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I can confirm that screen mirroring is now working with Windows 8.1 devices that support miracast. I have connected to my firetv with my surface pro 3 multiple times with great success and no last. (probably my best miracast experience yet)
However, after the initial connection, upon reconnecting it sets the resolution really low, like 1200x700 or something close. At this resolution windows metro apps will not run, this making miracast a little less useful.
Any body think of a way to fix this? You can't just change the resolution on the computer to a higher resolution it doesn't see it as a supported resolution. Anyone else have a similar issue?
I'm running the newest Intel drivers on the surface pro 3.
How did you get Miracast working? Is anyone else seeing it working?
I've got a Fire TV Stick on version 54.1.1.0_user_110035420 (March 2015), and it doesn't work for me still with my Surface Pro 3 that's on the same WiFi network.
I start by choosing Mirroring on the Fire TV Stick, and a window pops up on screen that says guest devices can wirelessly mirror now. I then sweep out the Charms bar from the right on Windows, choose Devices, and then Project, add a wireless display. It sits for a while on a screen saying "Searching for devices", and then it always just says no devices found.
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How did you get Miracast working? Is anyone else seeing it working?
I've got a Fire TV Stick on version 54.1.1.0_user_110035420 (March 2015), and it doesn't work for me still with my Surface Pro 3 that's on the same WiFi network.
I start by choosing Mirroring on the Fire TV Stick, and a window pops up on screen that says guest devices can wirelessly mirror now. I then sweep out the Charms bar from the right on Windows, choose Devices, and then Project, add a wireless display. It sits for a while on a screen saying "Searching for devices", and then it always just says no devices found.
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I did what you said above. It is working but there is too much lag
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How do you make Miracast work? I tried and couldn't get it to work with windows 8.1
Do you have VirtualBox installed? I have had discovery problem with Roku's miracast mode because the VirtualBox network drivers. When the drivers were removed everything worked. This sucked because the drivers were for an android emulator.
miracast works also => lenovo yoga 2 pro (I use a extra intel widi wifi card for 5gh wifi)
but it works only one time, the next time you must remove your connected firetv in windows 8.1 and reboot the firetv.
After reboot it will work for one new connect and so on,..
manekineko said:
How did you get Miracast working? Is anyone else seeing it working?
I've got a Fire TV Stick on version 54.1.1.0_user_110035420 (March 2015), and it doesn't work for me still with my Surface Pro 3 that's on the same WiFi network.
I start by choosing Mirroring on the Fire TV Stick, and a window pops up on screen that says guest devices can wirelessly mirror now. I then sweep out the Charms bar from the right on Windows, choose Devices, and then Project, add a wireless display. It sits for a while on a screen saying "Searching for devices", and then it always just says no devices found.
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I got it working by factory resetting my Fire TV Stick. I use the term "working" very loosely. This is more like a proof-of-concept than a working product.
I'm not seeing any of the problems with resolution that jdtimothy talked about, and I'm not seeing the need to reboot that Pat1981 saw, but it's still basically unusable. I'm constantly seeing some mix of: (1) lag, sometimes as long as seconds long, (2) random reboots of the Fire TV Stick while connected, (3) random freezes of the Fire TV Stick's screen while connected, though sometimes sound will continue to play, and (4) random disconnects.
I've found that using a high-resolution causes all of these problems to happen a lot more severely. Using 1080p lag is around 3-5 seconds, and a reboot of the Fire TV Stick is common. Using 1024x768 it basically works other than half second lag on everything. This is all while connected to an N-router located in the same room with no interference on the same channel.
Hello,
Just got the Nexus 6P , after years with Samsung note series... I was wondering , is there anyway in Nexus 6P to do screen mirroring over the wifi ? without any dongle?
I tried the Cast option , but it did not recognize my Sony tv which is connected to the same WIFI network, while the Samsung note had that "screen mirroring" option built in, is there anything equivalent in the Nexus?
