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As far as I know, Chromecast supports handoff very well. I've used my Chromecast for things like Netflix, but my primary use-case is Videostream for direct stre
by david_shaw 11y ago
As far as I know, Chromecast supports handoff very well. I've used my Chromecast for things like Netflix, but my primary use-case is Videostream for direct streaming of local files.
- pbhjpbhj 11y agoBut you can't just mirror a display to it, can you?
- joefkelley 11y agoNo. You can mirror a Chrome tab; that's the best you can do. And it doesn't work as smoothly as a purpose-built app.
- Negitivefrags 11y agoYou can mirror a whole display. It's an option in the Chromecast plugin for Chrome. It's labelled "experimental" but it actually works really well.
- izacus 11y agoYes you can - the UX isn't all that obvious though: Open Chrome, click on Cast extension, click on small arrow and select "Cast screen". It'll mirror your desktop to CC.
- asuffield 11y agoWhile you can do this, it means your device needs to be on (drawing power, running the radio, not on standby) for the whole stream, so the "normal", preferred model is for the content server to stream directly to the chromecast, and your phone is just the remote control for that process. Exactly how this works is up to whoever writes the cast apps that you're using. APIs are over here: https://developers.google.com/cast/docs/developers https://developers.google.com/cast/docs/developers