YouTube is an excellent platform to watch music and other educational or entertainment videos, including comedy, sports or movies, and TV shows.
This app has remained the most popular video streaming app because of its diverse content, user-friendly features, and availability. You may be curious about mirroring if you primarily use YouTube on a PC or phone.
Mirroring YouTube videos is copying the video and its functions and displaying it on another so you have two devices playing the same video.
Mirroring YouTube videos is an excellent way to stream videos from a different device, for example, playing a YouTube video on your PC and then mirroring it to your TV.
One way to mirror YouTube videos is from your phone to TV. To do this, ensure your phone and smart TV are on the same network. Next, launch the YouTube app on your phone. Open the video you want to mirror and tap the “Cast” button at the top-right corner of the video. Lastly, select your Smart TV from the list of devices.
This post covers various ways to mirror YouTube videos from your phone or PC to your TV.
Overview of Mirroring YouTube Videos
Learning to mirror YouTube videos is a valuable skill. It can come in handy when you want to play a YouTube video on your phone or PC but want to watch it on a bigger screen with better features, video, and audio quality.
Next, we’ll cover different ways to mirror YouTube videos from a device to your smart TV.
Step-by-Step Guide to Mirroring YouTube Videos
As mentioned earlier, there are various ways to mirror YouTube videos to your smart TV, depending on the device. We discuss these methods further in the sections below.
Method #1: By Casting From Your Phone
The first way to mirror YouTube videos is by using the “Cast” feature on the video. Note that your phone and TV have to be on the same Wi-Fi network for the process to work.
After verifying the Wi-Fi connection for both devices, follow the steps below.
- Launch the YouTube app on your phone.
- Click on the video you want to mirror.
- Tap the “Cast” button at the top-right corner of the video next to the CC button.
- Select your TV from the list of devices.
The video you’re streaming on your YouTube phone app should start playing on your TV.
Method #2: By Linking Your Phone to the TV Using a TV Code
Besides mirroring YouTube videos by casting directly to your TV from the mobile app, you can use a TV code. Ensure your TV has the YouTube app and your phone and TV are on the same Wi-Fi network. After, follow the instructions below.
- Launch the YouTube app on your phone.
- Click on the video you want to mirror.
- Tap the “Cast” button at the top-right corner of the video next to the CC button.
- Select the “Link with the TV code” option.
- A “Code” section will appear.
- Next, launch YouTube on your smart TV.
- Tap the menu icon at the upper-left corner of the screen.
- Scroll down to the bottom of the menu and tap the settings icon.
- Next, click on “Link with TV Code.”
- The TV code will appear on your screen.
- Revert to the phone app and enter the code displayed in the code section.
After linking both devices, any video you play on the YouTube phone app will be casted to your TV. When you click on a different video, the YouTube phone app will ask whether you want to stream it on your TV or add it to the video queue.
Method #3: By Using Chromecast
If you’re streaming YouTube on a PC, you can mirror videos to your TV screen using Chromecast. Here’s how to do it.
- Ensure your TV and PC are on the same Wi-Fi connection.
- Open Chrome web browser on your PC.
- Open a new tab.
- Click on the three vertical dots at the top-right edge of the browser tab window.
- Locate the “Cast” option and click on it.
- Select your TV from the list.
- Next, launch YouTube in the open Chrome tab.
- Play the video, and it will be mirrored to the TV.
To stop casting, open the Cast tab on Chrome and click “Stop.”
Chrome allows you to mirror a specific tab or the entire window. If you only want to mirror YouTube videos, you just need to cast the tab with YouTube.
Summary
Depending on the device, there are several ways to mirror YouTube to your TV.
If you’re using a phone, you can mirror your videos using the YouTube casting feature or by linking the TV to your phone through a TV code.
If you’re using a PC, the best way to mirror YouTube videos is using the Chrome cast feature.
