Casting your Android screen lets you mirror your Android device to the TV so that you can enjoy your content exactly as you see it on your mobile device – only bigger.
Step 1. Get started
- Casting your Android screen is available on devices running Android 5.0 or later.
- Casting your Android screen is not supported on iOS or Windows devices.
- Turn off 'Power Saving Mode' on your Android device. Power Saving Mode can limit the processing power of your device, which might affect the performance of the Cast Screen feature.
- Important: The 'Microphone' permission in the Google Play Services app needs to be turned on to successfully use the 'Cast Screen / Audio' feature with Chromecast. If you don't have this permission turned on, the Cast Screen session will immediately disconnect after trying to connect.
- To turn on microphone permissions:
- On your Android device, tap Settings
.
- Scroll down and tap Apps
Google Play Services
Permissions.
- Look for 'Microphone' and slide the slider On
.
- On your Android device, tap Settings
- To turn on microphone permissions:
Step 2. Cast your screen from your Android device
- Make sure that your mobile phone or tablet is on the same Wi-Fi network as your Chromecast device.
- Open the Google Home app
.
- Tap the device for which you want to cast your screen.
- Tap Cast my screen
Cast screen.
Step 3. Adjust the volume when casting your Android screen
- Open the Google Home app
.
- Tap your device, then adjust the volume.
Step 4. Stop casting your screen from your Android device
From the Google Home app
- Make sure that your mobile phone or tablet is on the same Wi-Fi network as your Chromecast device.
- Open the Google Home app
.
- Tap your device
Stop mirroring
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