A few years ago, when Smart TVs were still underdeveloped, if users wanted to view photos, videos from iPhone, iPad on a large screen, they only had the option to connect video from iPhone to Windows with Airsever. This trick was quite interesting as it allowed iPhone and iPad users to view photos, videos, and play games on the large laptop screen. However, in the era of Smart TVs development, you don't need to connect video from iPhone to Windows anymore but can directly connect iPhone, iPad to the TV. It would be amazing to play games like Asphalt 8 on a 55-inch screen, wouldn't it? Or even more interesting, you can review the latest photos taken on your iPhone, iPad on a large TV screen. Along with that, you can watch movies, videos shot on iPhone, iPad on the Smart TV screen anytime. All those amazing features will be covered in the article connecting iPhone to TV via USB and Wi-Fi below.
How to Connect iPhone to TV via USB and Wi-Fi:
Preparation:
- iPhone 4 or newer device.
- A SmartTV with HDMI port support.
- Apple TV (Gen 2).
Step 1: Use HDMI cable to connect AppleTV and SmartTV.
Step 2: Use the remote and press SOURCE or INPUT then select HDMI.
Once SmartTV is successfully connected to AppleTV, the interface will appear as follows.
Step 3: Now on the AppleTV interface, select Settings
Step 4: Connect to the same WiFi network between iPhone, iPad, and SmartTV.
Note: Each SmartTV can only connect to one iPhone, iPad.
Step 5: After connecting to WiFi, in the Settings section, select AirPlay.
Step 6: On iPhone, iPad, do the same. Swipe up from below the Home button to open AirPlay.
Then select AppleTV connection. Press Done to finish.
Step 7: Access photos on iPhone, iPad, the photos you turn on will be displayed on SmartTV.
Step 8: To display all actions on iPhone, iPad for video playback, gaming, etc., go back to AirPlay and Turn On Mirroring.
Now all activities on the iPhone, iPad screen are displayed on SmartTV. Any activity such as gaming, music playback, movie watching, web browsing are all displayed on SmartTV.
Connecting iPhone to TV via USB and Wi-Fi is so simple, isn't it? This can be said to be the simplest trick supporting users to quickly connect iPhone, iPad, and TV anytime.
On the Android operating system, users also have the option to connect a laptop to a SmartTV. Using the Google Cast app, users can easily connect a laptop to a TV via Google Cast. In fact, this is a trick using Google Chrome Add-ons support. You can only connect a laptop to a TV via Google Cast. However, this trick also does not have many benefits because nowadays SmartTV models all support entertainment channels like Youtube, Zing TV, etc., for online video streaming.
Connecting a laptop to a TV is no longer difficult for users nowadays, with just an HDMI cable, and the Laptop must support HDMI port then you can easily connect the laptop to the TV to watch movies and play games on the big screen.