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Re:Using a Linux phone as a secondary monitor by spicybright on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @10:12AM (#31410946)
There's definitely ways you can do that. Look into programs that use HDMI dummy plugs.

It's a little stub that plugs into an HDMI port trick the OS into rendering a separate screen. Then there are a lot of apps that let you display/interact with that virtual screen, usually through some kind of browser. Acts exactly like any monitor you plug in, regardless of OS.

It seems silly to need hardware for this, but it's a very clean/stable way to do this without mucking with config files or using weird hacks.

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Re:Using a Linux phone as a secondary monitor by raihansaputra on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @06:18PM (#31416947)
You don't even need dummy plugs with macOs now. You can use BetterDummy instead
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Re:Using a Linux phone as a secondary monitor by spicybright on Wednesday May 18, 2022 @09:30AM (#31422528)
Finally! I'll have to try that out.
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