A little help for the big screen
Your devices.
Your connection.
Start with the device in your hand and the receiver connected to your TV. A brand name alone does not establish which casting protocol is available.
Open the playeriPhone and iPad
Use iPhone or iPad Screen Mirroring
Use Safari’s local player with AirPlay Screen Mirroring for videos, photos and PDFs. Check TV requirements, tap Play, and stop mirroring in Control Centre.
Device guidesCast from iPhone to a Samsung TV
Show local videos, photos and PDFs from iPhone on an AirPlay-compatible Samsung TV. Check the TV settings, start Screen Mirroring and fix discovery issues.
Device guidesCast from iPhone to an LG TV
Mirror local files from iPhone to an AirPlay-compatible LG TV. Find the right LG setting, choose your TV and check playback, subtitles and network problems.
Device guidesCast from iPhone to a compatible Roku
Check whether your Roku supports AirPlay, enable the receiver and mirror local iPhone files. Understand why Roku screen mirroring and Cast are different.
Device guidesCast local iPhone files to Apple TV
Play local videos, photos, audio and PDFs from iPhone on an Apple TV receiver. Follow the Safari and Screen Mirroring steps, with practical playback checks.
Android
Cast from Android, with a system fallback
Cast files from Android Chrome or use Android’s built-in screen casting when its TV chooser is empty. Learn the controls, limits and correct stop steps.
Device guidesCast from Android to Roku: check the protocol first
Find out whether your Android phone can mirror to Roku without extra apps. Compare Samsung Smart View, Pixel Google Cast and local browser playback options.
Computer
Cast from your computer with Google Chrome
Use desktop Chrome to play local videos, audio, photos and PDFs on a Google Cast TV. Follow the setup steps, subtitle controls and quality checks.
Device guidesCan you cast a Mac to a Fire TV Stick?
Check the limits of Mac casting to a Fire TV Stick. Learn how AirPlay-enabled Fire TV televisions differ, and which local-file routes work without extra apps.