How to mirror your Galaxy phone's or PC's screen on the Galaxy XR

The Galaxy XR is Samsung’s first extended reality (XR) headset, and it’s also the world’s first device to run the Android XR operating system. In addition to running immersive apps and games locally, the headset can mirror your PC or smartphone’s screen for ultimate productivity.

Mirror Galaxy Book's screen on Galaxy XR via PC Link

Samsung has revealed that you can mirror your Galaxy Book's screen to the Galaxy XR via an app called PC Link. You need to install that app on your Galaxy Book and then pair them to the feature to work. Both the PC and the Galaxy XR need to be on the same Wi-Fi network and connected via Bluetooth.

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Follow the steps below for PC screen mirroring:

On your Galaxy Book, install the PC Link app from Samsung.

On your Galaxy XR, navigate to Settings > Connected Devices > PC Link.

Tap the name of your Galaxy Book and wait for the connection to begin.

Once they are connected, the Galaxy Book's screen will be visible on a separate window on the Galaxy XR's virtual desktop.

Mirror your Galaxy phone's screen on Galaxy XR and take calls

You can take calls from your Galaxy phone on the Galaxy XR via the ‘Call On Other Devices' feature. You can also mirror the phone's screen on the XR headset via Smart View.

Follow the steps below for phone screen mirroring on the Galaxy XR:

Connect your Galaxy phone and Galaxy XR to the same Wi-Fi network.

Now, navigate to Settings > Connected Devices > Smart View on your Galaxy phone.

After your headset's name appears on the phone, tap on its name, and the phone's screen will start mirroring on your Galaxy XR headset.

Follow the steps below to take calls from your Galaxy phone on the Galaxy XR:

On your Galaxy XR, navigate to Settings > Connected Devices > Call On Other Devices and turn on the Allow Calling On This Headset toggle.

On your Galaxy phone, head over to Settings > Connected Devices > Call & Text On Other Devices and then enable the Call On Other Devices toggle. Your Galaxy XR headset's name should now appear on that screen.

Now, the calls you get on your Galaxy phone will appear on the Galaxy XR.

Asif Iqbal Shaik - Senior Editor

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Asif is a computer engineer turned technology journalist. He has been using Samsung phones since 2004, and his current smartphone is the Galaxy S21 Ultra. He loves headphones, mechanical keyboards, and PC hardware. When not writing about technology, he likes watching crime and science fiction movies and TV shows.

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