Viewing photos from phone to Smart TV

longwalks1

Is there a way of viewing photos on an iphone, or a Samsung smart TV please? I did find an app and tried but it was very very hit and miss, so i gave up


Is there an easy way please to show my parents my holiday photos on the TV?



Yours, technophobe

googler

Are the photos stored on the phone?

What model of TV is it?

almillar

What is the TV?


What is the phone?

For the moment, the answer is yes, depending on what model of TV and phone you're using! Many smart TVs will have screen sharing (may have different names), as will many Android phones.


For iPhone, you would be stuck with an AppleTV plugged into your TV, or a Chromecast (some very new TVs have this built in) and Google's 'Home' app - I think.

another_casualty

almillar wrote: »

What is the TV?


What is the phone?

For the moment, the answer is yes, depending on what model of TV and phone you're using! Many smart TVs will have screen sharing (may have different names), as will many Android phones.


For iPhone, you would be stuck with an AppleTV plugged into your TV, or a Chromecast (some very new TVs have this built in) and Google's 'Home' app - I think.

Good point about the Apple TV almillar. I have iPhone / pad etc ( you get the picture :rotfl:) I have an Apple TV plugged into my tv and the photos just appeared on there . No need to do anything

longwalks1

googler wrote: »

Are the photos stored on the phone?

What model of TV is it?

Hi Googler


Yes the photos are stored on 2 phones, an iPhone 8 and an iPhone X


TV model is: Samsung UE55MU6400 HDR 4K

longwalks1

almillar wrote: »

What is the TV?


Samsung UE55MU6400 HDR 4K

What is the phone? iPhone 8 and iPhone X

For the moment, the answer is yes, depending on what model of TV and phone you're using! Many smart TVs will have screen sharing (may have different names), as will many Android phones.


For iPhone, you would be stuck with an AppleTV plugged into your TV, or a Chromecast (some very new TVs have this built in) and Google's 'Home' app - I think.

As above replies almillar, i didnt even think of compatibility when I bought the TV last year

longwalks1

another_casualty wrote: »

Good point about the Apple TV almillar. I have iPhone / pad etc ( you get the picture :rotfl:) I have an Apple TV plugged into my tv and the photos just appeared on there . No need to do anything

Never looked into Apple TV (Im not a huge TV watcher anyway), is the box just for streaming from your phone/ipad, or does it do other stuff too?

RumRat

Try This....https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/samsung-smart-view/id858283863?mt=8


Or This....https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/mirror-for-samsung-smart-tv/id1249385711?mt=8


Not personally an IOS user so not sure how effective they are from an iPhone.

pimento

I have a Firestick and use Amazon Photos to display my photos from my phone.

almillar

Never looked into Apple TV (Im not a huge TV watcher anyway), is the box just for streaming from your phone/ipad, or does it do other stuff too?

It streams from those, yes, but also from plenty of places too - free like YouTube, and paid like Netflix etc. Also games etc I think in the latest ones. If you imagine an iPad, with your TV as a screen, you're there.

stphnstevey

Google photos