Reverse screen mirroring

[Cameo]

I can easily mirror my LG phone screen on my smart Samsung TV via Wi-Fi,
but sometimes it would be handy to do the reverse: mirroring the TV on
my phone. Does anybody know a way to do that?

[Ed Cryer]

Post by Cameo
I can easily mirror my LG phone screen on my smart Samsung TV via Wi-Fi,
but sometimes it would be handy to do the reverse: mirroring the TV on
my phone. Does anybody know a way to do that?

Have you tried Samsung's SmartThings app?
https://www.smartthings.com/uk

Ed

[Cameo]

Post by Ed Cryer

Post by Cameo
I can easily mirror my LG phone screen on my smart Samsung TV via
Wi-Fi, but sometimes it would be handy to do the reverse: mirroring
the TV on my phone. Does anybody know a way to do that?

Have you tried Samsung's SmartThings app?
https://www.smartthings.com/uk
Ed

Yes, but I did not see any way to do that there. Maybe that works only
with Samsung phones.

[Ed Cryer]

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Post by Ed Cryer

Post by Cameo
I can easily mirror my LG phone screen on my smart Samsung TV via
Wi-Fi, but sometimes it would be handy to do the reverse: mirroring
the TV on my phone. Does anybody know a way to do that?

Have you tried Samsung's SmartThings app?
https://www.smartthings.com/uk
Ed

Yes, but I did not see any way to do that there. Maybe that works only
with Samsung phones.

This might help;
https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-S8/Reverse-screen-mirror/td-p/343974

Ed

[sms]

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Post by Cameo
I can easily mirror my LG phone screen on my smart Samsung TV via
Wi-Fi, but sometimes it would be handy to do the reverse: mirroring
the TV on my phone. Does anybody know a way to do that?

Have you tried Samsung's SmartThings app?
https://www.smartthings.com/uk
Ed

Yes, but I did not see any way to do that there. Maybe that works only
with Samsung phones.

This might help;
https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-S8/Reverse-screen-mirror/td-p/343974

Yes, only certain Samsung phones with certain Samsung TVs.

Samsung's ecosystem is like the Apple ecosystem, everything works better
when it's the same brand and with the TV you can do screen mirroring
even without something like a Roku.

[Ed Cryer]

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Post by Cameo
I can easily mirror my LG phone screen on my smart Samsung TV via
Wi-Fi, but sometimes it would be handy to do the reverse: mirroring
the TV on my phone. Does anybody know a way to do that?

Have you tried Samsung's SmartThings app?
https://www.smartthings.com/uk
Ed

Yes, but I did not see any way to do that there. Maybe that works
only with Samsung phones.

This might help;
https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-S8/Reverse-screen-mirror/td-p/343974

Yes, only certain Samsung phones with certain Samsung TVs.
Samsung's ecosystem is like the Apple ecosystem, everything works better
when it's the same brand and with the TV you can do screen mirroring
even without something like a Roku.

It's a prison to all of us brought up the open approach of early IT. Or,
maybe better expressed, a case for the monopolies' commission.

I have iPads, a Samsung TV with an AppleTV attached, and the mirroring
from Pad to TV is excellent. That's all I use, that's all I
need, that's good enough for me.

I can watch TV on my android phone; but not mirrored, just through a Net
TV android app.

Ed

[sms]

On 3/19/2020 1:25 PM, Ed Cryer wrote:

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Post by Ed Cryer
I have iPads, a Samsung TV with an AppleTV attached, and the mirroring
from Pad to TV is excellent. That's all I use, that's all I
 need, that's good enough for me.
I can watch TV on my android phone; but not mirrored, just through a Net
TV android app.

Well given that many capabilities exist via the use of adapters, set-top
boxes, etc., it's not necessarily a bad thing when a manufacturer builds
the capability into a device eliminating the need for extra bits and pieces.

It was no more expensive to purchase a Samsung 4K TV versus one from LG
or other manufacturer (in fact the Samsung was less than the
competition). Ditto for the Blu-Ray player.

One feature that's very nice on Android, that doesn't exist on Apple
devices, is OTG capability where the phone powers the external device
without a need for a power adapter. For example, I can use a USB-C to
VGA adapter, with audio, on USB-C, but on the iPad and iPhone the
Lightning to VGA adapter can't do audio, and the after-market units
require an external power connector (and all the of ones for sale have
reviews that the audio lags the video).

