Thanks to Amazon’s hold on its rich ecosystem of apps and services with its feature-loaded FireOS software. The tech giant has anexcellent streaming devicethat’s easily affordable, such as the Amazon Fire TV Stick. The Amazon Fire TV Stick is a must-have add-on for cord-cutters to enjoy live TV channels and on-demand content without cable. Aside from a rich app library, the Fire TV Stick supports screen mirroring from Android and iPhone. Your phone also has a built-in cast feature, but that only matters if your smart TV supports it. Our guide teaches you how to directly cast content from an Android phone or tablet to your Fire TV Stick.
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Why cast your phone or tablet to your Amazon Fire TV Stick
We tend use our Android devices for nearly everything. But we can do more when we share our device’s content using a larger screen connected to an Amazon Fire TV Stick. Some of the benefits of casting or screen mirroring include:
How to set up a Fire TV Stick and Android device connection
You must turn on the cast feature on your Fire TV Stick before anything else. If you don’t, your Android device can’t detect or connect to it via a Wi-Fi network. Follow the steps to activate it:
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How to mirror content from Samsung devices to a Fire TV Stick
Turn on the cast feature on your Android phone or tablet to connect to your Fire TV Stick device. Ensure your Wi-Fi connection is on and both devices are connected to it. The menus and settings may vary depending on the Stick’s model and your phone’s operating system (OS). However, the difference isn’t so much that you can’t discover it on your own.
Google Pixel phones and tablets only support casting via Chromecast or Discovery and Launch (DIAL) protocols. Fire TV Sticks mostly use Miracast, which Pixel phones don’t support. If your TV lacks Chromecast compatibility, mirroring from a Pixel doesn’t work (but there is a workaround that we will discuss later). That’s why we use a Samsung device in this tutorial. Follow these steps to set up the connection and cast media files across your phone and TV Stick:
If mirroring your Samsung device’s screen to your Fire TV Stick doesn’t work,use our quick troubleshooting stepsto resolve the issue. After a successful connection, your phone’s screen appears on your TV. Now, you may open any content on your phone, and it displays on the larger screen. Press any button on the remote to exit mirroring mode. If that doesn’t work, access Quick Settings and tap Smart View.
How to mirror content from any Android device to a Fire TV Stick
Google Pixel and other Android phones that use Chromecast or Discovery and Launch (DIAL) protocols don’t support screen mirroring on Fire TV Stick. When you go to the Cast menu, you won’t see your streaming device on the list.
If you don’t mind wiring in, Google nowsells a USB-C to HDMI cablethat supports screen mirroring for Pixel phones (Pixel 8 and above models with an external display output). The 6-foot-long cable can be used to connect your phone to a TV or monitor and supports up to 4K@60Hz with video output. It’s available for $29.99 in the Google Store.
Otherwise, here is where a third-party solution comes into play.AirScreenis one such app to enable screen mirroring on any Android phone or tablet. It’s the most advanced app that supports multiple protocols like AirPlay, Miracast, and DLNA and works with other platforms like iOS, macOS, Windows, and Android. Let’s check it in action.
Now, connect your mirror to your Android phone to the Fire TV Stick. Before you go ahead, connect your Fire TV Stick and Android device to the same Wi-Fi network.
In our testing, AirScreen worked as expected. We tried mirroring several 4K videos and didn’t encounter any glitches or shuttering. If you don’t see AirScreen on your Android device, go to AirScreen settings on Fire TV, open theCastmenu, and selectON.
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Use your smartphone to cast your favorite shows on Fire TV
Casting your phone’s screen on your Fire TV Stick is easy unless you own a Google Pixel. Google Pixel owners looking to cast may want to look into Chromecast instead. If you have one,connect the Pixel to it via the Google Home appor the Screen Cast feature in Quick Settings. If your TV has built-in Chromecast support, you can cast content without an additional dongle, stick, or other device. Otherwise, use a third-party app like AirScreen; AirScreen supports AirPlay, Cast, Miracast, and DLNA.
