How to Pair Phone to Vizio TV – Detailed Guide

Do you want to find out how to pair phone to Vizio TV without wires? You have that option. Vizio Smart TV has built-in WiFi, and it can be set up to connect your smartphone to your TV. In this article, you’ll learn everything you need to know about it.

What Is The Vizio Smartcast Mobile App

What can you use the Vizio Smartcast app for? You can use it to control your smartphone while connected to Vizio TV. You can watch your favorite movies and find them, turn on video clips, watch live broadcasts of your favorite matches, and much more, using different apps. You can adjust the picture, pause, turn the Vizio TV on and off, and so on.

The Vizio Smartcast mobile app contains the best of all available platforms, so you can conveniently enjoy watching anything. Here is how to turn off smartcast on vizio tv.

How To Connect Phone To Vizio Smart Tv Wireless

The whole instruction is quite simple, you don’t have to search for and download any third-party apps to your Android devices. You can even watch content from your phone on your Vizio TV without using Visio SmartCast Mobile, Google Home, and so on. Let’s take a closer look.

You can display absolutely any content, as long as you enable the screencasting feature. In order to use the streaming services, you need to sign up for a special data plan.

How To Connect iPhone And Vizio Smart TV

First of all, you should check if Vizio Smart TV and your IOS device are connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

Once you have checked everything, turn on AirPlay on the Vizio Smart TV.

1. First, find the Home button on the Vizio Tv remote.
2. Find the Extra option in the settings menu at the top of the screen, usually located in the right corner.
3. Scroll down until you see AirPlay. Now click on it and choose to turn it on.
4. Now open the control center on IOS.
5. Now select Screen Mirroring.
6. You will see a list of AirPlay wireless screens in front of you. Find your Vizio Smart TV and add it to the list.
7. A four-digit code will pop up on your Vizio TV. Save it on your iPhone.

You are now connected to Vizio Smart TV.

A few more nuances that we advise you not to forget:

• Don’t forget to check that AirPlay is enabled on Vizio Smart TV. Don’t forget to also update the software to the latest version.
• The instructions will only work if your version of AYOS is 12.4 or higher.

How To Connect PC To Vizio Smart TV

If you want to stream your PC screen to your Vizio Smart TV, you have that option. You can surf the Internet, show presentations, play games on the big screen, and do anything else with your laptop via Vizio Smart TV.

1. Run Google Chrome on any PC with Windows 10. If you don’t have this browser for some reason, download and install it. Connect your Vizio TV and your computer to the same Wi-Fi network.
2. Open your browser and click the three dots to the right of the search box.
3. Find the Cast line and click on it.
4. A small window will open and it will start searching for available devices to cast.
5. When you see that Vizio Smart TV appears, select it.
6. You can choose between streaming the browser itself or your PC desktop.
7. That’s how you can do all your PC stuff through your TV screen.

How to Connect Your Phone to the Vizio TVs Through HDMI

This option allows you to use your Vizio TV as an external display while playing games, watching movies, or surfing the Internet. The picture from your mobile device is mirrored, which means that the Vizio TVs display everything that happens on the screen of your smartphone.

Depending on the phone jack, you will need the appropriate adapter or cable for connection. On one side it will have an HDMI connector, and on the other – micro USB, Lightning or USB-C. The device runs out of power quickly in image streaming mode, so adapters usually have a connector for charging.

Before you buy a USB-C adapter, make sure your smartphone supports image output.

• Connect your smartphone and Vizio TV with a compatible cable. If you are using an adapter, plug it into your gadget and connect a regular HDMI cable from your TV to it.
• Select the appropriate HDMI connector on your TV as the signal source.
• The picture will automatically appear on your TV. If it doesn’t, open your smartphone’s settings and change the screen resolution.

Video: How to Pair Phone to Vizio TV

In this video, you can watch how to connect your VIZIO TV to your home Wi-Fi network. Once connected, your Wi-Fi will automatically update your TV so you have the latest apps and newest features.

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