How to Cast YouTube from an Android Phone or Tablet
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Introduction
- How to cast content from an Android app on a mobile device to a different display.
- A mobile device running Android 4.4 (KitKat) or higher.
- A device with Google Cast technology already set up to accept connections:
- Chromecast or other compatible media player connected to a display
- TV with Chromecast built-in
- Your mobile device and receiving device must be connected to the same home network, either via Wi-Fi or hardwired Ethernet.
1 Cast From YouTube
- Open the YouTube app.
- Press the Cast button.
- Select the device you would like to send your YouTube content to from the list that appears.
- Select a video.
- Press Play.
- The video you've selected should now be playing on the device that's connected to the TV you selected earlier.
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YesNo- How to cast content from an Android app on a mobile device to a different display.
- A mobile device running Android 4.4 (KitKat) or higher.
- A device with Google Cast technology already set up to accept connections:
- Chromecast or other compatible media player connected to a display
- TV with Chromecast built-in
- Your mobile device and receiving device must be connected to the same home network, either via Wi-Fi or hardwired Ethernet.
- Open the YouTube app.
- Press the Cast button.
- Select the device you would like to send your YouTube content to from the list that appears.
- Select a video.
- Press Play.
- The video you've selected should now be playing on the device that's connected to the TV you selected earlier.