Thanks, :good:
Roy
The cast option is designed to be used with a Chromecast. Some TVs and other video devices will register as Chromecast for some things, but not all. For example, my Vizio Smart TV shows up in the list of devices I can cast to in Netflix, but all it does is launch the Netflix app on the TV. I can't actually cast to it and control it from my phone like I can with an actual Chromecast.
Nexus devices on do Chromecast by default. If you want Miracast then you need root and to modify the build.prop file to enable it.
I can verify that if you root your Nexus 6P and add the following line to your build.prop, it will work with miracast devices. I just had it working with my screen beam pro that I bought to cast my Nvidia Shield Portable.
persist.debug.wfd.enable=1
Actually it is built in! I just hooked up to my Samsung TV. Go to "Cast", tap the three dots, check enable wireless display (make sure the mirroring function on your TV is on). Bam! your connected.
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Actually it is built in! I just hooked up to my Samsung TV. Go to "Cast", tap the three dots, check enable wireless display (make sure the mirroring function on your TV is on). Bam! your connected.
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This is not available on Nexus 6P (and Nexus 6 too) on stock.
I wonder why Google removed this and made it such that users have to root in order to activate Miracast....
Because they want you to use Chromecast, which is very Apple Esq of them
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Because they want you to use Chromecast, which is very Apple Esq of them
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I can only think of this being the reason.....
I think the main reason why it is disabled by default is because Wi-Di (as Intel likes to call it) requires "certified" hardware to allow you to mirror your screen over Wi-Fi.
Same for PCs... you need a certified Wireless Network Card to enable Windows 8-10 to mirror your screen to a Miracast Receiver.
TL;DR: Don't blame Google for this..!
Not really the excuse, LG had pretty much the exact same model as the N5 which had it on as default, so the hardware was certifiable in that case. Pretty sure other Hauewi devices are also certified. Far more likely to be Google pushing Chromecast.
Well that sucks that we have to modify build.prop to get Miracast mirroring to work. I was hoping to do the "systemless" root so I could take updates easier. I use ARU Unchained with my Pioneer NEX car stereo to mirror my phone, so I can use all the functions of the phone directly on the NEX. I have a Screen Beam. All works great with my rooted S5. I have not received my 6P yet, but I have a tracking number. Good to know in advance, I guess. Not sure if this is a show stopper for me or not, but I'm sure not happy about it.
I can confirm it works out of the box on a Samsung j series 4k smart tv. I just had to pair with the tv through the wifi direct menu.
I was able to connect using direct WiFi but how do you share screen after that?
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I was able to connect using direct WiFi but how do you share screen after that?
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I think you need Chromecast in order to simply mirror the screen. But you can actually mirror the content most content that is to most Smart TV's
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Did you enable wireless display?
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Did you enable wireless display?
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Enable wireless option is no more option of n 6p
mpv06 said:
Enable wireless option is no more option of n 6p
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Have you modified the build.prop file to make it visible?
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Have you modified the build.prop file to make it visible?
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I don't want to root it, I saw someone posted that it worked by connecting direct wi-fi so was wondering if there is anyway but looks like 2 options are chromecast or rooting unless someone can help suggest connecting using direct wi-fi.
mpv06 said:
I don't want to root it, I saw someone posted that it worked by connecting direct wi-fi so was wondering if there is anyway but looks like 2 options are chromecast or rooting unless someone can help suggest connecting using direct wi-fi.
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Yes, those are your two options. And if you go Chromecast, you can't start mirroring without a data connection. That was the killer for me, I needed to be able to mirror in remote places with no data signal.
That cast is useless. How can google do that?
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Has anyone been able to get Mirror Link up and running on the 6P? It's not one of the certified products for Mirror Link but there are zips to get the server and apk running.
I would try it but I dont have a compatible car yet, hopefully soon XD
Add persist.debug.wfd.enable=1 to the bottom of your build.prop file in the system folder, save, and reboot. Enable miracast in the cast settings in the settings app as well with the 3 dot menu. You'll need root to do it.
