Cocoon Shell

Dual-Screen & External Displays

Choose how Cocoon uses a second screen or monitor.

Dual-Screen & External Displays

Cocoon can show Home on one display and game information on another.

Choose the Main Screen

If the displays are reversed, use Settings → System & Advance → Reverse Display Roles. Use the X screen-swap action on Home when it is shown.

Choose Where Things Open

  • Open Y → Launch on a game to choose a screen for that launch.
  • Open Y → Edit to save a choice for that game.
  • A folder can choose where its games open.
  • Android apps can have their own display choice from Y → Edit App.

External Display Docking

Open Settings → System & Advance → External Display Docking:

ModeBehavior
AutomaticLet Cocoon choose for the device
Always DockUse the displays as one single-screen layout
Never DockKeep the second display separate

Each display can have its own wallpaper. See Wallpapers.

If the companion display disappears, use Cocoon’s restore control. Setting Cocoon as the default Home app can make display recovery more reliable.

See Single-Screen Mode.

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