How to Use Smart View on iPhone or iPad

Set up Smart View

Connect your iPhone or iPad to the Wi-Fi network used on your Samsung TV. For the Smart View app to find your TV, your iPhone or iPad and Samsung Smart TV must be connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

Read the guide to connecting a Samsung TV to a wireless network to learn how to connect your TV to your home Wi-Fi network.

Install the Smart View app on your iPhone or iPad. Download and install Smart View on your phone. It's the app with the TV icon with four curved lines below.

Open the App Store .

Tap the Search tab .

Type samsung smart viewin the search bar.

Tap the Samsung Smart View app

Tap GET .

Open Smart View. You can open Smart View on your iPhone or iPad by tapping the Smart View app on the home screen, or tapping "Open" next to Smart View in the App Store if you just installed the app. The Smart View application will start scanning for Samsung TVs.

Tap on your Samsung Smart TV. The Smart View application will display a list of Samsung Smart TVs in the same wireless network.

Tap "Allow" when asked to allow the Smart View app to access photos and videos on your iPhone. This is a necessary step in connecting to the TV and displaying entertainment files on your phone.

Select the TV you want to connect to when asked. The Smart View application will automatically connect to the Samsung TV, but if the network has multiple TVs, you will touch the name of the Samsung TV you want to connect to. You will receive a notification on the TV asking to allow your phone to connect to the TV.

Select Allow on the TV. Use the TV control device to select "Allow" at the notification displayed above the TV screen. This will start the Smart View feature on the TV and connect to your phone.

Tap on the TV app on your phone. After completing the connection, you will see a list of all TV applications currently installed on your smart TV. You can touch any application to open it right on the TV. This will open up some additional controls in the phone app allowing you to choose more options.

Tap Remote (Control device) with the TV control device icon in the bottom right corner of the application. This operation allows you to use your iPhone or iPad as a control device for your Samsung TV.

Display iPhone entertainment files

Swipe the TV apps on the top line to the left in the Smart View app. You will swipe the applications on the top line to the left until you cannot swipe further.

Tap My Photos , My Videos , or My Music at the top of the screen. Here, you can see a list of all photo, video and music files that can be played or shown on Samsung TVs.

Select a photo, video, or song to play or slide show. Tap the thumbnail of any photo, video and music file to have the TV automatically play or slideshow.

Tap the return arrow icon to return to the main menu. It's the back arrow icon in the top right corner of the Smart View app.

You can also touch the control button to directly control the TV at any time.

Show entertainment applications on TV

Tap the app you want to show from your iPhone or iPad. If the app can show entertainment files, such as photos and videos, you can transfer data from the app to show on your smart TV. Online video viewing applications such as Youtube, Netflix, Hulu,. often have presentation features on smart TVs.

Touch . It's an icon that looks like a TV screen with a Wi-Fi signal in the bottom left corner, usually displayed in the top right corner of most apps. This will open a window with a list of devices that you can present to on your phone.

Select Samsung Smart TV in the list. Select the name of Samsung Smart TV in the list of devices to connect to the TV.

Select files to play or slideshow. In the application, you will choose a song or video to show on TV. For example, if the YouTube app is connected to a TV, the video you select on the app will play on the TV instead of on your iPhone or iPad. Use the control buttons on the app to adjust the video on the TV.

You can open other applications and use your phone normally while the video is playing on TV.