I prefer Samsung Android phones these days for a few reasons. I like the
active stylus on my Note 9. I use Samsung Pay MST a lot because so many
places don't take Google Pay or Apple Pay and I get 3% cash back on one
of my Visa credit cards if I use mobile wallet (Home Depot, Lowes,
Walmart, Trinethra Super Market, Sports Basement, Kaiser, to name a few
places I frequently go to, do not take Apple Pay or Google Pay but they
all take Samsung Pay). Samsung phones work better with my Samsung TV.
I've had LG phones and they've been awful (G3 and G4).

[Ed Cryer]

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Post by Ed Cryer
I have iPads, a Samsung TV with an AppleTV attached, and the mirroring
from Pad to TV is excellent. That's all I use, that's all I
  need, that's good enough for me.
I can watch TV on my android phone; but not mirrored, just through a
Net TV android app.

Well given that many capabilities exist via the use of adapters, set-top
boxes, etc., it's not necessarily a bad thing when a manufacturer builds
the capability into a device eliminating the need for extra bits and pieces.
It was no more expensive to purchase a Samsung 4K TV versus one from LG
or other manufacturer (in fact the Samsung was less than the
competition). Ditto for the Blu-Ray player.
One feature that's very nice on Android, that doesn't exist on Apple
devices, is OTG capability where the phone powers the external device
without a need for a power adapter. For example, I can use a USB-C to
VGA adapter, with audio, on USB-C, but on the iPad and iPhone the
Lightning to VGA adapter can't do audio, and the after-market units
require an external power connector (and all the of ones for sale have
reviews that the audio lags the video).
I prefer Samsung Android phones these days for a few reasons. I like the
active stylus on my Note 9. I use Samsung Pay MST a lot because so many
places don't take Google Pay or Apple Pay and I get 3% cash back on one
of my Visa credit cards if I use mobile wallet (Home Depot, Lowes,
Walmart, Trinethra Super Market, Sports Basement, Kaiser, to name a few
places I frequently go to, do not take Apple Pay or Google Pay but they
all take Samsung Pay). Samsung phones work better with my Samsung TV.
I've had LG phones and they've been awful (G3 and G4).

I'm far less particular than you about things.
I have few deep demands on IT, and I find that the gear I have is
capable of delivering much more than I use.

I carry an android phone everywhere, play Scrabble and chess on iPads,
browse on all the devices, send email and stuff; and that's about it.

I used to be an IT-nut; pushing everything to its limits just for the
pleasure and fun. Now I'm enjoying retirement.

Ed

[sms]

On 3/20/2020 3:42 AM, Ed Cryer wrote:

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Post by Ed Cryer
I used to be an IT-nut; pushing everything to its limits just for the
pleasure and fun. Now I'm enjoying retirement.

I am becoming more of an IT-nut with Covid-19. We have switched to Zoom
meetings. Fortunately, we are a City full of engineers and other tech
professionals and our Chief Technology Officer is really good and had
been developing the necessary capability for quite a while. It's more
than just Zoom, we have to provide public access in a multitude of ways.

Our governor just waived a law that prohibited government meetings from
having only on-line access, "The new Executive Order excuses a
legislative body, under the Ralph M. Brown Act, from providing a
physical location for the public to observe and comment if certain
conditions are met." California cities would have found it difficult to
function without this waiver.

Speaking only for myself.

[Cameo]

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Post by Cameo
I can easily mirror my LG phone screen on my smart Samsung TV via
Wi-Fi, but sometimes it would be handy to do the reverse: mirroring
the TV on my phone. Does anybody know a way to do that?

Have you tried Samsung's SmartThings app?
https://www.smartthings.com/uk
Ed

Yes, but I did not see any way to do that there. Maybe that works only
with Samsung phones.

This might help;
https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-S8/Reverse-screen-mirror/td-p/343974

I tried it with my Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 which works better with the
SmartThings app, but still no way to mirror the tablet to the Samsung
smart TV. This suggestion:
"It's in the new Smart Things app, click devices in the lower middle ,
find your TV in the list and find in the menu "show TV on Phone"."
is a BS. There is nowhere "Show TV on Phone" menu entry anywhere to
find. The guy who suggested this should have included a screen capture
for that screen with the menu entry. But then, it may have been there in
the app two years ago, when he posted his suggestion. It's not there
now. So that's that.