Scrcpy Adjustment for Samsung DeX-like Experience

[kavinthangavel]

I found scrcpy to be a great alternative to Samsung DeX and Phone Link (especially for using apps). I love the #virtual display option it offers—it gives me the same vibes as Samsung DeX. However, I’d like to optimize it further to mimic the Samsung DeX experience.

Key Issues and Feature Requests

1. DPI Adjustment:
   The DPI of the virtual display makes the icons and text appear much larger than necessary. This takes up extra space and feels awkward to use. I’d like to adjust the DPI to make it more efficient and similar to the Samsung DeX layout.

2. Separate Virtual Displays for Apps:
   I would like the ability to open individual apps in separate virtual displays so that I can use them seamlessly alongside Windows. Although it’s possible to achieve this by running multiple scripts in individual terminals, this method isn’t user-friendly.

3. Auto-Rotation/Video Rotation:
   I’m currently facing an issue with auto-rotation or manually adjusting rotation when playing videos in a video player. It would be great if this could be handled more smoothly.

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Current Script

Here’s the script I’m using currently for landscape:

scrcpy --audio-source=playback --new-display=3840x2160 -m 2160 --no-vd-destroy-content --video-codec=h265 -b 20M -f -K

Another variation I’ve tried:

scrcpy --audio-source=playback --new-display -m 2160 --no-vd-destroy-content --video-codec=h265 -b 20M -f -K

Feel free to review and improve these scripts to address the mentioned issues and make scrcpy a fantastic alternative to Samsung DeX.

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My Setup

• Phone: Nothing Phone (2)
  • Developer Options enabled:
    • Freeform windows
    • Force desktop mode
    • Force activities to be resizable
    • Non-resizable in multi-window mode
• Laptop: Acer Predator Helios 300
  • 2K display
  • 12GB RAM
  • RTX 3060 (6GB VRAM)

Thanks in advance for considering these enhancements!

[yume-chan]

I’d like to adjust the DPI to make it more efficient and similar to the Samsung DeX layout.

https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/blob/master/doc/virtual_display.md#new-display

[rom1v]

Auto-Rotation/Video Rotation:
I’m currently facing an issue with auto-rotation or manually adjusting rotation when playing videos in a video player. It would be great if this could be handled more smoothly.

Looks like #5524. I cannot reproduce on my devices.

Separate Virtual Displays for Apps:
I would like the ability to open individual apps in separate virtual displays so that I can use them seamlessly alongside Windows. Although it’s possible to achieve this by running multiple scripts in individual terminals, this method isn’t user-friendly.

A workaround could be to always use the same script to launch scrcpy with a new virtual display and a launcher, and start your app from there: https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/blob/master/doc/virtual_display.md#start-app

[TheLastFlame]

Separate Virtual Displays for Apps

https://github.com/viarotel-org/escrcpy can do this