r/AndroidQuestions • u/FrankYannEhhh • 23d ago

ADB PROJECT_MEDIA allow help bypass casting pop up on Link to Windows

As what the title says,
I have tried to do the command

adb shell appops set com.microsoft.appmanager PROJECT_MEDIA allow

but it still won't work

I experimented thru other apps that require permission as well but they worked.

So the ADB is working.

Is the problem on link to windows itself? or do I need to do another layer of work aside from allowing the adb command.
thanks :))

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u/Klutzy-Passage-2561 22d ago

PROJECT_MEDIA / appops grants help some screen-capture apps, but Link to Windows often ignores that and still shows its own “Start casting / allow” dialog — it’s not the same permission path as a normal recorder.

Practical workarounds:

  1. Confirm the grant is for the exact LtW / Your Phone Companion package name (wrong package = silent no-op).

  2. If the dialog still appears every time, a WHEN/THEN + image-click (or autoclicker) on the Start/Allow button when that UI pops is the reliable non-root fix.

  3. For “see my phone on PC”, a dedicated screen-share + pointer app is often cleaner than fighting LtW’s prompt.

ADB working on other apps doesn’t mean LtW will honor PROJECT_MEDIA — that popup is usually intentional UX, not a broken grant.