There are a handful of must-have streaming services and cheap ways to get them these days, with Roku devices among them. Through Roku Sticks and Roku TVs, you can watch all of your favorite movies and TV shows with a mere few button presses. What you may not know is that there's more to Roku devices than is commonly advertised.
Not only can you customize them in different ways just for you , but you can easily utilize screen mirroring — not be confused with casting, another smart TV feature — which makes it so that you can project your phone, laptop, or tablet screen onto your Roku system. Thankfully, for those hoping to give Roku screen mirroring a try, the process is pretty simple. As with any technical process, issues could arise when trying to screen mirror on a Roku device.
Here are some common problems that can come up and how to resolve them. In order to mirror there are a few things you'll need to do. Luckily the process is fairly easy.
If screen mirroring your phone, computer, or tablet to your Roku device isn't working, there are a few steps to try out to make it happen. The most important however, is to go into the settings of both your devices to ensure that screen mirroring is enabled. If a connection can't be made, screen mirroring won't be established.
One issue might be because both devices aren't on the same WiFi network. However, if they're both open to screen mirroring and on the same network but still won't mirror, you can try disconnecting and reconne.