How to use the screen mirror feature on Fire TV devices?
This guide will tell you all about screen mirroring your Fire TV device via Android in the most comprehensive way possible. So, you better stick to the end to find out how you can screen mirror your Fire tv devices.
Fire TV devices are a complete package on their own possessing features that some people may find hard to discern, one such feature is screen mirroring. But, what exactly is screen mirroring?
Once you have set up your FireStick device with your TV then you can take advantage of tons of content that you can view from your phone via the Screen mirroring feature. The screen mirroring function is possessed by TVs in general and since your Firestick or any Fire TV device hinges on your ordinary TV and makes it a smart one, so such an ability or function will be in its purview. What screen mirroring does is that it displays the screen of a mobile device on your Fire TV for you to have access to photos, videos, or websites. However, when it comes to Firesticks the compatibility of the device is ensured only by Android (even this is conditional) and that’s what would be pertinent for this guide, as we proceed to chart out a guide for you on how you can screen mirror your Fire TV via your Android device.
All you need to know before screening mirror on Fire TV devices
Before you screen mirror Fire TV devices, you need to install third-party software in order to mirror from Apple devices, whereas Android and Windows devices can mirror to Firestick out of the box. In most circumstances, setting up mirroring to a Firestick merely takes a few minutes. To get the best connection, verify that both devices are connected to the same WiFi network and are within 30 feet of one another.
Devices that do not support screen mirroring
- Ios and MacOS ( doesn’t support directly)
- Abdroid devices that are older than Android OS 4.2 Jelly Bean
- Android devices that don’t support Miracast
- Windows devices that don’t support Wireless Desplay
Checking whether or not your Fire TV can screen mirror
- In order to check whether your Fire TV can screen mirror or not you need to hold down the home button on your Fire TV remote.
- If a Mirroring icon is visible to you on your screen, then your device will be compatible. Almost all the firesticks are enabled with the screen mirroring feature essentially.
Wifi Connection
- Don’t forget to connect your Fire TV device and the device that you want mirrored on your TV screen to the same WI-Fi
Distance
- The distance between both your devices should be 30 ft or 10m.
How to screen mirror Fire TV devices with your Android device
After having extricated Chromecast to a significant extent, screen mirroring in Amazon Firestick has become a relatively easy process. This is how you can screen mirror Fire TV devices with Android:
Step 1: Setting up your Fire TV
- The first thing you have to do will be making use of your Fire TV remote. Press down the ‘‘Home’’ button until the menu is visible to you on the screen.
- Then, click or select ‘’Settings’’
- From the ‘Settings’ menu, you now have to select ‘’Display & Sounds’’
- After that select ‘’Enable Display Mirroring’’, the second option form the list.
- A message will pop up on your screen ‘‘While this screen is open, guest devices….’’ You have to leave the screen as it is and do some enabling on your Android device now.
Step: 2 setting up your Android device
- Now, this can be a little tricky yet simple. Different Android versions have different names for the same feature. Wireless and Bluetooth Connections or Other Wireless Connections, Wireless Projection etc.
- If you are using Android 11 or much recent one then simply go to Connection Devices then Conenction Preferences and at last Cast.
- There will be a pop up saying ‘’ Searching for devices….’’
- The name of your Fire TV should be down in the list. Upon finding, click on it.
- This step within a matter of few seconds mirror your Android device’s screen on your Fire TV.
- Now, if you want get an access to videos from your Android device or simply want to stream videos on your Fire TV, then simply click on cast, that would be sufficient for this purpose.
- Now, the window that you had left will reflect whatever you want to stream on your Fire TV via your Android device.
Is it possible to screen mirror the iPhone on the Amazon Fire TV?
Well, as mentioned earlier, Fire TV doesn’t directly support iOS or macOS. But, that doesn’t close all the measures. One such method goes through Airsscreen, a third-party app that allows you to successfully bring the task of Screen mirroring your iPhone to the Fire TV into fruition.
This is how you can do so
- Hover to the search menu
- Type ‘’Airscreen’’ and select it upon finding.
- Simply select ‘’Get’’ option to install it.
- Once the app is installed, select ‘’Start now’’. Since you are a first time user of the app, upon starting there will be a tutorial pop pertaiing to a guide on how to use the app. Select ‘’How to use’’ if you want to go through it.
- From the menu, go to the settings again and click on gear icon. You have to ensure that ‘’AirPlay is enabled’’.
- Return back to the initial menu and go to ‘’Start’’ and then select the Start icon.
- From you Iphone select Screen Mirroring and then search for your TV’s name.
- Click on it, upon finding.
This is how you will be screen mirroring your iPhone to the Fire TV via Airscreen.
Also Read: What to Do If Screen Mirroring Isn’t Working on Fire TV Devices
Conclusion
I hope it must have become clear how you can screen mirror your Fire TV devices in the simplest way possible. In the case of screen mirroring android, no third-party app seems to be involved.
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