Using a Smart TV as a presentation screen is one of the smartest and most professional ways to show PowerPoint slides in meetings, classrooms, offices, and even at home. The best part is that you do not need a laptop, HDMI cable, pen drive, or any extra hardware. You can directly play a full PowerPoint slideshow from your iPhone or Android phone to any Android Smart TV with animations, sound, transitions, and full slide control.
This method works wirelessly and gives you complete freedom to move around while controlling the slideshow from your phone like a remote. Many people think this requires expensive devices like Chromecast or Apple TV, but in reality, you only need one simple app on your TV and screen mirroring from your phone. Once set up, this becomes the easiest and fastest way to present PPT slides on a big screen.
Everything runs smoothly in full screen exactly the way the PowerPoint file was designed.
Follow the steps below carefully to set up this powerful wireless presentation method.
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Turn on your Smart TV and your phone, connect both devices to the same WiFi network, make sure internet is working on both devices and they are connected to the exact same router for proper detection.
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Open the Play Store on your Android Smart TV, search for AirScreen – AirPlay & Cast, download and install this app on the TV, open the app and keep it running on the screen so it can receive connections from your phone.
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Open the App Store on iPhone or Play Store on Android phone, download and install the Microsoft PowerPoint app or WPS Office app, open the app and transfer your PowerPoint file into this app using WhatsApp, email, cloud drive, or USB transfer so the file is accessible inside the app.
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Open the Screen Mirroring / Cast / Smart View / Screen Share option from your phone’s control center or settings, search for available devices and select your TV name that appears through AirScreen.
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Once your phone screen appears on the Smart TV, open the PowerPoint or WPS Office app on your phone, open your PPT file, tap on Slideshow / Present mode to start the presentation.
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Your PPT slideshow will now play in full screen on the Smart TV with animations, sound, transitions, and effects, and you can swipe on your phone to change slides, pause, resume, or control the entire presentation directly from your phone.
This setup turns your phone into a wireless presentation remote and your Smart TV into a large professional projector screen without buying any extra equipment.
Why AirScreen app is important
AirScreen acts as a bridge between your phone and the TV. iPhones use AirPlay for screen mirroring, while Android phones use Cast, Smart View, or Miracast. AirScreen supports all these protocols, which means both iPhone and Android phones can mirror their screen to the same TV easily.
Without this app, many TVs fail to detect iPhones properly or may not support cross-platform casting.
Why PowerPoint or WPS app is important
If you try to open PPT files from file managers or gallery apps, the slideshow does not play properly. Animations, transitions, fonts, and sounds may not work. PowerPoint and WPS Office are designed to run PPT files exactly as intended, so when mirrored to the TV, everything works perfectly.
This method provides several powerful advantages over traditional methods like HDMI cables or pen drives. You do not need to stand near the TV. You can walk freely while presenting and switch between slides instantly.
Common uses where this method is extremely useful include office board meetings, classrooms, student project presentations, business reports for clients, and training workshops. If your slideshow contains videos or audio clips, they will also play through the TV speakers because the entire phone screen and sound are mirrored.
If the TV is not showing in screen mirroring, check that AirScreen app is open and running, confirm both devices are on same WiFi, restart WiFi once, and try again. Usually, this fixes detection issues.
If there is lag or delay, move closer to the WiFi router or use a 5GHz WiFi band for smoother mirroring.
This is currently the easiest, cheapest, and most reliable way to play PowerPoint slideshows from any phone to any Smart TV with full presentation features. Once you try this method, you will never need HDMI cables, laptops, pen drives, or projectors for PPT presentations again.
