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How to connect your iPhone or iPad to your TV
When youre trying to show off videos, photos, and other visual content from your iPhone or iPad, there are too many times when the small screen just wont do. Fortunately, you can connect those devices to your big-screen TV through third party screen mirroring apps
You dont even need a fancy smart TV to do it. Well show you several easy methods for screen mirroring, ranging from using a basic HDMI adapter to sophisticated wireless streaming.
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Keep in mind that if your goal is to watch streaming services such as Apple TV+, Netflix, or Hulu on your television, mirroring your iPhone or iPad is neither necessary nor the most practical solution. Instead, you can buy a low-cost streaming media player such as a Roku Streaming Stick+ or Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K, plug them into your TV, and operate them with a proper remote control. Heres a link to our guide to the best streaming devices.
Still, mirroring can be useful if you want to replay videos youve recorded on the device, display your photo library, present a slideshow, communally browse social media, or show off your iOS gaming skills on the TV screen. Read on for instructions on how to do that.
[ Further reading: Do you need a special HDMI cable for 4K and 8K TVs? ]
Connect an iPhone or iPad with an HDMI cable
The most straightforward way to connect an iOS device to a TV is using a wired connection. For an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with a Lightning connector, you can use Apples Lightning Digital AV adapter, which costs about $40. While cheaper third-party adapters are available, be aware that these will not support streaming video apps that use copy protection, such as Netflix.(Youll also need to supply your own cable, so consider getting an HDMI cable thats at least 15 feet long if you want to sit a comfortable distance from the TV.)
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Apples official Lightning Digital AV Adapter is pricey, but itll let you mirror an iPhone or iPad on your TV with no hassles.
Setup is easy: Just plug the HDMI cable into your TV on one end and the adapter on the other, plug the Lightning cable into your iOS device, and set the TV to the appropriate input. You can also plug a charger into the adapters second Lightning port to keep your iOS devices battery from draining.
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Most apps will simply mirror the iOS devices display onto the television, but video apps such as Amazon Prime and Netflix might offer persistent playback controls while the video plays on the TV.
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Some video apps, such as Netflix, provide handy media controls when the adapter is plugged into a television.
As for older iOS devices with 30-pin charging ports, Apple no longer sells its own 30-pin-to-HDMI adapter, but you can find third-party options, such as this model from JIMAT, on Amazon. (Its important to note, however, that these might not work with streaming video apps, due to copy protection. The same is true of third-party Lightning adapters.)
Apple no longer sells its Composite A/V cable that enabled you to connect iOS devices to older tube TVs.
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If youd rather not deal with wires, you can also stream video and audio to any Apple TV ($149 for the 32GB 2015 model, $179 for the 4K model) using the wireless AirPlay protocol. This allows you to either mirror your iPhone or iPad display on the TV, or beam video and audio from within supported apps.
Heres how to mirror whats on your iPhone or iPad display:
Ensure that both the Apple TV and iOS device are on the same Wi-Fi network.
If you have an iPhone X or newer or an iPad running iOS 12 or later, swipe down from the upper-right corner to reveal the Control Center. Otherwise, swipe up for Control Center instead.
Tap the Screen Mirroring button.
Select your Apple TV from the list. (If you have multiple Apple TVs, consider labeling each one based on the room its in.)
On your iOS device, enter the four-digit code that appears on your TV screen. (By default, youll only need to do this once for each device.)
To disconnect from the TV, follow steps 1 through 3, and then select Stop Mirroring from the list.
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To start mirroring your screen wirelessly to an Apple TV, just open Control Center and select Screen Mirroring.
Keep in mind that with many video and audio apps, mirroring isnt necessary. Instead, you can just tap the AirPlay icon during audio or video playback. (it looks like a TV with a triangle at the bottom), and then select your Apple TV from the device list. Alternatively, bring up Control Center and tap the AirPlay icon (it looks like a concentric circle with a triangle at the bottom).
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