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Scrcpy 3.0 Added Virtual Android Display & Official GNU/Linux Package

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 08, 2024,

updated Dec 11, 2024

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.

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An update

Late coverage:

scrcpy 3.0 adds a virtual Android display to your Windows, Mac or Linux PC

Scrcpy is a free and open source utility that lets you mirror the display of an Android device on a Windows, Mac, or Linux computer so that you can interact with your mobile apps on your laptop or desktop.

Up until recently that meant whatever was on your phone’s screen would show up on your PC screen. But the developer recently added a virtual display option that lets you mirror a virtual screen rather than whatever’s currently on your Android device’s display. This lets you, among other things, interact with one app on your PC and another on your phone.