

Once you have downloaded the necessary apps, and you’re sure that the tablet and PC are connected to the same network, the installation and configuration processes are pretty straightforward. Here’s Internet Explorer 9 running on a Samsung Galaxy Tab serving as a secondary PC display. For demonstration purposes we’re using an app that works over a Wi-Fi connection, so the tablet and PC must be connected to the same network and reside on the same subnet.

First, you need a compatible tablet running Android 3.01 or newer (or a smartphone running Android 2.2 or newer) and Windows XP (32-bit) or Windows 7 (32 or 64-bit). To use your Android tablet as a secondary PC display, you need a few things aside from the tablet and PC apps. If you can find a better free alternative, share it with other readers in the Comments section below.) Alternatives such as Air Display or iDisplay are available for about $3 to $5, so even if you require a different app for your particular setup, it shouldn’t break the bank. (We tried to find a suitable free alternative, but had no luck. Now that you are aware of USB debugging its process and safety measures, let’s take a look at a list of certain applications which you can use to mirror your Android smartphone to your PC with ease.For the purposes of this guide, I’m going to focus on how to set up the least-expensive screen-extension application we could find it’s called Redfly ScreenSlider, and at of the time of this writing it was available for $1. Screen mirroring requires certain applications to run smoothly between the smartphone and your PC. If you deny, the USB debugging mode will remain disabled.

But hey, it’s not that easy for a hacker to hack thanks to Google’s built-in net it prompts you to give permission to enable the USB debugging feature. By doing so, you unknowingly would give access to hackers to hack and access sensitive data via your Android smartphone. Step 4: Enable the USB Debugging option –>Confirm the action by tapping on the ‘Ok’ option.Īre you thinking whether it’s safe to enable the USB debugging feature in your Android smartphone?Well until your Android smartphone is plugged in your PC you needn’t really worry about any security threats.However, there are chances of security threats only if you plug -in your Android smartphone enabled with debugging in an unfamiliar slot let’s say for instance public charging points.
