We don’t need to tell you the advantages of mirroring your Android smartphone’s display to a larger screen. If you’re looking to cast your phone’s display on a TV, read our article here. While a TV screen is great for casting content, a PC or laptop offers better controls for your smartphone. Using your PC’s keyboard and mouse to control your smartphone can be useful in a lot of situations. Need to deliver a quick presentation? Simply cast your phone’s display on a PC and use the controls more accessible to you. In this article, we bring you the best ways to mirror or cast your Android smartphone’s screen to a Windows device.
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Mirror your Android smartphone’s screen to a Windows device using Scrcpy
There are several third-party apps that can cast your phone’s display to your PC or laptop, but Scrcpy is the fastest and most reliable option out there. The best part is that you don’t need to download any app on your smartphone at all. Scrcpy (short for screen copy) is an open-source software that is capable of mirroring your smartphone’s display on any Windows device over a USB or wireless connection.
How to mirror your Android phone’s display via USB
Before you begin, you will need to enable USB debugging on your Android smartphone from developer settings. Here’s how.
Step 1: Go to Settings and select About Phone.
Step 2: Select ‘Software Information’.
Step 3: Tap on ‘Build Number’ 7 times to enter Developer Mode.
Step 4: Go back to Settings, scroll all the way down, and select ‘Developer options’.
Step 5: Scroll down to the Debugging section and turn the toggle bar on for ‘USB debugging’.
Now that you’ve enabled USB debugging on your smartphone, you can proceed with the rest of the steps.
Step 6: Download the Scrcpy file on your PC or laptop from its GitHub page here.
Step 7: Connect your Android smartphone to your Windows device via USB.
Step 8: Extract the Scrcpy file on your Windows device.
Step 9: Run the Scrcpy application.
Step 10: Confirm USB debugging on the window that pops up in your phone.
Step 11: Scrcpy will detect your Android smartphone and mirror its display on your Windows device.
How to cast your Android phone’s display wirelessly
Before you carry out this process, make sure your smartphone and Windows device are connected to the same WiFi network.
Step 1: Carry out the steps mentions above. Open Command Prompt.
Step 2: Enter the command “adb tcpip 5555”.
Step 3: Now enter “adb connect <IP address>”.
You can view your smartphone’s IP address by going to Settings>About Phone>Status information.
Step 4: Disconnect your smartphone and run Scrcpy again. Your smartphone’s display will be mirrored wirelessly on your laptop or PC.
Use the native Connect app on your laptop or PC
Windows 10 or higher devices have a native feature that allows them to mirror your Android smartphone’s display. Here’s how you can go about it.
Step 1: Launch the Settings app on your PC and select System Settings.
Step 2: Select ‘Projecting to this PC’ from the side menu.
Step 3: Download the ‘Wireless display’ optional feature. If ‘Wireless display’ is already installed on your PC, you may skip this step.
Step 4: Select ‘Launch the Connect app to project to this PC’.
Step 5: Your laptop is now ready for pairing. Make sure your laptop and smartphone are connected to a common WiFi network.
Step 6: Open the native screencasting app on your smartphone to connect to your laptop. On Samsung devices, this app is called ‘Smart View’ and can be accessed from the quick settings panel.
Step 7: Once connected, your smartphone’s display will be mirrored to your laptop’s screen. You can use your PC’s keyboard to type on your smartphone as well.
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Conclusion
These are the three best ways to mirror or cast your Android smartphone’s display on your Windows device. While all methods in this list let you use your PC’s keyboard for your smartphone’s display, Scrcpy lets you use the mouse and touchpad as well. You can carry out other tasks on your PC while mirroring your smartphone’s display using Scrcpy. This isn’t possible using the Connect app, as it turns your PC’s monitor solely as a second screen for your smartphone.
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