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How to use Miracast?

RC3 edited this page May 19, 2014 · 2 revisions

T.B.D.

Miracast basis

Miracast Source = Sender

major products: Android phone / tablet, PC(WiDi)

Miracast Sink = Receiver

major products: HDMI Dongle, Supported TV, in addition my patch enabled Sink on Android phone / tablet!

Requirements

  • Wi-Fi Direct (P2p)
    • many custom roms broken Wi-Fi Direct on KK
  • Hardware encoder for h.264 (Source)
  • High Power CPU
    • real time screen capturing, encoding, wifi transfer (Source)

Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct

rename failed, because Wi-Fi Direct disabled.

Cast screen

How to use Source?

  • Android 4.4
  1. Settings -> Wifi ON
  2. Settings -> Display -> Screencast -> (option) Checked Enable Wireless Display
  3. Search Sink via P2p, Select, Connect

Advanced Source

How to use Sink?

  • Android 4.4 with Sink patch
  1. Settings -> Wifi ON
  2. (option) Settings -> Wi-Fi -> (menu) Wi-Fi Direct -> Rename Device -> (input device name)
  3. Settings -> Display -> Screencast -> (option) Checked Enable Wireless Display
  4. Apps -> Mira4U -> Launch Sink Daemon Activity -> Wait Source via P2p

(operate Source device)

FAQ

  1. https://github.com/kensuke/How-to-Miracast-on-AOSP/wiki/config_enableWifiDisplay
  2. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wikimediacom.wifidisplayhelper
  3. Battery save: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nkahoang.screenstandby