Turn on Screen Mirroring on Samsung Galaxy S5 and Share Your Phone's Screen to the TV or Laptop

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   From the home screen, tap the "Apps" icon.

   

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   While on the Apps screen, tap "Settings".

   

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   Inside Settings, tap the "Connection" tab, followed "Screen mirroring"

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   Here on Screen mirroring your device will automatically begin scanning for available devices

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   Once you see your TV or whichever device you connected, select it from the list to start screen mirroring.

   

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   On the home screen, tap "Apps".

   

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   From the Apps screen, tap "Settings".

   

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   While viewing Settings, tap "Screen mirroring"

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   Now your phone will scan for any available devices

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   When your device appears in the list, select to begin screen mirroring.

   

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To do screen mirroring from your Samsung Galaxy S5 to your TV using Home Sync, follow these procedures.

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   Turn on your television

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   This is very basic, but some people may forget this very simple step. Make sure that your TV is powered on before attempting to use it for screen mirroring.

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   Connect the charger to the power socket of the Home Sync

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   Some models have a built-in battery on it so they work without power or are minimized so that they take power from the TV. However, to prevent any problems during the connection, see to it that the charger is connected to the HomeSync device.

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   Using an HDMI cable, connect your TV to your HomeSync device.

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   Wait for the connection to be established.

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   Press the "Home" button once to go to Samsung Galaxy S5's Home screen

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   • Alternatively, you can tap the "Back" key for a few times until you're taken to your device's Home screen.

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   From your phone's Home screen, tap on the "Apps" icon located on the lower-right portion of your phone's screen.

   

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   From the list of applications on your phone, tap on "HomeSync" to open the application

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   If you do not have the application on your device yet, [https//play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sec.android.homesync download HomeSync from the Play Store].

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   From the Home Sync application, tap on the "Menu" key (lower-left soft key) to view available options, tap on "Screen Mirroring" to initiate screen mirroring on your devices.

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   The screen of your Samsung Galaxy S5 will now be displayed on your TV's screen.

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    You have successfully enabled screen mirroring from your Samsung Galaxy S5 using HomeSync.

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Using the Smart TV, you can cast your Samsung Galaxy S5's screen directly

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   On your Smart TV's remote, press the "Input" button or "Source".

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   On your Smart TV's screen, select "Screen Mirroring".

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   To enable Screen mirroring on your phone, choose an Android version below and follow the steps:

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• Lollipop
• Marshmallow

Can't connect Galaxy S5 with AllCast device?

It begins the connection, then It switches screen mirroring off and gives me a message "screen mirroring has been switched off"

This happened after the Lollipop update. Frustratingly there are a few solutions you have to try one at a time:

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   Within your TV settings, see if there is an available update for your TV.

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   When connecting to your TV, hold down on the named TV screen mirroring link on your phone during connection

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   A pin will appear and put that in to connect again.

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   Turn off your WiFi on your phone until you begin the connection pairing sequence with the TV

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   Then find the WiFi connection and pair again.

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   Install the Screen Mirroring Patch for Samsung Devices and AllShare cast.

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   Put your phone into Recovery Mode and select Wipe Cache Partition

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   You will not lose data.

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So try these solutions and see which one resolved your AllShare issue.

Screen mirroring Galaxy S5 to Laptop?

Help, I want to ask how do I screen mirror my Galaxy S5 to my Windows 8 Laptop if possible?

Yes, you can mirror your S5's screen on your Windows 8 Laptop. In fact, it's pretty easy to do! Just follow these steps:

• Visit this web page and download and install Samsung SideSync to your Windows 8 Laptop.
• Next, download the SideSync app from the Google Play Store and install it on your S5.
• Once the app is installed on both your Laptop and your mobile device, connect your S5 to your Laptop either by USB or WiFi. SideSync should automatically start.
• Select the mode you would like to run and enjoy accessing your phone right on your Laptop!

I have two issues with the MS wireless display adapter. It works fine with the MS 8.1 laptop until the laptop changes modes, log in at this point and then have to reconnect. The other issue is I cannot get the Samsung S5 to connect using the S5 mirror app

Staying connected to the laptop when the laptop goes into login and cannot connect S5 to the MS wireless display adapter.

