Some websites are Google Cast-enabled to deliver the best possible entertainment experience. Currently, YouTube, Netflix, Google Play Movies, YouTube Music and more are Google Cast-enabled and we're adding new ones all the time.
You'll see the
Cast button on the website within the music player. For sites that are not Chromecast-enabled, you can use the
Cast button to view the audio content using your speaker that works with Google Cast.
On sites that are Chromecast-enabled, there are numerous benefits to using controls provided by the site instead of just casting the tab's audio for that site. These include:
- Higher quality: Chromecast-enabled sites can serve high quality content that is best for listening on audio device. This will often mean you'll get a higher bitrate audio or improved content.
- Battery life and computer load: Chromecast-enabled sites play directly on a speaker that works with Cast, and put no load on your computer. Casting a tab's audio requires a lot of your computer's power, which is why it's not supported on all computers.
- Plays independently: When you play from a Chromecast-enabled site, you can shut down your computer or close the lid. With tab projection, you need to keep your computer on throughout the cast.
Chromecast-enabled sites will generally try to automatically switch from casting a tab's audio to an optimized mode of operation if you are already casting a tab's audio when you visit the site.
Casting a tab's audio is still very useful for sites that aren't Chromecast-enabled, but whenever you see the Cast button in the video player of a site, that should be your first choice!
Cast button on the website within the music player. For sites that are not Chromecast-enabled, you can use the