Cast Chrome

Google Cast SDK

The Google Cast SDK enables you to extend your Android, iOS, or Chrome app to direct its streaming video and audio to a TV or sound system. Your app becomes the remote control to play, pause, seek, rewind, stop, and otherwise control the media.
Google Cast is designed for TV, movies, music, and more. Put your best video content on the biggest screens in the house, or bring your audio content to Google Cast for Audio devices and Google Home devices, including the new Google Home Hub.

Does not work on current version of Chrome. There is no pop-up when playing a video nor can I right-click on the video and select to cast. Even though this was theoretically updated in August of 2018 I have a feeling it was originally designed to work with the Chromecast extension mentioned on it's website.

Click one of the buttons below to download the Google Home app on your mobile phone or tablet. Tap the button below to download the Google Home app on the Play Store. Cast websites from your laptop. Enjoy photos, videos, music and more from your favorite websites on the big screen. Open the Chrome browser on your laptop. Add the Cast extension from the Chrome. + Cast photos, music & videos to Chromecast. + Watch your movies on Chromecast TV. + Stream phone's camera to Chromecast. + Mirror phone screen to Chromecast in realtime with the highest video quality. + And a lot more useful features. Make sure your phone and the Chromecast device are connected to the same WIFI network. Meet Chromecast built-in Chromecast built-in is a technology that lets you stream your favorite entertainment and apps from your phone, tablet or laptop right to your TV or speakers.

Broad media support

The SDK supports many media formats, protocols, and codecs to ease integration.

User experience

Use our UX and design guidelines to create a smooth and seamless Cast experience.

Cast Connect

Cast Connect allows your Android TV app to receive messages and broadcast media status as if it were a Chromecast.

Audio devices

Cast apps developed for video and audio can also work on audio-only devices.

Google Cast SDK

The latest version of the Google Cast SDK simplifies several complex parts of the previous SDK and addresses the major pain points identified by content partners and developers. It reduces the amount of code needed to Cast-enable your app, and provides a consistent API across Android and iOS, with Chrome following later.

Cast Connect

Android TV Receivers use the Cast Connect library to allow existing sender applications to communicate with Android TV applications via the Cast protocol. Cast Connect builds on top of the Cast infrastructure, with your Android TV app acting as a receiver.

Android Sender 20.0.0 and Android TV Receiver 18.0.0 released

April 20, 2021 — This update removes GameManager that has been deprecated since 2017.

Web Receiver updates

April 5, 2021 — This update includes bug fixes and UI improvements.

Web Receiver updates

December 18, 2020 — This update includes new API updates.

iOS Sender 4.5.3 released

December 3, 2020 — This update includes bug fixes and improvements for credentials data.

Case studies

By adding Google Cast functionality to their apps, developers can gain visits, engagement, and/or higher monetization. Here are two real-world examples of how companies have successfully used Google Cast technology.

Comedy Central

The Comedy Central app lets fans watch their favorite shows in full and on demand from mobile devices. The company created a cast-enabled app so users could bring their small screen experience to their TVs. Now with Chromecast, users watch at least 50 percent more video, with 1.5 times more visits than the average Comedy Central app user.

Haystack TV

Haystack TV is a personal news channel that lets consumers watch news on any screen, at any time. The company integrated Google Cast technology so users can browse their headline news, choose other videos to play, and even remove videos from their play queue without disrupting the current video on their TVs. With Chromecast, average weekly viewing time has doubled and customers have dramatically improved their ability to stay informed. One-third of Haystack TV customers now view their news via Chromecast.

Google Home Hub

Get help and control your connected home in one view.

Chromecast Ultra

Stream entertainment in up to 4K Ultra HD and HDR.

Looking for Chromecast with Google TV? Learn more here

Cast from your iPhone^®, iPad^®, Android device or laptop to your TV.

How to cast

To set up your Chromecast built-in TV, download the Google Home app

Connect to WiFi

Cast Chrome To Roku

Connect your phone or tablet to the same WiFi network as your TV.

See how to set upOpen a Chromecast-enabled app like YouTube

Cast Chromebook To Tv

Cast movies, music, and more from thousands of Cast-enabled apps.

Find appsStart casting

Simply tap the Cast button from within the app to send your content from your mobile device to the big screen.

Cast Chrome To Chromecast

Do more with your Chromecast built-in TV

Get step-by-step guidance on how to cast from your phone, invite friends to cast and more.

Free Chromecast App Download

Cast websites from your laptop

Enjoy photos, videos, music and more from your favorite websites on the big screen.

Open the Chrome browser on your laptop.
Add the Cast extension from the Chrome Web Store.
Visit any website in Chrome.
Click the Cast button in the Chrome browser and select your TV.

Mirror your Android phone or tablet screen to the TV

See exactly what’s on your Android device by casting your screen to the TV.

From your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Home app.
Tap the left hand navigation to open the menu.
Tap Cast screen / audio and select your TV.

Customize your TV screen

You can customize the beautiful backdrop–the screen saver shown by your Cast device when your TV isn't casting.

From your phone or tablet, open the Google Home app.
On the “Devices” tab, tap the gear icon.
From device settings, tap “Backdrop” to turn on customization.
Select the content you’d like to see on your TV.

Using guest mode (coming soon)

Cast Chrome Ipad

Guest mode will make it even easier for your friends to cast to your TV using their phones without first having to connect to your WiFi.

Cast Chrome To Firestick

Open a Chromecast-enabled app from a phone or tablet, without connecting to your WiFi.
The Cast button will automatically appear, even though you’re not connected to the WiFi. Tap the Cast button and select “Nearby device”.
Follow the prompts to connect automatically.
If the phone doesn’t automatically connect, you can enter the 4-digit PIN displayed on the TV screen or on the “Devices” tab of the owner’s Google Home app.

Cast websites from your laptop
Enjoy photos, videos, music and more from your favorite websites on the big screen.
1. Open the Chrome browser on your laptop.
2. Add the Cast extension from the Chrome Web Store.
3. Visit any website in Chrome.
4. Click the Cast button in the Chrome browser and select your TV.
Mirror your Android phone or tablet screen to the TV
Mirror your Android phone or tablet screen to the TV
See exactly what’s on your Android device by casting your screen to the TV.
1. From your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Home app.
2. Tap the left hand navigation to open the menu.
3. Tap Cast screen / audio and select your TV.
Customize your TV screen
You can customize the beautiful backdrop–the screen saver shown by your Cast device when your TV isn't casting.
1. From your phone or tablet, open the Google Home app.
2. On the “Devices” tab, tap the gear icon.
3. From device settings, tap “Backdrop” to turn on customization.
4. Select the content you’d like to see on your TV.
Open a Chromecast-enabled app from a phone or tablet, without connecting to your WiFi.
Using guest mode (coming soon)
Guest mode will make it even easier for your friends to cast to your TV using their phones without first having to connect to your WiFi.
1. Open a Chromecast-enabled app from a phone or tablet, without connecting to your WiFi.
2. The Cast button will automatically appear, even though you’re not connected to the WiFi. Tap the Cast button and select “Nearby device”.
3. Follow the prompts to connect automatically.
4. If the phone doesn’t automatically connect, you can enter the 4-digit PIN displayed on the TV screen or on the “Devices” tab of the owner’s Google Home app.

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