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why cant i play a video from phone and hook hdmi to phone and play it on tv?
Hello Wheelpdlr,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
Let’s disconnect the iPhone from the TV. Restart your TV. Restart your iPhone. Connect the iPhone to the TV. Does it work as expected?
Do you have another TV you can connect your iPhone to see if yo can watch the content there as expected? These answers will help us to isolate the cause.
Let us know if you have further questions.
Take care.
Hello Wheelpdlr,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
Let’s disconnect the iPhone from the TV. Restart your TV. Restart your iPhone. Connect the iPhone to the TV. Does it work as expected?
Do you have another TV you can connect your iPhone to see if yo can watch the content there as expected? These answers will help us to isolate the cause.
Let us know if you have further questions.
Take care.
Thanks so much bought a new cord today plugged it in got sound and video. After a minute sound stopped any ideas ?
Hey Wheelpdlr,
Thanks for testing that with another cord. Were you also able to test on another TV? This can help us isolate the issue a little more.
We look forward to hearing back!
ever since i discovered the adapter to plug into the iphone and plug the other end into the hdmi cable attached to my tv i could watch whats playing on my phone on my tv. it has come to my attention that i get an error now " unaUNABLE To PLAY VIDEO
