It is clear that Chromecast is undoubtedly the main device we use to send content from our mobiles to televisions that are not Smart TVs. For example, Amazon has an option that is not exactly the same, but that we can also use as if it were the same section of Google. Today we will tell you how to send videos from your phone to an Amazon Fire TV Stick, in addition to its different functions.
As we said, Chromecast is the favorite way to send content to a television from a smartphone without the need for cables, and there are plenty of apps that make this task easier. Although, if you have an Amazon Fire TV Stick, you can perfectly do without the Google device. It’s time to start using this alternative from the American company.
What is it for
First of all, what we will need is that our phone is compatible, well, its operating system. Although, it will be strange that it is not, since we should have a really old smartphone so that it is not. In addition, we will teach you how to watch the mobile on TV , so the software that your terminal has will give.
In any case, we are dealing with a device that we can connect to the HDMI port of our old TV that does not have a Smart TV, that is, that is not capable of connecting to the internet at home. Therefore, we can turn it into a smart TV in just a few minutes with the steps that we will show you below.
And not only will we be able to play movies or series by duplicating the panel of our smartphone, but we will also be able to play other multimedia content, such as photos, music or videos.
Although, we will also have the alternative of using services. Even if by chance you have lost the remote control included in this accessory or it has been broken, you can rest easy, since you can use your smartphone as a remote control .
To achieve this, we will only have to install the Amazon Fire TV app that you will find in your Android or iOS application store and synchronize the account that you use on the device. Once inside this, we will only have to choose the Stick that we have connected to the TV and that’s it, you can now use the mobile as a remote.
How to use
After seeing what we needed, mainly having this Amazon device, it’s time to go on to see the process that we will have to follow to send videos to TV from our mobile thanks to a Fire TV Stick.
from Android
Of course, the Amazon Fire TV Stick is not as popular as Google’s Chromecast, but little by little it is reaching more Spanish houses. If you have one, or are thinking of buying one, you should know that you can send videos from your mobile to the TV in the same way as if it were a Chromecast. For this we need to install an app on our Android smartphone, which will serve to send the contents, whatever comes to mind, from the mobile. We can download this tool from the Play Store and it is called AllScreen.
The installation must be done in two steps, since on the one hand we must install AllScreen on the Fire TV Stick . To do this, sign in with the same account as your device in the Amazon store and search for the tool in the store. Then choose to send it to your gadget from the menu on the right.
Now we will see the app that we just downloaded installed on the Fire Stick TV. It is recommended that you restart the Amazon device so that you can send the contents to it without any type of error. Then, it is the moment when it is time to open the All Screen application. First on the device and then on our own phone.
From here the handling is similar to that of Chromecast. In fact, when we enter the app we can see the same icon to send content from Google Cast in the upper right part of the screen. Now, in the side menu choose what content you want to send. If you choose ‘gallery’ you can find the photo or video albums from one of the upper tabs.
Choose the video you want and press the broadcast content button on the top right. Now you will see among the other available devices the Fire TV Stick . Therefore, click on it and you will be able to see how the video or any other content you want begins to play on your home TV screen. And all through the Amazon device. By the way, this application is also compatible with Chromecast, Google Home speakers and Apple TV among others.
from an iPhone
If you have thought about using the AirPlay function directly with your Fire TV, we are sorry to tell you that it is not compatible with this type of Amazon device. In the case of iPhones, we will not have the option of the previous app. For this reason, we will have to resort to a different application so that the native option of duplicating the phone panel that is included in iOS works correctly.
In order for us to achieve this, we will have to install the Air Screen application on Amazon’s own Fire Tv Stick, just as we had previously done on Android. Once the software is installed, we will have to go on to choose the iOS option. Next, we select the Air Play function. This option will put our Fire TV in standby mode until an iOS device is connected, in this case an iPhone.
From our Apple phone, we will have to slide from the bottom up or down, depending on the version to open the control center. Then, we will click on the Duplicate Screen option. Then, we will have to touch the name that begins with AS-AFTSS (Air Play) or similar. More than anything because it is the one that the Amazon device will have having previously configured it to detect this native iOS function that comes on the iPhone.
