{"id":39192,"date":"2015-03-05T16:36:09","date_gmt":"2015-03-05T16:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/?p=39192"},"modified":"2015-04-13T17:06:14","modified_gmt":"2015-04-13T16:06:14","slug":"how-to-connect-your-galaxy-s6-s6-edge-to-your-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/03\/how-to-connect-your-galaxy-s6-s6-edge-to-your-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"How to connect your Galaxy S6 \/ S6 Edge to your TV"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge have gorgeous 2560 x 1440p displays, but sometimes you just want to watch something on the largest screen in the room. That means connecting to your TV, and there are a few ways to do it depending on your TV’s capabilities. Let’s take a look at the options.<\/p>\n

Connecting directly to 2015 Samsung Smart TVs<\/h3>\n

According to the Galaxy S6 user manual<\/a>\u00a0(PDF), the easiest way to connect your S6 or S6 Edge is only available to 2015-model Samsung Smart TVs with Bluetooth Low Energy support. If you have one of these models, you can connect by placing your phone next to your turned-on TV, then opening the notification pane and clicking\u00a0Quick Connect<\/strong>. Then select the TV, tap\u00a0Register\u00a0TV<\/strong>. You’ll then see an icon of a TV with an arrow pointing towards it; press this and you’ll be able to mirror your display to the TV. You can also do the reverse (mirroring your TV’s screen to your phone) by opening the notification pane, tapping\u00a0Quick Connect<\/strong> and then TV to mobile device<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Connecting via Chromecast<\/h3>\n

You can also use the inexpensive Chromecast from Google to connect to your TV. You don’t get full screen mirroring, but after installing the Chromecast app and connecting the Chromecast dongle to your TV, you’ll be able to press a button to send YouTube videos, Play Music and Chrome tabs to your TV.<\/p>\n

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Connecting via DNLA<\/h3>\n

If you have a NAS (network attached storage) unit or a media server running on a PC at home, you can stream video files and other content from here onto your Samsung Galaxy S6. For example, you might install the serviio media server app<\/a> on your PC, then install the BubbleUpnP DNLA app<\/a> on your Galaxy S6.<\/p>\n

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How about a wired or Miracast connection?<\/h3>\n

Normally we would also recommend two widely supported options for Android devices: using an MHL connection (via HDMI) and using Android’s built-in screen mirroring, based on the Miracast standard. Unfortunately Samsung have dropped all MHL and Miracast support with the Galaxy S6 or S6 Edge, so sadly these options are not available. This seems a short-sighted decision by Samsung, designed to sell more of their latest and greatest televisions, but it shouldn’t sit well with consumers.<\/p>\n

Any questions?<\/h3>\n

If there’s anything we haven’t answered for you, let us know! You can leave a question in the comments below, or speak to us on Twitter\u00a0@mobilefun<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge have gorgeous 2560 x 1440p displays, but sometimes you just want to watch something on the largest screen in the room. That means connecting to your TV, and there are a few ways to do it depending on your TV’s capabilities. Let’s take a look at the options. Connecting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[311,228],"tags":[7769,7715,7765,7718,6537,7616,173],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39192"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/78"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39192"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39757,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39192\/revisions\/39757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}