HOW TO USE ANDROID DEVICE AS RASPBERRY PI MONITOR

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Intro: HOW TO USE ANDROID DEVICE AS RASPBERRY PI MONITOR

If you are here in this tutorial then you must know about Raspberry Pi and it's use. So without making more delay let's start this process. But before we start I want to clarify somethings -

1. I have used Raspbian Os in this case.

2. It is one of the many ways by which you can get the same result. So if you don't fell comfortable you can use other methods also.

3. The apps I have used not the only one of it's kind available in play store. But I found these very helpful and easy to use.

4. The whole process with take 3-4 minutes of time though it largely depends on your internet connection speed.

5. We have a separate video demonstrating the whole process. So you can check it out. link -

So, let's start..

STEP 1: Install Operating System in PI

You can skip this step if you have installed the OS already in the PI. If yes then go to step 2 or else look the complete OS installing instructions in this link that I uploaded some days back.

https://www.instructables.com/id/HOW-TO-INSTALL-RAS...

STEP 2: Download the Required Apps

Download and Install 3 apps from play store on your android device.

1. Network Scanner

2. Mobile SSH

3. VNC Server

For your convenience I am giving the app icons.

STEP 3: Power Up PI and Connect With Router

Connect USB power adapter to your PI.(5V-2A recomended).

Connect the Ethernet port of PI to the LAN port in your router.

STEP 4: Find IP Address of Your PI

Open Network Scanner app.

Before that make sure that your PI and the android device should be in the same network, Otherwise this process will not work.

So, as soon as you open the app it will start scanning the network by it's own. Stop the scanning process if you find the name of "Raspberry Pi Foundation" then stop the scan and note down the IP address of the PI. Here in this case the IP is 198.162.0.100. It will be different for you.

Close this app.

STEP 5: Create SSH Connection With Your PI

Now open Mobile SSH app.

Go to SSH settings and enter the previously noted IP address. Don't change other settings.

Come back to main screen of the app and click on connect. Type in "pi" as username and "raspberry" as password to log in to the PI.

Type this command - "sudo apt-get install tightvncserver" (Exclude " ")

Wait for the software to ready. And again type in only "tightvncserver" and send.

It will ask for a password. Give the password and give it again to verify. Remember the password.

Note down the desktop number. Here it is 1.

Look at the screenshots for reference.

STEP 6: Use Vnc Viewer to View PI Screen in Your Android Device

Open VNC Viewer app.

Go to settings and create a new connection to the IP address of your PI. Give a colon after your IP address and type in your desktop number. like this - "192.168.0.100:1". For you it will be different.

Click on connect. If any security warning comes ignore that and continue. This is not harmful so be relaxed.

After that the app will ask that password which you have given in last step. Give that and continue.

BINGO!! Now you are on the monitor of your raspberry.

So that's it. I have tried to write in brief because you can get the whole thing if you go through the pics provided step by step. In spite of that if you face any error or any difficulty in completing the process feel free to ask me in the comment.

Take a look at our Youtube cannel 'Being Engineers' - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpB6R5qY3ZQt00C5K...

Thank you.

42 Comments

david4709 4 years ago

I got this to work - great, thanks. But the mouse and keyboard that are connected to the Pi don't work, presumably because they are communicating with desktop :0, and not the new one created by touchvncserver. How can I get them to act on the new desktop that I can see on the Android device?

nanisuman169 4 years ago

Mobile SSH is showing as connection refused,
Please help me to solve the problem

RobertK313 6 years ago

Mobile SSH,

Connecting to 10.0.0.23 port 22, please wait...

Failed to connect to 10.0.0.23:Connection refused

no option for password, so wondering if its because I have it hooked to wifi instead of lan? RPI3

nanisuman169 4 years ago

I am also getting same problem please help me to solve the problem

Texastomy 4 years ago

Hi, te connection is ok, thanks a lot, BUT: i can move the PI's crosshair, but cant do anything else. No reaction to the doubble klick.... what can i do wrong? Any settings? Thx!

germaniiifelisarta 4 years ago

Hi i tried your guide. Thanks a lot it works
But i have a question, why wont my physical keyboard plugged in my pi work?

kng1j54 5 years ago

Could not establish connection between Mobile SSH and Raspberry Pi

rulet5 5 years ago

Yeah, but you cannot view this way some apps with gui like raspberry config, kodi, e.t. How to connect remotely to pi to view these apps?


zcool9 5 years ago

My Rpi2 is running kano OS (soon to be raspbian). The password raspberry doesnt work. What would the password be?

EricD8 6 years ago

will this work through a VR app such as cardboard? ..... working on an Rpi3 based pip boy clone for my son and want to add VR for some crazy reason

benh270 6 years ago

Is the hdmi cable on the raspberry obligatory ?

( after the first set up )

RussellH4 7 years ago

This was well written and the screenshots help immensely. Great job!

TinyGaming/ 7 years ago

Will the device touchscreen work as a pi mouse?

TinyGaming/ 7 years ago

After the process can I delete the Network Scanner And/or Mobile SSH

Being Engineers 7 years ago

You can delete network scanner if and only if you can manage to assign the IP address of your PI to a particular ip. Otherwise it will be required to know the IP address of your PI each time you connect Pi to router.

SSH app you need every time to log in in PI OS.

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