This blog is about how to cast to Samsung TV from Android and iPhone devices.
Smart TVs give us an opportunity to watch movies, movies, and TV shows with utmost comfort and luxury.
Samsung TV is one of the most popular television sets on the market today. These televisions feature powerful processors and quality screens that can display some of the best pictures in the industry.
They are also capable of many different features that aren’t available on other televisions.
Table of Contents
- 3 Ways to Cast to Samsung TV from Android
- How to Cast to Samsung TV from iPhone
- Related Video: How to Cast any video from Android to your Samsung TV
- Last Words
- Frequently Asked Questions
3 Ways to Cast to Samsung TV from Android
We know that Samsung has always been the king of the Android world since its entry into the tech world. If it comes to the ecosystem then it’s on the top of the Android world.
Now we’ll go over how to cast to a Samsung TV from an Android smartphone; it’s a simple process. so let’s jump into it.
Although you can cast your Samsung TV in many different ways, providing you the technology flexibility. Today we’re going to talk about three different ways you can cast your Samsung TV to an Android phone. Here are the following ways:
1. Connecting using Samsung’s SmartThings
Samsung has developed an App called SmartThings from which you can do everything to your Samsung TV with one click. Now to cast your Samsung TV with your Android phone, you have to follow some points with us step-by-step.
(Make sure that your Android Phone and your Samsung Tv are connected to the same Wi-Fi connection).
- At the very first, sign in to your smartphone and Samsung TV with the same Samsung account.
- Download SmartThings App to your Android device, if you already have then open it. – Now you land on the Home page of the app, Just tap on ‘Devices’.
- Now tap on the ‘+’ icon to add your smart TV to the App, so you can easily access your Samsung TV every time you open the smart things app.
- Then tap on ‘Add Devices’ to add your smart TV.
- Now Scan your Samsung TV by just tapping on ‘Scan nearby’.
- After this select your TV name from the list.
- After this, a PIN will appear on your Samsung TV screen now enter this PIN into your Phone and Tap on ‘Done’.
- The TV will get connected to your Phone, and you can enjoy your stuff easily.
2. Connecting By using HDMI Adapter
To connect/Cast your Samsung TV with an HDMI cable, You just need to have an HDMI cable, you can go with any $10 Cable as well.
By the way, you can connect with any monitor or projector with this HDMI cable but today we gonna talk about casting to Samsung TV from Android Phone By an HDMI cable.
- Firstly, connect the HDMI port of the cable to the back of your TV, and the second one which will be obviously a Type-c part to your Android Device.
- If your TV has a number of HDMI ports then don’t be confused put it in any port.
- So without any other step to follow, you will be connected to your Samsung TV effortlessly.
Note: If you have any other brand phone like a non-Samsung phone then, it’ll ask you for some permissions to allow otherwise if you have a Samsung device then it will connect directly without any formality as we mentioned above.
You can also switch to Samsung Desk mode to make your TV a Desk. To enable this feature, you just have to slide down the notification bar and you’ll see a notification named ‘Samsung Dex is available’ just Tap on it and you’ll land on the Desk mode of the Samsung on your TV screen.
3. Connect by using the Mirroring feature on your casting device
Now there is a shortcut trick if you just want to see your phone’s stuff on your TV and do not want to use casting because it seems a little bit difficult to you. You can easily mirror your Phone’s screen to your Samsung TV.
Now if you are thinking that, is casting and mirroring the same thing? Then you’ll be surprised to know that they are way different from each other.
Now let’s back to our topic which was how can we cast our Phones using the mirroring feature. Follow all the steps one by one and you will be able to mirror your phone.
- First, scroll down your phone’s notification panel and tap on the cast or mirror option.
- Now if your Samsung TV is on then, it’ll show the name of your Samsung TV on your device.
- Tap on the name of your Samsung TV then waits for some time.
- Then you’ll see a notification on your Samsung TV, saying to allow you to cast your device to this TV.
- Tap on the ‘Allow’ button and it will take some time to process and your Phone will be connected to your TV.
How to Cast to Samsung TV from iPhone
The easiest and fastest way to Cast to Samsung TV from an iPhone is to use Apple AirPlay. By this method, you can cast to any iOS device, whether it is an iPhone, iPad, or any other iOS device.
Now the new models of Samsung TV have built-in Apple AirPlay obviously, we are going to only discuss those models.
So this feature may not work on every Samsung TV so make sure that your Samsung TV is compatible with this or not.
Now to check if your Samsung TV is compatible or not, simply follow the steps that we are going to mention below up to the second step, if you see the AirPlay settings option on your TV then it is compatible and if it is not there then it is not.
Now to do this follow our instructions and you’ll be able to connect your iOS device to the Samsung TV.
- At the very first, go to the home screen on your Samsung TV and tap on the ‘Settings’ icon.
- After clicking on that icon, Now you go down to ‘General’.
- In the ‘General’ section there is an ‘Apple AirPlay settings’ option, tap on it.
- On clicking on Apple AirPlay settings options, it’ll bring you to a new menu where you can see a ‘Require Code’ Section, But you do not have to click on that option for now. Just hold it and go on to your iPhone.
- Scroll down to the home screen of your iPhone and Tap on the “Screen Mirroring option” which looks like two overlapping squares
- As we earlier said, “make sure your TV and your iPhone are on the same Wi-Fi network”. Now tap on your Samsung TV name on the list shown right after clicking on the screen mirroring option.
- After it connects, a code will appear on your TV. Now you will get a section to enter the AirPlay code.
- Just enter this code and tap ‘OK’ and you’ll be connected to your Samsung TV.
Related Video: How to Cast any video from Android to your Samsung TV
Last Words
In this blog, we took a look at one of the most popular methods for casting to a Samsung SmartTV.
Many people do not have the right equipment to watch the content they want. But, with the right solution, you can access your favorite TV shows, movies, and videos using your phone or tablet.
Yes, doing all these settings for the first time can be time-consuming. This is the main motive of making this article, to help you in that situation.
We hope you found our article on how to cast to a Samsung TV useful. With this information, we know that you can make the most of your screen mirroring to project your Android screen on a large TV screen.
Frequently Asked Questions
How to cast from iPhone to Samsung tv?
If you want to cast from iPhone to Samsung tv, the best way is to use apple airplay. But you need to note that all Samsung tv does not come with inbuilt Airplay.
How to cast video from a Samsung phone to a tv?
If you want to cast video from a Samsung phone to a tv, You can use the inbuilt Casting Feature in your Samsung phone. You can also Cast to a TV with HDMI Adapter Cable.
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