Scrcpy is very good. It binds together a lot of adb. I have used to to put my phone on a larger screen. Works pretty well and let's you use a mouse. I use the flags -S for turn off screen on the phone -w for keep phone from sleeping.
Occasionally there is apps that don't work with it, there isn't really work arounds for those. They do it for privacy reasons and/or DRM reasons. Vince Winter, Technology Sorcerer of the Adept Circle On Fri, Oct 3, 2025, 5:47 PM Keith Lofstrom <[email protected]> wrote: > This is vaguely Linux, because I hope to set up shell scripts > to connect to an Android phone with "scrcpy" (or other Linux > app), and operate the phone with the mouse and keyboard on a > big screen Debian desktop via a USB cable and Linux apps. > > Sadly, my jittery hands and elderly eyes make it difficult > to operate a screen phone to put it into the correct modes. > A clicky backspace BUTTON on the Android would be very > helpful, which is why I am trying to connect with scrcpy > from Linux ... and connect to a world that increasingly > requires a "smart phone" for basic survival. > > Hearing loss doesn't help, either. > > Until now, I depended on my wife for this, but yesterday's > brush with her urgent care doctors made clear that I *MUST* > be able to navigate what I call a dodopaddle. Hopefully > without developing the kneejerk behavioral pathologies that > "smart" phones encourage. That shades into plug-talk; for > now, basic connection to the "smart" phone universe with > Linux, clicky keyboard, and ball/optical mouse is my goal. > > Tested ideas? Expert suggestions? Paid help? > > Keith L. > -- > Keith Lofstrom [email protected] >
