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document updated 22 hours ago, on Mar 11, 2026

Scrcpy — Shortcut keys

Full documentation here.

On the Windows UI side — Scrcpy only:

Alt+F Toggle fullscreen mode.
Alt+O Turn Android screen off, but keep mirroring to the Windows side.
Alt+Shift+O Turn Android screen back on.
Alt+Shift+V Paste into Android from the Windows clipboard.

Keys that are forwarded to Android, though Scrcpy does some initial translation, even if it's bare-minimum.

Alt+H
Middle-click
Home, which typically brings up the launcher.
Right-click
Alt+B
Alt+Backspace
Back
4th-click
Alt+S
App switch [explanation]
5th-click
Alt+N
Expand notification panel
(press twice to show the Settings pull-down)
Alt+M Menu button [explanation]

Keys that are only meaningful on the Android side, Scrcpy doesn't do anything with them.

Double-click+drag Same as Pinch in or Pinch out
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Keys that are only meaningful to specific applications:

Microsoft Launcher Ctrl+A Open app drawer