Scrcpy is a free and open source tool that lets you mirror your Android device to a Windows, Mac, or Linux computer. This lets you view your mobile apps on a PC, remote control them, or make screen recordings. Now the developer has released scrcpy 2.0, which brings support for new video codecs and support […]
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Google Pixel smartphone display mirroring may be coming to Chromebooks
Google makes the Chrome OS operating system that runs on Chromebooks and the company also makes the Android software that runs on billions of smartphones. In recent years the company has been bringing the platforms closer together by doing things like allowing you to run Android apps on a Chromebook, use an Android phone to […]
Lilbits 5-29-2020: Amazon Echo Look stops looking this summer, editing audio in the cloud, and more
Another day, another “smart” gadget that’s about to become dumb. This time it’s Amazon’s Echo Look, an Alexa-enabled device that the company positioned as a “style assistant” when it first launched three years ago. This summer, it’ll stop giving fashion advice as Amazon kills off its Echo Look app and service, leaving customers with a […]
Microsoft’s Phone Screen mirrors your Android phone on a Windows 10 PC
Microsoft knows that even if you use Windows on your PC, you probably don’t use it on your phone — the company has pretty much stopped making smartphone operating systems at this point. But odds are that you do have a phone, and so Microsoft has spent the last few years developing Android and iOS apps […]
Roku adds screen mirroring, casting from Android, Windows, and Windows Phone
Roku makes some of the most popular devices for streaming internet video on a TV. Now you can also use a Roku as a sort of wireless display for your phone, tablet, or PC. Blogger Dave Zatz uncovered support documents that show screen mirroring and video casting features are on the way. Update: It’s official. Roku has […]
Chromecast screen mirroring for any (rooted) Android device
Google recently launched a new feature that lets you use a Chromecast to mirror your Android phone or tablet display to a TV. But for now Google only officially supports a little over a dozen devices. Want to try Chromcast screen mirroring, but don’t have a phone or tablet on Google’s list? There’s an app for […]
Google brings Chromecast screen mirroring to Android
Google is bringing the ability to mirror the screen on your Android phone or table to a TV using a Chromecast. You could already use a Chromecast to stream audio, video, or other content from the internet to your TV while using your mobile device as a remote control. Now you can use a Chromecast […]
Chromecast support coming to Firefox
Last year Firefox developer Mark Finkle provided an early look at a new feature that would let you stream content from the Firefox mobile browser on your phone to a TV using a Roku. Now it looks like Firefox is adding support for Google Chromecast (and possibly other devices) as well. According to Mozilla’s weekly […]
Koush shows phone to Amazon Fire TV screen mirroring
Android app developer (and member of the Cyanogen team) Koushik Dutta offers a series of apps designed to let you stream content from an Android phone or tablet to a TV using an Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku, or other device. Not only can you stream photos, videos, or music from your phone with his […]