{"id":47685,"date":"2024-12-07T16:55:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T16:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=47685"},"modified":"2024-12-07T16:55:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T16:55:10","slug":"scrcpy-3-0-virtual-display-linux-package","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2024\/12\/scrcpy-3-0-virtual-display-linux-package\/","title":{"rendered":"Scrcpy 3.0 Added Virtual Android Display & Official Linux Package"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Scrcpy, the popular free open-source Android screen mirroring and controlling app, released version 3.0 then 3.0.1 and 3.0.2 with quick fixes few days ago.<\/p>\n

Besides mirroring Android screen on your computer desktop, the new release can now start a virtual Android display on your desktop.<\/p>\n

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Meaning you can now run your Android app or game on computer screen, and use the physical Android screen at the same time without being affect by each other.<\/p>\n

To start a virtual display<\/b>, just start scrcpy with --new-display<\/code> option with default screen resolution and density. Or, start with custom screen size and DPI, for example, 1920×1080 size and 420 DPI, by:<\/p>\n

scrcpy --new-display=1920x1080\/420<\/pre>\n
The feature so far is NOT perfect IMO. It may starts into blank screen with nothing! In the case, you may start virtual screen and launch an app at startup.<\/p>\n
For example, start file manager in new virtual display in 600×800 screen size:<\/p>\n
scrcpy --new-display=600x800 --start-app=com.coloros.filemanager<\/pre>\n
And, to list all apps<\/b> in your Android, use command:<\/p>\n
scrcpy --list-apps<\/pre>\n
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Besides virtual display and launch app at startup, Scrcpy 3.0 also can apply OpenGL filters directly on the device, making --crop<\/code> option works again on Android >= 14, for mirroring screen, camera, and virtual displays.<\/p>\n
And, it added --capture-orientation<\/code> option to replace --lock-video-orientation<\/code> for screen rotate and flip function, that also supports Android >= 14.<\/p>\n
The release also added new --angle<\/code> option<\/b> to rotate content in custom angle. Which is especially useful for mirroring the Meta Quest 3 when using along with crop.<\/p>\n
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Other changes in the release include:<\/p>\n