Chromecast is making the news recently. A cheap device/platform agnostic solution for casting content from any smart device to a large screen and then controlling the content from the original device seems magical.
The device is sold out and there is a 2-3 waiting period Google Play. I had resigned myself to waiting it out and then this morning I was able to test it without the device!
What I mean is that I was able to test the functionality without actually having the device.
I have an LG Smart TV which is connected to my iPhone with a LG TV Remote app. This app allows the iPhone to be a fully functioning remote for the TV. I was trying to watch the Ashes (England vs. Australia) Cricket match. I checked my iPhone to see if it was available on YouTube (Willow Channel). I found that the highlights were available and an then I noticed the Google Cast icon on the upper right of the YouTube App screen. I tapped it and the option came up to share on my Smart TV.
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| Casting a YouTube video from iPhone to Smart TV |
I chose the TV and in a couple of seconds the match was being streamed to the Smart TV. I could control the video from my iPhone.
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| Controlling the content on the large screen via iPhone |
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| watching the casted content on large screen |
Seeing how well it worked, I can hardly wait for the device so this process can be extended to other apps and Chrome tabs.
