Streaming from Daydream to Chromecast? - Google Daydream VR

Hi. I haven't used my Daydream View in a year or so, but I recently dusted it off to play Virtual Virtual Reality. The experience still holds up pretty well BUT I noticed that I can't stream it to a Chromecast anymore, which is a shame. One of the main selling points for me was the ability to share the experience with friends via Chromecast
I can still cast my entire screen to a Chromecast, but that's laggy and the image is obviously stereoscopic. I've tried on 3 different Chromecasts and they just show a blank screen when I cast from within the Daydream app. Can anyone explain why? Is it because the Chromecasts have been updated and lost that functionality? Is there a fix? I'm using a Pixel (1) XL if that matters

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Splashtop HD Updated

It looks like they finally fixed the issues with Splashtop HD and the 10.1. I want to know if anyone is using it and if so, how is it so far? I'm very close to buying it, but want to know for sure that it is working.
Splashtop Remote Desktop HD
"...** Validated for Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, Asus Transformer, Motorola Xoom, Acer
Iconia Tab A500, Acer Picasso, LG G-Slate, and others **"
I saw that in the market this morning. I'm curious if when you access your PC, if it does like other remote desktop type apps and actually shows on my screen at home when I'm away. I'd have to remember to turn my display off, but leave my cpu on if that is the case I assume.
I have it. works fine. I see almost no difference between it and the non-hd version though. hopefully they add all the features they have on the ipad soon.
Does it take up the full tab screen? Does it still change the resolution on the pc?
Has to be some reason for hd version.
smaskell said:
I have it. works fine. I see almost no difference between it and the non-hd version though. hopefully they add all the features they have on the ipad soon.
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So it doesn't support higher resolutions? I'm trying to decide between this one and Remote Desktop Client. It has great reviews.
I own it. It has the option to scale the screen to match the tab, or set it to 1280x720 to fit the tab. Works great, provided the computer is both on and logged in.
Unfortunately, on headless servers the software is useless because the client software requires a user to bbe logged in and active. When an RDP session ends, the software shuts down automatically and prevents login through Splashtop.
cekle said:
When an RDP session ends, the software shuts down automatically and prevents login through Splashtop.
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I have a similar setup where that issue affects me. I also wish it could zoom if you did want to use a higher resolution.
It is very fast, you could watch a movie from local network fine but with a little bit of delay.
ericc191 said:
So it doesn't support higher resolutions? I'm trying to decide between this one and Remote Desktop Client. It has great reviews.
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yes, it does support higher resolutions.
The resolutions are
800 x 600
1024 x 768
1280 x 720
Best fit to this device
Native of the computer
So basically it does any resolution if you choose native of the computer.
Is there anyway to zoom using this version?
njfoses said:
Is there anyway to zoom using this version?
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Good question - adding mine - any way to get it to rotate 180degs?
xnappo
Any recommendations for this app? I've been using VLC for the past while, is this better?
I use this type of app numerous times a day to get info off my companies servers as well as use our company data software.
I have used this for the past 5hrs and im impressed so far. Works well. Maybe a little lag once in a while...but im assuming that's from spotty 3g service (tethered to phone).
I got this app yesterday so I could stream live TV from windows media center on my desktop. The video was surprisingly smooth. I would say it ran pretty close to 30 fps with some fps hiccups from time to time. The audio was great as well.
I haven't tried using VLC but if you're looking to watch other things than video files, this app works great. Other remote desktop apps come nowhere close to the video and audio performance of this one.
Ever tried 2X ?
Dc5e said:
I got this app yesterday so I could stream live TV from windows media center on my desktop. The video was surprisingly smooth. I would say it ran pretty close to 30 fps with some fps hiccups from time to time. The audio was great as well.
I haven't tried using VLC but if you're looking to watch other things than video files, this app works great. Other remote desktop apps come nowhere close to the video and audio performance of this one.
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What makes this better than free one like 2X ? Really would like to know.
Also I found a hack that lets windows home edition work like a terminal server which is saweet!
Even lets you connect console and have more than two users just like terminal server.
EDIT: ah I see now 2x won't play video over rdp... Window is black in player
Splashtop doesn't use traditional remote desktop protocol, it uses its own streamer that you install on the computer/server. I've never seen regular remote desktop or vnc server/client stream this well, especially with videos.
I have no experience with 2x but no video or black video window on client/secondary monitor is usually due overlay issues. Try changing video player setting away from overlay.
What kind of upstream connection do you guys have? Splashtop HD works amazingly well on my local network, but once I try using remotely I find it's performance leaves something to be desired. It works OK, but is generally slow and I wouldn't even think of doing any audio or video with it. My upstream is capped to around 100 kb/s or maybe a little higher, so I suspect that may be the issue.
Does anybody know of a solution that works better with such bandwidth constraints. I'd like to be able to remote in on my tablet and from my computer at work.
Splashtop is great on a LAN, but not as good over the internet. My cable (comcast blast) upload is ~3.7 Mbps at home, and the DSL download at work is 3 Mbps. And even then watching videos is not good. The audio portion is fine, the video portion is about 3 frames per second and less.
For watching video over the internet, Plex or Playon should be better. With Plex, you can adjust for your bandwidth. I think Playon detects your upload and adjust accordingly.
I couldn't get Plex to detect my server over the internet to test on my Gtab 10.1, works on a regular computer browser so it's not a firewall issue. Playon works fine for streaming. But I suspect your 100kbps could be problematic.
So between LogMeIn Ignition, 2X, Remote Desktop Client, and Remote RDP, which do you all recommend?
I plan to use it for repairing/diagnosing software issues from my house instead of having people bring me their computers.
I'm (generally) not that interested in watching video via remote desktop of any sort. It would be nice if I could use spotify from work sometimes though. Mostly I just want to have access to my appications (not to mention unrestricted internet access) on my home computer.

