In this article we will get to know how using a tablet or smartphone under android you can play videos on other network devices. Let's consider how you can connect to a computer and watch its video files on a mobile phone, as well as how you can turn your phone into a media server and watch files from it on a computer or on a TV.
- So, first, let's run the program “ Home media server»(You must first download and install it).
- We now turn to mobile phone and install on it necessary softwareto connect to this media server from your phone. The smartphone must be connected to wifi and enter the local network with the computer.
- We go to PlayMarket from the phone and enter "upnp" in the search. It is a special protocol for automatic communication between devices. The program we need is called BubbleUPnP UPnP / DLNA... We must open and install it.
- Next, we run this program. She produces automatic search devices within the network. Go to the Devices tab.
Renderers are those devices that can receive video. That is, we can play media files either on the Local Renderer (this is our smartphone), or on a computer, which should also be displayed in this list.
Libraries - the devices from which the media files will be played are listed here. This list should show the Home Media Server.
In the Renderers group and in the Libraries group, we must independently select and tick one device at a time.
How to play videos from computer to phone
Our task is to play a file from a computer (from the Media Server that we launched) on our smartphone.
For this:
- We select the smartphone itself (Local Renderer) as a player (in the Renderers group), and in the Libraries group we select our Home Media Server.
- Now go to the Libraries tab, where the folders on the computer that are available for viewing will be displayed. Find a suitable video and launch, say, a video about a night sight pulsar 870.
How to play videos from your phone on your computer
- Let's go back to the previous Devices and Libraries menu. Here now we put down the opposite - we indicate our computer as the Renderer, and Local as the server Media Server (our smartphone). That is, in this way, we will play the files that are on the smartphone and watch them on the computer.
- Go to the Libraries tab and see the files that are on the phone. Find a suitable video and launch it. The video should play on the computer screen.
Xbmc program
This program turns your computer or other device into a media server, that is, you can stream and play files by local network... You can download it on the site of the same name, there are options for various operating systems... Xbmc can be used in place of BubbleUPnP.
Almost all major manufacturers of smartphones and tablets with an operating android system offer users software that can be used to control them from a computer. Samsung Kies, LG, PC Suite, HTC Sync programs are very good, but they have one important drawback - they all work with devices from only one manufacturer. If a user has several Android devices of different brands, he has to work with several programs, which is not always convenient.
Fortunately, there are many universal programs to control gadgets on Android. They recognize almost any Android device, make it possible to work with several devices at the same time, and are often more functional than proprietary utilities. One of these programs is the "MyPhoneExplorer" Windows phone manager.
Installing and configuring MyPhoneExplorer
To start using the application, you need to download and install a client for a computer from the official website, as well as install an Android application from the Play Market.
You can connect to a computer using a USB cable, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.
Attention! The ability to broadcast the phone screen is available only when connected with a USB cable.
USB connection
Make sure that your phone's debug interface drivers are installed (ADB drivers are usually installed during the installation of your phone's firmware, but can be found on the Internet separately for a specific model).
Make sure your phone has USB Debugging enabled (Settings\u003e Applications\u003e Development\u003e USB Debugging for Android 2+ or Settings\u003e For Developers\u003e USB Debugging for Android 4+).
On Android 4.2.2 and newer, you need to unlock the USB debugging option first (Settings\u003e About phone\u003e Build number\u003e tap 7 times).
Connect the phone to the laptop with a cable and launch the PC client "MyPhoneExplorer". Click "File\u003e Settings" and in the "Connection via ..." group, set the switch to "USB cable" and click on the "OK" button.
In the main window "MyPhoneExplorer" click "File\u003e Connection".
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Wi-Fi connection
Make sure your phone has Wi-Fi turned on, and that your computer and phone are connected to the same network (router). Run "MyPhoneExplorer Client" on your phone. It is advisable to set up a WiFi-PIN code to protect against unauthorized access (works with MyPhoneExplorer 1.8.1 and higher).
Launch the PC client application. Make sure MyPhoneExplorer is not blocked windows firewall... Click "File\u003e Settings" and in the "Connect via ..." group put the switch to "Wi-Fi" and click on the "OK" button.
In the main window "MyPhoneExplorer" click "File\u003e Connection".
