Enable iPad Screen mirroring on iPad 1

Perhaps the owner of iPad 1 are envying the new iPad 2 video mirroring (1080p) via HDMI adapter features, which allow you to mirror your iPad 2 screen directly to you LCD TV/Monitor, thanks to jailbreak, we also can have that features enable on iPad 1, check this out

is a very easy hack. Same thing like how we usually did (Whatsapp hack, iMovie hack etc), just add/change the value “display-mirroring” to YES will do.

Step 1.  Using SSH or iFile from Cydia and go to system/library/coreservices/springboard.app/

Step 2. Look for “K48AP.plist” file, open it with text editor or property viewer or property editor if you have one from your Mac OSX (XCode). Do keep a back up into your computer or somewhere else, just incase you can’t boot into your iPad, you can replace the back up file to recover.

Step 3. Insert this code if you are using text editor:


<key>display-mirroring</key>
<true/>

After


<key>capabilities</key>
<dict>

Example:


<key>capabilities</key>
<dict>
<key>display-mirroring</key>
<true/>

Step 3. Save the file, respring/reboot your iPad.

Step 4. Now connect your Apple VGA Adapter or Apple Digital AV Adapter to your iPad. That’s it, enjoy full video mirroring!

This method also can apply to iPhone 4 or iPod touch 4, same steps, just edit the different file, iphone 4 is N90AP.plist, iPod touch 4 is N72AP.plist

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  • Davidh

    Where can I take my iPad in London to have this mirroring change made for me? Any ideas/contacts please???

    • http://henmaker.tumblr.com Henry Chong

      Sorry David, is the best way you do this manually after jailbreak, or alternately you can install “Display Out” from Cydia (Required to pay). Which is more easy for you. I’m not sure who in London can help you do this, we do not have contact over there.