Samsung DeX lets you use your android phone like a computer, with a keyboard and mouse. I think you just need a usb hub or maybe it works with bluetooth? I know that's not what you asked about though...
On Fri, Oct 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM Vince Winter <[email protected]> wrote: > 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] > > >
