A few quick questions for somebody who already has the Moto z play.
Does this phone have wireless display screen mirroring in the stock room? You can check by going settings -> display -> cast and then there should be three dots in the top right you can expand to check and enable casting via wireless display.
Secondly can someone in the U. S. Check if fire emblem heroes is available on the play store for this phone?
Thanks guys
If you mean Miracast, it's not an option from stock, I assume this is because Motorola wants people to buy the projector mod. You can enable Miracast, but you'll have to root your phone first so you can edit build.prop.
I was able to install Fire Emblem Heroes in Canada.
located in the US
no dots in the cast menu. as @timster01 said, Miracast is not an option. you'll need either a Chromecast or to root to enable Miracast.
I've been running FEH flawlessly. great game.
man chromecast is blazing fast something so so rocking hardware! Buy it blindly!! I bought it very cheap hardly used like new one, and its rock solid!! . My expensive and not much expensive smart led TVs(1 panasonic and other sony) have miracast and it sucks like hell, takes life to connect then plays and stutters even on a rapid fast internet connection that I have, its only and only miracast to blame! "mark my words". Chromecast connects 100% always immediately and all apps icon shows so nicely first then video starts. I keep watching videos and movies, its super awesome!!!!! In miracast you only can mirror your phone. In chromecast you start the video and it keeps playing on your tv, and do whatever you want on your phone, make calls or anything! All still will be super smooth. Never disconnected even on 1 bar wifi connection on my phone, something great within that chromecast that takes care of it or whatever. That's why its good all apps are also pushing towards the chromecast "cast" icon. You will notice when you install any video watching good reputed apps now, they will show a pop up to show that you can cast them. Its not about the projector mod at all. First its really about chromecast, as it shows in the wireless display section as well, without root, without changing commands and without the three dots in the top right. Being all google stockish that's why.
Moto Z Play perfectly made for and is definitely meant for chromecast!
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I am happy with the way Miracast works with my Nexus 7 2013 and Netgear PTV3000. Except for an occasional 1 sec slip, the screen is mirrored perfectly. Though there are some things I would like to change.
1. Is it possible to show a video full screen in TV (without the previous, home buttons)?
2. Is it possible to turn the tablet's screen off while the TV portion continues to work? Currently, when I turn off the tablet display, TV also goes blank.
3. Is it possible to route Skype and Hangouts audio to TV? Currently, when I video chat in these apps, video is shown in TV, but audio gets played through tablet.
Mirracast is for screen mirroring only. If your screen is off, so is Miracast. What you need is ChromeCast.
^^THIS!! A ChromeCast is what ya need!! I want one for myself too! As soon as a Best Buy within 1 hour of me gets 1 in stock, I'm going to grab it!!
Sent from my '13 Nexus 7 FHD using XDA Premium HD
Thanks guys for your replies.
I came across two apps: full!screen & ScreenStandby. I haven't tried them yet since both require the tablet to be rooted.
While in Miracast, YouTube, Netflix and MXPlayer shows in fullscreen. For others, I think the full!screen app should be enough. ScreenStandby has an option to turn of screen while mirroring. That I guess would solve my second question.
Just got my fire tv in, plugged it into my tv and set it all up but noticed it looked pretty crappy display wise, I am using it on an older tube tv but it actually has a HDMI port at the back of it so it can't be that old right? Anyways, the TV says its 1080p ready but I've never used anything HDMI on it before, is there anything I can do to make it look less crappy? I tried to go into the AFTV display settings to change them but its stuck on 'auto', it doesn't let me switch to any of the other options such as 1080p 60hz or even 720p 60hz, just says they aren't supported.....The TV also has component inputs and S-video if that helps but thats all.
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Just got my fire tv in, plugged it into my tv and set it all up but noticed it looked pretty crappy display wise, I am using it on an older tube tv but it actually has a HDMI port at the back of it so it can't be that old right? Anyways, the TV says its 1080p ready but I've never used anything HDMI on it before, is there anything I can do to make it look less crappy? I tried to go into the AFTV display settings to change them but its stuck on 'auto', it doesn't let me switch to any of the other options such as 1080p 60hz or even 720p 60hz, just says they aren't supported.....The TV also has component inputs and S-video if that helps but thats all.
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It sounds like the Fire TV is unable to detect the TVs resolution capabilities and is therefore resorting to a low setting. Try following this guide to make the Fire TV cycle through various resolutions: http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-access-hidden-resolution-options-on-the-fire-tv/
Thanks for responding, probably the only helpful response I've had anywhere I managed to get my tv onto 480p using that cycle, probably the best I'll be able to get.
