I've just bought a Samsung TV (UE55ES7000) and want to be able to play content from my phone on the TV (mainly photos and videos). I've tried using AllShare but couldn't work it out. I also tried Wifi Direct, but I guess that's for file transfer rather than streaming/playback?
Is there anyone who can provide simple instructions for:
(a) playing a video on the TV which is stored on my phone
(b) displaying a photo on the TV which is stored on my phone.
I have the UN60D8000 TV. When the TV and phone are both connected to the same wifi network, open the galery app on the phone (stock samsung one). Open a photo and it will show you on top a little button to select where to play to. my TV automagically shows up inthere and when i push the button on the phone it gives a prompt on the TV.
I can't believe I spent an hour trying to work out how to do it, and it was that simple - thanks!
If you don't see your device on you DLNA enabled tv it might be because it's not enabled in your settings. Goto Settings/Wireless and networks/more settings/Nearby devices and enable in there.
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If you don't see your device on you DLNA enabled tv it might be because it's not enabled in your settings. Goto Settings/Wireless and networks/more settings/Nearby devices and enable in there.
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I've just noticed that the option to display photos on a remote device is not available at the moment, so I went into the Nearby Devices screen but all of the options on the screen are disabled/greyed-out - even the File Sharing toggle switch at the top. Is there another setting that needs to be set?
There's no problem with my wifi network connectivity,
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I finally got connected again but have hit another problem. If I start playing a video from the phone on the TV I have no means of controlling or stopping the video playback once it has started. If I tap the phone's screen a lock symbol appears in the top right corner of the phone display. The home button and 2 soft keys are also inactive. The only thing I can do is use the power button to restart the phone.
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for me is all greyed out in that section how to activate or turn this on ??
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for me is all greyed out in that section how to activate or turn this on ??
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Where there are some threads already on the smart view app there isnt really one running on the SGS2.
I can get this working using Darky ROM (non ICS) to an extent in that remote and smartview seems to work. However I thought the idea was that you could mirror your phone screen for games to your TV withouth using a HDMI cable - and this using your phone as a game pad.
so, you run the app and it finds your tv, ( I have a samsung d8000 model), you click dualview and it opens multi display option and then you can see your TV. I can then find no option to swap this to showing my phone on the tv, although it could be the "dual view" option at the bottom which always crashes the app when I click on it. What is odd is that there are no instructions anywhere for using this part of the app, remote and game mode are covered but nothing at all for phone to tv and vice versa monitoring. Any got this app fully working? if so and which ROM combination are you using?
I have Sony Bravia KDL-40D3500 TV and i am connecting my Xperia S using HDMI cable provided in the box
I can not browse my phone using the TV Remote at all.
Searched all the internet but no solution actually no one having this issue except me.
Even under External Inputs from TV remote i select HDMI Device Selection as Player 1 it does not work its displays following
Launching. Please wait.
Communication failed. please check your cable or connection.
Under "setting --> HDMI Setup --> Device List Update" could not able to find anything even my phone is connected. and if i select "HDMI Device List" nothing is listed there as well.
not sure what can i do but its shame the sony phone does not work with Sony Bravia. I have check the spec of this tv it says it has Bravia Sync but not sure how to locate it ?
thanks
I have a Sony Kdl, dont think its the same as yours. For the remote to work the tv launcher app needs to be running, also in the tv options I found "enable hdmi control" or simlar, it then warns you that standby will use more elec. Once I enabled this the remote worked, I used hdmi 3 too on the side
Hi
Tv launcher app is running in background even bringing it to foreground does not make any difference.
Enable hdmi control ? Where u found this option? On tv settings or xperia s?
Cause I dont see any warning abt elec at standby at all.
When u say hdmi 3 ? What this means?
So confused. Please help :-(
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Hi
Tv launcher app is running in background even bringing it to foreground does not make any difference.
Enable hdmi control ? Where u found this option? On tv settings or xperia s?
Cause I dont see any warning abt elec at standby at all.
When u say hdmi 3 ? What this means?
So confused. Please help :-(
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For HDMI 3,
I think he meant the jack number on the TV.
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It does work with my Panasonic TV. Like WasherUK says, need to enable hdmi control on your TV setup.
For Panasonic, it is called Vierra Link.
