My samsung s10 randomly decided to turn off its display and not turn back on. Everything else seems to work, including the vibration motors and alarm clocks, etc.
I read/saw connecting a USB-C hub with HDMI Port will help. Tried this, but the output to the TV is just a the "Time+lock icon" and nothing else. It moves around like a screensaver. I cannot get to samsung dex or get the phone to mirror its screen on TV.
Need help as it contains a lot of my data. A replacement screen+service is more than 50% of what I paid for the phone. almost 5 years old, I don't want to do that.
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I keep reading conflicting reports about the possibility of connecting the S10 to my TV using standard USB c to HDMI. I wanna play my games on my TV like nobody's business. Can anyone let me know, it's not a deal breaker or anything, but I don't wanna waste money on an adapter if it's not going to work
I bought a usb c to hdmi cable and it doesn't work with my s8 plus. The cable works with my sister's s10 plus, but not with the s8. I tried cleaning the port but nothing works. What is the problem?
The S8 was their first flagship usb c phone, many HDMI to usb c adapter did not work. Some require more power then the hw of the s8 could handle, so it would not work. Some had protocol issues. I would consider getting a samsung multi port adapter for the S8 and use any length HDMI with 4k support.
Not much you can do about it. I had many issues with my usb hdmi adapter. Tried restarting, safe mode, clear usb settings cache etc, none of them works. But I just left my phone overnight and the next day it would just magically works again. I think it mostly likely a software issue. Or it could be water damaged port. If its software issue, maybe reset your phone to factory setting. If that doesn't fix it, maybe you should take it to repair.
- Open the Settings menu on your Samsung device.
- Tap on Connections which should be the topmost setting.
- Now scroll to the bottom and tap on More connection settings.
- Select HDMI mode from the options.
- A small window should appear with the HDMI options — Samsung DeX and Screen mirroring.
Select either of the two based on your preference.
Just a guess, maybe you should press dex in the drop down menu quick panel icons? You might need to edit the quick panel and drag it down.
Otherwise, you can try (search "dex settings" in settings) to enable auto start when hdmi is connected.
I find it easier to search in settings, because searching in finder requires more keywords.
Sometimes it's easier to edit the Dex settings when you first connect it wirelessly to windows, because there are more settings when it's turned on.
Finally, I'm not sure Dex needs to be used at all when connecting to a display. Check your HDMI cable if it supports the right protocols (usb 3.1, mhl, hdmi alternate mode).
And ofcourse, set the input source of your Philips dislay to HDMI.