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Thanks for responding, probably the only helpful response I've had anywhere I managed to get my tv onto 480p using that cycle, probably the best I'll be able to get.
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Glad I could help.
Iv got a dozen AFTV 1's and sticks!
However my first AFTV2, after opening and turning it on for the first time, it updated and then booted into a blank screen, nothing! Could not get into the resolution settings, nothing dead! Kaput! sent it back!
2nd AFTV2 I had issues with connecting to the wifi, and then when it was downloading the update, the wifi kept dropping out so I had to download it in bits, when it finally downloaded it installed but the new Wi-Fi remote keeps dropping off! Difficulty in pairing it up at times - so annoying! I tried everything in the end I just give up and used my fire tv stick remote!
I have found that apps I used on the AFTV1 like Advanced Task Killer no longer works as it does not show the correct RAM and does not show the processes that are currently running, so I can’t kill Kodi if Kodi crashes! Works perfectly on AFTV1.
On AFTV1 I use the standard amazon 4 USB amazon hub with a wireless mouse dongle and usb drive and both work, on the AFTV2, the hub doesn’t work, I haven’t tried to power it to see if that would work!
No optical, I guess no big deal as HDMI to TV then optical out to sound receiver! Will try this way! But I would of thought going directly would be better!
Apps like CCleaner and others the screen goes small like an android phone! Or stretched on some apps! On the AFTV1 the screen would at least get filled to the whole screen! It makes these side loaded apps look crap!
I can’t find the 4K content? Although I don’t have a 4K TV! Do you need to connect to a 4K TV for this content to suddenly become available?
The AGK FIRE app doesn’t work! My AFTV2’s don’t even appear on the list, so I can’t side load apps from say another AFTV or phone!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/general/official-fire-tv-2-fire-os-5-including-t3219023
I'm getting ready to cancel my cable and are going to stream most of my content. I have a 1st generation chromecast that I have had for years. It performs pretty well, but since I will be streaming more of my content, I wanted a remote (other than my phone) and a UI. Nearly every review I read said that Shield is easily the most powerful and capable streaming box. I've had mine for about a week now and are having serious doubts. I hope that some of you can help.
First off, I knew going in that there are not as many Android TV apps as there are Roku channels. I also knew that apps could be sideloaded, so I didn't consider this that big of an issue. However, I'm noticing more and more that sideloading apps is pointless. I sideloaded the Cinemax app. After installing it, I can't do anything. I guess since it was made for a touchscreen, I can't use the arrows on the remote to select anything. I also tried sideloading the Charter Spectrum app. Same thing, I can't select anything. Even though this is not Nvidia's fault, I also can't use HBO GO, as Charter Spectrum allows me to sign in on an android mobile device, but not an Android TV, which makes absolutely no sense to me. I know that I can use my phone and cast to the Shield, which brings me to my next problem.
It seems that when I cast to the Shield using my phone, the stream is not smooth. It kind of stutters every few seconds. My internet speed is not great, but I don't have this problem when streaming to my old chromecast. I have tried them back to back with the same results. Also, on my last attempt to cast HBO Go on the Shield, along with stuttering, it paused itself. I went to my phone and hit play again. A few minutes later, the same thing. I thought it may be my internet connection, but I switched the cast over to the old chromecast and never experienced a single problem.
The remote seems to freeze up pretty often as well. If I watch something for a few minutes and then try to use the remote, it is unresponsive for several seconds, if not a minute.
I don't know if it is a problem with the apps or the Nvidia. Although it hasn't done it in the past day or 2, the Netflix app was freezing after only a few seconds of opening. In the middle of scrolling titles, the app would freeze and the entire Shield would seem to freeze with it. No buttons on the remote would work for several minutes. The FXNow app was also acting up. When browsing movie titles, some thumbnails would not show up and when clicking other titles, it brought up a different movie than the thumbnail. The Youtube app seems extremely slow to open. After clicking the app on the homescreen, I watch the spinning wheel for at least 10 to 15 seconds before the app opens.
Lastly, I was a little disappointed in the voice search. I used the microphone to search for a movie that I knew was streaming on one of my apps. However, it only showed me results to buy the movie on Google play. I had hoped that it would browse your apps to see if it was available free before showing results to buy.
I know this post is extremely long, but I am hoping some of you can help fix these issues. I have a hard time believing that a device as powerful as the Shield suffers from these simple problems. Most of which, the 5 year old chromecast still performs well.
I would either install full android or return the shield. Me personally, I have been running full android for over a year and will never go back to stock.
