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Power state of your phone or tablet. Once playback begins, casting lets you use your mobile
device to do something else or you can power it off entirely. Screen mirroring requires that your
mobile device remain powered on for the duration of playback.
Supported mobile devices. Casting is supported on most mobile devices – if you see a casting
icon
in the app, you can send content to your TV. Screen mirroring is limited to compatible
Android™ and Windows
To learn more about directing content from supported mobile apps like YouTube and Netflix to
your TV, review the
Can I share my personal photos and videos on my TV?
If you want to specifically share your personal photos and videos, or songs from the music
library stored on your mobile device, you can use the Play on Roku feature of the Roku mobile
app. The Roku mobile app is a free application for iOS® and Android devices.
To learn more about sharing personal media files from your compatible mobile device, read the
detailed article about Play on
Does my Roku device support screen mirroring?
Most current generation Roku streaming players and Roku TVs support screen mirroring with
notable exceptions listed below. To find the model of your Roku device, go to Settings >
System > About.
Roku Express: Screen mirroring is only supported on model 3900 (introduced in 2017), and not
on model 3700.
Roku Express+: Screen mirroring is only supported on model 3910 (introduced in 2017), and not
on model 3710. With model 3910, screen mirroring is only supported on the HDMI output, and
not on the composite, or A/V output.
You can use the
Roku device comparison chart
screen mirroring for Android and Windows devices.
Do I need to enable screen mirroring on my compatible Roku device?
If your Roku device supports screen mirroring and is running Roku OS 7.7 or later, the feature is
enabled automatically and there is no action required to enable it. To check the software version
of your Roku device, go to Settings > System > About. If an older version is installed, connect
your Roku device to the internet and have it
How do I screen mirror from my Android device?
With a long list of companies manufacturing Android devices, each with a variety of models, it
may be difficult to determine if your Android device supports screen mirroring. In general, if
®
devices.
detailed article about
Roku.
casting.
to determine the current products that support
manually check for a software
update.
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