I'm using miracast to cast to my appradio
Yup this works
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crash822 said:
Add persist.debug.wfd.enable=1 to the bottom of your build.prop file in the system folder, save, and reboot. Enable miracast in the cast settings in the settings app as well with the 3 dot menu. You'll need root to do it.
I'm using miracast to cast to my appradio
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Sorry if this is redundant or off track, but could you please explain further. I added "persist.debug.wfd.enable=1" to build.prop via root explorer text editor and saved. I rebooted the phone then navigated to Settings/Display/Cast, hit the three dot menu and selected "Enable wireless display", nothing appeared. Am I missing something? I'm on 6.0.1, rooted, stock with a 2016 Subaru with Clarion HU.
The only other thing I did was turn Wi-Fi on
Mirrorlink (usb connection) is different to Miracast (WIFI) so are people giving advice on getting Miracast working when the OP asked about Mirrorlink?
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Has anyone been able to get Mirror Link up and running on the 6P? It's not one of the certified products for Mirror Link but there are zips to get the server and apk running.
I would try it but I dont have a compatible car yet, hopefully soon XD
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Can you provide the ZIPs, so I can try in my car?
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Can you provide the ZIPs, so I can try in my car?
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Zips to what?
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Zips to what?
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Has anyone been able to get Mirror Link up and running on the 6P? It's not one of the certified products for Mirror Link but there are zips to get the server and apk running.
I would try it but I dont have a compatible car yet, hopefully soon XD
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I guess it's a zip archive with APK and some other stuff?
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I guess it's a zip archive with APK and some other stuff?
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What exactly are you trying to do? The tweak to the build.prop listed above is all you need to enable Miracast devices on the 6P. And that is the only way to do it, AFAIK. It worked for my phone to cast my phone to my Pioneer NEX stereo.
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What exactly are you trying to do? The tweak to the build.prop listed above is all you need to enable Miracast devices on the 6P. And that is the only way to do it, AFAIK. It worked for my phone to cast my phone to my Pioneer NEX stereo.
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OP is talking about MirrorLink (mirrorlink.com), not Miracast and as far as I know, those two are different things. What i'm trying to do is connect my phone to my car with MirrorLink technology (which is more than just screen casting).
Mirrorlink is something built into the device, either your car has it, or it doesn't. There are no zip files to install. On the phone side you need the appropriate vendor client app installed. It isn't more than screen casting really, it just has a wrapper that controls what the casting apps can and can't do like chromecast. What mirrorlink enabled car stereo do you have JoeyXD?
My car does have MirrorLink built-in and it works with other phones (i.e. Galaxy S5). But as OP mentioned in his first post, Nexus 6P is not certified MirrorLink device. So to put it simple, is there any way, to make Nexus 6P work with MirrorLink enabled car "stereos"?
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OP is talking about MirrorLink (mirrorlink.com), not Miracast and as far as I know, those two are different things. What i'm trying to do is connect my phone to my car with MirrorLink technology (which is more than just screen casting).
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I was referring to it as how I use it, sorry. My Pioneer NEX stereo has Mirror Link and I connect to it using a Miracast device, Screen Beam Mini2 plugged into the HDMI port. Or at least, that's how I believe it works, using Mirror Link.
And you're right, it can do more than mirroring with the right app. I use App Radio Unchained and have the full functionality of my phone on my NEX. Pretty neat stuff.
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I was referring to it as how I use it, sorry. My Pioneer NEX stereo has Mirror Link and I connect to it using a Miracast device, Screen Beam Mini2 plugged into the HDMI port. Or at least, that's how I believe it works, using Mirror Link.
And you're right, it can do more than mirroring with the right app. I use App Radio Unchained and have the full functionality of my phone on my NEX. Pretty neat stuff.
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If you are using Miracast into HDMI then you are not using Mirrorlink. That is done over USB. AppRadio Unchained does not support Mirrorlink
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JoeyXD said:
My car does have MirrorLink built-in and it works with other phones (i.e. Galaxy S5). But as OP mentioned in his first post, Nexus 6P is not certified MirrorLink device. So to put it simple, is there any way, to make Nexus 6P work with MirrorLink enabled car "stereos"?
