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/issues/36#issuecomment-...

comment by coolspot · 2023-05-01 · in Scrcpy: Display and control your Android devices connected over USB or TCP/IP

https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/blob/master/FAQ.md#devi...

comment by rom1v · 2023-04-29 · in Scrcpy: Display and control your Android devices connected over USB or TCP/IP

I really like the doc for developers. https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/blob/master/doc/develop...

comment by sacredSatan · 2023-04-29 · in Scrcpy: Display and control your Android devices connected over USB or TCP/IP

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

story by thunderbong · 2023-04-29 · 143 comments

The killer app for Android is scrcpy. https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy This project can enable so many interesting things. It allows you to fully control, stream and automate anything running android including phones, Chromecasts, and…

comment by moondev · 2023-04-29 · in Junk drawer phone as a music streaming server

https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/blob/master/FAQ.md#hido...

comment by rom1v · 2023-03-16 · in Scrcpy 2.0 mirrors Android devices with audio forwarding

…which allows to use the computer keyboard and mouse "as if" they were connected via an OTG cable: https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/blob/master/doc/hid-otg... (in that case, USB debugging is not necessary) > Can also plug in a keyboard…

comment by rom1v · 2023-03-14 · in Scrcpy 2.0 mirrors Android devices with audio forwarding

…me to find a name as unpronounceable as gnirehtet. strcpy copies a string; scrcpy copies a screen. https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/tree/4e9e712#why-scrcpy

comment by textread · 2023-03-14 · in Scrcpy 2.0 mirrors Android devices with audio forwarding

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Scrcpy 2.0 mirrors Android devices with audio forwarding

story by rom1v · 2023-03-14 · 60 comments

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Scrcpy v2.0

story by kxxt · 2023-03-12 · 1 comment

…Alternatively maybe a tool like scrcpy [1] might be able to help when the screen is broken. [1] https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy

comment by cookiengineer · 2023-01-20 · in Tell HN: It is impossible to disable Google 2FA using backup codes

+1 for scrcpy https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy

comment by francisduvivier · 2022-12-25 · in Ask HN: Has anyone successfully recovered photos from a broken Android phone?

…from Linux/Mac/PC. Very responsive, including during fancy animations, playing video, games, etc. https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy

comment by nousermane · 2022-08-20 · in Ask HN: Why is there no performant remote desktop for Mac/Linux?

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Scrcpy: Display and control your Android device

story by modinfo · 2022-03-28 · 0 comments

…could directly use the SSH tunnel to redirect the adb communication, without an intermediate VNC: https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy#ssh-tunnel

comment by rom1v · 2021-12-26 · in Ask HN: Remotely helping elderly parents?

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Scrcpy v1.21

story by quyleanh · 2021-11-29 · 0 comments

…I enabled "Allow granting permissions and simulating input via USB debugging" option on my phone. https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/blob/master/FAQ.md#mous...

comment by duckmysick · 2021-11-16 · in Scrcpy v1.20

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Scrcpy v1.20

story by marcodiego · 2021-11-16 · 15 comments

I installed scrcpy https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy which lets you remotely connect to your Android device - similar to VNC. It was handy being able to use certain apps that don't exist properly on computers like Instagram, SMS, some…

comment by poglet · 2021-10-21 · in Android Apps on Windows 11

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Scrcpy – Display and control your Android device

story by chetangoti · 2021-08-04 · 0 comments

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Scrcpy: Display and control your Android device

story by RMPR · 2021-03-21 · 0 comments

…and use scrcpy[1] to mirror my phone screen and use keyboard and mouse input instead. [1]: https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy

comment by approxim8ion · 2021-03-12 · in Signal Desktop is sucking all my RAM