I am seeking a solution that will enable me to mirror the screen from Android (LineageOS 20) to Android TV (LineageOS 20 for Android TV). Chromecast is only accessible for Google-certified devices; therefore, Chromecast will not function here.

Is there a project in which I can install the receiver app on the Android TV and the client app on the Android phone to accomplish this?

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    1 year ago

    LineageOS Team backported Miracast in LOS 18 but my Android TV accesses the network over an Ethernet cable. Miracast uses Wi-Fi Direct, which requires both devices to be connected wirelessly to the same network.

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      1 year ago

      Ooh - Thanks for the clarification 👌

      I was curious since I’m planning to make the jump to LineageOS on my device, and also plan to develop a Miracast receiver app for my Steam Links

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      If all that mattered was being on the same network, it doesn’t matter whether that’s WiFi or Ethernet. Frames got switched between those.

      WiFi Direct uses, as the same implies, a direct P2P network between the two devices without a third network device in between.
      That would indeed not work if the device has no WiFi adapter.
      You may perhaps be able to remedy that using a USB WiFi adapter supported by the mainline Linux kernel version running on your device.

      Have you tried it though? I’m pretty sure Miracast works over the network too.