Google Cast

- August 29, 2016

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Description

Google Cast devices allow you to cast your favorite entertainment from your phone, tablet or laptop directly to your TV or speakers. You can cast to Chromecast, Chromecast Audio, and TVs and Speakers with Google Cast built-in. Simply tap the Cast button from 1000s of Cast-enabled apps on your iPhone®, iPad®, Android device, or laptop to send content to the biggest screen and best speakers in the home. The Google Cast app is your one-stop shop for exploring what you can do with Google Cast. Use the Google Cast app to:

• Easily browse trending and popular content from your Cast-enabled apps
• Explore and discover more Cast-enabled apps to watch, listen to and play on your TV
• Use voice search to find content by movie, TV show or actor
• Sync your speakers together with Multi-room groups, so you can enjoy playback in every room.
• Play, pause and change volume across all your Google Cast devices.
• Customize your TV screen with beautiful imagery
• Plus, find the latest on new apps, offers, and features added to your Google Cast.

* Some features not available in all countries.

Reviews

4.3

361,539 total

5 226,230

4 69,123

3 25,412

2 13,352

1 27,422

Morgan Jones

Chromecast needs MUCH better support for SUBTITLES in queue mode! You can turn this option on for each individual video, for example using youtube. However once a queue is open there is no way to access the panel for subtitles control box, and it does NOT stay enabled by default! This is a major disability access issue! Let's get this fixed fast google!

Martijn Haak

Great advertisement for mindfulness training Whether it is in the apps or with the service, I don't know, but switching between casting apps will introduce you to a world of misery without exception. Switching away from the casting app on your device causes a disconnect with the Chromecast before too long (truth be told, some apps seem more sensitive to this than others). Oddly enough, I remember the experience to be much better and more reliable than this.

Thomas Borjon

They disabled Miracast Google disabled the ability to use Miracast to promote their own screen broadcasting technology, Chromecast. Miracast was included in android versions 4 and 5 but is somehow missing is Android 6. Google disabled functionality that we are used to, to promote their own brand of screen sharing. I'm going to start calling them Gooplesoft. Part Google, part Microsoft, part apple. The 'don't be evil' Google we all used to know and love is now gone.

Nick Haberlein

Won't work if it can't collect your usage data Chromecast won't work on private networks (no internet connection). Why would it require an active internet connection to stream local content from my Android devices to my TV? This is something Apple can do natively. I expect more options from Google devices, which I why I usually buy them over Apple products. Unfortunately, the chromecast has been nothing but a headache.

Francisco

THREE thumbs up 👍👍👍 Works like a charm on my Samsung TV casting from my Galaxy S7 Edge (Android 6.1). The streaming is awesome, screen mirroring can't possibly get any better. My friends are able to use the Guest Mode easily. I can't complain. It's really worth the money!

Molly Bindel

Works fine at first... Tried to get help with the 1st gen. Chromecast when it turned off randomly but they were not helpful. They tried to tell me it was my internet, even though it was working perfectly for months before. I bought the 2nd gen. and it was working fine but now the Chromecast app won't even recognize it!

User reviews

Morgan Jones September 5, 2016

Martijn Haak September 18, 2016

Thomas Borjon September 23, 2016

Nick Haberlein September 4, 2016

Francisco August 24, 2016

Molly Bindel September 18, 2016

Tara Rachelle September 11, 2016

Simple&easy My chromecast is my new favorite device! Took literally 3 mins to setup and the app has a good selection of options for different media apps. I'd give it a 5 if there were browser apps or a more consistent way to screen cast. Both my devices have screen cast yet this app will tell me my devices aren't optimized for it? Seems contradictory no? Other than that it's been a very positive experience :)

Annelies Rutgers September 7, 2016

Great concept but works badly Doesn't seem to work well on my samsung note tab and my samsung tv. Cannot control the program on my phone anymore while the video casted to the TV just keeps playing and it's just impossible to switch it off. Even when unplugging and plugging the chrome cast back in, the same stupid video keeps playing

September 6, 2016

Great idea... Immensely unreliable hardware. Cant stay connected to any of a dozen of my devices. Constantly tells me its having a "brain freeze" and the absolutely worst thing to try and watch with this device is youtube... everyone I know that has one, has the same issues and google NEVER addresses them. Poor effort ever since its inception.

Patricia King-Weatherman September 3, 2016

No option 2 change Wi-Fi Network set up. where is the option to select another Network to run this off? this is ridiculous. it keeps selecting what it wants to select. this is my husband's private phone hotspot. it is on my phone and I do not want to delete it. what? I have to delete everything in order to have this thing select the Wi-Fi that is showing up connected? Absolutely absurd that I have wasted so much time... Days... Weeks... Months. Not happy.

