Is it possible to use a smartphone as a Raspberry Pi screen connected over a direct wired connection? – PETER GAMMA (Director & Physiologist), MEDITATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE SWITZERLAND (MRIS)

Last Updated on July 2, 2024 by pg@petergamma.org

There are options to use a smartphone as a Pi screen with a HDMI to usb adapter:

But this is rather bulky. On the other hand it is possible to have a touch screen interface with screen over Rasbperry Pi connect, but untfortunately, this goes only over internet:

https://forums.raspberrypi.com/viewtopic.php?t=372999

Techcraft ist one of the most advanced YouTubers in this area. He connects his iPad to a Raspberry PI over usb-c:

There are some interesting commments below the video:

Single cable solution also works on the Pi zero 2, just use the USB-OTG port on the Pi.
Yes you need a different cable (USB-C to µUSB).
I use this setup for my sensors to get some enviromental data (temperature, humidity, air flow, etc).

@drpwnage23

This works so far on my Samsung galaxy tab s6 lite
,and the power from the raspberry pi is enough to keep it charging.

@EnzoPiloto

Tried using your config with my Raspberry Pi 5 but I can’t seem to get it to work.
The ethernet connection wouldn’t show up on my 2018 ipad pro.

You can find the ip-adress of your Pi with the Termux app.

At 9:51 in the video it says:

it is possible to login from your Android phone tot the Pi over SSH.
works most probably also with P3 and P2 as well as on non-Pi SBCs.

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