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What car is it? How are you launching it on the S5? Most head units need the phone to have the application also on the phone end to initiate and control the Mirrorlink connectivity.
The 6P is not Miracast certified either, but that doesn't mean it doesn't work. Maybe a description of how it does work on other phones for that particular car will help diagnose. Mirrorlink essentially works in a similar way to Chromecast without the need for the internet connection. It still needs a client at the phone end to work.
Has anyone figured if nexus 6p can have mirrorlink enabled ?
Thanks
I have a Screen Beam Mini2 and when my nexus tried to connect to the Screen Beam Mini2 it reboots.. I have enabled the wireless display option...
Still waiting on some kind of solution here.
Any updates, guys?
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Still waiting on some kind of solution here.
Any updates, guys?
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Had MirrorLink functioning on my 2016 Toyota Aygo with a Samsung S7. This was my bosses phone, I have a Nexus 5 - Searching, fruitlessly for a solution. But here is how MirrorLink (Not MirrorCast!!!!!) seems to work in my car.
Hit connection button on screen in car
Connect phone
Wait a few seconds until connection made
MirrorLink apps appear on in-car screen. Phone screen goes black with S7.
Note - It doesn't seem to mirror. It uses certified apps. Which is fine, if the phone even works.
I did read that Google deactivated MirrorLink on their Nexus line because it is illegal to have a MirrorLink device forward of the drivers seat in California. This could just be internet speak.
I am dying to use this feature and not replace my phone
Hello, my moto g6 plus restarts the interface every time I try to mirror on sony bravia tv.
I edited the build.prop.
On TV it says the device is plugging in... But the phone restarts before mirroring is finished, could anyone help me?
I can connect by wifi direct. but when I enable p2p image transmission, I have problems.https://photos.app.goo.gl/58r9WGFHRM4iDjPk8
Since Pie screen mirroring isn't possible anyway. I'm searching for a solution by myself...
With miracast and the app AirServer Connect I managed to mirror, but if I stop touching the touch screen for more than 2 seconds, I am disconnected.
I don't know why... (Moto G6 Plus PIE rooted. TV sony Bravia, Miracast BF9125A9) if I keep touching the screen, I can stay connected without problems!
I am trying to turn my shield tablet into basically an android TV box. I am trying to get Prime, Netflix, and Cinema apk to play on tablet and cast to Roku box. I used to be able to do it no problem. I do not know what changed. I am running Triodexe 15.1 Lineage. I am trying to cast to my Roku Ultra. I know your devices have to be on the same wireless network which they are. If it isn't the tablet doing it the only thing I can think of that possibly changed is ROM and now my wireless network just has one network name for both 2.4 and 5. This new router just sets up one network and prioritizes devices automatically for which network the device will use. As far as ROM I cannot remember which one I had it working on. Is anyone else able to confirm casting is working on this app?
Update - When using Lineage I could not get my PS4 to connect via Bluetooth. This was in addition to not being able to use the cast button. I ended up finding a solution to the casting problem. I downloaded Cast to TV-Xcast from the Google play store once it was setup I was able to detect my wifi connection and get it setup. I decided to experiment trying get the PS4 controller working. I seen Magisk actually has a module to add support for the PS4. I installed it and it did not work. Therefore, I decided to try another custom ROM. I am now running ASOP 6.7 with Pie Android 9. I still have the cast problem on it but my controller now pairs. So, it took some monkeying around but I solved those issues.
It seams like we have a couple good ROMs for this device which are close to working perfectly and then the people building them stop. I know Lineage had official builds of 14.1 and 15.1. Somewhere there has to be on o hei builds floated around that is stable. Then, the proper patches can be applied to it. I have tried looking into building images myself but that is over my head. I have a PC I just built that is more than fast enough. I have a Ryzen 7 3600, 32gb of RAM, and more than enough SSD space. I wish someone could connect to my PC and remotely build images, or they could remotely help setup my PC and show me how to do it. Then, I would keep the forum updated with new builds. If I could figure it out I would help out building images for other devices as well.