Miracast

Miracast is a wireless communications standard created by the Wi-Fi Alliance which is designed to transmit video and sound from devices (such as laptops or smartphones) to display receivers (such as TVs, monitors, or projectors). It uses Wi-Fi Direct to create an ad hoc encrypted wireless connection[1] and can roughly be described as "HDMI over Wi-Fi", replacing cables in favor of wireless.[2] Miracast is utilised in many devices and is used or branded under various names by different manufacturers, including Smart View (by Samsung),[3][4] SmartShare (by LG), screen mirroring (by Sony), Cast (in Windows 11) and Connect (in Windows 10), wireless display and screen casting.[5][6][7]

A related enterprise protocol named Miracast over Infrastructure (MS-MICE) functions using a central local area network instead, and is supported in Microsoft Windows.[8]

  1. ^ "Wi-Fi Direct". Wi-Fi Alliance. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  2. ^ On Wifi-Display, Democratic Republics and Miracles, Patrick Herrmann, on the development of Miraclecast, 2014-02-17.
  3. ^ Kew-Denniss, Zachary (2023-07-22). "Samsung screen mirroring finally supports casting to a Chromecast". Android Police. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  4. ^ "Display your Galaxy tablet on a TV with Smart View". Samsung ca. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  5. ^ Hoffman, Chris (March 15, 2019). "Wireless Display Standards Explained: AirPlay, Miracast, WiDi, Chromecast, and DLNA". How-To Geek.
  6. ^ Hoffman, Chris (2013-12-04). "Wireless Display Standards Explained: AirPlay, Miracast, WiDi, Chromecast, and DLNA". How-To Geek. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  7. ^ "Connect a wireless display to your Windows PC - Microsoft Support". support.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  8. ^ "[MS-MICE]: Overview". learn.microsoft.com. 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2024-06-18.