Screen mirroring with amazon fire stick?

I read that the N9 isn't miracast compatible. Does that mean I will not be able screen mirror with the amazon fire stick?
Didn't realize the fire stick allowed for Miracast. And no it won't.
Wow so I can't even get screen casting to work with a Chromecast even though it detects the device, but I am however able to cast with apps like YouTube.
Anyone else experiencing this?
Works fine for me
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y2whisper said:
Works fine for me
Sent from my Nexus 9 using Tapatalk
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What could I be doing wrong?
My note 4 is able to screen cast to the chromecast no problem...
Shouldn't need to do anything fancy to make it work. Hmmm
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There is a different between screen casting and (app) casting. The latter simply requires an app that can chromecast AND that the device is on the same wifi network.
Screen casting requires either 'specific' devices that are capable of screen mirroring to chromecast OR miracast capability (I think Sony devices may offer this). For the former, here are the supported devices.
nycebo said:
There is a different between screen casting and (app) casting. The latter simply requires an app that can chromecast AND that the device is on the same wifi network.
Screen casting requires either 'specific' devices that are capable of screen mirroring to chromecast OR miracast capability (I think Sony devices may offer this). For the former, here are the supported devices.
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That's the thing.
My N9 can't screen cast, but it can app cast.
My note 4 can do both.
My N9 can do both.
Resurrecting this to clarify some things. Apps that play video on one device from another when you have that app installed on two devices on the same subnet use DIAL (Discovery and Launch), they will work on all devices because the entire mechanism is baked into the app. Youtube, Netflix, Sony, and Samsung created the DIAL protocol. With DIAL, the displaying device is getting the media from the internet and just being controlled by the other device. This a per-app thing and completely device independent and not at all what this thread is about.
Miracast is actual screen streaming. Support is built into Android 4.2 and greater and Intel's WiDi initiative has basically folded over into Miracast. Google removed miracast support from all Nexus and Pixel devices, all other android 4.2 and up devices support Miracast because it is part of Android. This is a super bull**** move by Google and Miracast can be turned on with a single line edit to the build.prop if you root your phone.
Chromecast was Google combining an OS level DIAL implementation with Miracast. Chromecast has since been changed from using straight up DIAL for the media casting to use the more proprietary mDNS, but it's basically the same. Amazon products do not support Chromecast, which is a bit less of a bull**** move compared to Google turning off Miracast on Nexus and Pixel devices since Chromecast is more proprietary.
There are 3 ways to get around the problem, all of which have been done and only 2 are currently available:
Add an app that supports Chromecast protocols to the firestick. There have been a few come and go, they all get in trouble from Google because Chromecast stuff is proprietary. Currently there is AirScreen on the Amazon App Store. It probably steals your data and sends it to China and North Korea, but it works.
Add a miracast app to the Nexus device. There have been a few, but I can't find one at the moment.
Root the nexus device and edit the build.prop file to turn Miracast support back on. Definitely the cleanest, but you permanently trip the security check on the phone and can't use it for payment apps like Google Wallet anymore.
CapinWinky said:
Resurrecting this to clarify some things. Apps that play video on one device from another when you have that app installed on two devices on the same subnet use DIAL (Discovery and Launch), they will work on all devices because the entire mechanism is baked into the app. Youtube, Netflix, Sony, and Samsung created the DIAL protocol. With DIAL, the displaying device is getting the media from the internet and just being controlled by the other device. This a per-app thing and completely device independent and not at all what this thread is about.
Miracast is actual screen streaming. Support is built into Android 4.2 and greater and Intel's WiDi initiative has basically folded over into Miracast. Google removed miracast support from all Nexus and Pixel devices, all other android 4.2 and up devices support Miracast because it is part of Android. This is a super bull**** move by Google and Miracast can be turned on with a single line edit to the build.prop if you root your phone.
Chromecast was Google combining an OS level DIAL implementation with Miracast. Chromecast has since been changed from using straight up DIAL for the media casting to use the more proprietary mDNS, but it's basically the same. Amazon products do not support Chromecast, which is a bit less of a bull**** move compared to Google turning off Miracast on Nexus and Pixel devices since Chromecast is more proprietary.
There are 3 ways to get around the problem, all of which have been done and only 2 are currently available:
Add an app that supports Chromecast protocols to the firestick. There have been a few come and go, they all get in trouble from Google because Chromecast stuff is proprietary. Currently there is AirScreen on the Amazon App Store. It probably steals your data and sends it to China and North Korea, but it works.
Add a miracast app to the Nexus device. There have been a few, but I can't find one at the moment.
Root the nexus device and edit the build.prop file to turn Miracast support back on. Definitely the cleanest, but you permanently trip the security check on the phone and can't use it for payment apps like Google Wallet anymore.
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Can you verify this works and specify the build.prop line to add? I've used this method on my Nexus 6 and 9 in the past but it stopped working since Android 6 or 7 or so. The option to cast via Miracast would return but it would never make a connection after a certain OS version.