You need to update the firmware for the Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter. For some reason, only 1 out of 10 Samsung devices connect properly to the MSWDA. With the firmware upgrade they claim to resolve this. What happened was Samsung pushed out a firmware update and all of a sudden no one could connect to the MSWDA. Microsoft scrambled and sent out a firmware update into the Windows Store to aid in connection issues.

Can the screen sharing be done without the accessories?

I have a WatchESPN app running on my Samsung S5 and want to view that screen on my Samsung Smart TV

Unfortunately, there is no way to share your screen to the TV without using any accessories. However, if you're not interested in buying an AllShare cast dongle and paying about $200, there are cheaper ways to mirror your Samsung device screen. By using an Adapter like the HDMI EPL 3FHU, which is about $30, you can share your screen on the TV. Follow the steps below to learn how to use this adapter:

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   You can purchase the HDMI EPL 3FHU adapter from many electronics stores, or purchase it directly from Amazon.

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   Once you have the adapter, plug your HDMI cable into the HDMI port of the adapter.

   

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   Then Plug your Charger into the adapter.

   

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   Now plug the converter end of the adapter into the USB port of your Samsung device.

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   On your TV HDMI selection you should see your phone screen

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   If not, select a different HDMI port.

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   Enjoy screen-sharing mode with your new HDMI EPL 3FHU Adapter

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   *Note make sure your TV is MHL compatible and your phone supports MHL.

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If you have any additional questions, let us know in the Q&A section.

I failed to get a pin request after I tap on the dongle. It simply fails to connect?

I went through all the steps getting as far as finding the dongle. After tapping it, it tries to connect but does not complete. One thing that concerns me is some setup screens online show the AllShare Cast. I do not see that

What device are you using? Can you try a different screen mirroring app and connecting that way? Is your TV a Smart TV and has it's own connections such as WiFi Direct? Wipe your Cache Partition if the phone is not connecting. Also the dongle will need a power source and be connected to the TV via HDMI before your AllShare Cast will open.

Why can't I "share" [on WiFi-direct] a PDF book from Adobe Reader app on my Galaxy S5?

I am not able to connect to my SmartTV UN32EH3500 from my Galaxy S5. I keep getting a sending failed" and under it "file sharing not available". Both the TV and phone seem to be connected. So why can't I connect wirelessly?

Smart TV's are not set up for filesharing documents. You could try to download an Ereader from Google Play in the TV or use a medium like a Chromecast dongle or Amazon FireStick to read PDF's on your TV.

How does AIRPIN Pro and Screen share work?

I have a smartphone (Samsung note) and an Android TV box (Xtremer multi-console), I installed an app named screen share on both devices to mirror screens and it works perfect no buffering at all, but the Xtremer console (TV box) has a built-in app named AirPin Pro and it cannot mirror the same way the Screen share app does. The connection from Airpin is too slow but has more features. Am I missing something here?

The AirPin Pro was one of the first screen mirroring applications out there. First, see if there is an update for the app within your Xtremer console settings. Then try to use the connections with AllShare Cast or Samsung Beam. You will want to be on the same WiFi network for this to work properly. It really works better with an iPhone to pair to an Android box which is why it is still on Android box consoles.

Connecting Galaxy 5 to Apeman Mini Projector - does it require WiFi?

Just purchased APEMAN Mini Video Projector DLP Pocket LED Portable Projector, to stream movies from Galaxy 5 when out in the field. Then they told me I need a Miracast (which was not in any of the reviews or comments or descriptions). From your description, it seems that one needs to be in a WiFi network for this to work. Is that correct? If so, I will have to return the projector, as the whole point was to use it when on a military deployment. Asking for a clarification. None of the answers explicitly say that it is necessary to be in a WiFi network. I have tried: Nothing, product is still in the box, trying to figure out what I need to start. I think it was caused by: Lack of information from manufacturer. And this website is frustrating me, as it will not accept any of my brief answers.

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