Tati G September 5, 2016

Works when it wants to I always use them at home on 2 separate tv's and both chrome casts pick and choose when they want to work. It's frustrating. I never know when I'll be able to watch what I want to due to its unpredictable glitches. Same wifi network as always so I don't see what the issue is. Hoping it works tomorrow. Not so lucky today. :|

michael perry September 15, 2016

Fantastic, bit just one thing... I would really like a widget that would let me mirror with a button on my home screen. Since not all apps have a cast button on them, it can be a bit of a pain to open the app, swipe let to the options and then cast the mirroring ability. It's not the end of the world, it would just be great to be able to do it on the fly. Thanks

September 27, 2016

Google disabled Miracast on Nexus! Idiots! I need to rely on the 2016 Roku stick to connect to Google play movie's while in a hotel. Or use an Amazon stick to stream Amazon. The Chromecast can't connect to Hotel Wi-Fi without a remote. And Google has deactivated the Nexus 6p Miracast function! The kids can't use the Chromecast to watch Netflix or anything else when I'm not around. For example if they get up early in the morning and I'm still sleeping. For these reasons Chromecast will not replace the Roku stick or the Amazon Fire TV.

Jens Nicolay September 11, 2016

Big disappointment Use it primarily to cast Google play music and Netflix. I nearly always lose control of the cast after minutes. Tested with different phones and tablets. Wifi works reliable for everything else. "Reconnecting to Chromecast" doesn't work. After "manual" reconnection other strange errors. Very disappointed.

Adamm Hockman September 21, 2016

Another great cast extension by Google. Google has been working hard to compete in the smart TV market, but by using a small, affordable device that most could get access to. They are not exclusive and I am glad to see chrome cast taking off. A full blown app for Android is an excellent addition. Well done.

Joshua Blaney August 29, 2016

Cast screen option won't work I'm only giving it 3 stars because I recently bought the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge and my wife has the Galaxy Note 4 and the cast screen option isn't compatible with those devices. When the app gets updated then you will get 5 stars. It was superb with my old Galaxy S4

Ricardo William August 29, 2016

Great product, exceptional value If only we could stream content directly to it, without having it connect to wi-fi, it would be perfect. Sometimes i just want to cast my android screen to it, but if there's no wifi it doesn't work

Meraf Allebachew Admassatchew September 8, 2016

What a waste of time! I've never felt being fooled around like this before. A total waste of time and money. Both the device and the app. I need to return it to the shop immediately. I was told no need of internet connection to use it but it requires internet as it has to send feedback on the use even if you set it not to send feedback to google. Really puzzling.

Nicola Sutherland September 1, 2016

Waste of money Chromecast is the worst purchase I ever made. Worked about 3 times. Now stops my movie and restarts my tablet after about 30 seconds. I would return it but can't find the reciept! Purchased a micro sd to hdmi instead. Much better and cheaper option. Chromecast is rubbish. Dont waste your money!!!!

T Ata September 12, 2016

Extremely poor app It does not pick up wifi signal. Need repair. Waste of time. Just goes in circles trying to find the wifi signals. Update: If you make a hardware then why not provide a software to run it? Why we have to rely upon bogus 3rd party apps?

Galina Miscenko September 7, 2016

Hate having to download this just to set it up It was absolutely no use afterset up. And now you are making me update it to change the network there isn't anything that the update could have possibly added ! It should be possible to set up through a configuration Web page without a stupid app!

Tyler Green September 22, 2016

Great but screen casting needs improvment I use screen mirroring a lot for Apple music and other apps to my chromecast audio and the volume is always super low so I have to turn my speakers up all the way and the app thinks it's screen mirroring to my chromecast audio alot when it's not so the only way to reconnect is by restarting my phone.

geoffroi tremblay September 10, 2016

real complicated crap go for roku. i've tried for an hour to set my wi-fi and realized i would have to reset the router and so on...ridiculous! supposed to be plug and play. google engineers working on this should be fired... i am returning this junk.

Amy Siebers September 1, 2016

So done with Google Cast Damn thing barely worked before since firmware update in July. Now it doesn't work at all. 10 minutes to load 10% Shows its connected when it's not. And I'm am SO sick of the notification that shows you're casting disappearing! Time to look at a different brand.

Rikki Snyder September 1, 2016

This app sucks. I can't watch anything! Maybe for 10min then its off and I can't get back on after! I paid $10 for a knock off of the black allcast chromecast like device and it worked way better and I didn't get kicked off every few mins. I bought this only because someone broke my knock off into pieces. So not worth the time or money! At least unless you want to murder someone after!

Nymphet Haze September 1, 2016

It RANDOMLY decided to stop working. I've been using it for maybe 6 months, but the last two weeks it stopped letting me cast my screen to both my TVs, and it wont work on YouTube or Pandora anymore. Nobody manhandles it or yanks it from the TV. So is this supposed to be a yearly buy? I'm just confused as to why it just stopped working. I've tried restarting by pressing down the button on the side for 25 seconds but when I tried to start it again it was the same thing. "Can not connect." Its not a internet connection. Made to buy over & over.

