Do you need to already have it set up (agree permissions) or can you use it on a phone where the screen is already broken?
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The first, for safety.
You need to enable USB debugging and confirm the first USB connection.
A tool that works without these steps would be wonderful for recovering smashed phones, and a nightmare for all the others that work :)
That is why I wanted to clarify haha. Was wondering if Android was so exposed by default. Good to hear it’s not.
I confess that I the first time I checked the docs with a little apprehension ;)
But if the screen is already broken with the pin you can authorize it via OTG mode! So without anabling the debug mode in advance:
https://www.reddit.com/r/scrcpy/comments/11xh52k/broken_touch_black_screen_and_unauthorized_device/
> You can use scrcpy in OTG mode.
> Once started, unlock your device (e.g. enter your PIN and press enter, hopefully it's not a schema).
> Then you should get the authorization popup (even if you don't see it because your screen is black), so press Tab, > > Enter, Tab, Tab, Enter. This should validate authorization.
> They you should be able to start scrcpy normally (scrcpy --turn-screen-off).
I have to test it, without smashing the screen.
Really handy!