Windows 10 Connect App

[DA-LION-619]

Anyone got this working?

 

[Geoff.D]

Have not tried it. .....

Any reason why one needs to use the App?

 

[DA-LION-619]

Have not tried it. .....

Any reason why one needs to use the App?

Cast/Mirror to your Windows 10 PC from a phone/tablet.

 

[Arthur]

Cast/Mirror to your Windows 10 PC from a phone/tablet.

Yes.

 

[DA-LION-619]

Yes.

Anything special you had to configure?

 

[Arthur]

No.

1. Launch Connect app on miracast-capable PC.
2. Launch Continuum on Win phone/tab, or select Cast on cast-capable devices (phones/tabs)
3. Select target device. Click Connect. Done.

The screenie is on a Surface Pro 4.

You'll see all target devices in Continuum's "connect" screen.

My Nexus 6P doesn't support casting, which is a real bummer, especially for a 'premium' phone.

 

[DA-LION-619]

No.

1. Launch Connect app on miracast-capable PC.
2. Launch Continuum on Win phone/tab, or select Cast on cast-capable devices (phones/tabs)
3. Select target device. Click Connect. Done.

The screenie is on a Surface Pro 4.

You'll see all target devices in Continuum's "connect" screen.

My Nexus 6P doesn't support casting, which is a real bummer, especially for a 'premium' phone.

Yeah is the part that doesn't make sense. I've articles around the net with it working with Android, and you have a flagship.

 

[Arthur]

Yeah is the part that doesn't make sense. I've articles around the net with it working with Android, and you have a flagship.

Paul Thurrott has the same problem with his Nexus:

I had to test this with my wife’s Android phone because Google has removed Miracast streaming from its Nexus devices (and possibly from Android N). That means your only option on incompatible devices is to use Chromecast for casting.

 

[DA-LION-619]

Paul Thurrott has the same problem with his Nexus:

Can't cast from my tablet either, apparently the app tells you if you don't have compatible hardware. I'm getting no notification of anything going on if I try to connect.

 

[Arthur]

DA-LION, wish I could advise further, but can't.

I quickly tried projecting from the el cheapo Nextbook8 mini tablet. The Connect app on SP4 said the tab was connecting, but it failed to make a connection. The error message on the tab simply said Failed to connect.

Will fiddle again in the next few days. Am out now, on mobile.

 

[Thor]

#chromecast

 

[DA-LION-619]

#chromecast

You do realize the Chrome cast has to be plugged into a display right?

 

[Arthur]

#chromecast

That's old fashioned. This Connect app is for modern systems that have miracast built-in.

 

[Thor]

You do realize the Chrome cast has to be plugged into a display right?

That's old fashioned. This Connect app is for modern systems that have miracast built-in.

I'm yet to come across something that beats my chromecast setup.

Windows 10 connect seems it's windoes only?

Lost me right there. Linux ftw

 

[Thor]

You do realize the Chrome cast has to be plugged into a display right?

And your pc does not?
silly argument

 

[DA-LION-619]

And your pc does not?
silly argument

It's a laptop...

 

[Thor]

It's a laptop...

Then TeamViewer on your phone is all you need.

 

[Arthur]

Thor187, perhaps you don't realise we are talking about projecting from device to PC WITHOUT using plug-in dongles like Chromecast. Were both very familiar with those, as well as TV, etc, etc.

This is something else entirely.

 

[DA-LION-619]

Then TeamViewer on your phone is all you need.

I want to cast from my laptop to my tablet, and I think it goes more advanced than that by allowing you to extend the screen.

 

[Arthur]

I want to cast from my laptop to my tablet, and I think it goes more advanced than that by allowing you to extend the screen.

It does indeed. You can extend the tablet display to the PC (not just mirror), so the tablet basically has an extended and enlarged workspace over two displays.