What is Miracast? Screen mirroring steps for Miracast
In this digital age, wireless screen mirroring has become one of the main ways to connect mobile phones, tablets, and televisions. Miracast is one of the wireless screen casting protocols.
What does Miracast mean？
Miracast is a protocol that uses WiFi Direct technology to transmit images, audio, and video from mobile devices to televisions or other displays. In short, Miracast is a technology that uses wireless connections for screen mirroring.
Steps for Miracast Screen Projection
Using Miracast for screen casting is very simple, only requiring three steps:
1.Turn on the TV or other display devices that support Miracast.
2.Open Miracast feature on mobile devices and search for available devices.
3.Select the device to be connected and wait for a successful connection to start screen mirroring.
How to set up miracast projection TV？
1. Find the miracast or screen mirroring function on the TV and select miracast;
2. Turn on the wireless screen mirroring function on your phone and click on the screen mirroring connection;
3. Search for miracast TV devices, find the corresponding device and connect it to cast the screen.
Windows System Computer Miracast Screen Projection Settings
1. Wireless screen mirroring on computers is directly supported for Windows 8.1 and above. Win+P key brings up the projection settings menu.
2. Select Wireless Projection from the Projection Settings menu. Then start searching for wireless projection devices.
3. Wait for the device to connect.
Android phone Miracast screen mirroring settings
Android phones that support Miracast require support from the Android version, and currently the mainstream Android 5.0 supports wireless screen mirroring.
But the specific location for enabling wireless screen mirroring is different.
Some Android phones enable wireless screen mirroring by going to Settings Display Settings,
And some phones turn on wireless screen mirroring by clicking on “More Features” and selecting “Wireless Display”.
Devices and systems supported by Miracast
Miracast is a cross platform, highly compatible protocol that supports most mainstream mobile devices and displays. On mobile devices, support Android 4.2 and above, Windows 8.1 and above, iOS 9 and above systems; On the TV end, it supports most brands of smart TVs.