Our smartphones do more than just serve as communication and mobile gaming devices. This is especially true for Samsung phones and tablets. Because they provide additional features that you might not expect.
A great example of this is the ability to use your Samsung Galaxy phone as a second screen for your PC. Sometimes you want to open and view a chat window, but you don’t have enough screen space on your PC. You can get the extra screen real estate you need thanks to the extra features that Samsung phones offer.
How to use your Samsung Galaxy phone as a second screen for your PC
1. unlock your samsung galaxy phone.
2. Swipe down twice reveal the whole quick settings panel.
3. Tap . smart view toggle.
4. in the upper right corner three vertical dots.
5. Tap setting.
6. Tap About SmartView.
7. From the page that appears, Tap Smart View 10 times.
8. SmartView Developer Options will appear.
9. Tap the toggle next to launch second screen To upon position.
Ten.[接続モード]section, select one of the following: Drawing and games (quick response) again Video (smooth playback).
You may be prompted for a password during the steps to enable Smart View developer options. For some reason I didn’t run into this with my Galaxy Z Fold 4, but it appeared when I tried to use my Galaxy S23 Ultra. Please try and visit.
Connect your Samsung Galaxy smartphone to your PC
Now that you have enabled Samsung’s Smart View feature to use it as a second screen for your PC, there are a few more steps you need to take. So, in fact, you will have to connect your Samsung phone to your PC and possibly adjust the display settings.
1. From your PC, Win +K.
2. Selection your galaxy phone from the list of devices.
3. click the checkbox “Allow mouse, keyboard, touch, and pen input from this device”
4. Choose whether to use the phone. duplication, Expand,or second screen only.
5. From your PC, setting app.
6. In the sidebar, tap system.
7. Click screen.
7. Choose your Galaxy phone From the display preview. If you have multiple displays connected,[識別]With the click of a button, all connected displays will display corresponding numbers.
8. Scroll down until you reach . scale and layout section.
9. Make adjustments scale, display resolutionagain display orientation for your galaxy phone.
How to use your Samsung tablet as a second screen for your PC
Before the Galaxy Tab S8, you could use third-party solutions like Super Display and Microsoft’s built-in “projection” feature. However, these are not always reliable. With the release of the latest Galaxy tablets, there are new apps Samsung has released on the Microsoft Store that make integration with Windows computers even more seamless.
There are a few requirements to start using your Tab S8 with your Windows computer.
- A Windows PC running v2004 or later
- Galaxy Tab S8, S8+, S8 Ultra, S7, S7+ or S7 FE
- samsung second screen app
Now that you have everything you need, let’s dive into how to use your Samsung tablet as a second screen for your PC.
1. second screen Install the app on your Windows PC.
2. Swipe down twice Click on the Galaxy Tab S8 home screen to display the quick settings panel.
3. swipe right Click to display the second page of quick settings toggles.
4. Tap . second screen icon.
5. Choose one Draw/Game (fast response) again Video (smooth playback) from the list of options.
6. On your Windows PC, select name of your tablet.
In a perfect world, this would be the end of this tutorial and you would have a perfect secondary monitor to use with your Windows PC. However, you may see black bars at the top and bottom of your tablet’s display. This can be solved, but you’ll have to fiddle with his Second Screen app in Windows first.
From the Second Screen app, we can see that there are three different options available.
- cast panel – Go to the Cast panel to allow touch or S Pen input on your tablet.
- project panel – Go to the project panel and change the view mode.
- Display settings – Go to display settings and change the aspect ratio of your tablet to full screen.
As you may have noticed, you need to jump into your Windows PC’s display settings to get rid of those black bars. Clicking that button takes you to your computer’s display settings, which includes the Galaxy Tab S8.
1. Tablet selection show outline It’s at the top of the page. this is, identification Click the button.
2. With your tablet selected, scroll down to scale and layout section.
3. Click the dropdown next to . display resolution.
Four. select 1920×1200.
5. When prompted, keep changes button.
After a while, the Samsung tablet’s screen will change and the black bars will disappear. If this doesn’t work, you can play around with the various available options until the right resolution is selected based on your device.
There’s no such thing as too much screen space
Even if you’re like me and have more monitors than I admit, it doesn’t hurt to have more screen space. This is especially true if you happen to be working remotely from your Windows laptop and want to be able to use your phone as an extension on your laptop.
The most obvious device to use as a second screen for your computer is one of Samsung’s tablets. However, the above method also works for Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy S23 Ultra. The latter might not be the most enjoyable experience on a small screen, but it’s technically possible.
The Galaxy Z Fold 4 is a great companion with its 7.6-inch internal display, perfect to use as an external display alongside your Windows computer.
Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S8 is a productivity boost on its own, but its large display also makes it a great second screen to use with your laptop or desktop PC.
