Mobile (HP) can now have functions for various things, including entertainment. Users can use their cellphones to watch videos, listen to music, play games, and so on.
On the other hand, the small screen size of the cellphone sometimes makes the experience of accessing the entertainment less satisfying. Especially when used to watch movies, maybe you have to hold the cellphone so it doesn't fall while getting a little closer to the screen.
Pretty annoying isn't it? But now you don't have to worry, you can connect your cellphone to a television (TV) so that the display switches to a medium with a bigger screen.
That way, you can access entertainment on your cellphone but watch it on a TV screen that has a larger size, so that the experience of watching movies or playing games feels more spacious.
How to connect a cellphone to a TV is quite easy, you don't need an additional cable as a connection between the cellphone and the TV.
Even though it's fairly easy, there are several conditions that must be met first if you want to connect your cellphone to a TV screen. Here are the requirements to connect your cellphone to a TV without cables:
- First, make sure your cellphone supports the Screen Mirroring feature, which allows the display on the cellphone to be transmitted to the TV screen. You can check the availability of features through the support page or guide on each HP.
- Second, make sure you have a WiFi network which will later be useful for connecting the cellphone to the TV wirelessly.
- Third, make sure your TV supports HDMI and USB connections.
- Fourth, you must have an HDMI dongle device to be able to connect the TV to WiFi. HDMI dongle can be purchased through the marketplace.
- Fifth, download and install the Screen Mirroring application on your cellphone such as Miracast.
The Miracast application can be obtained through the Google Play Store application store (for Android phones) and the App Store (for iPhones).
Such Screen Mirroring apps adjust their compatibility with HDMI dongle devices. You can check the compatibility of the application in the user manual of the device. Generally, HDMI dongles on the market are compatible with Miracast applications.
After you feel that all the conditions are met, you can now start connecting your cellphone to the TV without using a cable.
Curious about how to connect a cellphone to a TV wirelessly? Check out the following explanation, as reported by Makeuseof.
How to connect a cellphone to a TV without cables
- Turn off your TV first
- Connect the HDMI connector on the dongle to an available port on the TV
- Connect the USB connector on the dongle to an available port on the TV so it can turn on
- Connect the WiFi cable in the dongle to the port on the router device
- After all the connections are established properly, turn on the TV and switch the screen input to the HDMI connection.
- Each TV has a different setting for switching inputs to an HDMI display. Follow the method according to the instructions provided by your TV set
- After entering the HDMI screen, the TV system will read and display that there is an HDMI dongle device that was already connected
- Then, open the Miracast application on your cellphone which was downloaded and installed earlier
- Click the “Connect” option which is located on the start page of the application.
- Select the name of the HDMI dongle that was already connected to the TV and WiFi network
- Wait a few moments until the application successfully connects your cellphone and TV
- If successful, your TV screen will display the image according to the display on the HP.
Now, you can watch movies or play games on your cellphone with a more spacious appearance using a TV screen. That's how to connect your cellphone to a TV without cables, good luck.