On my Sony KDL tv the option is
Home Button
Setup/Hdmi Set Up/Control For HDMI = On
Yes HDMI 3 was just the 3rd HDMI input on the TV meaning the HDMI control is not exclusive to HDMI input 1
There is an option on the XS too that needs to be checked about Remote Control.
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One other thing I noticed today, when you run the TV launcher if you scroll the icons with your finger on the screen before using the tv remote then the remote wont work. I had to press the home tab on the phone to close tv launcher and re run it then dont touch the screen with your finger, try the tv remote first.
I had the same issue with my sony kdl.
The first thing i had to do was to update the tv firmware!
Then, what i did was to plug the xperia to the tv via hdmi and launch the tv app.
Then on the tv i've launched the "discover hdmi peripheals". The tv saw the phone and then i was able to use the remote to control the phone.
Ok I think I got few things to try on by the time I get home.
Also how to update tv firmware.
I would like to do that if it resolves everything.
Thanks to all of you.
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tried almost everything but no luck
Here is the outcome:
My KDL40D3500 only has 2 HDMI sockets
On my remote (RM-ED009) I do not have any Home key.
I guess the MENU key is equivalent to that.
Menu-->Settings-->Set-up-->HDMI Setup contains following
HDMI Control ------------- ON
Auto Device Off ---------- ON
Auto TV On -------------- ON
Device List Update
HDMI Device List
there is nothin appeared in HDMI Device List even after doing Device List Update.
Second thing is as below:
Menu --> External Inputs --> HDMI Device Selection (greyed out when xperia is not connected)
When connected i select this option and it displays a list saying Player 1 (only in the list)
also sometimes player 1 and Player 2, which is same as the text appears on the left hand top corner of the TV.
Even i select, it says on the bottom right hand corner.
"Launching. Please wait."
then after couple of seconds
"Communication failed. please check your cable or connection."
Also i am surprise i cannot see any specific setting to BRAVIA as well.
The only thing left is to update the firmware of Sony KDL, but i dont know how to do that. looking on internet for this, if anyone knows how to update it ?
On xperia option about remote control is checked.
Very odd
When I connect my phone to the tv the tv says "Cell Phone" does yours?
Dont forget once you run the tv launcher (the screen with a few apps along the bottom and music player at the top not your normal phone home screen) dont touch the screen again, it seems you can either use the remote or your finger not both. If you use your finger you have to repeat the connection process without touching the screen for the remote to work.
Mine does not detect it at all. so nothing like cell phone
Only this happens when i connect phone
"Menu --> External Inputs --> HDMI Device Selection (greyed out when xperia is not connected)
When connected i select this option and it displays a list saying Player 1 (only in the list)
also sometimes player 1 and Player 2, which is same as the text appears on the left hand top corner of the TV."
i think i should give up, xperia s is not worth wasting time.
"on ur face SONY"
btw my phone also developed "yellow tint" on screen if used intensively for about 5-10 mins
this is apparently happened to lot of other user... see talk.sonymobile and search for "yellow tint"
Any news?
Same here. I have a KLV-37NL14A and I can not control the XS using the remote control. The TV does not recognize the XS when I update the list on the menu.
Subhan222 Resolution to HDMI
Hello Subhan222,
In order for your issue to be resolved you will need to use a high speed HDMI cable in order for it to work. If you need any other assistance please use our eSupport website at esupport.sony.com
I hope this helps!
Best Regards,
Josh James
SonySupport USA
What u r talking abt mate...
I got Sony xs n cable from the same box... If u think cable is not right why Sony put that cable in xs box then?
I m just normal user... On adverts u show everything like charm n in reality... Its not even worth penny....
I hate Sony...
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Subhan222 said:
What u r talking abt mate...
I got Sony xs n cable from the same box... If u think cable is not right why Sony put that cable in xs box then?
I m just normal user... On adverts u show everything like charm n in reality... Its not even worth penny....
I hate Sony...
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I think you shouldn't act like that. Anyway, I don't know about your TV, but mine Samsung 32' LED Serie 5 recognizes my phone as a usual HDMI connection. To enter the HDMI mode on the phone, I just connect to the HDMI in that the cable is connected...
