{"id":1251,"date":"2016-08-14T11:57:19","date_gmt":"2016-08-14T09:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/?p=1251"},"modified":"2021-06-14T15:17:55","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T13:17:55","slug":"windows-10-version-1607-testing-miracast-and-connect-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/2016\/08\/14\/windows-10-version-1607-testing-miracast-and-connect-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 10 Version 1607: Testing Miracast and Connect-App"},"content":{"rendered":"

[German<\/a>]Microsoft ships a Connect <\/em>app with Windows 10 Version 1607 (Anniversary Update). This allows Windows 10 to operate as a Miracast receiver. I've tested this app to get an impression about the reliability of this feature.<\/p>\n

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Just a few background information<\/h3>\n

\"\"I've blogged several times about streaming solutions within my German blog (and also my English blog – see link list at the article end). I've noticed also that Microsoft intends to provide a Miracast receiver in Windows 10 Anniversary Update. This has been addresses in my German Blog post Windows 10 Version 1607 soll Miracast-Empfang unterst\u00fctzen (Test)<\/a>, where I've tested it with an Insider Preview build.<\/p>\n

A few day ago I received a reader feedback about a blog post<\/a>, where a reader reported, that the Connect<\/em> app shipped in Windows 10 Version 1607 doesn't work well. He wasn't able to establish a Miracast connection from one notebook with Windows 10 Pro (x64) Version 1511 to a notebook with Windows 10 Home (x64) Version 1607. The Connect<\/em> app did not allow a successful connection.<\/p>\n

He tried also to establish a Miracast connection from his two notebooks to a Samsung Smart TV. While the Windows 10 Version 1511 machine was able to connect, the 2nd Windows 10 Version 1607 machine failed. I read similar comments in German computer forums. He tried also an Android 5.1 Tablet PC as a Miracast source, but wasn't also not successful to establish a Miracast connection to Windows 10 Version 1607, running the Connect<\/em> app. So his conclusion was, that Windows 10 Version 1607 and the Connect<\/em> app has serious issues. That was the point where I decided to give it a broader test.<\/p>\n

Windows 10 Version 1607 as a Miracast receiver, how it should work<\/h3>\n

Windows 10 Anniversary Update comes with a Connect<\/em> app. If the hardware is Miracast capable, you should be able to use the Windows 10 machine as a Miracast receiver. I have a machine Medion Akoya P2214T (offered by German Lenovo subsidiary Medion) that fits this requirements. To establish a Miracast connection, just try the following steps.<\/p>\n

\"Miracast<\/p>\n

1. Type connect<\/em> in the taskbar's search<\/em> box and select the app Connect \u2013 <\/em>that's all.<\/p>\n

\"Connect<\/p>\n

After the app has launched, the windows shown above is visible. Windows 10 is ready as a Miracast receiver. The Miracast receiver is enlisted here as Test<\/em>, the network name of my Windows 10 machine.<\/p>\n

2. Use an Android-, Windows 8.1-, Windows 10- or Windows Phone 8.1\/Windows 10 Mobile device to establish a Miracast connection to the Miracast receiver.<\/p>\n

The steps required depends on the device and operating system. Streaming to a Miracast receiver works in Windows 10 using projection <\/em>tile in notification center.<\/p>\n

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On Windows 8.1 you need to swipe from the right corner to the left, select Devices <\/em>from the sidebar, then go to Project <\/em>and select the Miracast receiver (see my German screenshot below).<\/p>\n

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In Android it depends on the Android device. On my Google Nexus 4 with stock Android 5.1.1 I need to swipe from the top down to show the status bar. Then I tap the cast screen icon in the status bar.<\/p>\n

\"Android\"Android<\/p>\n

If the Miracast receiver is listed (see screenshot above on the right), just tap the entry. Otherwise tap \"Weitere Einstellungen\" (or the English pendant) to search for receivers. The devices will establish the Miracast connection \u2013 so proceed the steps shown on the Miracast receivers screen (in most cases no action is required).<\/p>\n

\"Android<\/p>\n

Above you can see the Android start screen of my Nexus 4 on Windows 10 Connect <\/em>app. It seems to work. Below is a screenshot of my Windows 10 Version 1607 machine showing another Windows 10 Version 1607 machine in Connect <\/em>app.<\/p>\n

\"Windows<\/p>\n

My Windows 10 Anniversary Update Miracast test<\/h3>\n

Ok, trying just one device and running a Windows 10 Version 1607 machine as a receiver isn't a real test. Therefore I prepared two machines with Windows 10 Version 1607 and used several devices as Miracast sources. Here are the two Windows 10 machines, used within my test scenario to act as Miracast sinks (receivers):<\/p>\n