How to Use Display Mirroring on Amazon Fire TV

One of the best things about Amazon Fire TV is that it has the capability to mirror handheld devices. Therefore, if you need to watch any movie, clip, TV show, that is not present in the Amazon App Store, then you can play it on your smartphone and mirror it to your Fire TV Stick or Fire TV. In order to cast content from phone or tabs to Amazon Fire TV, the pocket-sized device must support Miracast. A couple of Miracast compatible devices are listed here:

• Fire HD 10

• Fire HDX 8.9

• Microsoft Surface 2

• Microsoft Surface 2 Pro

• Fire phone

• Fire HD 8

Prerequisites

• Firstly, you need to ensure that the handheld device and the Amazon Fire TV are in close proximity, with a distance not greater than thirty feet between them. You need to see that they are connected to the same Wi-Fi network unless the handheld and Fire TV are registered using the same Amazon account.

• Also, the 3rd gen Amazon Fire TV is not compatible with screencasting.

• You need to choose the display mirroring feature by hitting and holding the home button present on the remote of the Amazon Fire TV. After that, just connect the Miracast compatible smartphone or tab. If you wish to discontinue screencasting, then just hit any button present on the Amazon Fire TV remote. Based on which gadget you are using to mirror content, here is a stepwise process for how to display mirroring on Amazon Fire TV:

Amazon Fire Phone

1. Firstly, you need to head over to Quick Actions.

2. After that, beneath Display, you will find an option for sharing the screen via Miracast.

3. Choose to Share your screen option.

4. Now, press the Amazon Fire TV device.

5. Wait for the Fire Phone screen to get mirrored on the Fire TV.

6. In order to discontinue display mirroring, just click on Stop Mirroring.

Kindle Fire and Amazon Fire Devices

1. Place your finger at the upper portion of the screen, and move it

downwards.

2. Now, tap on the Settings option from the list.

3. In the Settings screen, go to the Device segment.

4. Tap on Display and lights from the list of options.

5. Now, choose Display mirroring.

6. Select the Amazon Fire TV.

7. Wait for a minute for the content to get mirrored on the television screen.

8. In order to discontinue display mirroring, hit the Stop Mirroring option on the Fire handheld device.

Android phones and tablets

1. Go to the Fire TV list.

2. Now, tap on Settings.

3. In the Settings screen, select Display and Sounds.

4. Now, choose Enable Display Mirroring.

5. After that, connect the Fire TV to the phone or tablet.

6. In order to discontinue screencasting, just hit any button present on the Fire TV remote.

Lucia Mandela is a Microsoft Office expert and has been working in the technical industry since 2002. As a technical expert, Lucia has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers and reviews for many websites such as office.com/setup.