Click one of the buttons below to download the Google Home app on your mobile phone or tablet. To cast your entire desktop, follow these steps: Open the Google Chrome browser on your computer. You’ll see an icon with a music note and three lines, and clicking it reveals some basic controls for the video or music being cast. Welcome To set up, get the Google Home app. The Chromecast media controls appear next to the extensions in the top right of the Chrome desktop browser on Windows 10, Mac, and Linux.
If it DID work, then all you would need to do is go to this site and choose the ChromeCast option and press Launch after typing in your website. (But my reputation is too low to post more than two links). If the device running Chrome and the device casting playback were on different Wi-FI networks-for example, if one were on a guest network-it would not appear in the toolbar.) Theres a post from early 2016 saying this on the google product forums. (Also, Chrome only shows playback occurring on the current Wi-Fi network. However, you can use another web browser instead of Chrome. There are various ways to view the content on the computer screen on larger displays such as. We are not aware of a way to disable these media controls anymore. In order to set up Google Cast on your PC, simply access 'chrome://cast/setup/' from Google Chrome. Update, 3/25/22: We tested this in March 2022 and found that this flag is no longer present. If you’re not the one doing the casting, this can be a little annoying, especially since you’re able to control someone else’s music or video playback without their permission. Warning before casting screen from Android.Google Chrome shows media controls when something is being cast on your Wi-Fi network.
Read it and tap “Start now” when you are ready. You might also see a warning message that informs you about sensitive information during casting. If you don’t already have the Cast icon, click the pencil icon to edit and drag and add the Cast icon.Īfter adding the cast icon, tap this icon and then choose your Chromecast device to share the screen:
The easiest way to mirror your screen from your Android phone is to add the Cast icon to your quick action tiles (the menu that you get when you slide from the top of your phone’s screen). In Lollipop this option is available right on the top drawer/notification bar. If you have Android KitKat 4.4.2 or later on your phone or tablet, you have built-in Chromecast support available. You can stop screen mirroring using this icon as well. You will also see a cast icon, which turns blue while casting, on your Chrome’s toolbar. Click STOP to disconnect screen mirroring. Click this “Stop” link to disconnect your Chromebook from Chromecast. If you have multiple monitors, you can pick which desktop to share on this screen. Click the name of the Chromecast device you want to stream to. Click the down arrow next to Cast to to configure the source.
How to Stop Mirroring DesktopĪ notification with the “Stop” link is displayed in your notification area while you are casting. First, we need to configure it to cast the entire desktop.
Your Chromecast connected TV will now start mirroring your computer’s screen. Hit Cast options, which should be the very first option on the list. Next, choose the Chromeast device that you want to connect to. Tap on Google (It’s usually buried deep down on most devices) From there, select Devices and sharing. To mirror your computer screen to Chromecast, click the cast icon or choose Cast from the Settings menu (three dots) Cast Menuįrom the Source dropdown, choose Cast desktop. However, when we say Chromecast Desktop, you are sharing the entire computer screen to your TV. When you are casting a tab, as the name suggests, you are sharing the contents of an individual browser tab.
This feature works only from Windows computers, Mac OSX, Linux and Chrome OS devices such as Chromebooks, Chromeboxes, Chromebases, and Chromebits. This is perfect for sharing photos or presentations, especially at home. Sharing your computer’s desktop to Chromecast is an inbuilt feature of Google Cast. Click the arrow beside Sources then select Cast Desktop from the dropdown menu that. Cast Tab shows only the active tab, you’re using at that moment.
Tap the Menu option in the upper right-hand corner. Cast Desktop displays the entire laptop or desktop screen, even if you’re not browsing.