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How to Connect a Samsung Phone to a Samsung TV

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What To Know

This article explains how to connect a Samsung smartphone and a Samsung TV to see content from your phone to the TV with screen mirroring. Samsung’s preferred way is the SmartThings app.

Screen Mirroring With the Samsung SmartThings App

Before you get started, make sure your smartphone and TV are on the same wireless network, and be sure your TV is powered on and connected to your SmartThings account.

Open the SmartThings app on your Samsung smartphone.

From the Dashboard, select your TV.

Select More Options (three dots) from the upper-right corner of the screen.

Tap Mirror Screen (Smart View).

You’ll see your phone’s contents on your TV screen.

Cast Content to Your Samsung TV

Another way to view the contents of your Samsung phone on your Samsung TV is with screen casting via a Chromecast device and the Google Home app. To do this:

Plug in the Chromecast device and power on the TV.

Set the TV’s input to HDMI.

From the Google Home app, select Add > Set up Device, and then follow the prompts to set up your Chromecast.

Select and open a Chromecast-compatible app on your phone and then tap the Cast button.

Enjoy your casted content on your TV.

Screen Mirroring With Samsung Smart View

The Samsung Smart View app is another way to mirror content from your Samsung smartphone to your Samsung TV. As of October 2020, Samsung no longer supports this app, as it’s focusing on the SmartThings app and ecosystem.

While new users can’t download Smart View after October 2020, those who have the app can still use it to mirror their phone’s screen to their TV. Optionally, use a casting dongle, such as Chromecast, with Smart View.

On some Samsung TVs, you may need to turn on screen mirroring by going to Source > Screen mirroring or Network > screen mirroring.

Make sure your Samsung smartphone and Samsung Smart TV are connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

If you use a Chromecast, make sure it’s connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your Samsung smartphone.

From your phone, drag down the Notifications bar to view the app shortcuts menu.

Swipe to find and tap Smart View.

Choose your Samsung TV. You’ll see your Samsung smartphone’s or tablet’s screen appear on the TV.

If this is your first time setting up screen mirroring with Smart View, select Allow with the TV remote when the TV asks you to confirm the connection.

When you’re finished, tap Smart View on your phone to disconnect and stop mirroring.

Wi-Fi Screen Mirroring

If you have older Samsung devices that aren’t supported by SmartThings or Smart View, it’s still possible to mirror your phone’s contents to your Samsung TV.

To get started, for some older models, press the Source button on the remote, then select Screen Mirroring. For other models, press Menu on the remote, then select Network > Screen Mirroring.

Drag down the Notifications bar on the Samsung phone.

Select Screen Mirroring (on some devices, select Quick Connect).

Your device scans for available devices to connect to. Choose your TV from the list of available devices.

If a PIN appears on the TV screen, enter the number into your smartphone when prompted.

Once the connection is established, you can open most apps and programs from your Samsung smartphone, and the apps mirror to your Samsung Smart TV.

How to Connect Samsung Galaxy phone to Computer

As Android is becoming more and more popular in the phone market, Samsung smartphone is one of the leading Android phones with a large amount of users. Surely, connecting your Android phone to computer for syncing and back up, is an important thing to prevent from losing your information on the phone. But what if you fail to connect Android to PC?

Method 1: Connect Device to PC in Normal Way

If you are using Samsung Galaxy device such as Samsung Galaxy S8/S7/S7 Edge running Android 4.0 or above, please follow the guide on the interface to connect the Samsung Galaxy device to PC.

Device Model Information:
Device Name: Samsung Galaxy S7 edge
Model Number: SM-G9350
Android Version: 6.0.1

Firstly, please navigate to «Settings > Developer options» app on your device and then turn on the development settings by tapping on the button on the top pane (it would display «Off» if you haven’t turned it on). After that, scroll down on the device and enable the USB debugging option.

Then, connect your device to the computer with the USB cable which is matched so that you can check your Android phone on computer and it will be read as a disk.

For more details about how to enable USB debugging on your Android device, please refer this post!

Method 2: Connect Samsung and Transfer Data via Wi-Fi with Android Transfer(Extremely Powerful)

Apart from the methods mentioned above, you can fix the connection fail problem with the help of Android Transfer, which allows you to connect your Android to computer via Wi-Fi. As when you get into the dilemma in failure to connect device to computer normally, I think get rid of the USB cable would be a great choice.

Step 1 Download Android Transfer
First of all, please download and install the program on your computer by clicking the download button below.

