Cast Chrome Browser To TV From iPhone or iPad. Google’s Chrome browser has an in-built “Cast” feature, which should allow you to watch Videos playing on the Chrome Browser of your iPhone or iPad on the bigger screen of your Home Television. Unfortunately, the “Cast” option of Chrome browser does not appear on many websites.
The Google Chromecast is a simple yet powerful casting device with which you can cast videos, music, pictures, applications and more. Especially for iOS users, Google Chromecast is a cheap and best alternative for Apple TV. So the Chromecast at $35 will be a great deal with most of the features of the Apple TV worth $149. If you are stuck up on how to setup Chromecast for iPhone or iPad, the article is completely for you. Just follow the step by step instructions below to use Chromecast with your iPhone and iPad.
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Steps to Setup Chromecast for iPhone / iPad
Step 1: Plug in Google Chromecast to the HDMI port of your TV. Turn on your TV and make sure that HDMI port is selected as the TV input.
Step 2: Now install the Google Home app on your iPhone / iPad if haven’t done already. Use this link to download Google Home.
Step 3: Ensure that the iPhone / iPad and the Chromecast are connected the same Wifi network.
Step 4: Open the Google Home App on your iPad/iPhone.
Step 5: You will be greeted with a Welcome Home message. Click Get Started at the bottom right.
Step 6: Choose Home or select Create Another Home.
Step 7: Now on the Google Home app’s home screen tap Add. Then select Set up device.
Step 8: Now tap on Set up new devices.
Step 9: From the list of Google accounts select the one with which you want to link Chromecast. If your account is not listed you can add it. Now tap Ok.
Step 10: Now you see a screen asking you to Turn on Bluetooth. If it is already turned on you will not see this message. If you don’t wish to turn on Bluetooth, just tap No thanks. Now go to your device’s Settings > WiFi > Turn ON. Connect to the WiFi network of your Chromecast which looks like chromecastxxxxx.
Step 11: Switch back to the Google Home app. Now the app scans for the nearby devices that are ready to setup.
If you have only one device to be connected, just tap Next.
If you have a list of devices displayed, tap on the device to connect, then tap Next.
Step 12: The app will now connect your iPad/iPhone to Chromecast. You will see a code on your TV. Tap Yes.
Step 13: You will see a few more basic settings like share your device status and data, select your region and more.
Step 14: Set up is successful. You’re all done! You will see this after all steps and tutorials.
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How to Cast Chromecast with iPad / iPhone
Now you can cast your iPhone/ iPad apps or media to your TV. But still, you can’t cast iPad/ iPhone screen to Chromecast. Similarly, you cannot do iPhone mirroring also with Chromecast. Yes, certain features are only privileged to the Chromecast Android users. It is because of Apple’s policy which implies such restrictions. But still, you can cast any app on your iPhone/ iPad to your TV that has a casting feature.
To do so, just open the app and look for the Cast icon – a rectangle with a WiFi symbol at the bottom left. Don’t forget that your Chromecast for iPad is completely different from your Fire TV or FireStick. Chromecast doesn’t have a remote or a UI to communicate on the TV. It is just your iPhone/iPad’s screen being shared on the TV.
If you have any issue with your Chromecast, you can easily fix it by resetting your Chromecast.
Final Thoughts
There is plenty of Chromecast supported iOS applications. Netflix, YouTube, Facebook, HBO Now, Chrome Browser, Google Play Movies & TV, BBC iPlayer, Now TV, BT Sport, Spotify, Soundcloud, Pandora, Deezer to name a few.
Click this link to get the complete list of Chromecast supported apps. By using the above method you can instantly cast any of your favorite apps from your iPhone to TV.
Thank you for reading the post. If you still cannot cast your iPad / iPhone with Chromecast leave a comment below and we will help you out.
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Want to put your computer’s screen on your TV? You could hook it up with an HDMI cable, but then your computer’s placement depends upon the length of the cable. With Google’s Chromecast, however, you can mirror any browser tab or your entire desktop–wirelessly–in just a few clicks.
Open Google Chrome on your PC—you’ll need it to mirror your screen.
Click the Chrome menu button and choose “Cast” from the list.
Click the dropdown that appears to cast a Chrome tab, cast your entire desktop, or cast a video from a supported website like Netflix.
