Viewing your mobile phone screen on your Smart TV just got easier with Fire TV Stick
If you have Fire TV stick home and you think you can connect your smartphone to view all your content via Smart TV, You are right. This type of device is a box of surprises and is designed to get the most out of your TV and, in this case, your mobile phone. So, if you want to view your photos, videos and even play games on the big screen, stay here and find out how it’s done.
Amazon Fire TV Stick is one of the ideal accessories to play multimedia content and turn your Smart TV into a much more efficient device. Not only that, but it is also capable of connecting remotely to your mobile phone so you can watch all the content on your TV screen, so if you have one of these little HDMI gadgets or are thinking about buying one, follow these simple steps to squeeze specific functionality out of it.
How to connect your phone to Fire TV Stick
First of all, you should know that to mirror your mobile phone screen, all your devices must be connected to the same Wi-Fi network. However, you also have the option to connect your TV and Fire TV Stick via an Ethernet cable, but this procedure is not necessary because the connection will be completely wireless.
The next thing to keep in mind is that the screen mirroring process is different on mobile devices. Android And iOS, since in the first case we will do this natively, without installing anything, and in the second we will have to use a third-party application for everything to work correctly. As for the Fire TV Stick, it works for all models. Without further ado, let’s begin.
Android Screen Mirroring
If you have an Android mobile phone, you need to go to the control panel of your mobile phone, which is located at the bottom of the notification panel. There you will see various shortcuts like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Flashlight, Auto Rotation, etc. You have to click on the option “Send to Screen” or also called “Screen projection”. If you can’t find this button, you can add it using the pencil icon or three dots that are located on the right side of the displayed notification panel.
Automatically, the mobile phone will start searching for the device, but in this case you will not see the Fire TV Stick because it is your turn to set it up. Then turn on your Fire TV Stick and in settings select “Screen and sound”. Next, scroll until you find the option “Activate mirror mode”. You will now have access to screen mirroring of your mobile phone. Tap Cast Screen on your smartphone again and you will find that your Amazon device will start syncing.
iOS Screen Mirroring
For its part, iOS doesn’t have built-in compatibility with other types of electronic devices that aren’t its own, so you have no choice but to sideload an external app on both your iPhone and Fire TV Stick. To do this we will use a free tool called Replicawhich you can download to your iOS smartphone using this link.
On Fire TV Stick, download it from the appropriate app store or simply from Search in the main menu.
The last step you need to do is to open the replica on both devices and connect them to start streaming.