Help Can't connect miracast

[ForeverNoob]

Hello

I'm trying to connect my phone (Galaxy Note 5, Android Nougat) with a TV box (android 4.4.4). Both devices on WiFi and run WiFi Display helper (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wikimediacom.wifidisplayhelper&hl=en), yet they don't find each other. What am I doing wrong?

TIA

 

[AMOCO]

Well for starters,You shouldn't have to use an app to miracast.
If both devices support miracasting (Which they do) you should see them.
I would try a factory reset on the Android TV Box and see if there are any firmware updates for that box.

 

[ForeverNoob]

Hello and thanks for answering. I tried that, no updates and it still doesn't work. Also I looked in settings in both phone and TV box and wasn't able to find anything related to screen mirroring.

 

[John Andrea La Russa]

Hello, just checking but you do know that Nougat has replaced Miracast with the Screen Sharing feature don't you? When you drop the notification shade & then expand the settings you'll see Screen Sharing & File Sharing at the bottom of the expanded box of switches -see my screencap above. Click on "Screen Sharing" & it will attempt to search for & link with all your previously Miracast-linked devices! You might need to do a tiny bit of tinkering but i didn't have to do a thing which honestly shocked me because all my toys & devices are ancient - but my new LG V20 found them with one click! So i hope this works for you, good luck!

 

[ForeverNoob]

Hello,

I was able to find this option on my phone (called "Smart View"), but it still does'n find the TV box. I also tried it with my Android 5.1.1 tablet, and it, too, didn't find any device.

 

[John Andrea La Russa]

Nope, if you didn't find the "Screen Sharing" to the left of "File Sharing" under the box of system switches when you drop down the notification bar & then expand the top bar with the wifi, data, sync, location, & bluetooth switches & brightness slider (like in the screen capture i included & will include again), then you did not find the right feature. Smart view is not the same as Nougat's Screen Sharing, formerly Miracast, & if your phone does not have this then they have neutered Nougat by placing their own UI over it & replacing core functions with versions of their own. What type of phone do you have? Without knowing what phone you have & what device or devices you are trying to pair it with i'm not going to be able to figure out what to do. (In the 2nd screencap you'll see "Dungeon Roku3" in orange to the right of "File sharing" in white because i'm currently casting to or sharing with my roku.)

 

[ForeverNoob]

Nope, if you didn't find the "Screen Sharing" to the left of "File Sharing" under the box of system switches when you drop down the notification bar & then expand the top bar with the wifi, data, sync, location, & bluetooth switches & brightness slider (like in the screen capture i included & will include again), then you did not find the right feature. Smart view is not the same as Nougat's Screen Sharing, formerly Miracast, & if your phone does not have this then they have neutered Nougat by placing their own UI over it & replacing core functions with versions of their own. What type of phone do you have? Without knowing what phone you have & what device or devices you are trying to pair it with i'm not going to be able to figure out what to do. (In the 2nd screencap you'll see "Dungeon Roku3" in orange to the right of "File sharing" in white because i'm currently casting to or sharing with my roku.)

The phone is a Samsung Note 5. I expanded the notification bar and didn't find anything resembling screen cast except for that "Smart View" which has the exact same icon as the "Screen Sharing" in your screenshot.

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