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<\/a><\/p>\nWe’ll start with the basics…<\/p>\n
Miracast allows you to send video and audio from your phone or tablet (if they support it) to another device. So if you imagine that a successful Miracast connection is like having an invisible HDMI cable between two devices, you’re half way there already!<\/p>\n
To use Miracast you will need two compatible devices, one to send the data, and another to receive it. For the purposes of this article, we’ll be using a Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone to send, and a DroiX\u00ae T8 to receive the data and display it on a TV. Screen mirroring is the term Samsung use, other manufacturers will use different names, or even different protocols and call it screen mirroring, so you will need to check your manual or online support resources for your phone\/tablet to check exactly how the connection is set up.
\nMore recent Android phones\/tablets that run Marshmallow (Android 6.0) will not likely support Miracast (though it is worth checking your manual) as Google now prefer to push their own Chromecast hardware and protocols instead.<\/p>\n
KitKat Based\u00a0DroiX Models<\/h4>\n
The phone will now scan for any nearby devices that support Miracast. If none appear, try rebooting both your phone\/tablet and the DroiX.<\/p>\n If your phone or tablet is left alone, it may lock the screen and then woken up, present an unlock screen. The Miracast system will show the lock screen shown above.<\/p>\n To come<\/p>\n First, (with your DroiX and TV already turned on, in Android if you have a dual boot device) bring up the Quick Settings area on the S5 phone and click the Screen Mirroring icon to turn\u00a0the feature on.<\/span> The phone will now scan for any nearby devices that support Miracast. If none appear, try rebooting both your phone\/tablet and the DroiX.<\/span><\/p>\n Click the DroiX entry, and you should see<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you’ve heard of Miracast (occasionally referred to as WiFi Display) but never dipped your toes in, this post is for you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":939,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"kbtopic":[17,19,11,9],"kbtag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-938","1":"kb","2":"type-kb","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"kbtopic-windows","7":"kbtopic-android","8":"kbtopic-android-tv-box","9":"kbtopic-hardware"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/938\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kbtopic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbtopic?post=938"},{"taxonomy":"kbtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbtag?post=938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a>
\nFirst, (with your DroiX and TV already turned on, in Android if you have a dual boot device), click the Settings icon on your DroiX homescreen (normally one or two cogs).<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Click the\u00a0Advanced tab, then the\u00a0Miracast entry. Click on Definition Settings and change it to HD.<\/p>\n<\/a>\u00a0<\/a>
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\nNext\u00a0bring up the Quick Settings area on the S5 phone (swipe down with two fingers) and click the Screen Mirroring icon to turn\u00a0the feature on. You can also access it via the normal notification drawer (swipe down with one finger).
\n(If you have customized your phone\u00a0and removed the “Screen Mirroring” shortcut, you can click the cog to enter the full Settings area, scroll to the “Connections” area, then almost at the bottom you’ll see the Screen Mirroring link to click).<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>The first time you attempt a connection, it may fail. If this occurs, click Search Device on the DroiX with the phone\/tablet set to try and connect again.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nOnce a connection is possible, you will be asked to confirm you want to the screen mirroring to actually start (to prevent other people from forcing you to look at their phone\/tablet!)<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nYou should now see a message on the S5\u00a0confirming the connection has been made.<\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a>
\nIf you rotate your phone or tablet, the screen will alter accordingly on your TV.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nSome screens will have a fixed rotation, such as Samsung’s launcher.<\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a>
\nYou can now open your application or game.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a>\u00a0<\/a>
\nTo end the Screen Mirroring connection, swipe down the notification drawer and click on the Screen Mirroring enabled entry. Click the End Connection button at the bottom, and you’ll be asked to confirm. If your phone or tablet is using the battery (not connected to a charger), don’t forget to disconnect when you have finished with Miracast, as the process consumes\u00a0a fair amount of power.<\/p>\nLollipop Based\u00a0DroiX Models<\/h4>\n
\n (If you have customized your phone\u00a0and removed the “Screen Mirroring” shortcut, you can click the cog to enter the full Settings area, scroll to the “Connections” area, then almost at the bottom you’ll see the Screen Mirroring link).<\/span><\/p>\n