The ability to connect a smartphone to a TV allows its owner to use the latter as a fairly large screen. This is especially true when viewing photos and videos from a mobile phone.
There are a lot of possibilities to connect a smartphone to a TV. But, as a rule, only 3 main types of connection are used:
- via HDMI;
- via USB;
- Using Wi-Fi.
How to connect your phone to a TV via HDMI
If your TV has an HDMI connector, you can connect your phone to the TV through it. Ideally, the smartphone will support the HDMI interface, but its absence will not limit the user in this connection. The only drawback of this type of connection is the need to purchase a special adapter or cable. But the undoubted advantages of this type of phone-to-TV connection are the absence of a delay in the transmission of information and the high quality of images and video.
In order to connect a smartphone to a TV via HDMI, you need to connect a cable to a mobile device. If there is no HDMI connector in your smartphone, you must additionally purchase an adapter and connect an HDMI cable via a USB connector. Most phones should start auto setup after they are connected. If this does not happen, then you can set up HDMI mirroring of images on the TV yourself. To do this, it is enough to select the HDMI signal source in the menu of the TV and smartphone. If the TV has several slots of the same type, then in addition, in the settings, you must select the exact connector through which the connection is made.
If it is possible to purchase an HDMI cable, then it is better to use this particular method of connecting a smartphone to a TV.
How to connect a smartphone to a TV via USB
Connecting a TV to a phone via a USB cable is considered the most popular way. All you need is the cable itself. The disadvantage of this method is that the smartphone is used as a simple storage device. That is, it is impossible to duplicate images. You can only select files from the list and open them.
How to connect a smartphone to a TV via Wi-Fi
Now the market is covered by new types of TVs. They are called smart TV or Smart TV. They differ primarily in that they have a built-in Wi-Fi module and can play various applications, movies, photos and music from the Internet. In addition, you can easily connect your smartphone to such a TV in three ways.
The first method is suitable only for those who use a TV and phone of the same brand. For example, samsung TVs and smartphones can be connected via the all share function. The All Share play function is used to transfer pictures, documents, videos and music from your phone. Also, samsung offers its users the All Share control function, which allows you to control equipment from a mobile phone.
To use the All Share function, you need to launch the application, register, agree to the terms of use and, having entered your data, click on the "Login" button.
To connect an LG smartphone to a TV of the same brand, you need to use the Smart Share function.
How to connect your phone to a TV via Wi-Fi Direct
- On the phone, in the settings item, you need to find the "Wireless networks" section. In this section, you need to select the Wi-Fi Direct item and enable it. If there is no Wi-Fi Direct function in the settings, then this method of connecting the smartphone to the TV is not suitable for the user.
- In the Smart TV menu, go to the Network tab and activate Wi-Fi Direct.
- After Direct has been activated on two devices, you can select a smartphone to connect on the TV. After choosing your phone, you need to confirm your actions. After confirmation, a picture from the phone will be generated on the TV screen.