What are the benefits of running full android? I imagine you gain access to the full play store, but will apps actually work?
Yes. Full Android lets you run both normal and TV apps. There are a few that may not work, but I haven't run into any major problems so far. One other thing - to get the full use out of it, you will need a mouse and keyboard such as the Logitech K400.
I just run the stock nvidia android TV rom but I have a wireless mouse attached. That lets me run the majority of sideloaded apps that require touchscreen input, but I get to keep the custom shield programs and apps that make use of the regular remote. It's the best solution for me.
I have had mine for 4 weeks and love it for several reasons:
- I use youtube TV and YoutTube TV is not supported on Roku
- It is fast (I do not have the problem you describe with YouTube)
- I like my 4K picture
Other people love the Shield because of Kodi, but I do not use Kodi, so I cannot comment about it.
Having said that, if you are not using YouTube TV, Kodi, do not get into gaming, and/or do not care to run stock Android, I think you are better off with a Roku 4K and you will be fine. You can probably get 2 Roku 4Ks for the price of a Shield and it will have all the channels you ever want.
Again, for me it was YouTubeTV, Netflix, Amazon, HBO GO (works great for me), WatchESPN, Hulu, Vudu. Hulu does not support profiles in Android TV yet, but everything else works great and fast for me.
Dear All,
I would really appreciate if anyone could help me here.
I have issues with casting my phone screen to a display, let alone choose the advertised options like cast with screen off.
RN8PRO MIUI 11.0.2.0 (PGGEUXM)
When I am on that cast screen and tickle the cast button to the right, it just does nothing at all.
I have seen online people doing the same thing and then it opens a pop-up at bottom of the screen and start searching for display. For me it does not, it just stays there doing nothing.
If I leave that screen and come back it is again disabled.
So my simple question has anyone managed to cast anything using that built-in function?
I can cast using apps with cast-enabled function no issue, and yes I have Miracast enabled device, yet the built-in cast function seems completely broken -or- I have disabled a service it needs to work, idk.
With the app Wireless Display for MIUI I can workaround this and cast my display at the very least, however, I dont have access to any of the cast options advertised on the cast page.
The fact it does not open the small pop-up at bottom of the screen searching for devices makes me think I have some kind of problem, either permissions too restricted on something or some needed services disabled.
Please help if you can.
Regards.
SOLUTION
Muad.Dib said:
Those two services are needed for casting to work:
Mi Connect Service (com.xiaomi.mi_connect_service)
UniPlay Service (com.milink.service)
So if you debloated your phone you need those two back on and running. If they are, search for remote display happens and remote displays are found as expected.
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I have the same problem in note 5 pro and Poco. I read somewhere that mi uses Miracast and it doesn't support Chromecast. Sorry if I am mistaken.
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I have the same problem in note 5 pro and Poco. I read somewhere that mi uses Miracast and it doesn't support Chromecast. Sorry if I am mistaken.
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Yes that's also the information I have.
However my problem described above also concerns casting to a Miracast device. The built-in method from settings just does not do anything for me, it does not search for anything at all actually. Therefore cannot find anything either
I am surprised not more people are using casting/mirroring features of their phones, RN8Pro being such a powerfull devices it makes a very nice handcomputer.
I wonder if that built-in function works for anyone.
Regards.
The Cast option does not work for me either.
I use the Wireless display option to cast to Chromecast.
Is there a difference between these two options?
I think I found the solution or at least the source of my own problem (took me enough time...).
As I was expecting I had debloated my phone a bit too much and removed some services needed for features I am using which at that time did not look like that needed for me.
Those two services are:
Mi Connect Service (com.xiaomi.mi_connect_service)
UniPlay Service (com.milink.service)
So if you debloated your phone you need those two back on and running. If they are, search for remote display happens and remote displays are found as expected.
Once you have reenabled those two services, the cast button is again available from the quick access and working.
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The Cast option does not work for me either.
I use the Wireless display option to cast to Chromecast.
Is there a difference between these two options?
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I know that our phone is using the MiraCast technology which google has been removed from Chromecast (it was there before) and Android starting A9. Xiaomi keeps it in MIUI that's why we still have it.
However what I am uncertain of, is how MIUI is supporting Chromecast too? From what I read you can still mirror to a Chromecast if you are willing to use the Home app.
Myself now that I got some Amazon Fire TV stick, I prefer those a lot more for the same price compared to Chromecast, simply because you can mirror your screen without having to be connected to internet, one among many things that annoyed me on Chromecast. And they used Miracast technology.
Hope this helps.