Chromecast to TV is not working automatically in Galaxy S9/S9+ phones

I have one Galaxy S9 phone and one Galaxy S9 plus phone. I am unable to cast the videos directly from youtube to TV from both of these phones and in older Galaxy S series phones this is very straight forward. I have tried multiple options without any luck and I also found that lot of people have the same issue when I googled. I have contacted Samsung support and they told me that you need to install "Samsung Smart View" app from Google play store. It seems this app doesn't come in built unlike previous versions. Unbelievably, when you pull down the buttons below settings icon it displays smart view button even though it's not installed on the phone. It is not detecting any devices until you install "Samsung Smart View". I don't know whether this is intentional or they just screwed this up.
It seems Samsung released a patch update for this issue now.
You don't use Smart View or anything else to cast. The YouTube app has a cast icon if it sees a Chromecast on the same wireless network. I'm a little confused by your initial post. There hasn't been any issue using a Chromecast with my S9+.
What?
Averix said:
You don't use Smart View or anything else to cast. The YouTube app has a cast icon if it sees a Chromecast on the same wireless network. I'm a little confused by your initial post. There hasn't been any issue using a Chromecast with my S9+.
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Same here.
Apps with native Chromecast support (e.g. YouTube, Netflix, Google Play Movies etc) have always worked perfectly on my S9+.
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The following steps seems to resolve the issue
After lot of trials and errors, I am able to resolve my issue thanks to Aliaksandra from google chromecast product forums.
Here are the steps:
1) Go to Settings->Select Device Maintenance
2) Wait for optimization to complete and then select Optimize now
3) Then select the Storage tab located at the bottom of the screen
4) Click on the three dots located on the top right and select Settings->Click Clear Cache
5) Select the Memory tab from the bottom of the screen and click Clean Now
6) Reboot the Samsung device and then try adding the account once again.
This did the trick for me and my friends also.
Has always worked fine for me. I have an S9+, one Chromecast Ultra and one Chromecast. No issues.
dumblazyman said:
After lot of trials and errors, I am able to resolve my issue thanks to Aliaksandra from google chromecast product forums.
Here are the steps:
1) Go to Settings->Select Device Maintenance
2) Wait for optimization to complete and then select Optimize now
3) Then select the Storage tab located at the bottom of the screen
4) Click on the three dots located on the top right and select Settings->Click Clear Cache
5) Select the Memory tab from the bottom of the screen and click Clean Now
6) Reboot the Samsung device and then try adding the account once again.
This did the trick for me and my friends also.
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What on Earth are you talking about? First you talk about Smart View. Then you talk about a non-existent firmware update. Now you're claiming "device optimization" is a cure for an issue that doesn't exist. Where does adding an account factor into casting?
I'm not sure you understand how Chromecasts even work. Are you even casting from within apps or just mirroring your screen?
Can you provide a link to the Google forums that talk about this issue?
Google forums link
Here is the link
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chromecast/OrDR1xwqXRk
Averix said:
What on Earth are you talking about? First you talk about Smart View. Then you talk about a non-existent firmware update. Now you're claiming "device optimization" is a cure for an issue that doesn't exist. Where does adding an account factor into casting?
I'm not sure you understand how Chromecasts even work. Are you even casting from within apps or just mirroring your screen?
Can you provide a link to the Google forums that talk about this issue?
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Hi Averix,
Bro, you need to understand people do have these kinds of issues. I agree you may have spent more time resolving these issues and helping people but please don't assume you know everything bro.