This feature is now built into Google Chrome, so unlike the early days of the Chromecast, you don’t need the Google Cast extension to do this anymore. However, you do still have to use Google Chrome. You can’t use another browser like Mozilla Firefox or Microsoft Edge.
Casting from Chrome
If you just purchased a Chromecast, you’ll first need to install the Google Home app on your phone or tablet and set it up before continuing. Check out our guide to setting up your Chromecast if you need help.
To start casting, you can either click Chrome’s menu on the right side of the window and select “Cast”, or right-click the current page and select “Cast”.
The first time you open the Cast dialog, you’ll see an “Enable casting to cloud-based services like Google Hangouts” option allows you to cast your browser tabs directly to Google Hangouts and other services like Cast for Education, designed for classroom projectors.
For example, if you leave this option enabled and are participating in a Google Hangout video call, you can select the “Cast” option in Chrome and your Google Hangouts call will appear as an option alongside any Chromecast devices. Select it to cast to the other person on the video call.
There’s no downside to leaving this check box enabled. It just gives you more options. Nothing is streamed to Google Hangouts or elsewhere unless you tell Chrome to cast there.
Select “OK, Got It” and you’ll see a smaller Cast dialog in the future.
When casting, you can click the arrow next to “Cast to” to select what you want to share.
When casting from most websites, you can click the little dropdown arrow to choose to either cast only the current tab or your entire desktop.
How to Cast a Browser Tab
To cast a tab, select “Cast tab” and then click your Chromecast in the list. If you don’t select any source, your Chromecast will automatically start casting the tab by default.
It should be automatically detected if it’s online. If it doesn’t appear in the list, be sure it’s online. For example, you may need to turn on your TV if you’re powering your Chromecast through your TV’s USB port.
When casting a tab, you’ll see a blue “Cast” icon to the left of the “X” on the browser tab.
To adjust the volume or stop casting the tab, right-click the page and select “Cast” or click the menu button and select “Cast”. The Cast dialog will reappear, providing a volume control and a “Stop” button that stops casting.
You can close this dialog if you like by clicking the “X”, which will hide it. Chrome will only stop casting if you close the tab or click the “Stop” button.
How to Cast Your Desktop
To cast your desktop, select “Cast desktop” in the list of sources and then click the Chromecast you want to cast to.
When you attempt to cast your entire desktop, you’ll be prompted to choose exactly what you want to share on your desktop and whether you also want to share the audio.
While casting your screen, you’ll see a “Chrome Media Router is sharing your screen [and audio].” message at the bottom of your screen. Click “Stop sharing” to stop casting.
Click “Hide” to dismiss this message. It will reappear when you go back to a Chrome window, allowing you to stop casting.
How to Cast a Supported Website
Some websites–for example, YouTube and Netflix–have special support for the Chromecast. On these websites, you’ll see a special “cast” icon in the video or audio player.
This is similar to how your Chromecast works with YouTube, Netflix, and other supported apps on Android and iOS devices.
You can either click this icon or select the normal “Cast” option in Chrome’s menu. If you use Chrome’s menu, click the “Select source” icon and choose the website from the list.
If you start casting without selecting anything specific on such a site, Chrome will automatically cast from the website instead of casting your browser tab.
Casting from a supported website is different than casting a tab. Your Chromecast will stream the video directly, so performance will be better and smoother than if you were mirroring a tab. The interface will also transform into a sort of remote control with playback controls for the video or audio you’re casting to your Chromecast.
What About the Google Cast Extension?
The Google Cast extension is still available, however, it doesn’t do much. It just provides a one-click toolbar icon you can click to access the “Cast” feature built into Chrome. You can always just right-click the current page or open the menu to access this feature–it just saves you a single click.
In the past, this extension was the only way to cast from Chrome. It also offered additional options, such as the ability to tweak the casting video quality and cast just the audio from a specific tab. These options appear to no longer be available.
The Google Chromecast is a very versatile streaming device with lots of potential, and you can do a lot in a browser tab. On top of that, you can also customize your Chromecast with custom wallpapers.
There’s now even a Chromecast audio, so you can set up whole-house audio streaming with a few Chromecast Audio devices.
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