What is Screen Mirroring?
Screen Mirroring is a process that lets you display or mirror your Android or Windows device screen wirelessly onto your TV screen. You can mirror pictures, audios, videos, web pages and much more through your Roku device. It works similar to Apple’s AirPlay or Google Chromecast’s screen mirroring feature. Roku uses the Miracast app to mirror other device screen on it.
How to enable Screen Mirroring on Roku?
Users can enable this feature easily from the settings menu. Before enabling this feature, make sure that your Roku device is updated to its latest version. #1: Press the Home button on your Roku remote. #2: Go to Settings. #3: Select System. #4: Under the System Settings menu, select Screen mirroring (beta). #5: Now, click Enable screen mirroring option to turn on the screen mirroring feature. After enabling the screen mirroring feature, you can cast your Android mobile/tablets, Windows PC/Laptops and iOS devices screen on the Roku connected TV screen.
How to Mirror Android Screen on Roku?
After enabling the screen mirroring, follow these steps to mirror Android screen on Roku connected TV. Note: For this method, your Android device must run on Android 4.2 and above. People running Android 4.0 have to upgrade their device to the latest version or they can use applications like #1: Connect both device (Android and Roku) to the same network. #2: On your Android mobile/tablet, open Settings menu. #3: Navigate to Cast settings and make sure that Wireless Display is Enabled on. #4: Now, the device will search for the devices that are connected to the same network. #5: From the search results, select the Roku device where you need to cast the media. #6: Now select either Accept or Always Accept on your Roku connected TV. Within a few minutes, your Android mobile/tablet screen will appear on your TV.
How to Mirror Windows Screen on Roku?
Mirroring Windows device screen on Roku is very simple. Similar to Android procedure, connect both Windows and Roku device to the same network. (Note: This method is applicable only for PC/Laptops running Windows 8.1 or 10) #1: Press Windows + P keys simultaneously to open action center. #2: Select Connect to Wireless Display. #3: The device will search for nearest devices that are connected to the same network. #4: Select the Roku device where your need to mirror your Windows screen. #5: Now select either Accept or Always Accept on your TV to mirror the Windows screen.
How to Mirror iOS Screen on Roku?
Final Thoughts
This is how you can use Roku to mirror Android, iOS and Windows device screen on the bigger screens of TV. Screen Mirroring on Roku is an wonderful feature if you want to stream the media that are locally stored on smartphones or laptops. We hope the article is really helpful and easy to follow. Thank you for visiting Techfollows.com. For further queries and feedback, feel free to comment below.