I know how to use Chromecast works and been using it for last 3-4 years. As explained in the OP, I have the problem in casting videos from youtube on S9+ phone to TV which is working fine with previous versions of Samsung Galaxy phones. When I raised complaint with Samsung tech support, they gave me number to contact them. When I contacted them, they made me troubleshoot the issue and finally they told me to install Samsung smart view app from play store and after installing this also it still not worked correctly. After couple of hours later my phone displayed a message that there is software update and after this update the cast icon started showing up on youtube videos intermittently. Once I followed steps mentioned in the links below, now it is working for me.
Here is the google forums link where people have issues in casting from S9+ to TV: https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chromecast/OrDR1xwqXRk
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Hi Averix,
Bro, you need to understand people do have these kinds of issues. I agree you may have spent more time resolving these issues and helping people but please don't assume you know everything bro.
I know how to use Chromecast works and been using it for last 3-4 years. As explained in the OP, I have the problem in casting videos from youtube on S9+ phone to TV which is working fine with previous versions of Samsung Galaxy phones. When I raised complaint with Samsung tech support, they gave me number to contact them. When I contacted them, they made me troubleshoot the issue and finally they told me to install Samsung smart view app from play store and after installing this also it still not worked correctly. After couple of hours later my phone displayed a message that there is software update and after this update the cast icon started showing up on youtube videos intermittently. Once I followed steps mentioned in the links below, now it is working for me.
Here is the google forums link where people have issues in casting from S9+ to TV: https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chromecast/OrDR1xwqXRk
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I read through that thread. It's a cluster of different issues from Chromecasts rebooting or not connecting, the Home app not working with mirroring, Smart View not casting properly, etc. There isn't any common thread of a core issue. I'm glad the voodoo solution solved your problem, but having dealt with hundreds of Chromecasts for commercial installations, I think your case is extremely isolated. I would be curious to see some replies if anyone else is having this issue on here.
Again, I'm glad yours is working now, but I think your solutions of phone software update and cache clearing are actually irrelevant. I'm betting the phone reboot cycles had a bigger impact on flushing the cast associations that your phone thought it had. Using Smart View to cast a mirrored image of your screen to a Chromecast is one of the most horribly inefficient way of casting. If an app has native casting capabilities, always default to using that first. Otherwise, you're literally streaming content to your phone, rendering it on the phone, encoding the content being rendered on your phone, and sending it out from your phone to play as video on a Chromecast. When you select a cast icon from an app, it typically just tells the Chromecast "Hey, go out to the internet and stream this video directly. I'll give you some credentials so you can watch that DRM video. Let me sit here and idle my processor saving battery and making my owner happier."
Averix said:
I read through that thread. It's a cluster of different issues from Chromecasts rebooting or not connecting, the Home app not working with mirroring, Smart View not casting properly, etc. There isn't any common thread of a core issue. I'm glad the voodoo solution solved your problem, but having dealt with hundreds of Chromecasts for commercial installations, I think your case is extremely isolated. I would be curious to see some replies if anyone else is having this issue on here.
Again, I'm glad yours is working now, but I think your solutions of phone software update and cache clearing are actually irrelevant. I'm betting the phone reboot cycles had a bigger impact on flushing the cast associations that your phone thought it had. Using Smart View to cast a mirrored image of your screen to a Chromecast is one of the most horribly inefficient way of casting. If an app has native casting capabilities, always default to using that first. Otherwise, you're literally streaming content to your phone, rendering it on the phone, encoding the content being rendered on your phone, and sending it out from your phone to play as video on a Chromecast. When you select a cast icon from an app, it typically just tells the Chromecast "Hey, go out to the internet and stream this video directly. I'll give you some credentials so you can watch that DRM video. Let me sit here and idle my processor saving battery and making my owner happier."
