How To Use Your iPhone As A Raspberry Pi Monitor
Imagine this — you’re packing for a week-long trip to the mountains and realize that while there, you need to finish up some work you can only do on a desktop. Unfortunately, you can no longer squeeze a laptop in your bag, and you’re also not too keen on bringing an expensive device in the rugged outdoors. In that case, the best alternative is to pack a Raspberry Pi instead.
It’s compact but powerful and can pretty much handle most tasks normally done on a Windows or Mac computer. You just need to connect someRaspberry Pi accessorieslike a monitor, keyboard, and mouse to your board, and you’re all set. However, you can’t just lug around a standard desktop monitor to use with your Pi. You can go for other portable options like the official seven-inch touch display, but if you really want to pack as light as possible, there’s an even smaller monitor you can use: your iPhone. Software-wise, this setup only requires three apps: the Raspberry Pi Imager, Termius, and RealVNC Viewer. We’ll walk you through the step-by-step of how to use your iPhone as a monitor for your Raspberry Pi.
Step 1: Configure the Raspberry Pi for wireless connection
You’ll be connecting the Raspberry Pi and your iPhone wirelessly, so it’s important that your board is already set up for such a connection. Here’s what you need to do:
Step 2: Set up your iPhone
With the Raspberry Pi ready, it’s time to configure your iPhone and subsequently connect it to the board. Follow these steps to do so:
