Help plugging my phone into my tv

harley1rocker

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I have a 55 in vizio E-series. Why wont the tv recognize my note 3? It reads my usb stick. Is there a way to make my phone read like a usb?
Im running jedi elite.

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Eric214

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• May 10, 2014

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harley1rocker said:

I have a 55 in vizio E-series. Why wont the tv recognize my note 3? It reads my usb stick. Is there a way to make my phone read like a usb?
Im running jedi elite.

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Try changing your device type to USB Mass Storage.

 

harley1rocker

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Eric214 said:

Try changing your device type to USB Mass Storage.

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You mean go to settings and chang or when u plug it in? Wen u plug it in it gives the option for mtp and such. Thanx

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harley1rocker said:

You mean go to settings and chang or when u plug it in? Wen u plug it in it gives the option for mtp and such. Thanx

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Yep, that's it. Once plugged in pull down your notifications and tap the usb and change your settings.

 

harley1rocker

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Ok. Done. Tv still doesn't recognize, but does recognize usb stick, btw, I bought a sd reader/writer usb adapter it doesn't recognize. Im trying to watch movies I have downloaded to my phone, on my tv. TV is brand new.

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louforgiveno

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harley1rocker said:

Ok. Done. Tv still doesn't recognize, but does recognize usb stick, btw, I bought a sd reader/writer usb adapter it doesn't recognize. Im trying to watch movies I have downloaded to my phone, on my tv. TV is brand new.

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Have you tried using wifi-direct?That may be your only option short of screen mirroring via wifi or dongle.

 

harley1rocker

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How do I wifi direct? My tv is a smart tv. Run the wifi on my tv and let phone recognize it?

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harley1rocker

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I dont think its as easy as plugging a usb stick in the tv. My tv reads the usb stick easily. It wont do the same for my phone. Always a complication when u think or should be easy

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krelvinaz

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You might look at AllCast.

 

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Eric214

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The issue is probably the drivers then. The TV likely has a basic USB driver in it so the USB stick will work, but probably won't allow the phones drivers to install on the TV. So like what was mentioned, if you can't wifi direct or screen mirror (must have Samsung TV for that to be on the TV) you will likely need a Samsung Allcast/Allshare hub. Which in my mind isn't worth it when you can just move them over to a USB stick and watch them from there.

 

harley1rocker

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Theres not a rom or driver or sumthn to fix it?

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aarongillion63

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harley1rocker said:

Theres not a rom or driver or sumthn to fix it?

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Where did you get your movies from that you can't access on your smart tv? You should be able to stream them from wherever/whatever app you got them from...unless you got them illegally

But nevertheless, AllCast mentioned above is an option, but I think the better option is to get a TV video adapter for your phone? Why not get an HDMI/MHL cable? Duh! They're cheap, like 10 bucks off ebay. Make sure you have the 10/11-pin adapter, not the 5-pin, in regards of the Note 3.

If screen mirroring isn't your savvy and you want the full HD experience of accessing your videos directly thru usb, there is a way to mount your phone as a usb mass storage rather than MTP, but Samsung (and others) don't allow that capability in their OS's (probably to try to get you to use their stupid Kies software). To work around this you'll need root and a terminal emulator. In terminal enter su and type "setprop persist.sys.usb.config mass_storage". THIS MIGHT REALLY MESS UP YOUR USB & ADB CONFIGURATION. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK! Really it's not a big deal tho, to revert back use "setprop persist.sys.usb.config mtp,adb" and reboot like 3 times until it finally fixes itself.

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Lorettaa

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• May 11, 2014

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What's the best format of a video to be played on a TV? I haven't tried this yet. My videos are currently on MP4 format. Thanks!

 

harley1rocker

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The videos are playable on anything. So what next? I did the terminal emulator....verbatim. .. nothing happened. My phone didnt slap me in the face or gouge my eyes. However, I didnt plug it into the tv yet. Yes I have allshare.

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harley1rocker

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Thats a big ol negatory big rap. Terminal thingy is a no go. Thanx tho. And duh! I could just push the stuff to my usb and play it. But! I paid for top of the line (note3). It should wipe my a$$. And I have no doubt it will.....one day

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krelvinaz

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aarongillion63 said:

They're cheap, like 10 bucks off ebay. Make sure you have the 10/11-pin adapter, not the 5-pin, in regards of the Note 3.

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Nothing like getting a 15ft cable so that i can watch videos from my phone on my 60" TV 10 to 12 ft away from my lazyboy.

 

harley1rocker

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No sh!t. I paid for a note 3! Like I say my phone better pleasure me! I to have a large 55in led razor. That I paid tremendously for. It to should wipe my butt.

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aarongillion63

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• May 11, 2014

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harley1rocker said:

No sh!t. I paid for a note 3! Like I say my phone better pleasure me! I to have a large 55in led razor. That I paid tremendously for. It to should wipe my butt.

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krelvinaz said:

Nothing like getting a 15ft cable so that i can watch videos from my phone on my 60" TV 10 to 12 ft away from my lazyboy.

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You guys can go complain to Samsung then. Your best bet is Allcast.

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harley1rocker

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Just messin around. Anyway, yes this will prolly be the best. Allcrust

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mlock420

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• May 12, 2014

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Dude I bought a hdmi mhl adapter for note 3 and I watch bootlegs all day from my phone to tv

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