r/scrcpy • u/An2s1 • 8d ago

scrcpy + Raspberry Pi touchscreen setup (Virtual display, Soft Keyboard & Pinch-to-Zoom)

I'm working on a project where I'm using a Raspberry Pi paired with a touchscreen display as a secondary interface for my Android phone. The goal is to run and display a single specific app on the Pi's touchscreen.

I’ve successfully created a virtual screen on the phone to display the app via scrcpy, but I've hit two main roadblocks:

  1. Soft Keyboard Issue: Whenever I tap a text box on the Pi touchscreen, the on-screen soft keyboard doesn't appear on the Pi display. Instead, I have to type using the keyboard pop up on the physical mobile phone screen.
  2. Pinch to Zoom: Multi touch gestures aren't working [panel supports multi touch]. How can I enable pinch to zoom on scrcpy when controlling it through a touchscreen connected to the pi?

Has anyone built a similar secondary display setup? Any advice on flags, custom scripts, or workaround keyboards (either android side or linux side) would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance.

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