Muad.Dib said:
I think I found the solution or at least the source of my own problem (took me enough time...).
As I was expecting I had debloated my phone a bit too much and removed some services needed for features I am using which at that time did not look like that needed for me.
Those two services are:
Mi Connect Service (com.xiaomi.mi_connect_service)
UniPlay Service (com.milink.service)
So if you debloated your phone you need those two back on and running. If they are, search for remote display happens and remote displays are found as expected.
Once you have reenabled those two services, the cast button is again available from the quick access and working.
Hope this helps.
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Thanks for that. I renabled the two services and the Cast option is now available..
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Thanks for that. I renabled the two services and the Cast option is now available..
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Yeah I figured this finding would be probably useful to someone. Took me about 3 months to come up with the solution out of random tbh. Strangely none seemed to experience that issue judging by the number of answers I received in that time. And I am expecting people on XDA to debloat their phones out of the box like I did, maybe they were just more cautious than me and went a bit less aggressive on the matter. idk.
Anyway I am glad my findings could help you out too!
Regards.
I have Redmi Note 8 Pro and casting lags so badly... when I cast my laptop screen to my Philips TV.. there is NO problem at all.. But when I cast my phone's screen - huge lag and distorted picture....
Anyone knows how to fix it ?
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I have Redmi Note 8 Pro and casting lags so badly... when I cast my laptop screen to my Philips TV.. there is NO problem at all.. But when I cast my phone's screen - huge lag and distorted picture....
Anyone knows how to fix it ?
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It has been a while since I last attempted to solve this issue.
Last I was working on this, my researches has lead me to think the resolution of the phone which is quite big, might have been too big for casting receiver devices to process smoothly. Casting receivers do not have as big of a display resolution which often is 720p max or maybe lower for some.
As a result my investigations suggested me to try lower the phone display resolution before casting.
Unfortunately I am lacking time to test my theory and see if lowering phone resolution actually improves the playback on the casting device.
Please let us know of your findings if you decide to test those hypothesis yourself.
Good Luck!
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It has been a while since I last attempted to solve this issue.
Last I was working on this, my researches has lead me to think the resolution of the phone which is quite big, might have been too big for casting receiver devices to process smoothly. Casting receivers do not have as big of a display resolution which often is 720p max or maybe lower for some.
As a result my investigations suggested me to try lower the phone display resolution before casting.
Unfortunately I am lacking time to test my theory and see if lowering phone resolution actually improves the playback on the casting device.
Please let us know of your findings if you decide to test those hypothesis yourself.
Good Luck!
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I changed the resolution and it still lags as hell.....
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I changed the resolution and it still lags as hell.....
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I am sorry I have not had time to do some testings myself.
All I know and noticed was while casting from apps with built-in casting feature, it worked like a charm, however as soon as I started to mirror my screen, then it was lagging too.
Back then I assumed it was because of phone resolution vs casting devices because it was way bigger than casting receiver (usually at best 720p max and even 480p for older devices), but if you are saying it does not change anything well I am running out of ideas at the moment.
You changed both the resolution and the density of the screen using the following two commands?
Code:
begonia:/ $ wm size
Physical size: 1080x2340
begonia:/ $ wm density
Physical density: 440
Those are original RN8P resolution and density, they might be both too big for casting devices to handle, idk, might require testing.
Please let us know if your findings.
Regards,
Muad.Dib said:
I think I found the solution or at least the source of my own problem (took me enough time...).
As I was expecting I had debloated my phone a bit too much and removed some services needed for features I am using which at that time did not look like that needed for me.
Those two services are:
Mi Connect Service (com.xiaomi.mi_connect_service)
UniPlay Service (com.milink.service)
So if you debloated your phone you need those two back on and running. If they are, search for remote display happens and remote displays are found as expected.
Once you have reenabled those two services, the cast button is again available from the quick access and working.
I know that our phone is using the MiraCast technology which google has been removed from Chromecast (it was there before) and Android starting A9. Xiaomi keeps it in MIUI that's why we still have it.
However what I am uncertain of, is how MIUI is supporting Chromecast too? From what I read you can still mirror to a Chromecast if you are willing to use the Home app.
Myself now that I got some Amazon Fire TV stick, I prefer those a lot more for the same price compared to Chromecast, simply because you can mirror your screen without having to be connected to internet, one among many things that annoyed me on Chromecast. And they used Miracast technology.
Hope this helps.
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Can you try debloat this UniPlay Service (com.milink.service) and try whether you are able to cast remote display?
I have the same problem. Both services are active though. MIUI 13 on redmi note 10 pro