#AIR SQUIRRELS REFLECTOR 2 ANDROID#

The collection of screens above consist of a Chromebook, Nexus 7 tablet, iPad, Nexus 5 phone, and MacBook Air. After installing Reflector 2, I gathered up a variety of devices to test things out.

#AIR SQUIRRELS REFLECTOR 2 ANDROID#

Many newer Android devices can mirror their screens with Google Cast, and devices running Chrome, including Macs, PCs, and Chromebooks can cast a tab from within the Chrome browser.

With the release of Reflector 2, you can now have multiple device screens shared on your Mac or PC, and those screens can be any combination of AirPlay or Google Cast devices. Finally, and this is more of a Miracast protocol issue than one with AirServer, devices mirrored in portrait mode versus landscape could end up appearing very small if an AirPlay device was connected at the same time.Дespite these issues, AirServer Universal was the only option for supporting a device-agnostic screen-sharing classroom. Next, only one Miracast device can connect at a time, although multiple AirPlay devices can connect simultaneously. I had to purchase a USB wireless adapter and disable the integrated wireless chip in my two-year old laptop to get Miracast support working. Second, the universal receiver must have a supported network chip/driver.

However, there were some special requirements and limitations.ДЇirst, AirServer Universal is not available for Mac, so the universal receiver is a Windows-only option. I successfully mirrored a Windows laptop, a variety of Android devices, and of course AirPlay support was included. The new version introduced support for the Miracast standard allowing virtually all devices to mirror to AirServer.

Last year, AirServer released AirServer Universal for the PC. It can now support multiple Google Cast clients in addition to multiple AirPlay clients. Squirrels just released Reflector 2 with a significant addition.

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