Cast to TV or commonly known as screen mirroring is a feature that allows the screen of a mobile device to be sent to the TV screen as it is and viewed on a large TV screen. For example, from a cellphone screen to a TV screen or from a laptop screen to a TV screen. How to Screen Mirroring from smartphone to TV with USB HDMI cable?
To do screen mirroring, you must have a device that supports it. Cast to TV or Screen mirroring has a variety of methods, both wired and wireless.
Cast to TV / Screen Mirroring With Cable
If we don’t have a Wifi network at home or our TV doesn’t have WiFi technology, we can still do Cast to TV mirroring or Screen Mirroring using a cable. Generally, currently doing Cast to TV is by using an HDMI cable. Here’s what to prepare if we want to do Cast to TV or Screen Mirroring with an HDMI cable:
- Make sure your TV has an HDMI port
- You must have an HDMI cable that is compatible with your cellphone and TV
- You must have an HDMI to port converter that is compatible with your cellphone. If your cellphone port uses Micro USB, then you must have a Micro USB to HDMI converter. If your cellphone port already uses USB Type C, then you must have a USB Type C to HDMI converter. Likewise with the iPhone port, you must have an Iphone to HDMI USB port. Of course it must be compatible with cellphones and TVs.
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This method applies to the type of converter cable MicroUSB / USB Type C to HDMI or micro HDMI to HDMI. Make sure you have an HDMI type cable that is compatible with both your smartphone and TV.
Here are the steps you can follow below:
- Turn off the TV to be connected to the smartphone.
- Connect the Android smartphone to the TV using an HDMI cable.
- Turn the TV back on.
- Continue by moving the channel to the HDMI option.
- Activate the HDMI Connection menu on the cellphone by checking the option.
- The smartphone has been successfully connected to the TV.
That’s the way to be able to do Cast to TV. For technical details on how to Cast to TV or other Screen Mirroring with various devices, read the next article.