How to connect your phone to the TV set: connection methods

There are several options of how to connect your smartphone to your TV to display your media on the big screen. This connection may be using or without wires. Each of the ways to connect, there are nuances that are worth knowing.

Benefits of connecting

When you sync your phone with TV user will receive the following:

• Demonstrations files for presentations.
• Run to the big screen games and applications. To play it was more comfortable, you can also connect via Bluetooth joystick, a mouse with a keyboard.
• Work in a browser.
• Watch videos and movies in high quality with the phone on your TV and edit photos saved in your phone, listen to the record.

In addition, you can use your smartphone as a remote control for the TV.

Wired ways

It is not always possible to carry out a connection without wires. In such cases, in order to display the image on the big screen are two basic ways to apply - via USB and HDMI.

USB

This option is the most common, involves the use of USB-cable, which always comes with the smartphone.

One end of the wire is inserted into the phone, and the second - in the television set available port. Broadcast media will begin when the user gives to this action confirmation or ask yourself this command in the set-top box settings. To do this, you need to go with the remote menu sources.

For such a connection is suitable every model of the mobile, and it will also be charged when you connect your smartphone to your TV. It should be borne in mind that include some games and individual files are not supported by the TV will not work.

HDMI

Before you connect the two devices, it is necessary to examine each of them in the presence of an appropriate connector - at the TV HDMI, the smartphone mini HDMI. In the event that the phone is not the desired port connection, you can still spend. To do this, fit adapter with a micro USB to HDMI.

Process compounds:

1. Run television. In the menu, as the source, select HDMI.
2. Connect your smartphone.
3. Print the image on the TV screen.
4. TV system should automatically adjust the picture to fit the screen resolution. But if this does not happen, the setting can be made independently.

To save battery, disconnect the phone screen display. And for more convenient operation, you can connect a mouse to the keyboard.

This connection often requires a special adapter, since the connector mini HDMI into mobile gadgets is largely absent.

Wireless connection

More comfortable interfacing methods, since the cables and adapters eliminate the purchase.

Wi-Fi Direct

This option is equally suitable for the iPhone and Android, but is only available for TV-enabled wireless connection. All that is needed - to activate the Wi-Fi Direct feature on both devices settings. The smartphone will be considered here as an access point.

When connecting you must go through the TV menu on the "Network" section to select the method of connection - Wi-Fi Direct. Next will be a drop-down list, where you need to click on the smartphone. After a couple of seconds, the connection is established and transmission of files on the big screen to begin.

Wi-Fi Miracast

Suitable only for Android 4.2 and newer versions, as well as TVs with HDMI. If there is no TV transmitter, you can use an external module called dongle. He connected with a TV set via the HDML-in, and on a smartphone in the Wi-Fi settings screen you must select the option of duplication.

With this system you can transfer data from your phone to the TV or in the reverse order.

DLNA

This type of connection, as well as the previous one, suitable only for Android. It allows you to transfer media files on your TV without the support of Wi-Fi. The condition is the same - the presence of HDMI-port. To TV need to further connect DLNA adapter.

This wireless connection method involves launching smartphone «BubbleUPnP» application, connection via Wi-Fi, and pair it with a dongle.

After all this, the transmission of information from the mobile device to the TV screen will be available.

AirPlay

Option for the iPhone connect to a TV that It requires a set-top box Apple TV and Wi-Fi. Top box must be connected to a television, and to activate the duplication screen on a smartphone should run the app AirPlay. There will need to choose a password for pairing.

Entering the TV settings, select the AirPlay source signal and enter the preset password. Also make sure that the console and the iPhone connected to the same network.

adapters

To provide a clear image transmission can special adapters.

USB Type-C

Option for Mobile on Android. Phone models that have provided connector USB Type-C can be connected to a TV through an adapter. At the same time at the other end must be HDMI connector, miniDP, VGA, Display Port or DVI.

Lightning

Adapter Lightning to HDMI for connecting to a television devices from Apple - smartphones, tablets and players. In addition, there are universal Lightning adapter that offer connectivity with the iPhone different audio and video with the VGA or HDMI.

MHL

Older analogue HDMI. We need to associate your smartphone on Android TV. Also, with such an adapter to the phone, you can connect an external keyboard or a joystick.

Pre-need to clarify the possibility of MHL support from both devices. You can do this on the official website of the standard, or by setting the MHL Checker application. For older models based on Android, you can use an analog MHL - SlimPort.

Chromecast

This is Google media player that allows you to transfer media files from the Internet. If the TV has HDMI support, the Smart-TV option will be available for him.

To duplicate the screen will have to install on your phone Google Home Utility. It is necessary to define as the Chromecast device on which the image will be broadcast.

Bluetooth

This connection is very rarely used and involves the purchase of Bluetooth-module. Data are transmitted through it.

Synchronization with the old TV

Outdated TVs can also be connected to telephones. To do this, there are three ways:

1. RCA-micro-USB adapter.
2. Set-top box.
3. Connecting through the set-top box.

If the TV does not see the phone

Possible causes of the problem, when the TV set does not recognize the mobile device:

• Damaged USB or HDMI cable. To solve this problem, simply replace the cord.
• TV does not support the proposed him to file format. In this case, to transfer video to the big screen without conversion will not work. We should find out what formats will not play TV, to convert the files into an available.
• MTP exposed connection mode. It is better to replace on the PTP or USB-device.
• In the case of wireless connection check whether all equipment is connected to a single access point.

We distribute online on smartphone

In addition to conventional broadcast screen phone, the TV is on, you can also distribute the Internet. The sequence of actions is as follows:

1. Start a mobile access point Wi-Fi. In this case, the mobile device is better to put in charge.
2. Open the settings of the TV, go to the tab "Network" and connect the unit to the network to distribute.

Before you connect the smartphone to the big screen you need to understand whether these two devices are compatible with each other. If necessary, you can use adapters and sync with your mobile phone, even an old TV.