Some apps include built-in casting abilities. These include YouTube, Hulu, and many more. Tap the Cast button in the app to find and connect to your Chromecast. To cast the whole iPhone screen to ...

You can use your Chromecast device without Wi-Fi, and still cast all of your favorite content to your TV from another device. If you can't connect to Wi-Fi, you can still stream to your Chromecast by ...

Watching video and looking at photos on a small screen like a smartphone or tablet is certainly doable, but there's really nothing like having your content on a nice big TV screen. It's easier on the ...

When the Google Chromecast HDMI streaming stick — later a dongle — arrived in 2013, it was a revelation. Retailing for $35, it served as the cheapest possible way to get streaming content onto the ...

Imagine turning your humble old Android phone or even your slick Windows 11 laptop into a Chromecast receiver—without breaking the bank. Yes, it's possible, ...

Our phones may house our most precious photos, but those gorgeous shots you took on your last vacation or the pictures from the last family gathering are better viewed on a bigger screen – your TV.

Back in 2013, Google released the Chromecast, a portable accessory for your TV that allows you to wirelessly stream content from your phone, tablet, or computer directly to your living room screen.

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Apple TV’s Android app has added Google Cast in version 2.2, bringing a Cast button to the player. You can start watching on your phone and send it straight to Chromecast, Google TV, or Android TV, ...

While Chromebooks are generally considered lightweight machines, many use them for most of their online tasks. In many cases, you might even want to display it on a larger screen, especially ...

Chromecast built-in, Google's streaming experience, was discreetly revised last I/O 2024 and is now known as Google Cast, with the name change signaling a new era for Android's wireless connections to ...