How to Easily Mirror Phone (Android & iPhone) to Car Screen

When you are driving, you need to ensure that you have access to everything you might need to remain comfortable and safe. Your car screen allows you to manage multimedia and access maps to your destination hands-free. The best way to maximize its potential is to learn how to mirror phone on car screen. This way, you will be able to check all of your phone’s apps without having to look at your phone and getting distracted.

In this article, we will explain the most effective ways to cast phone to car screen for both Android devices and iPhones.

Part 1. How to Mirror Android to Car Screen

Casting your Android phone to card screen, you can manage your phone maps, media and other apps on your card's dashboard. The method you can do is depending on your phone's model and car's system. Follow the next 4 ways to mirror your Android phone to a car screen.

Method 1. Android Auto Screen Mirror

For an Android auto screen mirror, one of the best solutions that you can try comes from Google. The tech giant recognizes drivers needs for smart solutions, and for this reason, they have developed this app that promises to enhance your driving experience.

To be able to mirror phone to car screen through the "Android Auto" app, you must possess an Android 6.0 or higher device. Also, ensure your car compatible with Android Auto.

Follow these steps to mirror your phone with this car screen mirroring method:

• Step 1. Download the "Android Auto" app from Google Play and enable it on your Android phone. If you own an Android 10 or higher device, then this app will already be preinstalled on your phone.
• Step 2. Connect your phone to your car with a USB cable.
• Step 3. Say "OK Google" to talk to your Google Assistant and perform any tasks you might wish to while driving.
• Step 4. Now youc an manage your phone apps on the car screen, like make calls and send texts, control media playback hands-free.

Method 2. MirrorLink

One more solution to mirror Android phone to car screen is to use a built-in mirroring option like MirrorLink. Even though this is a great solution to mirror screen Android Auto, you must check if you meet the requirements. In more details, these are:

• You must own an Android 5.0 or higher device,
• Both phone and car should be connected to the same Wi-Fi,
• VPN should be disabled,
• The "Miracast" function should be enabled in your car.

Once you meet these requirements, you can use MirrorLink to mirror phone to car screen Android. Here are the steps that you must follow:

• Step 1. Download the "MirrorLink" app from Google Play.
• Step 2. Launch the "MirrorLink" app on your phone and tap the “Connect” button.
• Step 3. Follow the onscreen manual. Use a high-quality USB cable to connect your phone to your car.
• Step 4. On your mobile phone, go to Settings > Connections > More Connection Settings and tap on "MirrorLink". Then, tap the "Connect to car via USB" to view your phone’s screen on your infotainment screen.

Method 3. HDMI

The final method to cast your Android to your car screen is to use an HDMI cable. The main advantage of this method is that it doesn’t require you to download any apps from Google Play and you don’t need to meddle with either your phone or car’s settings. The only thing you will need is to find an appropriate cable for the connection. In more detail, the cable you will need is a USB C to HDMI cable.

However, before we explain the steps of this method, it is important to note that it only works with the parking brake on. If you want to use it on the road, you will need to ground or bypass it, which might be dangerous.

Here is how to connect your phone to your car screen using an HDMI cable:

• Step 1. Find the HDMI port on the rear side of your car infotainment screen.
• Step 2. Plug your cable into that port. If the HDMI port is too small for your cable, you can use a female-to-female adapter.
• Step 3. Plug the USB C into your phone.
• Step 4. Find the "HDMI" icon on your car screen and tap on it to view your phone's screen. Beware that the screen will appear vertically, as it is on your mobile. Put your media on full screen to change its orientation.  

Method 4. Mirror Phone to Car Screen with AirDroid Cast

If your car system have a big screen with the web browser, this allow you to access the internet directly from the car's dashboard. With the feature, you can easily mirror your phone to car screen with Airdroid Cast. This app supports wireless sharing your screen without the need for cables. Here is the simple steps to mirror your android phone to your car screen:

• • Step 1. Download and install AirDroid Cast on you phone, then create an AirDroid Cast account

• • Step 2. Select the "Cast to" option and wait for a minute.

• • Step 3. Go to your card dashboard and open the browser to search AirDroid Cast Web. You will get a 9-digit code.

• Step 4. You can type the code or scan the QR code on your Android Phone. After that, you can use your phone on your card screen.

These four methods for mirroring your Android Phone's screeb to your card display. Each method caters to different requres and preferences. Here we highly recommended use AirDroid Cast without the system limitations.

Part 2. How to Mirror iPhone to Car Screen

Method 1. Apple CarPlay

What can you do when you own an iPhone? In this case, you can cast your iPhone to your car screen using some other methods. The first one that we are going to describe is by utilizing Apple CarPlay.

CarPlay is an app developed by Apple to help its users keep using their iPhones while driving. The great thing about it is that it is a built-in app and you won’t even need to download it to be able to use it. Just set it up and enjoy using your iPhone’s functions through your car screen. Before you do that, remember to check the list of car models that support CarPlay. Additionally, you also need to be owning an iPhone 5 or higher.

Here is how to use CarPlay:

• Step 1. On your iPhone, go to Settings > Siri & Search and enable the options “Listen for Hey Siri” and “Allow Siri when locked”.
• Step 2. Tap and hold and Voice Control button on your steering wheel to pair your car with your iPhone. Alternatively, you can also pair them via Bluetooth.
• Step 3. On your iPhone, go to Settings > General and toggle the switch next to CarPlay.

Or you can also connect your iPhone with a cable:

• Step 1. Use a lightning cable to connect your iPhone to the USB port of your car screen.
• Step 2. Once you do, tap on the CarPlay icon that you will find on your car screen to establish the connection.

Method 2. Easy Connection

Another method available to you to mirror your phone to car screen is to use EasyConnection. This application is free on the App Store and you can download and install. For this reason, many iOS users prefer this method to mirror their iPhone to their car screen.

The steps for using EasyConnection are the following:

• Step 1. Get the app from the App Store and install it.
• Step 2. On your car screen, go to your Apps and tap EasyConnection.
• Step 3. Enable the hotspot on your iPhone.
• Step 4. On your car screen, tap "Change hotspot" and select your iPhone.
• Step 5. Go to your Apps once more on your car screen and tap EasyConnection again.
• Step 6. Finally, on your iPhone, go to "Control Center", tap "Screen mirroring" and select "DC-Airplay".

Final Words

These 6 screen sharing methods show you how to mirror phone to car screen for both iPhone and Android. Find the one that supports your car model and the apps you want to keep using while driving. A great all-in-one option is AirDroid Cast which makes your screen mirroring truly effortless. Download the app to try it out today.

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