Step 2 Launch the Program
Now, please launch the program on your computer and then click on the «Connect Now» button in blue.

Step 3 Connect Android to PC via Wi-Fi
On the pop-up window, you can see there are two options: Connect via USB and Connect via WiFi. Please choose the «Connect via WiFi» option and then scan the QR code with your device.

Something you should pay attention to when using the Android Transfer program

1. To connect your Android to computer, you need to make sure that your phone and computer are within the same network.

2. You need to use an app on your device that can have a QR code scanning function in it. If you don’t have one, please download QR Code on Google Play.

3. If it is your first time to use the Android Transfer program, a MobileGo app would be downloaded when you scan the QR code on the interface of the program. After the MobileGo app is installed, launch it and use the build-in QR code scanner to scan the code on the interface from your computer again.

When Samsung Galaxy/Note is successfully connected to the computer, you can easily transfer data in between Android and PC with one-click. Contacts, messages, photos, videos, audios and more can be easily exported to PC or added in Android.

Method 3: Fix Samsung Failed Connection to PC

However, sometimes you may fail to connect Android to computer successfully. The USB cable, USB driver, USB port and more can be the factors for the failure. If your device is successfully connected, you can see there is an item displayed as your device model on Device Manager of your computer. If you can not find this item, it means that your computer can not detect your device. Now let’s check it out how to fix the problem.

Solution 1 Firstly, please check the USB cable can work normally or not. As some of the USB cables are only for device charging, you can’t use it to read the data on computer. Now, you are able to try to use the USB cable that comes together with your Android or connect Samsung to computer via another USB cable that is surely can work. If it can be successfully detected, then you can use this USB cable normally.

Solution 2 Check if the USB Driver is correctly installed. Generally speaking, your computer would install the USB driver automatically when you plug your device into computer for the first time. However, sometimes it may fail to install and thus the computer could not detect your device successfully. For this case, you are recommended to install the Samsung USB Driver on your own.

Solution 3 Use Device Manager to scan for hardware changes. If it can recognize the USB cable that is plugged into the USB port after your computer scans for hardware changes, then the job is done and you can use the device normally. If it is not, pleases continue to try the next solution.

Solution 4 Restart your computer. Sometimes restarting the computer can solve the problem more or less. Please try to restart your PC and check if the USB cable can work or not.

Hopefully these tips can be helpful for you when connecting your Samsung Galaxy Phone (also including other Android phones) to computer. If you have question about this article, please drop us a comment below!

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How to Connect Samsung Phone to PC [Samung S22 Supported]

I am using my Samsung S5 for a while to debug apps yesterday, after my daughter played with it, I can no longer connect to PC. How do i connect my samsung phone to my computer?

As a huge fan of Samsung devices I realize that the biggest problem for Samsung uses is that their Samsung devices cannot connect to PC or laptop. Or in another word, computer or laptop cannot detect Samsung devices, just like the above complain came from a Samsung Galaxy user. You’ll find 4 solutions on how to connect Samsung to computer.

How to Connect Samsung Phone to Computer

The 4 solutions below will fix Samsung S22/J3 wont connect to PC and help you connect Samsung to PC. Try one of them.

Way 1. Connect Samsung Phone to PC with USB

This is the most common way we use to connect Samsung S22/S8 to PC.The steps are easy to operate:

Step 2. When you connect your device to the PC via the USB cable, you’ll receive a USB connection notification pops up on your phone screen. Tap the notification. From the provided options, please select «Transfer files».

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Step 3. Now, you will see a pop up message from your computer asking what you’d like to do with this new USB device. Please click this message and select Open device to view files from the provided options.

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Step 4. Then, you can open the Windows Explorer on your PC, select This PC and you’ll see your device available. Select the device to manage or transfer files.

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Way 2. Samsung Galaxy Connect to PC with USB Storage

Keep in mind these steps which you could use every time you mount your USB driver.

Way 3. Samsung Connect to Computer Using Kies

Kies is a freeware software application used to communicate between Windows or Macintosh operating systems, and more recently manufactured Samsung mobile phone and tablet computer devices, usually using a USB cable connection. Wireless LAN Kies connectivity is now possible using some devices. Kies is similar to Apples iTunes software.

Kies will automatically detect your device and you are basically connected!

Way 4. Samsung Connection to PC Using ICS Version

After these steps you’ll be lead to two options: connected as media device (MTP) and connect as camera (PTP). If you want to connect to your computer, select connect as media device (MTP).