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Thanks, bro.
Installing the SmartView app seems to have helped with my issue.
I have three TiVo units, three Rokus, and two Vizio smart TVs. I just switched from my S7 Edge to the S9+ ; the S7E would show all these devices when casting from YouTube app.
When I tried to cast from YouTube app on S9+ to my TVs the only devices I would see were the Rokus. Neither TV and none of the TiVos would show as options for casting from the YouTube app.
After installing the Samsung Smart View app all of the devices were listed! Thanks!
gadzooks64 said:
Installing the SmartView app seems to have helped with my issue.
I have three TiVo units, three Rokus, and two Vizio smart TVs. I just switched from my S7 Edge to the S9+ ; the S7E would show all these devices when casting from YouTube app.
When I tried to cast from YouTube app on S9+ to my TVs the only devices I would see were the Rokus. Neither TV and none of the TiVos would show as options for casting from the YouTube app.
After installing the Samsung Smart View app all of the devices were listed! Thanks!
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Casting to a Chromecast is not the same as talking to a Tivo, Roku, or smart TV. The discovery protocol is different. YouTube maintains the DIAL protocol which is why it shows up on Tivos and Rokus. In your case, open the YouTube app and look at all the devices you see available to cast from. Now open Hulu, Movies Anywhere, or other Google Cast compliant apps and you will see a much smaller list corresponding only to devices broadcasting as Google Cast receivers.
This thread is mixing up Google Cast (Chromecast or Android TV receiver), Miracast (screen mirroring using Wi-Fi Direct), the DIAL discovery for streaming content, and apps that use multiple protocols (SmartView). Each one has it's own issues and gotchas when trying to make things work. The problem with the advice in this thread is that there is no panacea for all the myriad of symptoms the original poster and you have. I'm glad your YouTube is working now, but that doesn't mean you have fixed a Chromecast issue because they are targeting different endpoints.
I will let those of you who care do some research on your own as to how all these things are different if you really want to understand what is going on.
DIAL protocol
Casting, DIAL, Airplay, etc. and Fire.
Chromecast change from DIAL to mDNS
dumblazyman said:
Hi Averix,
Bro, you need to understand people do have these kinds of issues. I agree you may have spent more time resolving these issues and helping people but please don't assume you know everything bro.
I know how to use Chromecast works and been using it for last 3-4 years. As explained in the OP, I have the problem in casting videos from youtube on S9+ phone to TV which is working fine with previous versions of Samsung Galaxy phones. When I raised complaint with Samsung tech support, they gave me number to contact them. When I contacted them, they made me troubleshoot the issue and finally they told me to install Samsung smart view app from play store and after installing this also it still not worked correctly. After couple of hours later my phone displayed a message that there is software update and after this update the cast icon started showing up on youtube videos intermittently. Once I followed steps mentioned in the links below, now it is working for me.
Here is the google forums link where people have issues in casting from S9+ to TV: https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chromecast/OrDR1xwqXRk
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I've had the S9+ a month or more now.. casting videos has always worked for me. I can do it from Home, from YouTube, Plex, and I also have used Videostream. All work fine.
Casting works fine for me except for Plex for some reason
I'm running into issues with my S9+ and Chromecasts as well. Sometimes my S9+ doesn't detect my Chromecasts until I reconnect to my wireless. This goes for Youtube, Hulu, Netflix, even the Google Home app. This has never been an issue before and the only thing that has changed has been my new S9+.
The S9 cannot mirror to Chromecast. Samsung has stated this time and again. It has to do with Oreo and the processor in the S9.
Seems ridiculous that I spent $800 on a flagship phone and have to use a 5 year old LG phone to cast Spectrum cable to my television.
Chromecast has worked on my S6, S7 & S8, but NOT on my S9+ OR the Note9. Really sucks... Anyone figured out a REAL fix yet?

