How to connect iPhone to TV?

If you are an iPhone user then you would know that iPhone itself is a great source of staying in touch with all kinds of media. Whether you have to watch a movie, the latest episode of your TV show, view the exclusive Royal Wedding pictures or listen to music, your iPhone will always have your back. One drawback of viewing this media on iPhone, is the small screen because lets be real, enjoying all this on a big screen has its own adrenaline rush.

Having said that, we should realize that it obviously isn’t practical for a handheld phone device to have a screen the size of a tablet because phone should be portable and must be able to fit within your palm or pocket. However there are ways you can work around this problem of iPhone and the most straightforward way is to connect iPhone to TV which will allow you to enjoy all types of media on the big screen of your TV.

There are many ways which you can opt for to connect iPhone to TV and this article will one by one talk about the easiest of these methods. All of the methods vary in terms of their procedure and costs and you can simply go with the one which you find most convenient.

1.     Connect iPhone to TV using Digital A/V Adapter

This method to connect iPhone to TV is the simplest way to go about the procedure. Apple has a product that goes by the name of Digital A/V Adapter which costs around $60 and it can be a source of connection between your iPhone and TV. This adapter essentially looks like a cable which will connect on one side to your iPhone while the other end is compatible with an HDMI cable which eventually connects toe HDMI TV port. When you have this successfully plugged in, you must change the input of your TV to the port where the cable is attached and you are good to go. You will then be able to watch all your favorite movies, TV shows etc on the big screen!

These adapters are available in the form of lightning cable and a 30-pin cable so that any iPhone can get connected to the TV but if you have the model of iPhone 5 or above there is another feature you will be given. If you connect iPhone to TV with a Lightning cable, the TV will essentially mirror the screen of your phone; you will see everything you do on your phone on the TV that too in real time.

2.     Connect iPhone to TV via Airplay/Apple TV

If you find connecting your phone to an adapter a frustrating task then the next option for you is to connect iPhone to TV through Airplay or Apple TV. Using this feature on your iPhone will allow you to get connected wirelessly to your TV’s screen. If you don’t know about Apple TV, then in simple words it is essentially a digital media player manufactured by Apple and can be purchased for $200 or more for recent versions however the old versions can be brought for even under $50. These are much simpler and quicker to configure and can be used frequently than having to connect iPhone to TV using an adapter.

When your Apple TV is all set up, it is imperative that you are in connection to a single Wi-Fi network as you are on your iPhone. Then you have to swipe upwards from your iPhone’s screen where you will be able to locate the option for Airplay. Once you click on this option, you must choose your Apple TV from the list that appears. The moment you choose your Apple TV, streaming or mirroring from your iPhone will begin which will be projected on the screen of the TV.

You can even utilize a variable option which lets Airplay mirror only specific content on your TV in case you are sitting in a group and don’t want everyone to see what is happening on your phone.

3.     Connect iPhone to TV via Composite Cables

Even though almost all TV’s these days come with the option for HDMI ports, you still would want to get your phone in connection to an older TV which doesn’t have a port for HDMI cable. Under such circumstances, you will be left with the option to use some old Apple composite cable to connect iPhone to TV. Simply connect the adapter to your iPhone and then connect the yellow, red and white ends of the cable to the compatible ports on the TV. Once all these cables are connected successfully, you will be able to view all media content from iPhone on to the screen of your TV.

There you go folks, you have a good few ways which you can adopt to connect iPhone to TV. We assure you that any of these options will equally work for you however the first two ones are the most reliable indeed. As advancements in technology are made, of course there will always be revolutionized ways to connect iPhone to TV and we will definitely cover them in our blog. There you have it, a few foolproof ways to connect your phone to your TV.