Last Words

Hopefully you’ll know how to connect Samsung phone to PC with methods provided in this article. If you accidently deleted or lost photos on Samsung S22/S10/9/8/7 or other Android phones, you can recover lost Samsung data with Samsung Data Recovery software.

This marvelous tool makes Android data recovery without root possible. You won’t need to root your Samsung phone to recover photos, messages, contacts, WhatsApp data and more.

You can download UltFone Android Data Recovery free to your PC and then connect your device to computer. Select the data type you’d like to recover.

Before recovery, you can preview the data within this program.

Select the data you lost and click Recover button. Your data will be recovered to computer.

Summary

In the smartphone market, Android devices are increasingly becoming more important. Samsung phone is one of the leading and popular Android phones having a huge user base. Seeing how a Samsung phone is important, especially for storage of your information, the importance of data syncing and backing up cannot be overstated here.

Being able to sync and transfer files from your Samsung phone to PC will help you avoid possible data and information loss. Not being able to connect Samsung phone to pc is a common problem often experienced by users and for that reason, below we explore the different solutions for this particular common problem.

Method 1: How to Connect Samsung Phone to PC via MTP Mode?

Using the MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) mode to connect Samsung phone to PC is advised to transfer photos from Samsung to PC via a USB cable. However, it is recommended to transfer a small number of media files to the computer because of its low speed for data transferring.

Here’s how:

Method 2: How to Connect Samsung Phone to PC via Wi-Fi/USB?

If the above method fails, you can also connect the Samsung phone to pc via Wi-Fi/USB. This method is high-speed and safe unlike when you are using a Bluetooth.

There are numerous professional tools for Wi-Fi File Transfer for you to choose from. One such tool is Samsung Messages Backup, which allows you to transfer almost everything from Samsung phone to PC effectively.

The program supports almost all Samsung phone, including Samsung Galaxy S10/S9/S7/S6, Galaxy Note9/8/7/6, Galaxy A9/A8/A7/A6, etc., and other Android devices, such as LG, Sony, HTC, Huawei, Xiaomi, and more.

Here are the steps to connect Samsung phone to PC via Wi-Fi.

Step 1. Connect your Samsung device and PC to the same Wi-Fi network.

Step 2. Install the Samsung Messages Backup program to your Windows 10/8/7/Vista/XP.

Step 3. Free download Samsung Message Backup mobile app to your Samsung phone.

Step 4. Launch the program on PC. You can see the interface as below, select «Connect via WiFi».

Step 5. After that, you can get a QR code on your PC screen. Now you will be prompted to scan the QR code.

Step 6. On your Samsung phone, launch the app. You can find a QR code viewer on the top-right corner. Click it to scan the QR code.

Step 7. When entering the main interface on your PC as below, your Samsung phone is linked to the PC via Wi-Fi successfully.

Connect Samsung Device to PC with A USB Cable

Samsung Messages Backup also allows you to connect Samsung device to PC via a USB cable. Here’s how:

Step 1. Install the program to your PC desktop and launch it.

Step 2. Connect a Samsung device to the PC via a USB cable.

Step 3. Enable USB debugging on your Samsung Galayx. You click this link or follow the prompts to turn on the USB debugging.

Now, you can use this program to:

— Quickly transfer photos, music, videos, contacts, SMS, call logs, and apps between Samsung to PC without data loss.

— Install/uninstall apps from computer directly.

— Transfer the contacts between your Samsung and Outlook.

Method 3: How Do I Connect Samsung Phone to PC via Samsung Kies?

Samsung Kies is a well-known Samsung PC suite that is available for free. Like Apple iTunes, the software can be used to connect Samsung Galaxy to PC and manage your Samsung files on the computer easily.

Here are the steps to connect Samsung device to PC via Kies:

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Method 4: How to Connect Samsung Phone to PC Using Bluetooth on Win 10/8/7?

The Bluetooth file transfer allows you to transfer documents, video, and music wirelessly between a Samsung phone and PC. However, it is not available on all of the PCs. To transfer files via Bluetooth, you need to activate the function on both your PC and Samsung Galaxy, then connect your Samsung Galaxy to PC via Bluetooth.

Enable Bluetooth on PC

On Windows 10, please go to «Start» > «Settings» > «Devices» > «Bluetooth & other devices» > turn on «Bluetooth».

On Windows 8.1, click the «Start» button > type «Bluetooth» > choose «Bluetooth settings» > turn on «Bluetooth».

On Windows 7, it is more complex to turn on the Bluetooth.

