It’s a little like the way a classic TV remote control doesn’t send NBC to your TV - it simply tells your TV to tune in to NBC (or whatever channel you’ve chosen). When casting a YouTube video from your phone to a Google Chromecast attached to your TV, your phone is saying, “Hey Chromecast, here’s a YouTube video I want you to play.” The Chromecast device then dutifully responds by accessing YouTube directly over Wi-Fi so it can stream that video for you. If the content you’re casting is coming from a streaming service, such as YouTube or Spotify, you’re actually sending an instruction from one device to another. This is where we get the term casting from.Ĭasting uses two different techniques depending on the content you want to watch or listen to. Google Cast/Chromecast built-in: The wireless streaming technologyĪll Chromecast devices, which we’ll get to shortly, make use of a proprietary technology from Google that was initially called Google Cast but now goes by the label Chromecast built-in. The most common Google Chromecast problems and how to fix them.Become a master caster with these Google Chromecast tips and tricks.
But since that’s not very helpful, let’s break it down. So is “Chromecast” a physical device, software on your smartphone, or something else? The short answer is, yes, it’s all of these things. Is Chromecast hardware or software? Dan Baker/Digital Trends
As the technology gains popularity, it’s worth understanding what exactly Chromecast is, what it does, how to use it, and how it compares to similar wireless technologies. It’s implemented on a wide variety of smart devices, from TVs to soundbars and smart speakers. Today, Google’s Chromecast is on more than just a stick.
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