nicklittle135 - you can actually watch your phone directly on your PC/macOS/linux through a free open source program called 'scrpy'
I just tested it and it works surprisingly well and much easier than I expected - definitely try giving it a shot
https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy
This application mirrors Android devices (video and audio) connected via USB or over TCP/IP, and allows to control the device with the keyboard and the mouse of the computer. It does not require any root access. It works on Linux, Windows and macOS.