— Firstly, you need to add the Bluetooth feature to your PC.

— Next, make the Bluetooth icon appear on your PC desktop.

Enable Bluetooth on Samsung Galaxy

You can easily enable the Bluetooth function on your Samsung Galaxy.

Connect Samsung Phone to PC Using Bluetooth

After allowing the Bluetooth function on both your Samsung Galaxy and PC, you can do as follows to make a connection between the phone and PC.

On Windows 10:

On Windows 8.1:

On Windows 7:

Method 5: Samsung Connect to Windows 10 via Microsoft Account

Linking your Samsung phone to Windows 10 is also possible via Microsoft account. You are hence able to seamlessly transfer articles from your Samsung Galaxy to PC. You can start a task on your Samsung Galaxy and continue to complete it on your Windows 10 once you linked your phone to PC.

Here’s how:

Step 1. Sign into your Microsoft account.

Tap on «Settings» on your Windows 10. Entering the «Windows Settings» interface, you can see the «Phone» option. Click it and you will be taken to a screen named «Your Phone». You will be prompted to log in your Microsoft account at first. If you didn’t have an account, you need to create one.

Step 2. Add a phone.

Tap on the option to add your phone as the prompts. Then you need to fill your phone number into the blank. Next, tap on «Send» and you will be told to receive a link by a text message on your Samsung phone.

Step 3. Install Microsoft Edge on your Samsung phone.

Actually, in order to make a connection between your Samsung phone and Windows 10, you are required to install another app called Microsoft Edge in the text message firstly. Just click the app link to install it on your Samsung Galaxy.

Step 4. Log in the Edge using your Microsoft account.

Launch the Microsoft Edge app and sign into your Microsoft account.

Step 5. Connect your Samsung phone to Windows 10.

Reboot your PC. Go to «Start» > «Settings» > «Phone», you can find your Galaxy is listed on the screen. Now, your Samsung phone is connected to the PC.

Extra: What if My Samsung Phone Fails to Connect My PC?

If still, you have failed to connect your Samsung phone to pc with the above 5 methods, there are some solutions you may try to hopefully fix the problem. For more information, you can read this article: [Fixed!] What If Fail to Connect Android to PC.

— Using a different USB cable.

— Turning on Airplane mode.

— Rebooting your Samsung phone.

— Resetting your phone to factory defaults.

Words in The End:

You can link your Samsung Galaxy phone to the PC using these 5 methods. You may find that the methods mentioned above aim at different purposes for data transferring from Samsung phone to PC. Pick one as you need to connect your Samsung phone to PC and transfer files between your Galaxy and computer.

Как подключить смартфон к компьютеру или планшету с помощью Samsung Flow

С помощью приложения Samsung Flow вы можете подключить свой смартфон к компьютеру или планшету, чтобы обеспечить безопасное соединение между вашими устройствами. Подробнее о том, как настроить это соединение, читайте ниже.

Приложение Samsung Flow должно быть установлено на всех ваших устройствах: смартфоне, планшете и компьютере.

Включите Bluetooth или Wi-Fi на каждом устройстве и выполните их сопряжение, чтобы обеспечить бесперебойное использование сервиса.

Приложение Samsung Flow можно скачать в Google Play, Galaxy Store, Microsoft Store или со страницы приложения на нашем сайте.

О том, какие устройства поддерживают Samsung Flow, читайте в статье «Узнайте больше о Samsung Flow».

Как подключить устройства друг к другу через Samsung Flow

Вы можете выбрать удобный вам способ подключения устройств друг к другу: через Wi-Fi, через Bluetooth или по кабелю USB. Подключение через USB доступно только для смартфонов на Android 10 и выше и компьютеров или планшетов с операционной системой Windows 10.

Samsung Flow не использует аккаунты и не подключается к сторонним серверам.

Чтобы воспользоваться Samsung Flow, запустите приложение на обоих устройствах, с которыми вы хотите работать, а затем пройдите аутентификацию.

Если вы уже использовали какие-то устройства через Samsung Flow, приложение сразу попытается соединить их.

Нет. После успешного сопряжения ваших устройств, Samsung Flow можно закрыть и выполнять на телефоне другие задачи, за исключением следующих случаев:

С помощью Журнала обмена данными вы сможете использовать свои файлы дома и на работе. Одновременно к вашему телефону может быть подключен только один компьютер или планшет — вам нужно выбрать, какое из трех зарегистрированных устройств вы хотите подключить в данный момент.