Hi... Not sure how u took my words but I mean to say high speed hdmi cable cannot be a solution for that. I know it works on many tv and my tv model is mentioned above. I also know it doesn't work on many tv's but I think behind this concept is to make every bravia technology virtually linked. My tv is bravia n made by Sony. If it is not supported on this tv I loose my trust on Sony. No big deal but it would be ideal to work in that. Not buying Sony product again. I have had every popular thing Sony has made but I think it's time to move on. Thanks Sony. N you guys to responding to old thread. I was already given up. Lols
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This will be a dumb question, but your remote controller has 4 colored buttons, right? Blue, Yellow, Red and Green...
Yes Sir,
It has those colored buttons. As it stands it is the original remote came with the Tele...
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I tried to connect my XPS to a new Techwood 19 inch TV (Morrisons) via HDMI but it says out of range.
Is this because the output is 1080P but the TV only goes to 720P?
If it is the above reason can i change the signal from the phone to 720 as i cant see any setting to down grade it?
Go to dialpad, type *#*#"SERVICE"#*#*
Its in the options there(right at the bottom of the service tests).
Tried that and everything worked, 1080p and 720p, till I unplugged it and put it back in. Wondering if this is another glitch that ics will fix. It works as normal on my haanspree tv so not 100% which device is the problem lol
Thanks for the tip though I'll have to remember it
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I got similar problem.
My TV is Samsung un40d5500 (1080p) when connected to xperia s some parts that are displayed on phone normal shows like it was cropped a few pixels. When checked info on connected device to tv resolution shows if it was 1080p.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/...lbums/5732427434281370785/5738995392088036914
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/...lbums/5732427434281370785/5738995386789996482
on picture time and hdmi icon is kind of cut off
zimbashka said:
I got similar problem.
My TV is Samsung un40d5500 (1080p) when connected to xperia s some parts that are displayed on phone normal shows like it was cropped a few pixels. When checked info on connected device to tv resolution shows if it was 1080p.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/...lbums/5732427434281370785/5738995392088036914
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/...lbums/5732427434281370785/5738995386789996482
on picture time and hdmi icon is kind of cut off
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That is your TV that does it. Check the settings menu, it's doing something called "overscan".
You can change the picture size in the HDMI settings down to 80%. Mine (when it works) is set to 94% to fit in the TV screen.
I'm wondering if its the TV app that automatically boots up when i connect the cable thats causing my problems. Will see if it improves when ICS comes out.
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That is your TV that does it. Check the settings menu, it's doing something called "overscan".
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You were right my tv was set to 16:9 and I changed to screen fit, now it displays properly.
Thanks.
it is working alright
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Go to dialpad, type *#*#"SERVICE"#*#*
Its in the options there(right at the bottom of the service tests).
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Thanks, I had the problem with my LG IPS237, my Xperia S will display it just fine, but I have a window box saying "out of range 33.7kHz 30Hz" that blocking my view
what i did is to go Service Menu on my Xperia S and just press "set resolution" again on my 720p output, and that nagging window is gone.
Though it comes up again once I switch away from the HDMI and switch back.
Hey guys,
Just bought the Tablet s and have a few things annoying me, and would like some advice on other stuff.
1. Ive read everywhere that the WiFi is an issue with these tablets. After a few hours trolling the forums, i found advice on getting 2 apps to force the WiFi to stay connected (WiFi Fixer and WiFi Lock). i have found i am still having disconnection issues when these two apps ( along with the stock settings) are set to never turn off.
2. Im using DLNA to network the tablet to my pc via WiFi, and am using the PS3 Media Server to access my drives. i have no problems using the PS3 Media Server through my PS3 or through my PSP. the issue is that whenever i wish to watch a movie on the tablet, it says " This device cannot play this content" (beit MKV AVI or MOV). also just viewing pictures it wont load the picture properly, just a blurry low quality version of it. what would be the best way to network the tab to the pc?
3. Using the Media Remote i have found that once i have programmed in the buttons (learning from a device) it drops the learning and i have to re program the buttons (not all, maybe just a few). also is there a way to get the skins of the remote your programming instead of the basic remote it gives you?
4. How can i get the first page to be the main page that shows up after unlocking the tab? as it is business use and i dont want to have them see all the apps i have loaded when i unlock the screen to show them products
Thanks for your help, and yes, ill continue to troll the forums for answers!
Okay. Here are most of your answers:
1. I use Advanced Wifi Lock. Besides that change the wifi sleep policy in advanced (of wifi settings) to Never. Havent had a single problem since!
2. Not very good in this area. I suppose you need a better video player. Try moboplayer from the play store. You would need to download the codecs after installing the app.
