I turned my old Android tablet into a portable monitor, and you can too
Published on: 2025-07-17 12:00:15
Andy Walker / Android Authority
I own a torridly underpowered Android tablet from the good old days of 2019. Despite its waning age and paltry processing speed, I still tote it daily as a reading slate. However, I recently gave it another important role in my daily tech circus: a portable monitor. How did I accomplish this? It’s all thanks to a simple but brilliant little app called Super Display.
Do you use your Android tablet as a portable monitor? 11 votes Yes, I do. 9 % No, I don't. 91 %
My old Android tablet (and foldable) has a new lease on life
Andy Walker / Android Authority
This isn’t the first time I’ve tried turning my tablet into a portable monitor. However, the apps I’ve used before either introduced arbitrary limitations, made a jittery mess, or didn’t work. Super Display is easily the most refined app in this genre I’ve tried so far.
As you may have gathered, Super Display turns almost any Android device (and Chromebook) into a portable monitor connected to a Windo
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