Re: Note 4 screen mirroring with miracast failing
Chromecast is a poor solution because it requires a WiFi Internet connection. That means that you can use it in your home but not in hotel rooms, for example, and not even in your home if your WiFi connection does not happen to cover the area where your television is located. Miracast used to be an excellent solution as it used a WiFi link between the phone and the Miracast dongle connected to the television's HDMI input. However, it seems that Miracast has now been obsoleted under Android 5, or at least it has on the Samsung Note series. The Miracast devices still appear in the screen mirroring list but the connection always fails.
Since upgrading to Android 5 I haven't watched anything on a big screen and can only use my phone for watching programs. However, that's unsuitable for viewing with friends and family. People say the only good solution is to go back to downloading with a PC and connecting it to the television. However, it used to be more convenient when we could download programs to the phone and then decide whether to watch them on the phone or the TV. Now, with Miracast gone, you have do decide in advance whether you are going to watch on the phone or via a PC on the TV. It's like technology reversing direction and becoming more primitive.