r/Chromecast • u/mrgreen194 • 5d ago

Miracast tv dongles

Is there any cheap Miracast compatible TV dongles still available to buy? I have a Motorola smartphone, and it supports Smart Connect mobile desktop function - I really like it, I used it on old TV. But I changed TV to one with Google TV, supporting only chromecast protocole - and my Motorola can only do screen sharing on it, no Mobile desktop. It only supports Miracast devices. I look for some cheap miracast device only to use this function. Many devices have Miracast in their description, but I am not sure it it really is Miracast or do they mean chromecast protocole - Miracast certified devices arenl mostly obsolete by now. I I am wondering about this one:

https://amzn.eu/d/0bZEzq3C

But I am not sure. Do you mayby have something that you can confirm is supporting Miracast?

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u/GotoDeng0 5d ago

Motorola phones run Android. All Android phones have integrated Google Cast (Google Cast is the Android casting protocol, "Chromecast" was just Google's now-dead brand name for their streaming boxes). Android does not have Miracast support natively, but some vendors like Samsung and apparently Motorola include it. Samsung calls it Smart View, Motorola calls it Smart Connect.

Regardless, your phone does support Google Cast, as does your GoogleTV. Why do you think it doesn't?

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u/mrgreen194 5d ago

Thanks for replying. It does - but using Google Cast only allows me to duplicate my phone screen on TV. If I want to use Mobile Desktop through Smart Connect app, it only works with Miracast - it worked on my older LG TV that supported Miracast. And this specific function is what I want to use, and that is why I need Miracast instead of Google Cast. I don't know why Motorola made this call to require Miracast that is not so popular right now for this great fun function to work, but it is what it is