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Bluetooth connection
Make sure Bluetooth is turned on in your phone and the phone is paired with a PC. Before setting up a pair, set up in bluetooth phone so that the phone is discoverable. During pairing setup proprietary utility your Bluetooth adapter, if it has manual setting, select the service "MyPhoneExplorer".
After pairing, find out the COM port number through which the phone is connected to the laptop.
In the "MyPhoneExplorer" settings select "Bluetooth" and specify the COM port number provided by the utility of your Bluetooth adapter. Click on the "OK" button.
In the main window "MyPhoneExplorer" click "File\u003e Connection".
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Cast phone screen to computer
Once the connection is established, you can sync the contents of your device with your computer. To display your phone screen on your computer, click: "Miscellaneous\u003e Phone Keypad / Download Screenshot".
A window with a mobile phone screen will open. If the phone screen does not appear, try this. Activate the checkbox "Update automatically" so that everything that happens on the phone screen is automatically displayed on the computer.
The funny option "Show mouse cursor in the phone" shows the computer mouse cursor directly on the phone screen, although its transfer to the computer is suspended ...
If you do not use your phone for several minutes and it fell asleep, you can wake it up by pressing the "Wake up device" button (green button at the top of the window).
The buttons at the bottom of the window duplicate system buttons phone: "Menu", "Home" and "Back".
Using the mouse (instead of a finger) in the phone
Finger touch (Tap) - Click the left mouse button;
Sliding your finger on the glass - Hold down the left mouse button, move the cursor in the desired direction, release the key;
Long tap - Hold down the left mouse button for a second.
Other features of MyPhoneExplorer
All the basic data of the smartphone are available for viewing and editing in the program interface. With the built-in file manager you can view all files, perform basic operations with them (copy, transfer, delete, create folders). It is possible to view files both on a memory card and on internal memory devices
You can also view a list of available applications, get information about the installation date and the size that the application takes. Options for exporting and installing applications are available.
Contacts and SMS
With the help of "MyPhoneExplorer" you can add / delete contacts and even make a call directly from the program. In addition, synchronization, import and export of contacts are implemented. There is a section for displaying calls, which separately shows outgoing, received and missed calls. Text messages divided into sent, transferred, draft and saved. With the help of "MyPhoneExplorer" you can create an archive of SMS messages and save them to your computer.
Organizer
Convenient calendar interface: from "MyPhoneExplorer" you can add new events, notes, set reminders (their list is shown in a separate section). The Android app has widgets to display these notes on your phone's homescreen.
Phone information
MyPhoneExplorer is also an information utility. In it, you can view information about the smartphone model, processor, firmware, battery charge, temperature, voltage (see the first picture of the article), as well as the amount of free and used memory.
If you are wondering how to bring your phone screen to a computer via USB, then this is extremely simple. You can use standard features smartphone, or you can take an additional application.
We'll cover both of these methods.
1. Method one. Smartphone capabilities
As part of this item, you need to enable USB debugging on your gadget. And on the computer you will need to use a browser Google chrome and install a special extension on it.
And now about everything in order:
- To connect your phone to a monitor, open Settings. Then go to the "About phone" section. There go to the subsection "Software Information" and find the line "Build number". In some android versions this line is in the main menu "About phone", that is, you do not need to enter the section "Software information". Click on the build number several times in a row.
- After that, go back to the settings. The item "Developer options" or "For developers" will appear there. Open it up. There you will find the item "USB Debugging". There will be a switch opposite it. Put it in the "On" position.
Figure: # 1. "For Developers" window
- A notification appears stating that debugging is enabled. Click OK to continue. You will not learn anything you need from this message anyway.
- On your computer you will need google browser Chrome. If you don't have it, download it from the official site google.ru/chrome and install it. Then go to the official app store. The easiest way to do this is simply by going to chrome.google.com/webstore. Find there chrome extension Vysor and install it too.
Figure: # 2. Chrome Vysor download page
- Chrome's start screen will show new icon - Vysor. Click on it.
Figure: No. 3. Vysor icon in Chrome start screen
- When you click, you will see the program window. In it, click the "Find Devices" button. It is located in the upper left corner of the window you open. Connect your phone to the same internet source, preferably Wi-Fi, as your computer. Then you will see it in the window that opens.
Figure: No. 4. Vysor program window
- A connection request appears on the smartphone screen. Confirm it.
- Then you will see the same picture on both devices. On a PC or laptop, a window will still appear where you can select the basic settings.
