Moto G7 Power

searchlight123

acquired this phone on release in march of this year. it runs android 9. really impressed with it so far (battery life is exceptional). the only function i cant seem to use is screen mirroring to my smart tv (panasonic). the phone has a setting called casting but that seems to need a chromecast for that to work.

i would have thought that running android 9 it would include this mirroring feature but apparently not. does anyone know of an app that will do the same that i could use as it's only something i need to use occasionally and don't want to buy a chromecast just for this. i do have a firestick 4k plugged into the tv but this doesn't enable the phone to mirror to the tv either.

many thanks.

Jon_01

What's the TV?

That needs to support mirroring/casting either built in or through a plug in unit. If the TV doesn't support it and the Fire stick doesn't there's nothing for any app to connect to?

oldagetraveller

My Samsung t.v. does support screen mirroring/cast. It works with older Android versions, pre 8, but not with any device running the latest Android, 8 and 9.
I have a Moto G6 Plus, Android 9 updated from 8.1, which will not connect using screen mirroring. Nor does a new Umidigi S3 Pro, Android 9.
I did contact Mototola about this and they confirmed that the G6 will not cast/mirror. Possibly the same with the G7 and obviously certain other phones.