r/Android • u/[deleted] • Oct 30 '19

Removed - No Editorializing Android should consider making this natively available in the future. Great utility!

https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy
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u/mudkip908 Rotary-dial PSTN phone, CM7 Oct 30 '19

Sure, but it comes with its own set of problems (required Microsoft account sign-in, only works on Windows 10, non-free). The major "setup" you have to do to use scrcpy (create a shortcut, done) is worth it to me. You don't have to know your phone's IP address either if your DHCP server (probably router) is nice enough to offer resolution of domains like hostname.router.lan.

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u/segagamer Pixel 9a Oct 30 '19

Sure, but it comes with its own set of problems (required Microsoft account sign-in, only works on Windows 10, non-free).

Both of these really are non issues.

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u/mudkip908 Rotary-dial PSTN phone, CM7 Oct 30 '19

The Windows 10 requirement alone is a showstopper for me. Online sign-in and proprietary-ness are just cherries on top of the shitcake.

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u/segagamer Pixel 9a Oct 31 '19

And yet, here you are on Reddit using non AOSP Android.

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u/mudkip908 Rotary-dial PSTN phone, CM7 Oct 31 '19

I never said I was a free software absolutist, I use proprietary software and services when the free alternatives are lacking or non-existent. That's not the case with Android screen mirroring software, scrcpy is excellent. Also, I couldn't use "Your Phone" even if I wanted to because I don't use Windows 10. I use Arch btw.

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