How to connect the mobile to the TV: so you can easily share the screen

2022-09-16 18:40:44 By : Ms. Maggie Cao

Subscribe to Engadget AndroidReceive an email a day with our articles:For those occasions when the mobile screen is too small, there is always the option of projecting the content on television.And it is not very complicated, even without acquiring more devices: both wired and wireless, we tell you all the ways to see the mobile screen on TV.Showing vacation photos to the whole family, watching the movie you have pending in large size and with movie sound, exercising with the mobile app without having to pay attention to the small screen of the phone: there are many situations where You can take advantage of the projection possibilities offered by TV.And Android has great compatibility with Smart TVs, it is worth taking advantage of it.When it comes to watching the mobile on TV you are going to need an element that acts as a bridge between both devices.Either a cable connecting the TV and the phone or the wireless protocols establishing said connection.For the second case, most current TVs usually include some type of projection: you will only have to check if you have it.The easiest thing to connect the mobile and the TV should be a USB to HDMI cable, but it is not: most Android mobiles do not include video output through the port.Perhaps yours does have this output, you should make sure: if this is the case, this is the best option to watch the mobile on TV, both for quality and simplicity.Simply join the devices with the aforementioned cable.If you use the projection or sending of the screen wirelessly, it is likely that you will need a Google Chromecast, Google TV, Amazon Fire TV or similar: with these devices you are guaranteed what we propose.They do not involve excessive spending and expand the multimedia possibilities of your Smart TV.Although yes, buy one of those HDMI players only if your TV does not support direct sending of the mobile screen.Let's see step by step the different ways to see the mobile on the big screen that televisions offer.We must emphasize that this option is not the most common, since most Android mobiles do not have video output through the USB port.If your mobile includes it, all you have to do is buy an HDMI cable and follow the following process:Newer Smart TVs include ways to easily share your screen from phones - there's usually no need to buy more devices.To check if your television is compatible, carry out the following process:Once you have made sure that the TV is compatible with sending the screen from the phone, carry out the following process:You must first configure the device on your TV by connecting it to your home WiFi network.Once this step is done:Install and pre-configure the Amazon device on a free HDMI on your television.After:Share How to connect the mobile to the TV: so you can easily share the screenMore Sites You'll LikeSee more articlesSee more videosIn Xataka Android we talk about...More Sites You'll LikeSee more articlesSee more videos