The Chromecast is one of the best devices you can buy for your television to give it a second life, although it is a protocol for sending content that all Smart TVs with Android TV have integrated and that you can use at any time, and it’s capable of doing all sorts of things.
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From streaming music to mirroring your computer screen, you can do just about anything with the Chromecast, whether it’s the Google TV model or the standard model.
Use Google Assistant to send content
One of the great things about Chromecast is that, being a Google protocol, it’s seamlessly integrated with Android, and it lets you ask the assistant to cast content to a device with Chromecast.
Just say, for example “put the next episode of Friends on the Chromecast”, or ask for the title of the movie you want to see. Indeed, if you have the Chromecast with Google TV, you can activate the assistant and request it directly, without having to specify the device.
Send presentations and video calls
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Chromecast is compatible with many Google platforms, whether it’s the model with Google TV or those of previous generations, and this includes Slides, Google’s presentation platform, and you can put them on screen by clicking the button. ‘mail.
The same happens with Google Meet video calls, which you can send on screen, but keep your camera on your mobile, tablet, or whatever device you’re making that call from.
Share controls with your guests
If you play something on the TV using the Chromecast protocol, any device connected to the same Wi-Fi network as the device or Smart TV with this protocol will have access to the media playback controls.
In this way, it is enough to be in the same network to be able to pause, forward or rewind, as well as change the volume. It is an option that can also be disabled so that you have more privacy in this sense.
Customize the wallpaper
When you’re not using Chromecast, your device will show a wallpaper pulled from Google’s image database that will appear, along with the time, date, and weather, until you tap button or broadcast again.
You can choose the image you want as your wallpaper, delete it or let the Google presentation continue.
Listen to music
Spotify, YouTube, YouTube Music, and other music streaming services support sending content this way, which means you can use the TV or screen to put on music or podcasts.
You’ll be able to control volume and more options from the remote, and depending on the service you’re using, the lyrics, music video or album image currently playing at any given time will be displayed.
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