Gavin Sumpter September 5, 2016

Drops out before casting even starts I'm using my Moto X Play and the connection to my chrome cast keeps dropping out. So frustrating! Spent days trying to figure it out now. As much as I hate saying it. Should have brought apple TV on holiday with me!

Renee Stouffer September 13, 2016

Perfect video, no audio Perfect video but no audio... this was working yesterday (9/12/16) However , just turned on Netflix onto my Google Chromecast (2nd Generation) to watch a show and the picture was perfect but there is no sound at all. Check if my TV speakers were working, and they are. So, something is wrong with the chromecast. Apparently other people have had this same problem but I can not find a way to fix it. I tried a factory reset, a reboot, unplugging the whole chromecast from the TV... (etc) please fix, or help!

Christopher Ruiz September 9, 2016

Constantly messing up. My cast is only a few months old and I can't cast my screen more than half of the time. It says I'm connected when I'm not. When I try to reset the app it still tells me I'm casting. This has been going on for about 3 months. I have uninstalled/reinstalled/ rebooted and well... nothing seems to work. I'm a big fan of Google apps but this is starting to feel like a waste of money. Enjoyed it for a few months just to be let down, I'm very disappointed. I've done everything possible to try to fix the issue.

Bart Fraser September 22, 2016

Customer support unhelpful Google customer support asked a lot of question answered none and they were rude. I still can't use chromecast with Hulu on my phone and audio is still choppy when I cast from my pc since latest update. Going from bad to worse every time I use this app.

Sudhanshu Bhargav September 11, 2016

Netflix on Chromecast - can watch narcos!! Works fine if I avoid the particular router. Update on 9/9/16: suddenly netflix app is not working with Chromecast. It just pops up brain freeze msg. Is this Google's way to peddle its content now? - 9/11: issue seems to be fixed promptly.

Decebal Ignat September 16, 2016

Ok when it works. Junky content within the app. Shuts down my tablet if it can't cast certain movies or videos, for some reasons only known by the app itself. Can't cast .avi videos, which is weird. Can't cast higher or equal to 720p resolution. Limited. The app itself is terrible: lots of junk displayed within the app.

Hbi Erik September 4, 2016

Broken since last update It was working perfectly for more then a year. Since last update my two Chromecasts are not seen anymore. After a reset I can execute setup but after configuring the wifi the device is not seen anymore. Bad update Google!

Hayashi Kuni Hiro September 18, 2016

I cannot cast my chrome search engine to my tv Due to latest update I cannot cast my chrome to my tv. Before this update I was able to cast my chrome (page video player) to my tv. Since the latest update I can't cast to my tv. So far YouTube and cast screen, I still able cast it. I hope u guy can fix it ASAP. Actually I really like this product. I was brought 2 chrome cast. Since this problem make me a little bit disappointed

Brian Sodke September 25, 2016

Audio turns itself up My Chromecast audio gradually turns the music up over the course of 2-3 songs - levels that are difficult to even speak over. Not sure if app or Chromecast audio, but it's annoying to try and carry a conversation while music plays. Setting to turn off backdrops doesn't work. Sometimes devices simply fail to connect to the chromecast for unonown reasons; there is very little happening between the device and chromecast so problems should be minimal; this is also a new problem since chromecast 2

Stephen Smith August 30, 2016

It's pretty much an essential now. It makes my media center so much more useful. I wish that Google and Amazon would end their pissing match so Amazon could be streamed. It is buggy and loses its' marbles at times but I still am a fan.

Leo Valentine September 24, 2016

Nope... Why can't my HTC Desire 626S cast screen? Every other phone I have had is able to. It keeps saying the session has ended and won't connect. Why? YouTube and Netflix link to chrome cast just fine but I can't cast my screen.

Matt Hamilton September 24, 2016

App is completely useless. No menu options appearing for any of the chromecast devices. Can't remove the ones listed, when I try to readd them it tells me to turn on gps location then the button to add a device disappears. Used to work fine but now the whole lot is useless!

mickael levesque September 24, 2016

Used to be good but now is shit... Like real brown shit This app used to be good but fails to recognize all of my devices. This seems to happen only on certain platforms as my iPad has no issues. Way to go Google, your own os fails at recognizing it's family... #failatlife

Boris Park August 30, 2016

Can only stream over certain types of WiFi. Cant connect to WiFi protected by a portal, or WiFi with isolation mode. Why not support Ad-Hoc connections to stream a limited set of media, or Bluetooth. This would make Chromecast better for travel.

What's New

We're always trying to improve your experience. Here are a few updates to make the Google Cast app even better. Happy Casting!

• Bug fixes and performance improvements

Additional information

Updated

August 29, 2016

Size

11M

Installs

10,000,000 - 50,000,000

Current Version

1.17.15

Requires Android

4.0.3 and up

Content Rating

Everyone

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