Apple's ecosystem of operating systems (iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS ...) has always been characterized as the one that offers the best integration in every way, an integration that offers thanks to synchronization through iCloud, the storage service in the Apple cloud where record and synchronize all changes that are carried out on each device.
Since all operating systems are designed by Apple, integration is easy. We could find the problem when we want to integrate an Android smartphone with other operating systems, be it Windows, macOS or Linux. And when I say we could find it, it is because, thanks to various applications, we can integrate not only the management of the device remotely, but also see the mobile on the PC in a very simple way.
But, not only can we see the screen of our mobile on the PC, but also, depending on the application, we can also control the device remotely through the keyboard and mouse of our PC.
In addition, we also find applications that allow us to manage both the photo library of our device and all the notifications we receive (even answer them directly from our PC. the best applications to view the mobile on the PC.
Your Microsoft phone
(Android+Windows)
The Your Phone Companion application (available only on Android) allows us to access all the information we have stored on our device, not only to the images, call records, making calls, messages but also (if we have a Samsung smartphone), we can also see the applications on the screen of our PC.
Not only can we see the applications installed on our device, but we can also use them as if we were doing it directly from our device. We can also anchor them in the taskbar of our PC, so we can open them whenever we want.
The solution that Samsung offers us to see the screen of our smartphone and interact with the applications that we have installed is the best that is currently on the market, but for now (at the time of publishing this article), is limited to the following models:
- Galaxy S9 and Note 9 range
- Galaxy S10 and Note 10 range
- Galaxy S20 and Note 20 range
- Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip range
- Samsung Galaxy A8s
- Samsung Galaxy A30s
- Samsung Galaxy A31
- Samsung Galaxy A40
- Samsung Galaxy A41
- Samsung Galaxy A50
- Samsung Galaxy A50s
- Samsung Galaxy A51
- Samsung Galaxy A51 5G
- Samsung Galaxy A60
- Samsung Galaxy A70
- Samsung Galaxy A70s
- Samsung Galaxy A71
- Samsung Galaxy A71 5G
- Samsung Galaxy A80
- Samsung Galaxy A90s
- Samsung Galaxy A90 5G
The Windows application that allows us to access our smartphone is called Your phone, an application that It is installed natively in Windows 10. If your computer is not managed by Windows 10, you will not be able to use this functionality.
scrcpy
(Android + Windows / macOS / Linux)
One of the best applications to view the screen of our mobile on the PC, and which is also free, is scrcpy, an open source application, which allows us show the screen of our mobile on the computer. In addition, it allows us to control the smartphone with the mouse and keyboard of our computer.
scrcpy is not only available for Windows, but also, it is also available for macOS and Linux. Of course, it only allows us to show the content of the screen of our smartphone if it is managed by Android. If it is an iPhone, we can forget about it.
In order to use scrcpy, we have to make use of Android Debud Bridge, better known as ADB, Android command console. When using ADB, we must first activate the USB Debugging function. To do this, we must access About the phone and repeatedly press on Build number to activate the developer mode.
Once the developer mode is activated, we access the USB Debugging option. Next, we must install this little program from GitHub. Finally we write in the command line that is shown when activating USB debugging "adb devices" (without the quotes). The connection between the computer and the smartphone done wirelessly, so there is no need to connect both devices via the charging cable.
AirDroid
(Android + Windows / macOS)
One of the oldest applications on the market that allows us to show the screen of our Android smartphone (it only works with this operating system) is AirDroid, an application that shows its own interface that is quite attractive and easy to use.
When connecting to PC, the usual interface of our smartphone is not shown. Instead, a desktop (similar to Windows) is shown where we have access to all the content on our device, content that we can copy to the computer or vice versa.
AirDroid is available as an Android app an application that we must install to turn our smartphone into an emitter. To receive the signal on our computer (managed by Windows, macOS or Linux) we can use a browser by entering the local IP of the smartphone, the IP that is shown in the Android application.
If we don't just like the web version, we can make use of the application for Windows or macOS an application that shows us an interface very similar to the one we can find in the browser version.
The operation of the application is via Wi-Fi network, to which both devices must be connected, both the smartphone and the PC from which we want to connect.
QuickTime
(iOS + macOS)
Apple natively offers us the possibility of show the screen of our iPhone, iPad or iPod touch on our Mac via the QuickTime application, the native macOS video player.
Unlike other solutions that we can find in Android and Windows, QuickTime does not allow us to interact With the screen of our iOS device, just show the content of the screen.
This application is ideal for record the screen of our smartphone if we want to create tutorials or share gameplays with friends or upload them to YouTube.
For QuickTime to show the screen of our iPhone, iPad or iPod touch on the Mac, once we have opened the application, we must click on the arrow next to the record button and select which will be the source of the video and audio.
Let's view
(iOS / Android + Windows / Mac)
The solution to be able to show the screen of our iPhone, iPad and iPod touch on a PC managed by Windows is found in the Let's View application, a free app available on the App Store that we must also install on the computer where we want the screen to be displayed.
Once the application is installed on the PC, to share the iPhone screen, we must access the Duplicate screen option, located in the iOS Control Center (from where we can also adjust the brightness, volume, activate do not disturb mode, among other options).
When activating this function, the name of our PC will be displayed, PC where the content of the screen of our device will be displayed. For the application to work, both the iOS device and the PC must be connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
This application does not allow us to interact with the screen, it just reflects what is displayed on the device screen.
