SecondScreen

4.1
13.2K reviews
1M+
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Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

SecondScreen is an application designed for power users that frequently connect their Android devices to external displays. It works with your existing screen mirroring solution to give you the best experience possible. With SecondScreen, you can change your device's resolution and density to fit your TV or monitor, enable always-on desktop mode in Chrome, and even turn your device's backlight off, among several other features.

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PLEASE READ BEFORE DOWNLOADING:
• This app REQUIRES elevated permissions, granted via root access or adb shell commands. The app will do nothing if you do not have a rooted device or access to adb.
• This app is ONLY for devices with AOSP / Google experience ROMs. It is not guaranteed to function properly on devices with manufacturer-skinned ROMs.
• This app does not provide screen mirroring capabilities on its own. Screen mirroring may require either an MHL/SlimPort adapter or a wireless solution such as Miracast or Chromecast.
• A Bluetooth keyboard and mouse is strongly recommended as the app can make UI elements smaller and harder to press on the device itself.


Features:
• Easily change resolution and density (DPI) - take full advantage of the resolution of your external display, and show the Android tablet interface if you're using a phone
• Simple profile-based interface - easy to enable/disable different profiles for different types of displays
• Many configurable options, including:
 • Automatically enable Bluetooth and Wi-Fi - quickly connect a keyboard, mouse, and/or game controller
 • Automatically enable Daydreams
 • Show desktop sites in Chrome by default - browse the real Web, on your TV!
 • Lock screen orientation to landscape
 • Overscan support for older TVs (Android 4.3+)
 • System-wide immersive mode (Android 5.0+)
 • Disable device backlight and/or vibration - save battery while your device is connected (not compatible with all devices)
• Full integration with Tasker
• Load profiles automatically when a display is connected
• Quick Actions - quickly and easily run SecondScreen features without creating or editing profiles
• Homescreen shortcuts - launch a profile with one tap, without entering the app

Explanation of permissions:
• root access or adb shell commands required to change resolution/DPI, disable backlight/vibration, enable desktop-only mode in Chrome
• "connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi", "view Wi-Fi connections" - required for profiles to enable Wi-Fi
• "access Bluetooth settings", "pair with Bluetooth devices" - required for profiles to enable Bluetooth
• "close other apps" - required to refresh the user interface after a resolution/DPI change. Ensure all data is saved before launching a profile.
• "run at startup" - required to show SecondScreen profile notification after a (soft/hard) reboot
• "modify system settings" - required for profiles to lock rotation and set brightness

This app uses the Device Administrator permission.
Updated on
Jan 20, 2023

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Ratings and reviews

4.3
12.6K reviews
Bryant Smith
June 20, 2020
A few problems on my phone setups. When disabling, the rotation lock doesn't revert back. Also, it will not adjust the resolution and DPI if I am connected to my Sentio Superbook. I have to enable it before I plug the display in. Also, my phone has a notch so there is always a black bar down the side. Freeform windows can occupy the spave but normal apps won't.
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Mike Plantan
December 30, 2020
great app, used with an external touchscreen monitor to use phone more like a tablet and did exactly what was needed without having to root my phone. needed to do a little more digging to understand how to set permissions in adb than what was provided in the app, but that is probably more a statement on my technical skill than anything else. was still up and running with it in about 20 minutes.
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A Google user
October 23, 2019
This app is just what I needed to for my Xperia 1 with its non-standard 21:9 aspect ratio. As mentioned in other reviews it doesn't return the DPI setting to where I had it (small) but rather the next size up (default) this is rather annoying but not the end of the world. I'm sure this could be fixed in an update, hopefully that will happen.
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What's new

New in 2.9.3:
* SecondScreen can now use Shizuku to obtain elevated permissions
* Restored ability to toggle Wi-Fi for rooted users
* Bug fixes