Thus, the task is completed!
2. Method two. Application on the phone
You can connect your smartphone to the monitor using a number of special applications that are designed specifically for this. There are many of them and they are all extremely easy to use.
For example, let's analyze the process of using Screen Cast:
- Download the program from play.google.com and install it on your device. Run.
- You will see instructions on what you need to do on the screen. And it's all very simple - enter the address that you see on the screen in your browser on your computer. Most often it is 192.168.1.2:8888. Click the "Start" button in the program.
Figure: No. 5. Screen Cast Window
- A prompt appears on the smartphone. Click OK or Start.
As you can see this task is extremely simple.
This guide describes the installation and configuration process free toolsallowing you to transfer the screen of your Android device to your computer via a USB cable. There are many programs for solving this problem, but most of them, in addition to being paid, also require root in the Android device. Another advantage is that the tool described below does not need to install an additional software on android device... The instructions are primarily written for the Windows operating system, but everything described below is also true for other operating systems (MacOS, Linux), since the software mentioned in the article is cross-platform.
Step-by-step instruction
You will need the following software:
- Latest Java version;
- Droid at Screen applet.
Step 1
Download and install "Java" on your computer. For the "Droid at Screen" application to work, just download the "JRE" package.
Before downloading the installer, set the switch to the "Accept License Agreement" position. Be sure to download the file containing the bitness of your Windows system in the name.
Step 2
Find the "SDK Tools only" section on the "Android SDK Tools" download page and click on download as shown in the picture.
After installation, "Android SDK Manager" should start automatically. Click "Deselect All", check the box "Android SDK Platform-tools" and click on the "Install 1 package…" button.
Set the radio button to "Accept License" and click on the "Install" button. Wait for the installation to complete.
Step 3
Unpack and run the "Droid at Screen" applet. Select the command "ADB\u003e ADB Executable Path" in the main menu of the program.
Specify the path to the ADB drivers installed at the 2nd step: enter the folder with "Android SDK Tools", subfolder "platform-tools", select the file "adb.exe" and click "OK".
Step 4
Take your Android device, go to:
(for Android 2+) "Settings\u003e Applications\u003e Development" and enable the "USB debugging" option.
(for Android 4+) "Settings\u003e For Developers\u003e ON (top right)" and enable the "USB Debugging" option.
Step 6
Connect your Android device to your computer with a USB cable. If the drivers USB already present in windows system, a window with the screen of your gadget should appear. The panel on the left contains useful buttons for rotating and scaling the screen of a connected device on your computer.
If Windows does not detect your device, you need to download and install USB drivers (usually you can download them on the website of your device manufacturer in the "Support" section).
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To find out, how to display an image from a phone to a computer, you need to connect these devices to each other. This can be done with a USB cable, either by setting up Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connection... Any of these methods is as simple as knowing the meaning of each digit.
We connect the phone to the computer via a cable
Usually, when buying a phone, we also purchase a USB cable, as it is included in the set of devices from most self-respecting manufacturers. It will be useful to us not only for viewing and listening to video and audio files that are on your phone, but also for moving them from one device to another. While performing these actions, the mobile device is charged.
For photos and videos from your phone to appear on your computer screen, the USB drivers must be loaded the first time you connect both devices. They are usually loaded automatically, sometimes with installation disksupplied with the phone. You may need to download required drivers from the website of your smartphone manufacturer.
If your computer has recognized your smartphone, you will see it among the connected devices.
- View the files on it.
- Required files move from one device to another.
Wireless connection
If you decide to figure out how to get an image from your phone to your computer without using any wires, you will need to determine if both devices have built-in Bluetooth. Not required in this case. Bluetooth will need to be turned on for each device to recognize all others available for connection. Then select the connections required for this.
For the connection to work, you will need to enter a control code. You can come up with it yourself or confirm the one offered by the system.
- It is better to adjust the connection settings so that you do not have to perform all these actions every time.
- On the computer screen, you can view files from your phone, as well as - perform all actions with them that are available using a USB cable.
If you have a router, you can establish a Wi-Fi connection. In this case, downloading free utility (for example - Connectify), you will receive your PC as an Internet distribution point. This way, any of your Wi-Fi enabled devices will be able to connect to it.
In the program settings, you will need to specify an access point, enter a password and allow access to the Network.