Note: Dont expect to play 1080/720p videos across wifi!
3. Havent heard of the stock app forgetting the ir codes. Contact einschnaehkee in this thread ( forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1324479 ) and request him for a beta of his perfect replacement to the stock sony remote app.
4. Use a more advanced launcher. Download ADWLauncher from the play store. Allows you to set the main home screen and choose which apps will appear in the drawer!
Hi Everyone,
I am googling for some time now but can not find easy solution to my problem.
I got some videos on my S3 (it is mainly about the ones (for the future) freshly recorded.
I would love to be able to stream them to my Windows 8 PC (Windows Media Player preferably) in order to show them to bigger public.
Example:
My Son was skiing first time today. I took some clips. later on at home every one wanted to see them. I had my Asus TF810c with 11" screen with me so it was obvious that it will be more comfortable for all to watch on bigger screen.
Both devices were on the same WiFi network (created by mobile router), I was trying to "play" with WiFi direct - nothing worked
Is there an easy way to do it?
galtom said:
Hi Everyone,
I am googling for some time now but can not find easy solution to my problem.
I got some videos on my S3 (it is mainly about the ones (for the future) freshly recorded.
I would love to be able to stream them to my Windows 8 PC (Windows Media Player preferably) in order to show them to bigger public.
Example:
My Son was skiing first time today. I took some clips. later on at home every one wanted to see them. I had my Asus TF810c with 11" screen with me so it was obvious that it will be more comfortable for all to watch on bigger screen.
Both devices were on the same WiFi network (created by mobile router), I was trying to "play" with WiFi direct - nothing worked
Is there an easy way to do it?
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Not an option.
On a slow broadband (in my case in weekend house we got 0,5 mbps gsm one) it would take ages to upload and ages to download.
I wanted to use local WiFI to do it.
Now I suppose the issue was with limited abilities of mobile router we were using. Just got home and on my landline broadband and stand alone router it worked like charm. S3 is visible as media server and in built in player there is option (once media are shared) to "scan for nearby devices" and pc is visible (in WMP is running). So playback can be started both from S3 (if WMP has "Allow for remote control" option on) and from WMP it self as S3 is visible as network library.
So again - it must be WiFi router fault I could not do it before.
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AW: [Q] How to stream videos to PC?
I am using Pixel DMS. it's using DLNA and accepts quite a lot of formats.
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Thanks, I'll try!
questions go in the questions section
i m having same pronlem
galtom said:
Not an option.
On a slow broadband (in my case in weekend house we got 0,5 mbps gsm one) it would take ages to upload and ages to download.
I wanted to use local WiFI to do it.
Now I suppose the issue was with limited abilities of mobile router we were using. Just got home and on my landline broadband and stand alone router it worked like charm. S3 is visible as media server and in built in player there is option (once media are shared) to "scan for nearby devices" and pc is visible (in WMP is running). So playback can be started both from S3 (if WMP has "Allow for remote control" option on) and from WMP it self as S3 is visible as network library.
So again - it must be WiFi router fault I could not do it before.
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can u please proide me steps how did u connect with laptop coz when i tried to connect it and play any video it show "no dear devices are connected on same AP" even though i have connected on same router of my landline broadband..
rekzin said:
can u please proide me steps how did u connect with laptop coz when i tried to connect it and play any video it show "no dear devices are connected on same AP" even though i have connected on same router of my landline broadband..
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You need to have options for Streamig Media enabled in your Windows Media Player. I think they are not on by default.
Once that is done, you should be able to see PC on your Android device as a device you can share your media to.
I no longer have S3 (to annoying device for me) as I got myself Lumia 920, so I can not provide you with mode retaild info.
But on Lumia it works in a very similar way.
Hi the easiest way I'd suggest is to use Airdroid.....its a simple app which lets you see everything on your phone through a web browser....provided you are connected via the same wifi network...
check this out
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sand.airdroid&hl=en
hope this helped
worked
galtom said:
You need to have options for Streamig Media enabled in your Windows Media Player. I think they are not on by default.
Once that is done, you should be able to see PC on your Android device as a device you can share your media to.
I no longer have S3 (to annoying device for me) as I got myself Lumia 920, so I can not provide you with mode retaild info.
But on Lumia it works in a very similar way.
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thanks
finally it works after so many tries.