How to Enable Screen Mirroring on Samsung Galaxy

This wikiHow teaches you how to project the screen of your Samsung Galaxy device onto an HDTV (High Quality Picture Display).

Table of Contents

Projected with Samsung Galaxy S5/S6

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Turn on the HDTV. To project your Samsung Galaxy screen, you need a Samsung smart TV or a Samsung All-Share Cast hub.

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Switch the corresponding TV input. Depending on the type of TV you have, the process will vary: ^{[1] X Research Source}

For smart TVs, select “Screen Mirroring” using the remote control’s Source button.
With the All-Share hub, you need to change the TV input to the one using the HDMI All-Share cable (eg Video 6).

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Unlock Samsung Galaxy. If a passcode is required, you need to enter it to unlock the device.

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Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers.

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Click Edit in the upper right corner of the screen.

This may be the pencil icon on some phones.

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Select Screen Mirroring . You may need to swipe left or right to find this option.

On some phones, this option may be called Smart View .

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Select the name of the projection device. For example, you can tap the TV name here.

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Select Connect using PIN . If you are connecting to a Samsung smart TV without using the All-Share hub, the S6 will automatically connect without entering a PIN. ^{[2] X Research Source}

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Enter the PIN displayed on the TV. As long as the PIN code matches, the Samsung Galaxy S6 screen will be projected onto the TV.

Projected with Samsung Galaxy S3/S4

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Turn on the HDTV. To project your Samsung Galaxy screen, you need a Samsung smart TV or a Samsung All-Share Cast hub.

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Switch the corresponding TV input. Depending on the type of TV you have, the process will vary: ^{[3] X Research Source}

For smart TV, you select “Screen Mirroring” with the Source button on the remote.
With the All-Share hub, you need to change the TV input to the one using the HDMI All-Share cable (eg Video 6).

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Unlock Samsung Galaxy. If a passcode is required, you need to enter it to unlock the device.

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Open the Settings section of your Android device. This is the gear icon located on one of the home screens (or app drawer).

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Scroll down to the “Connect and Share” heading and select Screen Mirroring . ^{[4] X Research Sources}

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Swipe the Screen Mirroring switch to the right (position “On”). This button will turn green.

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Select the TV name that appears below the Screen Mirroring button.

Unless you have multiple devices with screen mirroring turned on, only the TV you’re using will show up here.

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Enter the PIN displayed on the TV. After you enter the correct PIN code on the TV into the device, the screen will be projected.

If you use a smart TV, the phone will connect without a PIN.

Advice

If your Samsung Galaxy runs an operating system prior to 4.1.12, it is likely that you will not be able to project the screen.
You need to bring the Samsung Galaxy close to the TV for good projection. If the connection is problematic, try getting closer to the TV.

Warning

If you use any hardware other than Samsung’s All-Share device, the projection process may crash or malfunction.
Screen projection is very battery draining. Always monitor battery consumption and plug in when needed.

Steps

Projected with Samsung Galaxy S5/S6

Projected with Samsung Galaxy S3/S4

Advice

Warning

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