Screen mirroring

My pixel 4a can't find my LG webOS TV SM8200PLA. Is there a way to improve the built in casting feature?
after 2 months I didn't even find a way to improve this feature
Same problem here. But it's the problem when mirroring is attempted from usual settings option. However, mirroring works when done through YouTube.
I need to mirror some other things from screen e.x zoom meeting.
This is a "problem" since years on Google phones. Seems that streaming only works with a Google chrome stick.

Question Miracast

Seems have last been here. Recently I picked up a pixel 6. I'm thinking it had all the functionality I need. Long story short. Went to a meeting and try to cast information to the screens and lo and behold. I needed a Google Chromecast dongle. My previous phone's all had miracasts. Is there a way to install Miracast on a pixel 6? I did look through the forums. I couldn't find anything specifically speaking to this
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Seems have last been here. Recently I picked up a pixel 6. I'm thinking it had all the functionality I need. Long story short. Went to a meeting and try to cast information to the screens and lo and behold. I needed a Google Chromecast dongle. My previous phone's all had miracasts. Is there a way to install Miracast on a pixel 6? I did look through the forums. I couldn't find anything specifically speaking to this
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Is there a reason why the Miracast app won't work for you?
V0latyle said:
Is there a reason why the Miracast app won't work for you
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If you typed a response, it didn't post.
Miracast Wifi Display
It's not installed on the pixel
Mirrorcast and others, like Easycast are apps available in Playstore. There are others as well. Here's some helpful info:
Project your Pixel phone's screen - Pixel Phone Help
If you have a Chromecast or other device that casts, you can mirror your Pixel phone's screen and audio on
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It's not installed on the pixel
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I'd like to have it too.
I just moved to a pixel as my old phone was too old and apps wouldn't support it anymore, but in that one miracast just works. It's total BS that a phone that costs 450-800 euros (depending upon the exact model) just cannot connect to any tv with a standard connection protocol.
I discovered AirBeamTv apps which provide screen casting support but they're quite slow and need an app on both tv and device which is not the best solution and not every smart-tv brand is covered.
TxMNSTR said:
I'd like to have it too.
I just moved to a pixel as my old phone was too old and apps wouldn't support it anymore, but in that one miracast just works. It's total BS that a phone that costs 450-800 euros (depending upon the exact model) just cannot connect to any tv with a standard connection protocol.
I discovered AirBeamTv apps which provide screen casting support but they're quite slow and need an app on both tv and device which is not the best solution and not every smart-tv brand is covered.
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It depends on what type of content you want to mirror. If it's DMCA protected content, then you might need a dongle plug in, like Fire Stick, Roku, or other. I use fire Stick, for my Amazon prime videos content, which I then add apps like Hulu to it. Now, since I don't have home WiFi, I use my hotspot for internet connection, for Fire Stick, which is a part of my carrier unlimited plan. Now, if you are only interested in mirroring non-DMCA content, like your own pictures, videos, or browser screen? Then you might need a different dongle. I bought a cheep mirrorcast dongle online, which worked just fine for non-DMCA content.
To my knowledge, Miracast support was dropped out of Android from 6.0 onwards, but most other (not Google) manufacturers have it baked in as one form or another in their ROMs still. Google however does not support any form of Miracast on any of their first party phones, only Google Cast (which I think is Chromecast basically but don't quote me on that), which is proprietary and not compatible with Miracast.
I have tried on a Pixel 3a, 3a XL and a 6 but neither one works with Miracast on stock android.
I've read, more than once, that scrcopy is good...and free! Not tried it yet myself...smh
GitHub - Genymobile/scrcpy: Display and control your Android device
Display and control your Android device. Contribute to Genymobile/scrcpy development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
Zaxx32 said:
I've read, more than once, that scrcopy is good...and free! Not tried it yet myself...smh
GitHub - Genymobile/scrcpy: Display and control your Android device
Display and control your Android device. Contribute to Genymobile/scrcpy development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Can confirm it's good and it's free and it does what it says. It does need some additional setup and relies on adb so I don't think it'd work for something like a TV.

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