Enable miracast by doing the following. Sadly googles pixel phones dont support vesa displayport alternate mode a standard that is found on googles pixel c and chromebook pixel.

Google Pixel 2 2 Xl How To Mirror My Screen To My Tv Or Pc
Google pixel 2 miracast. Some devices dont support cast screen and may be this app will dont working app only support android from 42 and above. Connect google pixelgoogle pixel 2pixel xl to tv first of all you need to get a chromecast hardware. Chromecast has to be using wifi you cannot. Launch the notification center expand the quick settings after you click on the notification center then click on. But it forces people to use chromecast instead i have samsung and xiaomi android phones theres no problem google user. Select projecting to this pc choose the available everywhere option from the first drop down menu.
You can get one here. Make sure the. Reboot your google pixel. App run perfect on my devices i tested on samsung htc sony phone. I also find miracast isnt as stable compared to chromecast when screen casting as miracast protocol hasnt been improved in years. I speculate that gathering data also has a part to play in the decision.
So googles android only supports screen mirroring to google cast devices. Cast from your google pixel. I have chromecast on both my tvs and many of my relatives tvs. Go to settingsdisplaycastmenuenable wireless display. Its a shame and hopefully google will add this functionality in future devices. Pixel 2 and miracast after migrating from an lg g6 to a pixel 2 device i was very happy with the device until i found out that miracast is disabled on it.
On your pixel open the google home app. Find your chromecast and tap on it to connect. Go to the upper right corner and tap addnew. Mirror your screen to a pc 1. Google is able to support miracast in pixels. Miracast wifi display app will help you cast android device screen to tv screen by wireless display device such as smart tv or wireless display adapters.
Install the buildprop editor. That means they wont work with usb c to hdmi adapters of any kind. Set your property name to persistdebugwfdenable and set the value to 1. Make sure that your phone and chromecast are connected to the same wi fi network. Not without an independent wifi connection. Next you connect it to your tv and then install the cast application download here and the icon for the cast app.
Of course you can connect your pixel 2 or pixel xl to tv without rooting by using the chromecast hardware. What about usb c to hdmi. In the upper left corner of the screen tap the menu button then go to cast screenaudio. I was even more miffed to know the reason was to support the chromecast and google home product lines. Of course it would be better if pixel could miracast as well.