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Miraclecast – Miracast (WiFi Display) Implementation

by figmert on 7/28/24, 10:58 AM with 9 comments

  • by NBJack on 7/29/24, 4:00 AM

    I applaud the effort.

    Regrettably, in my own experience, it's rarely worth the effort to wrestle with wireless displays. Unless you either have 'highly' compatible devices (i.e. Samsung phone to Samsung TV), it's often rife with bad performance, bizarre behavior, and sudden drops.

    My personal favorite quirk is a Fire stick that almost always exits mirroring before I can even begin streaming to it. It usually works on the second attempt, but it's so consistent that I've wondered if there's just something else out there "triggering" it when it sees the signal.

  • by degletnour on 7/30/24, 11:53 PM

    I saw in the docs that NetworkManager & wpa_supplicant should be turned off before using it. Is there a way to use it without it taking over my nework card ? I think its possible because its the case of my Android phone.