| Tool | Web UI | Multiple devices | Remote (internet) | File transfer | |------|--------|------------------|-------------------|----------------| | ws-scrcpy | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | scrcpy (native) | ❌ | ❌* | ❌ | ❌ | | VNC | ⚠️ (needs extra) | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | | TeamViewer | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
*scrcpy can be scripted for multiple devices but requires separate windows. ws-scrcpy
WS-SCRCPY is highly configurable using command-line arguments. Here are the most powerful flags. | Tool | Web UI | Multiple devices
If you need to control your phone from outside your LAN (e.g., from work), do not port forward. Use a tunnel. neither can ws-scrcpy.
ws-scrcpy relies entirely on ADB. If ADB cannot see the phone, neither can ws-scrcpy.