- When you hook your Android phone up to an external display, most apps don’t do anything special.
- However, certain apps, such as Google Slides, Drastic DS emulator, and Filmic Pro, have special features or interfaces that appear only when your phone is connected to an external display.
- These apps utilize an old, but underutilized Android feature called the Presentation API.
Smartphone screens are a lot larger than what they used to be a decade ago, but they’re still tiny compared to portable monitors and TVs. If you have a capable Android phone and the right cable, though, you can display content from your phone on a larger screen.
While the vast majority of apps that you launch on your phone when it’s hooked up to a larger screen don’t have any special features or interfaces that take advantage of both screens, some apps do, which lets them provide unique experiences. Here are some of the best Android apps for dual display use.