What can I use instead of Anyview Cast?
Four options, in the order most people should try them: your own TV brand’s built-in mirroring, Google Cast, a USB-C to HDMI cable, or a mirroring app. The first three cost nothing, and for most people one of them is the answer.
1. Your own TV’s built-in mirroring — free
Anyview Cast is just Hisense’s name for Miracast. Nearly every major TV brand has the identical feature under its own branding, so if you came here because your TV is not a Hisense, you probably do not need an alternative at all — you need the right menu.
| TV brand | What it calls the feature | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung | Screen Mirroring / Smart View | Source, then Screen Mirroring - or simply accept the prompt that appears on the TV |
| LG | Screen Share | Home, then Screen Share - open it on the TV before scanning from the phone |
| Hisense | Anyview Cast (VIDAA) or Chromecast built-in (Google TV) | VIDAA: Settings, Network, Anyview Cast - or the Inputs list. Google TV: no setup needed. |
| TCL | Chromecast built-in (Google TV) or Screen mirroring (Roku TV) | Google TV: no setup needed. Roku TV: Settings, System, Screen mirroring. |
| Roku | Screen mirroring | Settings, System, Screen mirroring, then Screen mirroring mode |
| Sony | Screen mirroring (2013-2020) or Chromecast built-in (Google TV) | 2013-2020 sets: pick Screen mirroring from the Inputs list. Google TV sets: nothing to enable, cast from the app. |
| Philips | Chromecast built-in (Android TV) or Screen mirroring (other models) | Android and Google TV sets: nothing to enable. Other models: Settings, then Screen mirroring or Wi-Fi Miracast. |
| Amazon Fire TV | Display Mirroring | Press and hold the Home button, then choose Mirroring |
2. Google Cast — free, and the answer for Pixel owners
If your phone has no Miracast sender, Miracast-based features like Anyview Cast are permanently out of reach and no software changes that. Google Cast is the route those phones do have. It is built into every Android handset with Google services.
The catch is on the TV side: Google TV, Android TV and Vizio accept Google Cast, while Samsung, LG, Roku and Fire TV do not. Adding a Chromecast or a Google TV streamer to any television gives it the capability for roughly the price of a takeaway.
3. A USB-C to HDMI cable — the one that always works
Unglamorous and better than all of the above on every technical measure: no protocol matching, no Wi-Fi, no dropouts, no compression, and effectively no lag. If mirroring has already failed three times, stop troubleshooting and buy the adapter.
The only requirement is that your phone supports DisplayPort Alt Mode over USB-C, which most mid-range and flagship Android phones do and many budget models do not. Wireless mirroring compared with a cable.
4. A screen mirroring app
Worth it in one specific situation: you have several devices on different protocols and you would rather have one list than three system menus, or the built-in picker keeps failing without telling you why.
CastDone documents Anyview Cast to TV, an Android app by Screen Mirroring TV - AI, currently rated 3.3 out of 5 on Google Play. It is free to install; mirroring, casting and the TV remote are paid features, and there is a 3-day trial for new users. The pricing page has the real numbers and how to cancel.
Check your hardware before installing anything — if the two devices share no protocol, the app cannot help and we would rather say so now.
Which one should you pick?
| Your situation | Use this |
|---|---|
| Your TV is not a Hisense | Your own brand’s built-in feature. Free. |
| Hisense, but a Google TV model | Chromecast built-in, already on the set. |
| Your phone has no Miracast sender | Google Cast, or add a Chromecast to the TV. |
| Nothing matches, or you want it reliable | USB-C to HDMI cable. |
| Several devices, several protocols | A mirroring app, for the single device list. |
| Gaming | Cable. Wireless adds 100–300ms whatever you use. |
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