Why is Anyview Cast not working?
Usually because one of the two devices cannot do it. Either your phone has no Miracast sender — Pixel, current OnePlus and Motorola models do not — or your Hisense runs Google TV rather than VIDAA, in which case it has no Anyview Cast at all. Everything else is a distant third.
Work through these in order
- Does your phone have a Miracast sender? Google Pixel, OnePlus, Motorola do not. On those handsets Anyview Cast can never appear, no matter what you change. They use Google Cast instead, which a Hisense Google TV model accepts and a VIDAA model does not. Check your pair before going further — if this is your problem, the rest of this page will not help.
- Does your TV actually have Anyview Cast? Hisense support splits by platform, not by brand. VIDAA models use Anyview Cast, which is Miracast. Hisense Google TV and Android TV models use Chromecast built-in and have no Anyview Cast at all. Some regions also ship Hisense Roku TVs. Checking the brand alone will mislead you - check the platform. Look for Anyview Cast in the input list or under Settings, then Network. If it is not there, your set is not a VIDAA model.
- Same network, and the same band. Many routers publish 2.4GHz and 5GHz under different names. A TV on one and a phone on the other will not discover each other even though both say they are connected. If the TV is on Ethernet, try Wi-Fi instead — some sets only advertise mirroring on the wireless interface.
- Turn it on at the TV first. VIDAA: Settings, Network, Anyview Cast - or the Inputs list. Google TV: no setup needed.. Open it on the television before scanning from the phone. Scanning first is the single most common ordering mistake, because the TV only advertises itself once mirroring is active.
- Rule out the network blocking discovery. Guest networks and many mesh systems enable client isolation, which stops devices seeing each other entirely. Move both to the main network. A VPN active on the phone does the same thing — turn it off while mirroring.
- Restart in the right order. TV off at the wall for 30 seconds, then the phone. The television advertises itself on the network, so it needs to be up and broadcasting before the phone looks for it.
Things that will not fix it
- Installing an app. No app can add a Miracast sender to a phone that lacks one. Any listing claiming to enable Miracast on a Pixel is describing something that is not technically possible.
- Updating the TV firmware. Worth doing generally, but it will not add Anyview Cast to a Google TV model, because that is a different platform rather than a missing feature.
- Factory resetting the television. Costs you an evening and changes nothing about which protocols the two devices speak.
Still stuck?
If your phone and TV genuinely share no protocol, the fix is hardware rather than settings. See what actually will work — usually a USB-C to HDMI adapter, or adding a Chromecast to the television.
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